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1、湖南省郴州市湖南省郴州市 2015 暑假高考英语阅读理解练习（暑假高考英语阅读理解练习（7）及答案）及答案 阅读理解- “Everybody loves a bargain.” One persons useless, ugly, or broken object can be another persons bargain. That is why so many Americans do not throw things away. They put them outside their houses. They put on a “For Sale” sign. And, as simp
2、le as that, they have a yard sale. The sellers put a paid announcement(付费通告)in a local newspaper. It tells when and where the yard sale will take place. These sales are very popular during weekends in spring, summer, and autumn. Early in the morning, all the things to be sold are carried out of the
3、house. Then they sit all day in the sunlight-like tired guests at a party-waiting for someone to take them home. Just about anything can be sold at a yard sale. Sometimes, there are more clothes than anything else. Cooking equipment is also popular. So are old toys, tools, books, tables and chairs.
4、Then there are objects called “white elephants”. A white elephant is something you think is extremely ugly or useless. It may be an electric light shaped like a fish. You feel a sharp pain whenever you look at it. To someone else, however, it might be a thing of beauty and joy. Some people go to yar
5、d sales to find a special thing that they collect. It may be old toy trains, for example, or painting of dogs. Experts say more Americans are collecting old things now than ever before. Most people who go to yard sales, however, are not looking for anything special. They might buy an object simply b
6、ecause it costs so little. They enjoy negotiating(谈判) over prices, even if they really do not need the object. Later, they may hold their own yard to sell all the things they have bought. 6. What kind of things will go to a yard sale? A. Cheap and ugly things. B. Things people no longer use. C. Thin
7、gs out of season. D. Things of great value. 7. A white elephant refers to _. A. something that can cause a feeling of pain B. something disliked by the owners while appreciated by others C. something sold at the lowest prices D. a toy shaped like a fish 8. Most people go to yard sales to_. A. find v
8、aluable paintings B. look for something special C. find a bargain D. kill their time 9. Which of the following is NOT true about a yard sale? A. It may not be held when the weather is very cold. B. It can last for a whole day. C. It is usually held with a party. D. It is held outdoors. 10. We can in
9、fer from the last paragraph that_. A. people may find something of great value on a yard sale B. yard sales only attract those who have a low income C. things on a yard sale can cost people a lot D. most people dont want to go to yard sales. 【参考答案】610、BBCCA 阅读理解阅读理解-A Most musicians agree that the b
10、est 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 than violins made today. Violin makers and scientists try to make instruments like the old Italian violins. But they arent the same. Musicians sti
11、ll 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 the 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
12、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. Other 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.
13、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 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
14、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 measured these old violins very careful
15、ly. 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 secret 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 kno
16、ws 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. 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 pa
