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2 . That day when Ludwig van Beethoven died was one of the saddest of my life. I had stayed with him for more than twenty years and lived through many of his happiest moments and his triumphs as well as his most unhappy times.

He wasn’t, however, the easiest of men to work for. His moods were changeable so that he could be reasonable at one moment but most impatient and intolerant at the next. All these problems began in 1802 when he discovered his loss of hearing was not temporary.

The loss of hearing brought him to a crossroads in his life. It was then that he realized that his future lay in composing music. Luckily, although his deafness brought him fear and anxiety, he was able to use these emotions to inspire his work.

Dealing with his inner problems and worries, his music was obviously subjective, which was not the most popular type of its time. But people recognized his greatness. They did so even when they knew he could not acknowledge it. When he was conducting his ninth and last symphony on its first performance he was totally deaf. So he just didn’t realize that the music had finished and continued to conduct the orchestra. One of the singers had to turn him round so he could receive the cheers of the audience. From one angle it was a sad moment but from another it was an even greater triumph. That a man with such a condition could have written such dynamic music was overwhelming! It brought tears to my eyes to think that I had contributed in some small way by looking after him.

He dressed rather like a wild man himself. His hair was always untidy, his skin marked with spots and his mouth set in a downward curve. He took no care of his appearance and walked around our city with his clothes carelessly arranged. This was because he was concentrating on his next composition.

Helping him move house many times, preparing his meals and looking after his everyday comforts were my reward for a life living so close to such a musical genius. I consider myself a lucky man!

1. The author was most likely to be Beethoven’s _______.

A．student

B．doctor

C．servant

D．relative

2. What can be learned from this passage?

A．Beethoven’s music was underestimated at that time.

B．Beethoven’s work was inspired by his fear and anger.

C．Beethoven’s music stayed in step with the mainstream music of the time.

D．Beethoven lost his ability to hear when first conducting his ninth symphony.

3. Why did the author tear in Paragraph 4?

A．Because the performance was a complete success.

B．Because he played a part in Beethoven’s success.

C．Because Beethoven was completely deaf then.

D．Because the audience cheered for Beethoven.

4. According to the author, Beethoven could be described as ________.

A．intolerant but cheerful

B．stubborn but reasonable

C．changeable but dedicated

D．unsociable but easy-going

3 . Rita Moreno is one of the very few performers to EGOT: to win an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony award. But come a little closer, and Moreno’s is another kind of immigrant (移民的) story.

She was a teen when MGM (米高梅电影公司) signed her in the 1950s. Major studios were still dominated by the men who’d run them for decades. They had her change her name. While recognizing her talent, they didn’t know what to do with a Latin girl. Moreno played small parts, including a girl from India and a Burmese (缅甸的) woman. What should have been her big break came when she was cast as Anita in West Side Story. She’d remember Anita as “the very first Hispanic (西班牙的) character I had ever played who had dignity, a sense of self-respect. She became my role model. ” The night Moreno won the Oscar, the Hispanic community across the USA broke out into cheers.

But that career turn didn’t happen. Instead, she received more offers to play what she described as “dusky servants”. The racial and ethnic prejudice was still at play. “It broke my heart, ”she says. Rita Moreno didn’t make another movie for seven years.

Then began her new act. Holding to her mother’s philosophy — Never give in, never quit, keep on moving — she survived professionally during those years with work on the London stage and in nightclubs, slowly reemerging on film and television, and eventually she earned herself a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and the Peabody Career Achievement Award.

But even as she continues to perform, her work continues off the screen, speaking out for and representing the Latin community. “I’m now known as la pionera, or the pioneer,” Moreno says. “I really don’t think of myself as a role model. But it turns out that I am, to a lot of the Hispanic community. Not just in show business, but in life. But that’s what happens when you’re first, right?”

1. What do we know about Moreno in Paragraph 2?

A．She was an actress contracted with MGM.

B．She had her future well-planned for her talent.

C．She was treated as a Hispanic girl with dignity.

D．She won the Oscar for acting a Burmese woman.

2. Why didn’t Moreno make movies for seven years after winning the Oscar?

A．She did not receive any film offers.

B．She rejected roles of racial prejudice.

C．She was tired of performing on the stage.

D．She focused on her stage career in nightclubs.

3. Which of the following can best describe Moreno?

A．Generous and brave.	B．Kind and grateful.
C．Honest and trustworthy.	D．Tough and determined.

4. What can we learn from Moreno’s words in the last paragraph?

A．She prefers to be a role model in show business.

B．She is unhappy with what happened to an actress.

C．She makes a difference to the Hispanic community.

D．She feels pressured about being a Hispanic pioneer.

4 . 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

Andv Warhol was a successful magazine and ad illustrator     1     became a leading artist of the 1960s Pop art movement. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1926. When he graduated from college, he moved to New York City     2     (pursue)a career as a commercial artist. In 1962, he exhibited the now- iconic paintings of Campbell’s soup cans,     3     created a major stir in the art world. He also drew portraits and opened his own art studio. His works blurred the lines between fine arts and mainstream aesthetics. By the time of his death in 1987, he     4     (become) one of the most important figures in American-art history.

5 . 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

Despite    1    (face)numerous challenges in her career, the groundbreaking musician remained determined    2    (push)boundaries and explore new sounds. Throughout her life, she continued to innovate and inspire others with her commitment to her art. As she approached her final years, she reflected on the impact she had made on the music world and felt    3    (satisfy)with her achievements. Her legacy continues to inspire future generations of musicians and fans alike.

6 . In 1482, the year he turned thirty, Leonardo da Vinci left Florence for Milan, where he would end up spending the next seventeen years. Because he was an aspiring polymath (博学家), he enjoyed that Milan was_______with scholars and intellectuals in a wide variety of fields.

Da Vinci regarded himself as the equal of any other in architecture and the composition of buildings. But for his first few years in Milan, he didn’t get any task. He could only pursue his architectural interest mainly on_______.

The best example was his set of plans for a utopian city, which was a favorite topic for Italian Renaissance artists and architects. Milan was_______plague at that time. Leonardo realized that the disease was spread by dirty conditions. He didn’t focus on small_______in engineering and design._______, on multiple pages composed in 1487, he proposed a great concept, one that combined his_______sensibilities with his visions as an urban engineer: an ideal city planned for health and beauty.

Da Vinci regarded cities as living_______that breathe and have fluids that circulate (循环) and waste that needs to move. He then_______a circulation system for urban needs, ranging from commerce to waste removal.

Da Vinci’s vision of the city was pitifully_______. If he had the opportunity of carrying out part of his plan, the nature of cities might have been transformed, with the damage of plagues greatly________.

1.

A．burdened

B．filled

C．covered

D．concerned

2.

A．paper

B．devices

C．landscape

D．brochures

3.

A．sweeping away

B．focusing on

C．suffering from

D．looking for

4.

A．presentations

B．guidelines

C．improvements

D．movements

5.

A．However

B．Somehow

C．Meanwhile

D．Instead

6.

A．artistic

B．musical

C．athletic

D．academic

7.

A．communities

B．spaces

C．conditions

D．creatures

8.

A．built

B．designed

C．imagined

D．painted

9.

A．impossible

B．incomplete

C．impractical

D．incorrect

10.

A．reduced

B．realized

C．avoided

D．managed

7 . Michael Morgan was six years old when his father moved a neighbor’s unwanted piano into their living room. “And that’s really where the whole thing started,” he says. “My mother and grandmother had played the piano a little bit, but my father just thought it was a good thing to have in the house.” Young Michael started piano lessons, but it was when he saw a conductor (指挥) leading an orchestra on television that he realized what he really wanted to do.

At age eight, he began reading The Joy of Music by conductor and composer (作曲家) Leonard Bernstein and got to know how to direct with a baton (指挥棒) .

When Michael entered junior high, he joined an orchestra and band and learned to play many instruments. He was just 12 years old when his instructor asked him to compose and conduct a concert piece. And that was only the beginning. Throughout high school, he continued to develop his artistic talent, and after graduating, he headed to Oberlin Conservatory of Music.

Morgan is dedicated (致力于) to offering kids a chance to explore classical music. In his hometown of Oakland, California, he started to volunteer in local schools, conducting student orchestras and talking with kids about music. Later, Morgan developed MUSE (Music for Excellence), a music education program for kids.

He brings musicians from Oakland Symphony into classrooms to teach kids. He also works with teachers in after-school programs to teach students who can’t afford lessons.

Morgan says his work is mostly about providing young people with an entrance into music. “Instruments are a way for kids to express their feelings, and give them an interest they can carry with them through life,” he says.

1. Why did Michael’s father move a piano into their house?

A．It was a gift from their neighbor.	B．It was his mother and wife’s favorite.
C．He just wanted to have one in the house.	D．He wanted to give Michael piano lessons.

2. When did Michael begin to learn how to conduct?

A．After he developed MUSE.

B．After he read The Joy of Music.

C．After he was asked to compose a concert piece.

D．After he studied at Oberlin Conservatory of Music.

3. What can kids do by attending MUSE?

A．Get the chance of entering college.	B．Become world-class musicians.
C．Receive music education.	D．Join Oakland Symphony.

4. How is the text mainly developed?

A．By giving examples.	B．By expressing opinions.
C．By making comparisons.	D．By following time order.

8 . 阅读下面短文,根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词,在给出提示词的空白处用括号所给词的正确形式填空。

Symphony No.9 is just one of Beethoven's many inspiring works. In his Symphony No. 5, also     1     (know) as Fate (命运), he shows     2     he struggled with a hard life, but finally moved from darkness to light. In his Piano Sonata No.17, the music becomes     3     ( peace) after a thunderous and angry opening.     4     he experiences the pain of becoming deaf and losing his lovers, Beethoven always put joy and happiness at the center of his music.

9 . 阅读下列短文, 根据短文内容填空, 在未给提示词的空白处仅填写一个适当的单词, 在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

Claude Monet (1840-1926)spent almost his whole life     1    (try) to paint what outdoor light looks like. While he     2    (draw) people in the Le Havre port in France, Monet met his first teacher, Eugene Boudin. Monet admitted that Boudin’s outdoor paintings opened his eyes to the beauty of nature. “All of a sudden . . . I realized     3     painting could be. I could see my destiny as a painter,” Monet said. By painting changing light and the beautiful colors of different moments, Monet made his own artistic style. The technique was named Impressionism, a name    4     came from Monet’s painting Impression, Sunrise.

10 . 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写 1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号所给词的正确形式填空。

Naomi Watts, one of Hollywood’s greatest     1    (star) , was born in England on 28^th September, 1968. At seven she     2    (begin) to follow her mother and her brother around England until in 1982 they settled in Australia where Naomi persuaded her mother to let her take acting classes. After bit parts in commercials, she landed her first role in For Love Alone. Later her part in the film Mulholland Drive showed her strong acting ability, and earned     3    (she) much respect.