Question

【題目】 Beethoven, a famous musician in the world, was born in Germany in 1770.

In his childhood Beethoven didn't have a happy life. His father was a singer. When he was only four, his father began to make him practice hour after hour on different musical instruments. If he didn't put his heart into it, his father would beat him.

Beethoven loved music and he learned so fast that he was able to go around to give concerts when he was only a boy of eleven. At the age of seventeen, he won high praise (表?yè)P(yáng)) from Mozart, a great musician at that time.

Beethoven was not in excellent condition during his life. After one illness, he suddenly found himself deaf. At that time he was only thirty-one. It was a blow (打擊) to him indeed.

But he still went on working and writing music pieces. To people's surprise, some of his best pieces were written after he lost his hearing.

In 1827, leaving more than 300 pieces, the great musician died. But his name is still remembered to this day.

【1】Beethoven was born __________.

【2】Beethoven didn't have a happy childhood, because his father made him practice different __________ hour after hour.

【3】At the age of seventeen, Beethoven __________ from Mozart.

【4】Beethoven suddenly became __________ after one illness.

【5】After Beethoven lost his hearing, he never__________, He wrote some of his best pieces at that time.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】in Germany in 1770

【2】musical instruments / instruments

【3】won high praise

【4】deaf

【5】gave up

【解析】

本文主要講述了著名音樂家貝多芬的人生經(jīng)歷。

【1】根據(jù)第一段“Beethoven, a famous musician in the world, was born in Germany in 1770.”可知世界著名音樂家貝多芬于1770年出生于德國(guó)。故答案為in Germany in 1770。

【2】根據(jù)第二段“In his childhood Beethoven didn't have a happy life. His father was a singer. When he was only four, his father began to make him practice hour after hour on different musical instruments.”可知，貝多芬在童年時(shí)代過得并不幸福。他的父親是歌手。當(dāng)他只有四歲時(shí)，他的父親開始讓他一個(gè)小時(shí)接一個(gè)小時(shí)地練習(xí)不同的樂器。故答案為musical instruments / instruments。

【3】根據(jù)第三段“At the age of seventeen, he won high praise (表?yè)P(yáng)) from Mozart, a great musician at that time.”可知17歲那年，他獲得了當(dāng)時(shí)偉大音樂家莫扎特的高度贊揚(yáng)。故答案為won high praise。

【4】根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段“After one illness, he suddenly found himself deaf.”可知在生病之后，他突然發(fā)現(xiàn)自己聾了。故答案為deaf。

【5】根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段“To people's surprise, some of his best pieces were written after he lost his hearing.”可知，讓人驚訝的是，他失去聽力后寫了一些最好的作品。由此推測(cè)，失去聽力后他并沒有放棄。故答案為gave up。