2021年12月大学英语六级阅读专项练习题及答案(27).pdfVIP

2021 年 12 月英语六级阅读专项练习题及答案 (汇总 ) Music As Weapon ludwig van beethoven was one of the greatest musicians in the 19 th century. john lennon was one of the greatest musicians in the 20 th century. although there is a period of about 200 years between them, they are quite similar in certain ways. both men expressed the spirit of their time in their music. beethoven lived in the period of rising capitalism. at that time, people were trying to break the shackles of feudalism , and they were pursuing freedom, equality, and universal love. this social trend, especially the french revolution, greatly inspired beethoven. his music was very active, passionate, and vigorous. some of his works praised heroism, some conveyed the love for nature, and some extolled harmony among people. similarly, lennon ’s music revealed his time. in the 1960s and 1970 s, the youth in america were deeply frustrated by the discrimination and injustice in the society and were longing to build a new one . most of lennon ’s songs expressed the ideas of the youth. in one of his songs entitled imagine, he sings, “imagine all the people , living under peace ”, and “the world will be united together as one ”. these words show his anti-war attitude and his hope for peace , and reflect the spirit of the 60s and 70 s. both men were social rebels to some extent. they refused to 1 bow to social conventions and power. beethoven was a devoted republican . when napoleon was in power, who claimed to be a defender of republicanism, beethoven admired him so much that he dedicated his symphony no. 3, the theme of which is heroism, to him. but then napoleon crowned himself and became an emperor. beethoven was so angry that he openly declared he took back what he had said about napoleon, regardless