【课堂新坐标】(湖北专版)2013-2014学年高中英语(4)

A．he lived in disorder

B．his mother died

C．he was a person who cared little about his appearance

D．they didn't understand his strange music

【解析】 推理判断题。根据文中第四段的内容“The Viennese thought that Beethoven was a strange man with his untidy appearance.He had wild black hair and lived by his own rules.”可知，因为贝多芬是一个不修边幅的人，所以维也纳人们把他看作一个奇怪的人。

【答案】 C

4．The underlined word in the last paragraph probably means .

A．pain

C．excitement B．pleasure D．interest

【解析】 词意猜测题。此处表示“他的歌曲表达了他的快乐也表达了他的痛苦”；与前文的joy构成反义复现。

【答案】 A

5．What is the BEST title of the passage?

A．The deaf and able music composer

B．Ludwig van Beethoven—one of the greatest composers

C．The most popular symphony—the Fifth

D．All the whole life of Ludwig van Beethoven

【解析】 主旨大意题。由全文内容可知，本文主要描述了最伟大的作曲家之一——贝多芬的一些情况。

【答案】 B

B

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