内容正文:
Beethoven:
a remarkable life
Personal profile(简介) of Beethoven
(1) _________ in 1770, Beethoven is one of the greatest (2)___________ in history. His
(3) _________, a very strict man, gave him the first music lesson. At the age of 5, he showed great (4)__________ at the piano. When he was 8, his teacher gave him a formal music education, enabling him to become a professional (5)________ at the age of 11. For the lack of medicine, he lost three siblings and his beloved (6)________ when he was 16. At the age of 22, he moved to Vienna, Austria, which was the world captial of music. There he composed all his (7)_________ pieces. But when he was 26, he started losing his (8)_________. At the age of 45, he composed Symphony No.9.
Born
composers
father
talent
musician
mother
major
hearing
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Match the main idea with each part
Para.1
Para.2
Para.4
Para.5
Beethoven’s remarkable achievements and reputation.
Beethoven’s remarkable performance in 1824.
Beethoven’s remarkable life journey before his late twenties.
Beethoven’s remarkable work: Symphony No.9.
Para.3
Beethoven’s remarkable attitude towards the loss of hearing.
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Para.1:Beethoven’s remarkable performance
Did the audience appreciate the performance of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9? How did they react?
Yes.
Evidence: (1) They broke into enthusiastic cheers.
(2) Beethoven saw a sea of people all standing, clapping, and waving their hats and handkerchiefs to express their appreciation of his masterwork.
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Para.2:Beethoven’s remarkable life journey
How did the author develop para.2?
continued his writing about Symphony No. 9
went back to Beethoven’s past life
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Flashback(倒叙)
Tip: The definition of flashback
In some texts, the events are not put exactly in time order; instead, an event that happened earlier is put in the middle of the main story, which is called flashback. You can tell you are reading a f