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$Xian Xinghai was a very famous musician in China. He wrote one of the greatest \underline{1} of music of the 20th century. In his \underline{2} life he wrote about 300 songs and an opera.$

$Xian was born in Macau, China in 1905. \underline{3} his father died before he was born, Xian had to move from place to place with his mother. He \underline{4} learning to play the violin at the age of 13. At first, his violin was so \underline{5} and badly made that he couldn't play it well. His classmates laughed at \underline{6}. Xian didn't stop \underline{7} and soon showed his talent. In 1934, he was \underline{8} of the first Chinese students who studied in a special music school in Paris. Before he left, Xian became one of the school's \underline{9} students and won a few prizes for his talent.$
$In 1935, he \underline{10} to China. Later he came to Yan'an to \underline{11} music at a college. There were no pianos in Yan'an at that time, but Xian still wrote some of his most \underline{12} music there, including the Yellow River Cantata, his most famous \underline{13}.$
$In 1940, Xian was sent to a foreign country to write music for movies. Life was very \underline{14} then. Unluckily, Xian got ill and later died of a lung illness \underline{15} October 30, 1945, aged only 40. Xian's music, however, lives on in people's hearts.$
()1. A. models B. games C. styles D. pieces
()2. A. long B. short C. poor D. young
()3. A. Because B. If C. When D. Before
()4. A. enjoyed B. hated C. started D. finished
()5. A. busy B. free C. cheap D. expensive
()6. A. me B. you C. him D. her
()7. A. reading B. practising C. drawing D. writing
()8. A. few B. other C. one D. another
()9. A. biggest B. happiest C. best D. worst
()10. A. gave back B. looked back C. paid back D. went back
()11. A. teach B. call C. get D. enjoy
()12. A. comfortable B. boring C. important D. difficult
()13. A. photo B. dream C. dairy D. work
()14. A. hard B. easy C. happy D. lucky
()15. A. at B. on C. in D. by

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本文主要讲述了中国著名音乐家冼星海的故事。虽然他的一生短暂,但是他的音乐永远活在人们的心中。
1. D 根据句意可知,此处用 pieces of music,意为"乐曲"。
2. B 根据最后一段中的 aged only 40 可知,冼星海的一生非常短暂。
3. A 冼星海和母亲之所以到处搬家,是因为他的父亲在他出生之前就去世了,导致他们居无定所。前后文是因果关系。
4. C 冼星海 13 岁开始学习拉小提琴。
5. C 一开始冼星海不能拉好小提琴,是因为他的小提琴做工粗糙,价格便宜。
6. C 根据语境可知,由于他小提琴拉得不好,所以同学们就嘲笑他。
7. B 根据后文中的 soon showed his talent 可知,虽然他一开始小提琴拉得不好,但是不久他就展现出他的才能,说明他一直没有停止练习。
8. C 1934 年冼星海成为巴黎一所音乐学校的首批中国学生之一。
9. C 根据后文中的 won a few prizes for his talent 可知,冼星海获得了一些奖,说明他成了学校最好的学生之一。
10. D 根据 Later he came to Yan'an 可知,此处指他回到中国。
11. A 根据 at a college 可推测,他在一所大学教音乐。
12. C 根据后文中的 "including the Yellow River Cantata, his most famous..."可知,《黄河大合唱》是他最著名且最重要的音乐作品之一,说明冼星海仍然在延安创作了一些他最重要的音乐作品。
13. D 《黄河大合唱》是他最著名的音乐作品。
14. A 根据时间节点和 Xian got ill and later died of a lung illness 可推测,冼星海那时的生活很艰难。
15. B 具体的某一天前用介词 on。