语篇理解

　　The old man rested in the sun.He thought of his violin which he loved dearly.He remembered buying it in 1931 from a stranger who needed money.He had paid him ＄ 2．50．

　　“Uncle Sanchez, a telegram(电报)for you!”a boy shouted.

　　Slowly the man opened it.First he smiled,then he laughed.

　　“What is it?”the boy asked.

　　“From the American who saw my violin at Christmas.”He remembered that the stranger had looked inside the violin as if he were looking for gold.”He says my violin was made by Stradivari.He will buy it for ＄100000.”

　　Sanchez was not the first person to learn that his violin was a treasure(财宝).He is just one of the most recent.Stories like this could be told in different parts of the world.Some of Stradivari’s violins have been carefully protected,others have been harmed by carelessness.

　　Almost nothing is known of Stradivari’s early life.But we do know he was born in a small village in Italy in 1644.As a boy of twelve,he began to learn violin making from Amati,Who was famous all over Europe for his fine violins.However, it was not until after Amati’s death in 1684 that Stradivari began making his own violins.He never made poor violins,but he made some that were much better than all the others.Luckily Stradivari’s great skill was noticed.Top prices were paid for his works from the time he began to sell them.

　　Today it is thought that Stradivari made violins that are better than any made ever since.Many of the world’s best violinists have chosen Stradivari’s violins.But few now can have a lot of money to collect them.some of the most beautiful are kept in museums.There,they can be seen by everyone or lent to famous artists for concerts.

1．Who was the maker of the violin owned by Sanchez?

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A．A stranger who needed money.

B．Stradivari.

C．An American.

D．Amati.

2．when Stradivari was ______ years old,he started to make his own violins.

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A．40　　　B．44　　　C．56　　　D．72

3．Violinists like to play Stradivari's violins because ______.

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A．his violins are very expensive

B．he was the first person in the world to make violins

C．his violins are all well kept

D．his violins are best made

4．One of the facts we can find in the passage is that ______.

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A．Amati taught Stradivari to make violins

B．Stradivari was Amati’s workmate

C．Amati was also a well-known violinist

D．Amati did not permit Stradivari to play his own violins

5．Which of the follwing is NOT true according to the passage?

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A．Sanchez bought his violin at a very small price.

B．Sanchez learned that the American wanted to buy his violin.

C．Sometimes Stradivari made very poor violins.

D．Famous artists may get a chance to give concerts with Stradivari’s violins.