Beethoven longed to die because _______________.

[材料题] (1)Although Beethoven could sit down and compose easily, his really great compositions did not come easily at all. They cost him a great deal of hard work and he always found it hard to satisfy himself. (2)When he was 28, he began to notice a strange noise in his ears. As it grew worse, he went to see doctors, and was told that he was going deaf. This was too much for any composer to bear. Beethoven was without hope; he was sure that he was going to die. He went to the countryside where he wrote a long good-bye letter to his brothers, describing how sad and lonely his deafness made him. He longed to die, and said to death, "Come when you will; I shall meet you bravely." (3)In fact, Beethoven did something braver than dying. He gathered his courage and went on writing music, though he could hear what he wrote more and more faintly. He wrote the music for which we remember him best after he became deaf. This music was very different from any that had been composed before. Instead of the artistic and b

单项选择题1.Beethoven longed to die because _______________.: A、he had told death he would meet it bravely; B、he felt his deafness was too much for him to bear as a composer; C、he wouldn't be able to write music for rich listeners after becoming deaf; D、he wouldn't be able to support his family

单项选择题2.According to the passage, which of the following is true?: A、When he was partly deaf, Beethoven's music became more and more gentle.; B、His music became more and more artistic although he was deaf.; C、He wrote fainter and fainter music after he went deaf.; D、He composed exciting and encouraging music that reflected his struggle with his fate

单项选择题3.Which of the following is the best title for this passage?: A、Music and Symphony; B、Hard to Satisfy; C、The Music of Fate; D、Deafness in Music.

单项选择题4.Which of the following music works written by Beethoven was joyful?: A、No. 9 Symphony.; B、No. 7 Symphony.; C、No. 5 Symphony.; D、No. 3 Symphony.

单项选择题5.How did Beethoven's deafness affect him?: A、It killed him.; B、It stopped his writing music.; C、It drove him mad.; D、It helped him create great music.

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