【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[听力原文17-20]
Passage Three
Ludwig Beethoven was born in Bonn, in the Rhineland. His father was a professional musician in the Court of The Elector of Cologne; he was often drunk, and he was a hard task-master to his son. Ludwig began learning violin and piano when he was only 5, and by the time he was 8 years old he began giving public concerts. He received very little education apart from music, but he was fortunate in having a good music teacher, the court organist, who recognized his abilities and taught him well. When be was 14, Ludwig was appointed second court organist, a post which gave him some opportunity lo travel. He visited Vienna, where Mozart heard him play and said, "Watch that young fellow; he is going to cause a stir in the world." When he was 16 his mother died, and three years later his father was dismissed from his post at Court. Ludwig, with characteristic loyalty and devotion to his family, accepted responsibility both for his father and his two younger brothers.
Throughout his life Beethoven produced numerous musical works. First and foremost, Beethoven was a composer of extended music, that is, long works in several movements. His masterpieces remain the greatest and most personal compositions of one of the world's greatest musical thinkers. No composer has put more of himself into his music; everything he left, from anger to tenderness, from misery to hope is found there.
17.When did Beethoven begin giving public concerts?
[解析]事实细节题。文章首段第三句提到“Ludwig began learning...he was 8 years old he began giving public concert．”(他年仅五岁时开始学小提琴和钢琴，八岁时开始参加公共音乐会。)由此可知，C)项为正确答案。
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[听力原文]
What was Beethoven fortunate in?
[解析]事实细节题。文章首段第四句指出“... but he was fortunate in having a good music teacher，the court organist,...”(虽然除了音乐之外贝多芬没有受过什么教育，但他很幸运拥有一个非常优秀的音乐老师——当时的宫廷风琴手，这位老师看出了他的天赋并认真教导他。)由此可知，本题应选C)。