单选题The author implies that Beethoven’s music was strikingly original because Beethoven ______.Astrove to outdo his predecessors by becoming the first composer to exploit limitsBfundamentally changed the musical forms of his predecessors by his own strategyCdistorted the melodies of several of the great composers who preceded himDmanipulated the established musical conventions in a highly innovative fashion
单选题
The author implies that Beethoven’s music was strikingly original because Beethoven ______.
A
strove to outdo his predecessors by becoming the first composer to exploit limits
B
fundamentally changed the musical forms of his predecessors by his own strategy
C
distorted the melodies of several of the great composers who preceded him
D
manipulated the established musical conventions in a highly innovative fashion
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解析：
文章最后一段后半部分谈到很多人认为Beethoven的作曲颠覆了规则，把音乐从令人窒息的传统中解放出来，但是对他作品进一步的研究表明“Beethoven overturned no fundamental rules”，他只是“exploited limits—the rules, forms, and conventions...in strikingly original ways”，因此D项符合题意。
文章最后一段后半部分谈到很多人认为Beethoven的作曲颠覆了规则，把音乐从令人窒息的传统中解放出来，但是对他作品进一步的研究表明“Beethoven overturned no fundamental rules”，他只是“exploited limits—the rules, forms, and conventions...in strikingly original ways”，因此D项符合题意。
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