When Beethoven was in his twenties, he began to deaf. The deafness changed his b

When Beethoven was in his twenties, he began to deaf. The deafness changed his behavior(举止). He became withdrawn(沉默寡言) and bad-tempered. His friends found him hard to be around. But he kept composing even when he lost all his hearing. The music he heard was in his head.

As 1809 drew to its close, Beethoven gave several main works. On the 22^nd of December, he gave a concert which included the Fifth Symphony and the Piano Concerto（协奏曲）. In May 1890 Haydn died. There was no one to challenge Beethoven’s right to be the musical king of Vienna. At the end of 1813, the Seventh Symphony was performed for the first time, between 1819 and 1823 he composed his Ninth Symphony and some more piano sonatas.

 Beethoven died when he was 57 years old. He had composed over a hundred pieces. His music spanned(跨越) two stages of music history. His early music was more formal. It followed certain steps and patterns(模式). But his later music changed. The style is now called romantic music. This type of music is written to stir the listeners’ feelings. This romantic style changed the way people thought about music. Many later composers got new ideas from his musical discoveries.

60. The underlined word “challenge” in the second paragraph means_________.

A. question       B. natural          C. romantic         D. formal

61. According to the passage, Beethoven was a _________.

A. king of Vienna               B. great composer

C. very easy man to get on with    D. music fan

62.When Beethoven was in his twenties, he _________.

A. lost his friend  B. became angry easily  C. became famous   D .lost his hearing

试题答案

 ABD