单选题 Vienna was one of the music centers of Europe during the classical period, and Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven were all active there. As the (1) of the Holy Roman Empire (which included parts of present-day Austria, Germany, Italy, Hungary, Czech and Slovakia), it was a (2) cultural and commercial center (3) a cosmopolitan character. Its population of almost 250,000 (in 1800) made Vienna the fourth largest city in Europe. All three (4) masters were born elsewhere, but they were (5) to Vienna to study and to seek (6) . In Vienna, Haydn and Mozart became close friends and influenced each other's musical (7) . Beethoven traveled to Vienna at sixteen to play for Mozart; at twenty-two, he returned to study with Haydn.
Aristocrats from all over the Empire spent the winter in Vienna, sometimes bringing their private (8) . Music was an important part of court life, and a good orchestra was a (9) of prestige. Many of the nobility were excellent musicians.
Much music was heard in (10) concerts where aristocrats and wealthy commoners played (11) professional musicians. Mozart and Beethoven often earned money by performing in these intimate concerts. The nobility (12) hired servants who could (13) as musicians. An advertisement in the Vienna Gazette of 1789 (14) : " Wanted, for a house of the gentry, a manservant who knows how to play the violin well. "
In Vienna there was also (15) music, light and popular in (16) . Small street bands of wind and string players played at garden parties or under the windows of people (17) to throw (18) money. Haydn and Mozart wrote many outdoor entertainment (19) , (20) they called divertimentos or serenades. Vienna's great love of music and its enthusiastic demand for new works made it the chosen city of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven.

单选题 [A] seat [B] setting [C] settlement [D] sitting

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 形近词辨析题。seat意为“所在地；中心，场所”，例如：The seat of government in the U. S. is in Washington D. C. 原文意为：神圣罗马帝国的中心，故选项[A]seat正确。选项[B]setting意为“背景，环境”，例如：a beautiful setting for a picnic。选项[C]settlement意为“解决；清偿；殖民地的开拓”，例如：When did the settlement of Carolina begin? 选项[D]sitting意为“就座；开庭(会)”，例如：during the long sittings(在冗长的开会期间)。

单选题 [A] romantic [B] bustling [C] integrated [D] antique

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] 语义复现题。bustling意为“忙忙碌碌的，喧闹的”，例如：a bustling throng。下文说维也纳有25万人口，是当时欧洲第四大城市，可见作为帝国中心，维也纳应该是一个忙碌而喧闹的城市，故选[B]。其他选项均不够准确：选项[A]romantic意为“浪漫的”；选项[C]integrated意为“综合的，整体的”；选项[D]antique意为“旧式的，古代的”。

单选题 [A] of [B] by [C] within [D] with

单选题 [A] great [B] brilliant [C] unique [D] classical

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[解析] 语义搭配题。classical意为“古典主义的”。根据文章内容，海顿、莫扎特、贝多芬都属于classical period, 且都擅长古典音乐，故选项[D]classical修饰masters(大师们)符合题意。其他选项均不够准确：选项[A]great意为“伟大的”；选项[B]brilliant意为“才华横溢的”；选项[C]unique意为“独一无二的”。

单选题 [A] drawn [B] pulled [C] chosen [D] drew

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 词汇辨识题。draw意为“吸引；拖，拉”，往往指一种不像pull那样急促用力而较从容的动作，有诸多引申用法，例如：The play is drawing big crowds. (那出戏吸引了大量观众)。再如：May I draw your attention to the question? 原文意为：三位古典主义大师都被吸引到了维也纳，只有选项[A]drawn正确。选项[B]pull意为“拖，拉”，强调用力，但不强调力的大小、方向、结果，词义较广泛，不够具体；选项[C]chosen和[D]drew不符合题意和语法。

单选题 [A] admission [B] acknowledgement [C] recognition [D] appraisal

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 词汇辨识题。recognition意为“承认，认可”，例如：Recognition of the new state is unlikely. 原句意为：三位大师到维也纳的目的是学习和寻求认可，故选项[C]recognition正确。选项[A]admission意为“入学，入场；入会许可；门票”，例如：Admission to the exhibition will be by invitation only. 选项[B]acknowledgement意为“公开承认”，多指承认先前不愿承认的、令人为难的或不为人们所知的事实，例如：the acknowledgement of a mistake; 选项[D]appraisal意为“估计；估价；评价”，例如：We undegake regular job appraisal. 全句可译为：三位著名的古典主义大师都出生在别的城市，但他们都被吸引到维也纳来学习并寻求认可。

单选题 [A] style [B] genre [C] theme [D] emotion

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 词义辨析题。style尤指某一艺术家的特殊风格。空格处需填入一个由each other's限制修饰的名词，可见应是“个人风格”，故选项[A]style正确。选项[B]genre意为“类型”，尤指文学、艺术、音乐的类型，例如：What genre does the book fall into—comedy or tragedy? 选项[C]theme意为“主题，题目”；选项[D]emotion意为“情绪，感情”。全句可译为：在维也纳，海顿和莫扎特成为好朋友并互相影响着彼此的音乐风格。

单选题 [A] theatre [B] orchestra [C] court [D] troupe

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] 语义复现题。orchestra意为“管弦乐队”。本句提到从各地来的贵族到维也纳过冬，下句说宫廷生活的一个重要部分就是音乐，拥有一支good orchestra是名望的象征，利用原词复现技巧，可知此处选项[B]orchestra正确。其他选项均不符合原文意思：选项[A]theatre意为“戏院”；选项[C]court意为“宫廷”；选项[D]troupe意为“巡回演出团”。全句可译为：从帝国各地来的贵族们到维也纳过冬，有时还带来他们的私人乐团。

单选题 [A] symbol [B] sign [C] sight [D] signal

单选题 [A] famous [B] popular [C] private [D] personal

单选题 [A] along [B] alongside [C] among [D] between

单选题 [A] likely [B] presumably [C] frequently [D] considerably

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 语义搭配题。frequently意为“经常地”。根据句子结构，此处需要一个副词，前面提到Much music was heard in private concerts…, 可见富人对仆人的需要应是频繁的，故选项[C]frequently符合题意。选项[A]likely是形容词，意为“可能的”；选项[B]presumably意为“推测地，也许地”；选项[D]considerably意为“非常，相当地”，指程度。

单选题 [A] double [B] both [C] either [D] neither

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 语法题。double可作动词，意为“身兼两职”，例如：double in the parts of king and slave (兼演国王和奴隶)。从原句结构来看，这是一个定语从句且缺少谓语，放选项[A]double正确。其他选项均不可作动词，故排除。全句可译为：贵族们经常雇用能兼作乐师的仆人。

单选题 [A] says [B] writes [C] reads [D] appears

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 惯用法。read意为“可读作…，写着…”，例如：The sign reads " Stop " . 原句中的主语是an advertisement(一则广告)，故选项[C]reads正确。全句可译为：1789年，《维也纳报》上有条广告说：“觅为绅士们服务的男仆，要求擅长拉小提琴”。

单选题 [A] public [B] folk [C] bard [D] outdoor

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[解析] 语篇理解题。outdoor意为“室外的”。根据文章上下文提示．上面提到家庭的小型音乐会，下文提到街头乐队在花园里或窗台下演奏，海顿和莫扎特写了许多室外音乐，故选项[D]outdoor与上下文相呼应。选项[A]public意为“公共的”；选项[B]folk意为“民间的”；选项[C]bard意为“诗人，吟游诗人”。

单选题 [A] tune [B] tone [C] voice [D] hue

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] 词义辨析题。tone意为“音调，音色；腔调”，例如：in ringing tones；根据文章内容：室外音乐是轻快且通俗的调子，故选项[B]tone正确。选项[A]tune意为“旋律”，例如：Do you know the tune to this song? 选项[C]voice意为“嗓音”；选项[D]hue意为“色度，色调”，例如：The diamond shone with every hue under the sun.

单选题 [A] surely [B] likely [C] prefer [D] refer

单选题 [A] off [B] away [C] about [D] down

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[解析] 根据文义：街头乐队在窗下演奏，上面的人有可能扔下钱来，故选项[D]down正确，throw down意为“扔下”。选项[A](throw)off意为“摆脱某人/某事，除去”；例如：throw off a cold；选项[B](throw)away意为“抛弃，丢掉”，指因愚蠢或疏忽而失去，例如：throw away an advantage；选项[C](throw)about意为“散布；乱抛”，例如：Don't throw about waste paper in the park.

单选题 [A] music [B] melody [C] pieces [D] series

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 词义辨析题。pieces意为“(艺术品、音乐等的)篇、幅、首等”。文中指海顿、莫扎特写了许多室外音乐，故选项[C]pieces正确。选项[A]music意为“音乐”；选项[B]melody意为“旋律，歌曲”，不能与句中的many连用；选项[D]series总为“连贯的东西、事件、系列”，例如：a television series(一部电视连续剧)。