Question

One summer night Ludwig Beethoven took a walk in the suburb (市郊) of Bonn. Suddenly a gentle wind came. He heard some music. He listened carefully and found it was his F sonata. He followed the music and came to a small house. There through the window, he saw a girl playing a very old piano and a young man was making shoes beside her, he pushed the door open and went in. The host received him very warmly and told him that the girl was his sister, who was blind but very fond of music. They couldn’t afford to send her to a master. So she was only trying to play some music she heard the neighbors play. She knew it was the work of a great composer. Beethoven was very much moved. Suddenly the candle was blown out. Moonlight struck on the girl’s slender figure. Then Beethoven played music for them. He played so wonderful that the brother and sister were amazed. That was his famous Clair de lune.

1. Beethoven heard the music because ______.

A. it was played loudly B. there was a slight wind

C. the piano was old D. he stopped walking

2.The young man and the girl were _____.

A. brother and sister B. husband and wife

C. lovers D. good friends

3. The girl couldn’t go to the teacher most probably because_____.

A. she was blind

B. her brother didn’t want her to go

C. they were too poor

D. good friends

4.Beethoven played some music____.

A. before he was moved

B. as soon as he came in

C. when he saw the piano

D. after he heard the moving story

Answer 1

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.D

【解析】

試題分析：關于貝多芬的故事。一個夏天的晚上，他順著琴聲看到一個女孩在彈鋼琴。女孩家窮請不起老師，貝多芬為他們兄妹二人演奏。

1.B 細節理解題。根據這段第二句Suddenly a gentle wind came. He heard some music.突然一陣溫柔的風來了。他聽到一些音樂。故選B。

2.A細節理解題。根據第六句The host received him very warmly and told him that the girl was his sister,主人非常熱情地接待了他，并告訴他這個女孩是他的妹妹。故選A。

3.C細節理解題。根據第七句They couldn’t afford to send her to a master.他們負擔不起送她到一個老師那里，即他們太窮。故選C。

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