6.Most musicians agree that the best violins were first made in Gremona,Italy,about 200 years ago.
These violins sound better than any others.They even sound better than violins made today.
Violin makers and scientists try to make instruments(乐器) like the Italian violins.But they aren't the same.Musicians still prefer the old ones.
Some people think it is the age of the violins.But not all old violins from Gremona are special.So age cannot be the answer.
The people think the secret to those violins is the wood.The wood must be from certain kinds of trees.But the kind of wood may not be so important.It may be more important to cut the wood in a special way.Wood for a violin must be cut very carefully.It has to be the right size and shape.The smallest difference will change the sound of the violin.Musicians sometimes think that this was the secret of the Italians.Maybe they understood more than we do about how to cut the wood.
Size and shape may not be the answer either.Scientists can make new ones that are exactly the same size and shape.But the new violins still do not sound as good as the old ones.Some scientists thnk the secret may be the varnish(漆).Varnish is what covers the wood of the violin.It makes the wood shiny.It also helps the sound of the instrument.But no one knows what the Italian makers used in their varnish.
4.The passage is about.C
A.making violins
B.scientific ideas
C.the old Italian violins
D.musical instruments
5.Musicians think that modern violins.C
A.will sound better and better in the future
B.will sound worse and worse in the future
C.sound less wonderful than the old Italian ons
D.sound really the same as the old Italian ones
6.Some scientists think the Italian violin makers.B
A.did not know much about violins
B.knew something secret
C.used many kinds of wood
D.were lucky
7.Violins made todayA.
A.can be the same shape as the old ones
B.sound the same as the old ones
C.are a bit better than the old ones
D.have the same varnish as the old ones.
分析 本文介绍了意大利小提琴的密码,但是研究人员通过各种方法都未能弄清为什么现在只做的小提琴不如那些旧的小提琴音质好,人们有各种不同意见.
解答 4.D.主旨大意题.根据文章内容Most musicians agree that the best violins were first made in Gremona,Italy,about 200 years ago.本文介绍了意大利小提琴的密码,研究人员通过各种方法都未能弄清为什么现在只做的小提琴不如那些旧的小提琴音质好,人们有各种不同意见.结合选项,故选D.
5.C 细节题.根据文章内容,The smallest difference will change the sound of the violin.Musicians sometimes think that this was the secret of the Italians.现代小提琴的声音和意大利小提琴有些许不同,而人们认为意大利小提琴的优质之处并在于此,由此推测,人们认为现代小提琴的声音不如意大利小提琴,结合选项,故选C
6.B.推理题.根据第三段Other people think the secret to those violins is the wood.The wood must be from certain kinds of trees.描述可知其他人认为意大利的钢琴制造者知道一些特别的东西,故选B.
7.A.细节题.根据最后一段Scientists can make new ones that are exactly the same size and shape.可知现在和过去在大小和形状上几乎是一样的,故选A.
点评 本文是一个社会文化类阅读,题目涉及多道细节理解题,做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案,切忌胡乱猜测,一定要做到有理有据.