When Beethoven was in his twenties, he began to go deaf.The deafness changed
his behaviours. He became (18) ____. His friends found him hard to be around, but he kept composing even when he lost all his hearing.
Beethoven died when he was 57 years old. He had composed over a hundred pieces. His music (19) ____ of music history. His (20) ____ changed the way people thought about music. Many later composers gained new ideas from Beethoven's music.
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension
Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements.For each of them there are four choices marked A),B),C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:
Solar energy for your home is coming. It can help you as a single home owner.It can help the whole country as well.Whether or not solar energy can save your
money depends on many things. Where you live is one factor. The type of home you
have is another. Things like insulation present energy coasts, and the type of
ssstem you buy are added factors.
Using solar energy can help save our precious fuel. As you know, our supplies
of oil and gas are very limited. There is just not enough on hand to meet all our future energy needs.And when Mother Nature says that's all. The only way we ca
n delay hearing those words is by starting to save energy now and by using other
sources, like the sun.
We won't have to worry about the sun's running out of energy for another sev
eral billion years or so. Besides begin an endless sourse of energy, the use of the sun has other advantages as well. The sun doesn't offer as many problems as
other energy sources. For example, fossil fuel plants add to already high pollution
levels. With solar energy, we will still need sources of energy, but we won't need as much. That means we can cut down on our pollution problems.
With all these good points, why don't we use more solar power? There are many
reasons for this. The biggest reason is money. Until now, it was just not practical for a home owner to put in a solar unit. There were cheaper sources of energy.
All that is changing now. Solar coats are starting to equal the costs of oil and electricity. Experts say that gas, oil and electricity prices will continue to
rise. The demand for electricity is increasing rapidly. But new power plants will
use more gas,oil or coal. Already in some places the supply of electricity is being
rationed. Solar energy is now in its infancy. It could soon grow to become a major part of our nation's energy supply.
21. Which statement best expresses the main idea?
A) Something about Solar Energy and Pollution.
B) Solar Energy.
C) Energy and Pollution
D) Energy and Money.
22. Solar energy can help us save ____.
A) the earth and natural resources
