七、阅读短文，回答问题（10分）
Beethoven is born in 1770 in Bonn, Germany and began learning the piano when he was only four. Beethoven visited Vienna, which was a very musical city, in 1787. Two other famous composers lived in Vienna at that time. Wolfgang Mozart and Joseph Haydn met Beethoven and gave his music high praise. Beethoven made friends in Vienna and moved there in 1792. He studied music with Haydn and lived in Vienna for the rest of his life.
Beethoven is famous as a great pianist, but he is also best known for composing powerful music of his own. He always seemed to have musical ideas in his head. His notebooks show how hard he worked to get the music just right. He often wrote and then revised（修改）his music by scratching it out（勾画）, so it is possible for us to see how he was thinking about the music.
During the late 1790s, Beethoven began to lose his hearing. This was a terrible blow（打击）to a musician who lived for sound. At first, it was difficult for him to hear people and talk with them. Even when he became completely deaf, he did not stop creating music, however. He heard music in his mind even though he couldn't hear it with his ears.
Most people have heard of Beethoven's "Symphony（交响乐）No. 5", but they may not know he wrote it when he was growing deaf. A symphony is a long piece of music for an orchestra（交响乐团）. "Symphony No. 5" starts like this: ta-ta-ta-TUM. Beethoven used this pattern over and over in his symphony. Try saying it aloud two times: ta-ta-ta-TUM, ta-ta-ta-TUM. This simple rhythm has become one of the most famous sounds in classical music.
1. When did Beethoven begin to learn to play the piano?
When he was only four/In 1774.
2. Which city influenced Beethoven most in his musical life?
Vienna.
3. What is Beethoven known as?
A pianist and a composer.
4. During the late 1790s, what difficulty did Beethoven face?
He began to lose his hearing.
5. What can you learn from Beethoven's experiences?
We should never give up easily when facing difficulties.
解析：
【分析】
做这类英语阅读理解题时，先通读问题明确核心（时间、地点、人物身份、困难、感悟），再带着问题回到原文定位对应段落提取关键信息；最后一题需结合贝多芬的经历（失聪仍坚持创作）提炼积极感悟，确保答案符合原文和题意。
【解析】
1. 定位原文第一段第一句“began learning the piano when he was only four”，结合他1770年出生，四岁对应1774年，故答案为When he was only four/In 1774。
2. 原文第一段提到贝多芬在维也纳结识莫扎特、海顿，后移居维也纳度过余生，可知维也纳对他音乐生涯影响最大，答案为Vienna。
3. 原文第二段第一句明确“famous as a great pianist, but he is also best known for composing powerful music”，故答案为A pianist and a composer。
4. 原文第三段第一句“During the late 1790s, Beethoven began to lose his hearing”直接给出答案。
5. 贝多芬失聪后仍坚持创作，可提炼“面对困难不放弃”的感悟，符合题意即可，答案为We should never give up easily when facing difficulties。
【答案】
1. When he was only four/In 1774.
2. Vienna.
3. A pianist and a composer.
4. He began to lose his hearing.
5. We should never give up easily when facing difficulties.
【知识点】
英语阅读理解（细节理解）、英语开放表达
【点评】
本题为人物传记类英语阅读理解题，侧重考查学生提取原文细节信息的能力，最后一题引导学生感悟贝多芬的精神，兼具知识性与教育性，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.7
