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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⁽¹⁾ . When he was only four , his father began to make   him practise⁽²⁾ hour after hour on   different musicalinstruments⁽³⁾ . If he did not put his heart into it , his father   would beat him or make it hard on him .

Beethoven   loved music and he learned so fast that he was able to go around to give concerts⁽⁴⁾ , when he was only a boy of eleven . At the age of seventeen⁽⁵⁾ , he won high praise⁽⁶⁾ from Mozart , the great musician   at that time .

Beethoven   was often poor and ill during his life . After one illness⁽⁷⁾ , he suddenly found⁽⁸⁾ himself deaf⁽⁹⁾ .

At   that time he was only thirty-one⁽¹⁰⁾ .   It was a blow to him indeed .

But   he still went on working⁽¹¹⁾ and   writing music pieces . To people's surprise , some of his best pieces were   written after he lost⁽¹²⁾ his  hearing .

In   1827, leaving⁽¹³⁾ more   than 300 pieces , the great musician died . But his name is still remembered⁽¹⁴⁾ to this day .

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1.Beethoven was a _____ musician   .   A. America   B. French   C. German   D. British

2.What happened when he was thirty-one⁽¹⁰⁾ ?   A. He was blind⁽¹⁵⁾   B. He was deaf⁽⁹⁾   C. He gave concerts⁽⁴⁾   D. He won high praise⁽⁶⁾

3.Why didn't Beethoven have   a happy life in his childhood ?   A. Because his family was poor   B. Because he had to practise⁽²⁾ a lot of musicalinstruments⁽³⁾   C. Because his father was strict⁽¹⁶⁾ with him   D. Both B and C

4.The great musician lived   in the world for only _____ years .   A. 43   B. 70   C. 57   D. 60

5.When were some of his best   pieces written ?   A. At the age of 11   B. At the age of 17   C. Before he was deaf⁽⁹⁾   D. After he became deaf⁽⁹⁾

1. singer 英[ˈsɪŋə(r)] 美[ˈsɪŋɚ]   n. 歌手, 歌唱家

2. practise [ˈpræktɪs]   v. 练习, 实践

3. instruments   instrument的复数   instrument 英 [ˈɪnstrəmənt] 美 [ˈɪnstrəmənt]   n;n. 乐器

4. concerts   concert的复数   concert 英 [ˈkɒnsət] 美 [ˈkɑnsərt]   n;n. 音乐会, 演奏会

5. seventeen 英[ˌsevnˈti:n] 美[sev(ə)nˈtin]   num. 十七

6. praise [preɪz]   v;n. 称赞, 赞美

7. illness 英[ˈɪlnəs] 美[ˈɪlnɪs]   n. 疾病, 生病

8. found [faʊnd]发现

9. deaf 英[def] 美[dɛf]   adj. 聋的

10. thirty-one三十一

11. working 英[ˈwɜ:kɪŋ] 美[ˈwɜrkɪŋ]工作, 工作中的, 正在生效的

12. lost 英[lɒst] 美[lɔst]失去的

13. leaving 英[ˈli:vɪŋ] 美[ˈliːvɪŋ]忘了带

14. remembered纪念

15. blind [blaɪnd]   adj;v. 瞎的, 盲目的

16. strict [strɪkt]   adj. 严格的, 严谨的

There   are seabirds⁽¹⁷⁾ as   well as land-birds . The most ordinary seabird⁽¹⁷⁾ is   the seagull⁽¹⁸⁾ .   It has a white body , a white head and a yellow beak⁽¹⁹⁾ . There is a very , very spot of red at the   very end of the beak⁽¹⁹⁾ , underneath⁽²⁰⁾ . All gulls⁽²¹⁾ have   very strong wings⁽²²⁾ so   that they can fly far out to the sea . If a gull⁽²¹⁾ flies out too far , so that it is too tired to fly   back to the shore⁽²³⁾ ,   it does not get frightened⁽²⁴⁾ ,   for it can sit and rest upon the waves . A seagull's⁽¹⁸⁾wings⁽²²⁾ do not get wet because all its feathers⁽²⁵⁾ have a kind of oil⁽²⁶⁾ over   them , so that when the water gets on to the feathers⁽²⁵⁾ , it just runs off again . Gulls⁽²¹⁾ can even sleep upon the waves .

Sailors   know a lot about seagulls⁽¹⁸⁾ and   they never kill them . When the gulls⁽²¹⁾ fly   a long way out to sea , sailors say that it means fine weather is coming⁽²⁷⁾ . When the gulls⁽²¹⁾ stay   near the shore⁽²³⁾ ,   sailors say that there will be much wind and rain , and perhaps a storm , for   the gulls⁽²¹⁾ know   more about the weather than sailors do .

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6.The seagull⁽¹⁸⁾ is a kind of ________.   A. fish   B. land-bird   C. seabird⁽¹⁷⁾   D. animal

7.Every gull⁽²¹⁾ is able to fly far out to   sea because it _________.   A. is very light   B. has very strong wings⁽²²⁾   C. always flies high   D. is strong enough

8.A seagull⁽¹⁸⁾ does not get frightened⁽²⁴⁾ even when it is far away from the shore⁽²³⁾ and it is too tired to fly back because it can   ____________.   A. swim under the sea   B. stay under the sea   C. rest and sleep upon the waves   D. jump into the sea

9.The water can't make the seagull's⁽¹⁸⁾feathers⁽²⁵⁾ wet because the feathers⁽²⁵⁾ are __________.   A. thick   B. long   C. light   D. oily⁽²⁸⁾

10.If seagulls⁽¹⁸⁾ stay near the shore⁽²³⁾ , it will be ___________.   A. windy⁽²⁹⁾ , rainy⁽³⁰⁾ or stormy⁽³¹⁾   B. sunny⁽³²⁾ and hot   C. fine and warm   D. freezing⁽³³⁾ cold

17. seabirds   seabird的复数   seabird 英 [ˈsi:bɜ:d] 美 [ˈsibɜrd]海鸟

18. seagull 英[ˈsi:gʌl] 美[ˈsiːɡʌl]   n. 海鸥

19. beak 英[bi:k] 美[bik]（猛禽等的）嘴, 喙

20. underneath 英[ˌʌndəˈni:θ] 美[ˌʌndərˈniθ]   prep;adv. 在…下面

21. gulls   gull的复数、第三人称单数   gull 英 [gʌl] 美 [ɡʌl]鸥

22. wings   wing的复数、第三人称单数   wing 英 [wɪŋ] 美 [wɪŋ]   n;v. 翅膀, 飞过

23. shore 英[ʃɔ:(r)] 美[ʃɔr,   ʃor]   n. 岸, 海滨

24. frightened 英[ˈfraɪtnd]   adj. 受惊的, 害怕的

25. feathers   feather的复数、第三人称单数   feather 英 [ˈfeðə(r)] 美 [ˈfɛðɚ]   n. 羽毛

26. oil [ɔɪl]   n;v. 油, 石油, 给...加油

27. coming [ˈkʌmɪŋ]即将到来的

28. oily [ˈɔɪli]油的, 油质的

29. windy [ˈwɪndi]   adj. 有风的, 多风的

30. rainy 英[ˈreɪni] 美[ˈreni]   adj. 下雨的, 多雨的

31. stormy 英[ˈstɔ:mi] 美[ˈstɔrmi]   adj;adj. 暴风雨的, 多风暴的

32. sunny [ˈsʌni]   adj. 阳光充足的, 和煦的

33. freezing 英[ˈfri:zɪŋ]   adj. 冰冻的, 严寒的