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1、2015 河南省晋州市高考英语阅读理解一轮统练（河南省晋州市高考英语阅读理解一轮统练（1）及答案）及答案阅读理解阅读理解-A阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Most musicians agree that the best violins were made in Italy. They were made in Cremona, Italy, about 200 years ago. These violins sound better than any others. They even sound better tha
2、n violins made today. Violin makers and scientists try to make instruments like the old Italian violins. But they arent the same. Musicians still prefer the old ones. No one really knows why these old Italian violins are so special, but many people think they have an answer.Some people think it is t
3、he age of the violins. They say that todays violins will also sound wonderful someday. But there is a problem here. Not all old violins sound wonderful. Only those from Cremona are special. So age cannot be the answer. There must be something different about Cremona or those Italian violins makers.O
4、ther people think the secret to those violins is wood. The wood of the violin is very important. It must be from certain kinds of the trees. It must not be too young or too old. Perhaps the violin makers of Cremona knew something special about wood for violins.But the kind of wood may not be so impo
5、rtant. 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 understoo
6、d more than we do about how to cut the wood.Size and shape may not be the answer either. Scientists measured these old violins very carefully. They 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 think the se
7、cret may be the varnish, which covers the wood of the violin and makes it look shiny. It also helps the sound of the instrument. No one knows what the Italian violin makers used in their varnish. So no one can make the same varnish today.There may never be other violins like the violins of Cremona.
8、Their secret may be lost forever. Young musicians today hope this is not true. They need fine violins. But there arent very many of the old violins left. Also, the old violins are very expensive. Recently, a famous old Italian violin was sold for about US$300,000!1. This passage is about .A. making
9、violinsB. musical instrumentsC. scientific ideasD. the old Italian voilins答案解析：答案为 D。本题为主旨大意题。 第一段最后一句话 “No one really knows why these old Italian violins are so special, but many people think they have an answer.” 引入话题，为什么古老的意大利小提琴如此特别，很多人认为他们知道答案，后文分别给出了不同人的答案，最后一段对问题的答案进行总结 “There may never be ot
10、her violins like the violins of Cremona. Their secret may be lost forever.” 意大利小提琴的秘密或许永远消失了，无人知晓。全文都是围绕古老的意大利小提琴展开。故答案为 D。2. The best violins .A. are made with modern techniquesB. were lost many years agoC. were made in Italy 200 years ago D. were made by scientists答案解析：答案为 C。本题为细节题。由第一段第一、二句话 “Mos
11、t musicians agree that the best violins were made in Italy. They were made in Cremona, Italy, about 200 years ago.” 可知，答案为 C。3. Some people think that modern violins .A. will sound better in the futureB. will sound worse in the futureC. sound wonderful and naturalD. will never be as old as those fro
12、m Cremona答案解析：答案为 A。本题为细节题。结合第二段和该段第二句话 “They say that todays violins will also sound wonderful someday.” 可知，一些人认为现代小提琴有一天也会演奏出优美的旋律，故 A 选项正确。B、C 选项与文意不符，D 选项未提及。4. Violins made today .A. look the same as the old onesB. sound the same as the old onesC. are better than the old onesD. have the same va
13、rnish as the old ones答案解析：答案为 A。本题为推理题。由倒数第二段 “They 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.” 可知，科学家可以制作出和意大利小提琴一样大小和形状的小提琴，但是新的小提琴音质就是不如意大利小提琴好，故 A 正确，B、C 错误。由该段最后两句话 “No one knows what the Italian violin makers used
14、 in their varnish. So no one can make the same varnish today.”可知，D 选项错误。【2014 高考英语安徽省皖南八校二模高考英语安徽省皖南八校二模】A阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 On a hot muggy（闷热的） August afternoon, I had every reason to feel sorry for myself - my flight home was full and late.I got even impatient waitin
15、g in the noisy crowd. And then I noticed a 5-year-old boy standing by his mother and watching me. He looked at me, then my bag, then back at me. 56 , he left his mothers side and slowly began to walk toward me, glancing between my bag, his mother, and me.“Great,“ I thought, “now I have to baby-sit a
16、 5-year-old. My day is now complete.“As he came closer, I was alarmed that it wasnt me he was after. It was my hat!I started to tell him not to bother my things, but something made me stop and watch. He stopped in front of my bag, looking at my hat, then up at me.With wide eyes, he gently ran his index finger along the edge, carefully touching the emblem(徽章).Again, he looked up at me, now smiling, but saying nothing. I asked him if he would like to w
