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第02讲Unit 7 Art Lesson 2 & Lesson 3 学生版
背诵金句
1.Without the music education in my childhood, I would succeed in nothing.—Albert Einstein
如果没有早期音乐教育,干什么事我都会一事无成。——阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦
2.Beauty is the purpose of art and the driving force. 美是艺术的目的和推动力。
阅读能力集训
Ⅰ.Read the text quickly and fill in the following blanks with suitable words.
General
introduction
Beethoven was born in 1. .He was remembered as a great 2. in the history of music.
His problem:In his 3. ,he lost his hearing.
His achievements:In all his lifetime,he wrote 4. __ 130 musical works,including his Symphony No.9 in D minor.
The
performance
of his
last symphony
Before:The 5. atmosphere was tense. Beethoven was afraid that the performance would be a 6. because he couldn't hear his orchestra.
During:The orchestra was in the 7. of Michael Umlauf and Beethoven. For over an hour,Beethoven jumped,8. his arms wildly and madly turned the pages of his score. Umlauf stood 9. by his side,skillfully guiding the orchestra.
In the end:The audience jumped to their feet,clapping,10. and waving their hats. Beethoven's symphony turned out to be a success.
Ⅱ.Read the text and choose the best answer to each question.
1.What is Beethoven most famous as?
A.A pianist. B.A conductor.
C.A composer. D.A singer.
2.Which words can best describe Beethoven?
A.Selfish and coldhearted.
B.Talented and strongminded.
C.Weak and helpful.
D.Talented and lazy.
3.Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A.Beethoven's ninth symphony was completed in 1824.
B.Beethoven wrote over 130 musical works.
C.All the audience knew that Beethoven was deaf while he was on the stage.
D.Beethoven wondered whether people would like his ninth symphony.
4.What can we infer from paragraph 4?
A.The audience didn't understand Beethoven's music.
B.Beethoven performed on the stage for more than an hour.
C.Michael Umlauf performed better than Beethoven.
D.The audience