The cellist and conductor celebrated his 80th birthday in Kremlin partly because of his fight for democracy.
参考答案:对
解析:[听力原文]The Russian President Vladmir Putin has paid lavish tribute to the internationally renowned cellist and conductor Mstislav Rostropovich on his 80th birthday. At a gala dinner held in his honor of the Kremlin on Tuesday, Mr. Rostropovich spoke briefly of his happiness on this occasion. Mr. Putin lauded Mr. Rostropovich’s brilliant musical career and described him as an uncompromising fighter of democracy.[难点] 该段的主要干扰在于俄罗斯人的名字与英文的不同,同时其内容与普京总统的一贯行为可能有所出入:普京很少大肆夸奖人。