新编大学英语四级听力每日训练-第265期.docx

第PAGE\*MERGEFORMAT4页共NUMPAGES\*MERGEFORMAT4页

新编大学英语四级听力每日训练第265期

PassageTwo29.A.Hewantedtoremainpopularwiththeaudience.B.Hewishedtogivemoreperformances.C.Hedidn'ttrustothers.D.Hewasextremelyanxiousaboutitsnegativeeffect.30.A.Hewasrefusedtogiveperformancesin1804.B.Hewasnotabletocomposein1804.C.Hewasbecomingverydifficulttobewithin1804.D.Heattemptedtokillhimselfin1804.31.A.Hedidn'tkillhimselfbecauseofhisfriends.B.Heremainedsingleallhislife.C.Hewasalwaysnoteasytobewith.D.Hehadfewfriendsinhislife.PassageTwoBeethovenprobablybegantogodeafin1797,buthetriedtokeepitasecret,whileconsultingdoctorsandtryingvariousremedies,suchastheapplicationofalmondoil.[29]Hewasextremelyanxiousaboutitspossibleeffectonhiscareerasamusician,andembarrassedbyitseffectonhissociallife.Inthesummerof1801hewrotetotwofriendsexpressingtheanxietythathisbestyearswouldpass"withoutmybeingabletoachieveallthatmytalentandmystrengthhavecommandedmetodo".Althoughtemptedtokillhimself,"theonlythingthatheldmebackwasmyart.ForindeeditseemedtomeimpossibletoleavethisworldbeforeIhadproducedalltheworksthatIfelttheurgetocompose".ItcouldbearguedthatBeethoven'sdeafnesshelpedthedevelopmentofhisart:isolatedfromtheworld,andunabletoperform,hecoulddevoteallhistimetocomposing.[30]In1804hisfriendStephanvonBreuning,withwhomhebrieflysharedlodgings,wrotetoFranzWeglerabouttheterribleeffecthisgraduallossofhearingwashavingonBeethoven:ithadcausedhimtodistrusthisfriends,andhewasbecomingverydifficulttobewith.Butaboveallelse,Beethovenwasdedicatedtohisartandtheurgetocomposeremainedwithhimthroughouthislife.[31]Itmaybethatheshieldedawayfromthecommitmentofmarriagebecauseheknewitwouldinterferewithhisart.Questions29to31arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.29.WhydidBeethoventrytoconcealhisgoingdeaf?正确答案：D解析：短文开头就说贝多芬不愿透露自己耳聋的消息，并紧接着说明了原因：“他极为担心这个消息对他作为一位音乐家的事业可能带来的影响，他也不知道该如何处理该消息对他的社交生活产生的影响。”D（他对它的负面影响极为担心）全面概括了相关内容，故正确。30.WhatwastheresultfromBeethoven'sgraduallossofhearingin1804?正确答案：C解析：短文中提到，1804年，贝多芬的朋友在信中说：“失去听力使他（贝多芬）不相信朋友，他变得非常难以相处。