完形填空。（10分） Beethoven was one of the greatest composers (作曲家) in the world. He was born _____Germany in 1770. Even as a child，Beethoven did not have a ____life. His father was a singer, but he was very lazy and always drank a lot. When Beethoven was only four, his father decided to make him a _____. So Beethoven had to play _____. He learned very fast and he could go around and give a_____ when he was only eleven. A few years later Beethoven went to Vienna to study under Haydn, a famous Austrian composer. Soon he could write a lot of music himself. Beethoven was often _____in his life. After one illness, he became deaf（耳聋的）. He couldn't ____any more. This didn't stop Beethoven. He continued _____many pieces of beautiful music. To everyone's ______，Beethoven wrote his most beautiful pieces such as Destiny(命运交响乐) after he became deaf. He died at the age of ____in 1827.
试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了贝多芬在很小的时候就开始学习音乐。十一岁时就在各地举行音乐会，但是他一生多病，但是就在耳聋后他还创作了著名的命运交响曲。 【小题1】考查介词及语境的理解。1770年他出生在德国。be born in＋地点，出生在某地。结合句意，故选B. 【小题2】考查形容词及语境的理解。A. happy 幸福的；B. unhappy 不高兴的； C. sad悲伤的； D. lovely可爱的。根据后文可知贝多芬是小孩时，就过着不幸福的生活。该句是否定句，故选A。 【小题3】考查名词及语境的理解。A. doctor 医生； B. teacher 老师；C. musician 音乐家； D. writer作家。当他四岁时，他的父亲决定使他成为一个音乐家。根据后文，故选C。 【小题4】考查名词及语境的理解。所以贝多芬不不得不演奏那些乐曲。根据上下文可知开始特指父亲让他演奏的音乐，故选C。 【小题5】考查名词及语境的理解。A. concert 音乐会；B. talk谈话；C. lesson 课； D. music音乐。当他十一岁时，他就能到处开音乐会。根据上下文，故选A。 【小题6】考查形容词及语境的理解。 A. fine好，身体好；B. strong 强壮的； C. ill 生病的； D. nice好的。贝多芬在一生中经常生病。根据后文他生病导致耳聋，可知他经常生病，故选C。 【小题7】考查动词及语境的理解。 A. hear 听到； B. see看到； C. read读； D. write写。根据上文他聋了，可知他再也听不到了。故选A。 【小题8】考查非谓语动词及语境的理解。他继续写了许多首乐曲。continue ｔｏ ｄｏ ｓｔｈ继续做某事。结合句意，可知是接着写乐曲，故选B。 【小题9】考查名词及语境的理解。A .difference 不同之处； B. surprise惊讶；C. health健康； D. interest兴趣。根据后文可知是令大家吃惊的，故选B。 【小题10】考查数字及语境的理解。他死于1827年57岁时。根据开头贝多芬出生的时间及死亡的时间，可知他是57岁死的。故选D。 考点：人物介绍故事类短文。