单选题The author implies that Beethoven’s music was strikingly original because Beethoven ______.A strove to outdo his predecessors by becoming the first composer to exploit limitsB fundamentally changed the musical forms of his predecessors by his own strat
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strove to outdo his predecessors by becoming the first composer to exploit limits
fundamentally changed the musical forms of his predecessors by his own strategy
distorted the melodies of several of the great composers who preceded him
manipulated the established musical conventions in a highly innovative fashion
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第1题：
The author’s father wrote notes in pen _________.
A. to both his family and his staff
B. to his family in small letters
C. to his family on the fridge
D. to his staff on the desk
正确答案：A
【解析】细节理解题。由第四段I was pleased to recognize… his staff…the same I would see at home…可知。 -
第2题：
In the author’ s eyes，one who views personal growth as a process would
A．succeed in climbing up the social ladder
B．judge his ability to grow from his own achievements
C．face difficulties and take up challenges
D．aim high and reach his goal each time
正确答案：C
C项的意思是“面对困难，迎接挑战”，见第二段，作者认为一个人的成长是过程，而不是结果，成长过程是很难确定的。A，B，D项都是结果，只有C项是过程。 -
第3题：
共用题干
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Ludwig Van Beethoven,a major composer of the nineteenth century,overcame many personal problems to achieve artistic greatness.
Born in Bonn,Germany,in 1770,he first studied music with the court organist,Gilles van der Eeden.His father was excessively strict and given to heavy drinking.______(46)Appoint-ed deputy court organist to Christian Gottlob Neefe at a surprisingly early age in 1782,Beethoven also played the harpsichord and the viola.In 1792 he was sent to Vienna by his patron,Count Ferdinand Waldstein,to study music under Haydn.
Beethoven remained unmarried.______(47)Continually plagued by ill health,he devel- oped an ear infection which led to his tragic deafness in 1819.
______(48)He completed mature masterpieces of great musical depth:three piano sona- tas,four string quartets,the Missa Solemnis,and the 9th Symphony.He died in 1827.______(49)
Noting that Beethoven often flew into fits of rage,Goethe once said of him,"I am astonished by his talent,but he is unfortunately an altogether untamed personality."______(50)______(49)
A: Today his music is still being played all over the world.
B: Although Beethoven's personality may have been untamed,his music shows great disci-pline and control,and this is how we remember him best.
C: When his mother died,Beethoven,then a young man,was named guardian of his two younger brothers.
D: His life was marked by a passionate dedication to independence.
E: Because of irregular payments from his publishers and erratic support from his patrons,he was troubled by financial worries throughout his adult life.
F: In spited of this handicap,however,he continued to write music.答案：D解析：本题考查的是对上下文之间意义关系的理解和对文章细节的把握。本段介绍贝多芬早年生活。前一句话说他的父亲对他要求十分严厉，而且酗酒成性。选项C说当他母亲亡故后，还是一个年轻人的贝多芬成为他两个年幼弟弟的监护人。把选项C放在这里意思连贯，是最适合的选项。
本题考查的是对上下文之间意义关系的理解。本段介绍贝多芬成年后坎坷的遭遇，选E最合适。
本题考查的是对上下文之间意义关系的理解和对文章细节的把握。句中的this handicap承接上段，指上段最后一句话提到的耳聋这一残疾，全句的意思是说贝多芬身残志坚，继续音乐创作。该空后面列举了贝多芬的音乐成就，此处选F项与上下文街接自然，意思连贯。
本题考查的是对上下文之间意义关系的理解。到此为止，作者介绍完了贝多芬的生平，需要做一个简要的概括。选项D“他的一生是热切追求独立的一生。”放在此处正合适。
本题考查的是对上下文之间意义关系的理解。本段第一句提到歌德对贝多芬性情的评价，说他狂躁易怒，性情不羁。选项B“尽管贝多芬的性情狂操不羁，但他的音乐却很有章法，控制有度，这也是他最值得我们怀念的地方。” -
第4题：
The author suggests the Dr. Mahathir's comments on the currency problems （ ）.A.are poor because they weaken his own credibility
B.are sharp in identifying the cause of the problem
C.prove that he has been a poor leader in general
D.reveal his keen insight into the complex issue答案：B解析： -
第5题：
The first paragraph tells us that the author__________.A.lost his heating when he was a child
B.didn't like his brothers and sisters
C.was born to a naturalist's family
D.was interested in flowers and insects in his childhood答案：D解析：由第一段可知，童年的作者对花和昆虫感兴趣。作者在第一段提到“Although we werebrought叩in the same way，my brothers and sisters soon abandoned their pressed flowers and insects；”。此句暗示作者自己坚持了下来，故D项正确。 -
第6题：
The manager got angry because his secretary was ten minutes late.A: was in a bad mood
B: lost his temper
C: changed his mind
D: have a passion答案：B解析：句意为：因为秘书迟到了10分钟，经理就大发脾气。was in a bad mood意为“心情不好”; lost his temper意为“发脾气”;changed his mind意为“改变主意”; have a passion意为“有激情”。got angry意为“生气，发脾气”，与B项意思相近。因此B项正确。 -
第7题：
How Deafness Makes It Easier to Hear【如何让耳聋的人更容易听见】
Most people think of Beethoven's hearing loss as an obstacle to composing music. However, he produced his most powerful works in the last decade of his life when he was completely deaf.
This is one of the most glorious cases of the triumph of will over adversity, but his biographer, Maynard Solomon, takes a different view. ___1___. In his deaf world Beethoven could experiment, free from the sounds of the outside world, free to create new forms and harmonies.
Hearing loss does not seem to affect the musical ability of musicians who become deaf. They continue to "hear" music with as much, or greater, accuracy than if they were actually hearing it being played.
___2___. He described a fascinating phenomenon that happened within three months: "my former musical experiences began to play back to me. I couldn't differentiate between what I heard and real hearing. After many years, it is still rewarding to listen to these playbacks, to ‘ hear' music which is new to me and to find many quiet accompaniments for all of my moods. "
How is it that the world we see, touch, hear, and smell is both "out there" and at the same time within us? There is no better example of this connection between external stimulus and internal perception than the cochlear implant. ___3___.However, it might be possible to use the brain's remarkable power to make sense of the electrical signals the implant produces.
When Michael Edgar first "switched on" his cochlear implant, the sounds he heard were not at all clear. Gradually, with much hard work, he began to identify everyday sounds. For example, "The insistent ringing of the telephone became clear almost at once.”
The primary purpose of the implant is to allow communication with others. When people spoke to Eagar, he heard their voices "coming through like a long-distance telephone call on a poor connection.” But when it came to his beloved music, the implant was of no help.___4___.He said, "I play the piano as I used to and hear it in my head at the same time. The movement of my fingers and the feel of the keys give added 'clarity' to hearing in my head.”
Cochlear implants allow the deaf to hear again in a way that is not perfect, but which can change their lives.___5___.Even the most amazing cochlear implants would have been useless to Beethoven as he composed his Ninth Symphony at the end of his life.
文章(36~40)
A No man-made device could replace the ability to hear.
B When he wanted to appreciate music, Eagar played the piano.
C Still, as Michael Eagar discovered, when it comes to musical harmonies, hearing is irrelevant.
D Michael Eagar, who died in 2003, became deaf at the age of 21.
E Beethoven produced his most wonderful works after he became deaf.
F Solomon argues that Beethoven's deafness "heightened" his achievement as a composer.答案：F解析： -
第8题：
单选题The first paragraph tells us that the author _____.Alost his hearing when he was a child
Bdidn’t like his brothers and sisters
Cwas born to a naturalist’s family
Dwas interested in flowers and insects in his childhood
正确答案： B解析：
作者在第一段通过讲述他自幼热爱大自然的故事，表明其观点：自然学家是天生的而非后天培养的。A项和B项均是对文意的曲解。C项无中生有。故D项为正确答案。 -
第9题：
单选题It is suggested in first two paragraphs that _____.ASteve Jobs didn’t attend college at all
BSteve Jobs failed because of his decision
Cthe author once discussed life with Jobs
DJobs’ speech influenced the author greatly
正确答案： C解析：
从文章第二段首句“When I hear Jobs discuss his life as a student, some of my fears were eased.”可推知D项为正确答案，乔布斯的演讲中讲到的他本人的学生生活，使作者缓解了害怕情绪，给了作者很大的影响。 -
第10题：
单选题The author most likely mentions James Joyce’s childhood, family, and education to serve what purpose?ATo suggest that he had to write in order to make a living
BTo suggest that he became a writer because of his father’s influence
CTo provide the background and cultural context for his literary work
DTo provide evidence that his literary genius was present when he was a child
ETo explain his opposition to Catholicism and socialism in his later life
正确答案： D解析：
推断题。第一段中提到“Young James attended Dublin’s fine Jesuit schools…The story of his early life and his intellectual rebellion against Catholicism and Irish nationalism are told in the largely autobiographical novel A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.”为Joyce今后文学创作提供了背景以及文化环境的说明，故本题选C项。 -
第11题：
单选题The first paragraph tells us that the author______.Alost his hearing when he was a child
Bdidn't like his brothers and sisters
Cwas born to a naturalist's family
Dwas interested in flowers and insects in his childhood
正确答案： D解析：
段落主旨题。作者在第一段通过讲述他自幼热爱大自然的故事，表明其观点：博物学家是天生的而非后天培养的。A项和B项均是对文意的曲解。C项无中生有。故D项为正确答案。 -
第12题：
单选题According to Paragraph 1, Cardus observed that.Aa composer can separate his language and harmonies from his own mind and sensibility
Ba composer can separate his language and harmonies from the mind and sensibility of an artist
Csome people can separate the language and harmonies of a composer from his mind and sensibility
Dthe language, harmonies, rhythms, melodies, colors and texture of a composer cannot be separated from each other
正确答案： A解析：
细节题。第一段引用Cardus的话，提到“The language of a composer… cannot be separated except by pedantic analysis from the mind and sensibility…”，从except可知还是有人能将之区分开来的。因此选C。 -
第13题：
22． What’s the writer’s favourite hobby? ________．
A． Playing golf with his sons．
B． Fishing．
C． Collecting Chinese musical instruments．
D． Collecting music books．
正确答案：B
22．B【解析】从最后一段第一句可知． -
第14题：
Passage Five
Most famous people have some unusual story associated with their names. Casanova, for example, was a legend in his own time. He was the epitome of the gallant adventurer and lover. However, he spent thirteen years of his life as a librarian!
Thomas Edison, the brilliant inventor, was deaf from the age of twelve. The young Edison's hearing loss was long believed to have been caused when he tried to catch a moving train and a conductor grabbed him by the ears to pull him on board. Edison himself liked to tell this story. No one is really sure how he did lose his hearing.
Great writers and artists often require various types of inspirational warm-up before they create. Rudyard Kipling could not write unless his pen was filled with black ink, and only black ink. Ludwig van Beethoven poured icy cold water over his head before he composed his music. He felt that the cold water would refresh his brain. The author Charles Dickens always faced north when working or sleeping. Tycho Brahe, an important Danish astronomer, had his nose shot off in a duel with a Danish nobleman in 1566. He replaced it with another nose made of gold. President James Garfield could simultaneously write Latin with one hand and Greek with the other.
52. This passage is about famous ______.
A. scientists
B. personalities
C. composers
D. leaders
正确答案：B
52．这篇文章是有关不同领域的名人。选项 B是正确的。其他选项是其中的一部分，不全面。 -
第15题：
共用题干
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Ludwig Van Beethoven,a major composer of the nineteenth century,overcame many personal problems to achieve artistic greatness.
Born in Bonn,Germany,in 1770,he first studied music with the court organist,Gilles van der Eeden.His father was excessively strict and given to heavy drinking.______(46).Appointed deputy court organist to Christian Gottlob Neefe at a surprisingly early age in 1782,Beethoven also played the harpsichord and the viola. In 1792 he was sent to Vienna by his patron,Count Ferdinand Waldstein,to study music under Haydn.
Beethoven remained unmarried.______(47).Continually plagued by ill health,he developed an ear infection which led to his tragic deafness in 1819.
______(48).He completed mature masterpieces of great musical depth:three piano sonatas,four string quartets,the Missa Solemnis,and the 9th Symphony.He died in 1827.______ (49).
Noting that Beethoven often flew into fits of rage,Goethe once said of him,"I am astonished by his talent,but he is unfortunately an altogether untamed personality."______(50)._________（49）
A:In spite of this handicap,however,he continued to write music
B:Because of irregular payments from his publishers and erratic support from his patrons,he was troubled by financial worries throughout his adult life
C:His life was marked by a passionate dedication to independence
D:When his mother died,Beethoven,then a young man,was named guardian of his two younger brothers
E:Although Beethoven's personality may have been untamed,his music shows great discipline and control,and this is how we remember him best
F: Today his music is still being played all over the world答案：C解析：本题考查的是对上下文之间意义关系的理解和对文章细节的把握。本段介绍贝多芬早年生平。前一句话说“他的父亲非常严厉，而且酗酒成性”。D选项意思为“当他母亲亡故后，还是一个年轻人的贝多芬成为他两个小弟弟的监护人”。把D选项放在这里意思连贯，是最适合的选项。
本题考查的是对上下文之间意义关系的理解。本段介绍贝多芬成年后坎坷的遭遇，选B最合适。
本题考查的是对上下文之间意义关系的理解和对文章细节的把握。句中的this handicap承接上段，指上段最后一句话提到的耳聋这一残疾，全句的意思是说“尽管身有残疾，他依然坚持作曲”。原文第二句列举了贝多芬的音乐成就，此处选A与上下文衔接自然，意思连贯。
本题考查的是对上下文之间意义关系的理解。到此为止，作者介绍完了贝多芬的生平，需要做一个简要的概括。C选项意思为“他的一生是热切追求独立的一生”。放在此处正合适。
本题考查的是对上下文之间意义关系的理解。本段第一句提到歌德对贝多芬性情的评价，说他狂躁易怒，性情不羁。E选项意思为“尽管贝多芬的性情不羁，但他的音乐却很有章法，张驰有度，这也是他最值得我们怀念的地方。”放在此处正合适。 -
第16题：
The author easily built a team of his company because __________.A.they were underpaid at their previous jobs
B.they were turned down by other companies
C.they were confident of the author and his business
D.they were satisfied with the salaries in his company答案：C解析：文章第三段“I started to build a team who trusted me even though I didn’t have money forpaychecks yet．”由此可见，团队成员对作者及其创办的公司很有信心，否则不会不计后果地给他做事。故选C项。 -
第17题：
共用题干
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Ludwig Van Beethoven,a major composer of the nineteenth century,overcame many personal problems to achieve artistic greatness.
Born in Bonn,Germany,in 1770,he first studied music with the court organist,Gilles van der
Eeden.His father was excessively strict and given to heavy drinking.______(46)Appointed deputy court organist to Christian Gottlob Neefe at a surprisingly early age in 1782,Beethoven also played the harpsichord and the viola. In 1792 he was sent to Vienna by his patron,Count Ferdinand
Waldstein,to study music under Haydn.
Beethoven remained unmarried.______(47)Continually plagued by ill health,he developed an ear infection which led to his tragic deafness in 1819.______(48)He completed mature masterpieces of great musical depth:three piano sonatas,four string quartets,the Missa Solemnis,and the 9th Symphony.He died in 1827.______(49) Noting that Beethoven often flew into fits of rage,Goethe once said of him,"I am astonished by his talent,but he is unfortunately an altogether untamed personality."______(50)_________（48）
A:In spite of this handicap,however,he continued to write music.
B:Because of irregular payments from his publishers and erratic support from his patrons,he was troubled by financial worries throughout his adult life.
C:His life was marked by a passionate dedication to independence.
D:When his mother died,Beethoven,then a young man,was named guardian of his two younger brothers.
E:Although Beethoven's personality may have been untamed,his music shows great discipline and control,and this is how we remember him best.
F:Today his music is still being played all over the world.答案：A解析：本题考查的是对上下文之间意义关系的理解和对文章细节的把握。本段介绍了贝多芬的早年生平。前一句话说他的父亲对他要求十分严厉，而且酗酒成性。D说当他母亲亡故后，还是一个年轻人的贝多芬成为两个小弟弟的监护人。把D放在这里意思连贯，是最适合的选项。
本题考查的是对上下文之间意义关系的理解。本段介绍贝多芬成年后坎坷的遭遇，选B最合适。
本题考查的是对上下文之间意义关系的理解和对文章细节的把握。句中的this handicap承接上段，指上段最后一句话提到的耳聋这一残疾，全句的意思是说贝多芬身残志坚，继续音乐创作。原文最后一句列举了贝多芬的音乐成就，此处选A与上下文街接自然，意思连贯。
本题考查的是对上下文之间意义关系的理解。到此为止，作者介绍完了贝多芬的生平，需要做一个简要的概括。C说他的一生是热切追求独立的一生，放在此处正合适。
本题考查的是对上下文之间意义关系的理解。本段第一句提到歌德对贝多芬性情的评价，说他狂操易怒，性情不羁。E说尽管贝多芬的性情狂躁不羁，但他的音乐却很有章法，控制有度，这也是他最值得我们怀念的地方。 -
第18题：
A No man-made device could replace the ability to hear.
B When he wanted to appreciate music, Eagar played the piano.
C Still, as Michael Eagar discovered, when it comes to musical harmonies, hearing is irrelevant.
D Michael Eagar, who died in 2003, became deaf at the age of 21.
E Beethoven produced his most wonderful works after he became deaf.
F Solomon argues that Beethoven's deafness "heightened" his achievement as a composer.答案：B解析： -
第19题：
单选题The “Mozart problem”, as defined by the author, is that.Ait is difficult to understand Mozart’s letters and his music
Bthere is little connection between his personality and his music
CMozart gave us nothing of a clue about his music in his letters
Dhis music is quite different from that of Beethoven or Wagner
正确答案： B解析：
推断题。第四段第一句提到了Mozart Problem，指出“这就是我所说的因此Mozart Problem…”，可知Mozart Problem应在前文提及。第三段第一句提到“你无法明白驱动他的动力是什么，也无法理解从他体内呼之而出的乐曲”。接下来一句指出“at any rate useless, to seek for internal ones either”，可知人们难以从莫扎特的作品中寻求其动力，也无法将他的作品和他的性格联系起来。因此选B。 -
第20题：
单选题It can be inferred that the author regards Verdi’s revisions to his operas with _____.Aregret that the original music and texts were altered
Bconcern that many of the revisions altered the plots of the original work
Capproval for the intentions that motivated the revisions
Dpuzzlement, since the revisions seem largely insignificant
正确答案： C解析：
作者在文章最后一句提到，“When he（Verdi）revised an opera, it was only for dramatic economy and effectiveness”，这表明作者对Verdi修改其作品持肯定态度，只有C项与作者的态度贴切，A、B、D三项的感情色彩与作者的不符。 -
第21题：
单选题According to the passage, one of Verdi’s achievements within the framework of nineteenth-century opera and its conventions was to _____.Alimit the extent to which singers influenced the musical compositions and performance of his operas
Buse his operas primarily as forums to protest both the moral corruption and dogmatic rigidity of the political leaders of his time
Cportray psychologically complex characters shaped by the political environment surrounding them
Dincorporate elements of folklore into both the music and plots of his operas
正确答案： D解析：
文章第三段倒数第二句指出，“once he had become established, Verdi did not rewrite his music for different singers or countenance alterations or substitutions of somebody else’s arias in one of his operas, as every eighteenth-century composer had done”，由此可知A项最符合要求。B、C、D三项都是Verdi在创作方面的独特创举，而不是“conventions”，因此不符合题意。 -
第22题：
问答题In the meanwhile, the quality of facial tissues was constantly improving, because more manufacturers went into the business of making tissues, and each manufacturer strove to make his product better than his competitors'.正确答案：解析： -
第23题：
单选题The genius of Beethoven can be seen in the widely observed phenomenon that his music has the same appeal to an illiterate shepherd wandering the steppes of Kazakhstan as to a professional musician sipping her latte in Paris.AKazakhstan as to
BKazakhstan, just as to
CKazakhstan; just as it would to a
DKazakhstan. as it would to a
EKazakhstan as a
正确答案： C解析：
A项语法以及语义上都是正确的，故本题选A项。其余选项的表达不符合基本习惯。