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Beethoven (贝多芬) was born in a small city near the Rhine in Germany. His father always drank and
his mother was a maid (女仆). They lived a poor life.
Beethoven was a talented (有天赋的) child in music. People at that time thought he was as clever as
Mozart. His father wanted to make money from his talent, so he told him to practice and play all the time.
If he didn't do that, his father would be angry with him and beat him.
Beethoven was very short and ugly. He couldn't hear well from the age of 22 and later he heard nothing,
but all these unhappy things didn't make him dislike music. He began to write sonatas (奏鸣曲) at 12, and
later he became a great musician.
His life was so short that he didn't leave many works. But people think he was one of the best musicians
in the world.
1. Beethoven was from a in a small city near the Rhine in Germany.
A. educational family
B. teacher's family
C. rich family
D. poor family
2. Beethoven's father told him to practice and play all the time because his father wanted to make _____.
A. him be a great musician
B. him not drink too much like him
C. himself rich
D. him beat Mozart in music
3. What did people think of Beethoven at that time?
A. He wasn't a rich boy.
B. He did as well as Mozart in music.
C. He didn't love his parents.
D. He would be a great singer.
4. He was ugly and deaf, _____.
A. that often made him dislike music
B. but all these things didn't make him dislike music
C. that made him stressed out
D. but he didn't regard all these things as challenges
5. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. His father would be angry with him and beat him unless he practiced and played all the time.
B. His father never stopped drinking wine.
C. He left so many works that people think he was one of the best musicians in the world.
D. After writing sonatas at 12, he became a great musician.
