Question

Albert Roussel is one of the most famous French musicians. The composing of Albert Roussel got off with a (n) start, but received one of its biggest successes from a lie.

At the age of eight, Roussel lost his parents and he had to live with his grandfather. He built on the music learned from his mother by reading through the family music and playing classics and popular songs on the .

Three years later, Roussel was taken in by his mother’s sister. She helped young Albert to continue to the professional piano courses. The summer vacations at their beach house added a second love to Rouseel’s life—the sea. He studied to be a navel (海军)man, still spared much time to study music.

In the French Navy, while he was at a training base, he and two of his friends found the time to play the piano trios （三重奏）of Beethoven and other . Roussel also began composing . At a church nearby on Christmas Day 1892, he had his first performance as a composer with a beautiful piano trio. Everyone in church was pleased with the new piece.

That encouraged Roussel to write a wedding march. One of his fellow naval officers offered to show to an influential conductor, Edourad Colonne. When Roussel’s friend with the composition , he reported to Roussel and other people that Colonne advised Roussel to give up his naval career and devote his life to music.

Then at the age of 25, Roussel did just that he had spent seven years in the navy. He the self-discipline and his sense responsibility that he had developed in the to his composing and became a force in the 20th century French music. As for Edourad Colonne’s advice that Roussel devote his life to music —Roussel’s navy friend later admitted that he had that advice and he had never even shown Roussel’s to the conductor.

1.A．sound B．career C．failure D．courage

2.A．difficult B．ideal C．direct D．normal

3.A．collection B．tradition C．contribution D．communication

4.A．DVD B．piano C．stage D．concert

5.A．take B．write C．make D．teach

6.A．and B．or C．but D．so

7.A．relaxing B．fighting C．driving D．serving

8.A．friends B．composers C．soldiers D．officers

9.A．historically B．successfully C．rapidly D．informally

10.A．day B．church C．success D．audience

11.A．it B．that C．him D．them

12.A．left B．brought C．returned D．arrived

13.A．before B．unless C．after D．until

14.A．applied B．received C．refused D．enjoyed

15.A．of B．for C．in D．with

16.A．future B．navy C．childhood D．church

17.A．peaceful B．military C．meaningful D．majo

18.A．threatening B．inspiring C．criticizing D．satisfying

19.A．set out B．picked up C．come out D．made up

20.A．idea B．interest C．composition D．talent

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.A

3.A

4.B

5.A

6.C

7.D

8.B

9.B

10.C

11.A

12.C

13.C

14.A

15.A

16.B

17.D

18.B

19.D

20.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述Albert Roussel的成名之路。

1.B考查名词辨析A．sound 声音；B．career事业；C．failure失败；D．courage勇气；句意：Albert Roussel创作的职业生涯非常艰难的开始，但是非常的成功。下文提到他8岁失去双亲生活自然困难了，故选B项。

2.2】A考查形容词辨析。A．difficult困难的；B．ideal理想的；C．direct直接的；D．normal正常的；句意：Albert Roussel创作的职业生涯非常艰难的开始，但是非常的成功。下文提到他8岁失去双亲生活自然困难了，故选A项。

3.3】A考查名词辨析A．collection收集；B．tradition传统；C．contribution贡献；D．communication交流；这里指的是Albert Roussel通过他妈妈的家庭音乐收藏去学习。根据语境选A项。

4.4】B考查名词辨析A．DVD放映机；B．piano钢琴；C．stage阶段；D．concert音乐会；Albert Roussel通过他妈妈的家庭音乐收藏去学习，弹奏古典和流行歌曲在钢琴上，根据下方提到She helped young Albert to continue to the professional piano courses.可知选B项。

5.5】A考查动词辨析A．take带走；B．write写；C．make使；D．teach教；句意：她帮助Albert继续从事专业的钢琴学习。Take the courses 上课，故选A项。

6.6】C考查连词辨析A．and并且；B．or否则；C．but但是；D．so因此；句意：他开始成为一名海军，但仍然花费时间去学习音乐，根据句意选C项。

7.7】D考查动词辨析A．relaxing放松；B．fighting战斗；C．driving开车；D．serving服务；句意：在法国海军中，当他服务于一个训练基地时，他和另外两个朋友弹奏贝多芬和其它人的三重奏。根据He studied to be a navel (海军)man可知选D项。

8.8】B考查名词辨析A．friends朋友；B．composers作曲；C．soldiers战士；D．officers长官；句意：在法国海军中，当他服务于一个训练基地时，他和另外两个朋友弹奏贝多芬和其它人的三重奏，根据Beethoven可知选B项。

9.9】B考查副词辨析A．historically历史地；B．successfully成功地；C．rapidly快速地；D．informally非正式地；句意：在1892年圣诞前的教堂里，他成功地完成第一部作品。根据下方提到Everyone in church was pleased with the new piece可知选B项。

10.0】C考查名词辨析A．day天；B．church教学； C．success成功；D．audience观众；句意：这次成功鼓励他写婚礼进行曲。根据, he had his first performance as a composer with a beautiful piano trio.可知选C项。

11.1】A考查代词辨析A．it它；B．that指代不可数名词；C．him他； D．them他们；句意：其中的一海军长官把它给一个很影响的指挥家看。根据语境it 代指Albert写的婚礼进行曲，故选A项。

12.2】C考查动词辨析；A．left离开；B．brought带来；C．returned返回；D．arrived到达；句意：当他的朋友带着曲子回来时，告诉他，这位指挥家建议它放弃海军事业，致力于音乐。根据语境可知选C项。

13.3】C考查连词辨析A．before之前；B．unless除非；C．after之后；D．until直到；句意：在25岁时，Albert在海军度过七年之后，确实这样做了。根据语境选C项。

14.4】A考查动词辨析A．applied运用；B．received收到；C．refused拒绝；D．enjoyed喜欢；句意：他把在海军中学到的自律，和责任感运用到作曲上，成为20世纪法国音乐的主力。Apply sth to sth 把，，运用到。。上，故选 A项。

15.5】A考查介词辨析A．of 。。的；B．for为了；C．in在。里面；D．with和；句意：他把在海军中学到的自律，和责任感运用到作曲上，成为20世纪法国音乐的主力。The sense of responsibility责任感，故选A项。

16.6】B考查名词辨析A．future将来；B．navy海军；C．childhood儿童时代；D．church教堂；句意：他把在海军中学到的自律，和责任感运用到作曲上，成为20世纪法国音乐的力。根据语境可知自律和责任感来自从军时代，故选B项。

17.17】D考查形容词辨析A．peaceful和平的；B．military军事的；C．meaningful有意义的；D．major主要的；句意：他把在海军中学到的自律，和责任感运用到作曲上，成为20世纪法国音乐的主力。根据语境选D项。

18.8】B考查动词辨析A．threatening威胁的；B．inspiring鼓舞；C．criticizing批评；D．satisfying满意；句意：至于来自那个指挥家的鼓舞性的建议，他的朋友后来承认是编造的，根据就没有让任何的指挥家看过，没有人对此产生兴趣，根据Colonne advised Roussel to give up his naval career and devote his life to music可知选B项。

19.9】D考查动词短语辨析A．set out开始；B．picked up挑选；C．come out出版；D．made up编造；句意：至于来自那个指挥家的鼓舞性的建议，他的朋友后来承认是编造的，根据就没有让任何的指挥家看过，没有人对此产生兴趣，根据句意选D 项。

20.20】C考查名词辨析A．idea想法；B．interest兴趣；C．composition作曲；D．talent天赋；句意：至于来自那个指挥家的鼓舞性的建议，他的朋友后来承认是编造的，根据就没有让任何的指挥家看过，没有人对此产生兴趣，根据句意选C项。

考点：人物类阅读。