昆山市（江苏）2016高考英语阅读理解二轮演练（3）及答案

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1、阅读理解。昆山市（江苏）2016高考英语阅读理解二轮演练（3）及答案阅读下列短文，从每题所给的叫个选项（A、B、C和D）屮，选出最佳选项。MostmusiciansagreethatthebestviolinsweremadeinItaly.TheyweremadeinCremona,Italy,about200yearsago.Theseviolinssoundbetterthananyothers.Theyevensoundbetterthanviolinsmadetoday.Violinmakersandscientiststrytomakeinstrument

2、sliketheoldItalianviolins.Buttheyaren'tthesame.Musiciansstillprefertheoldones.NoonereallyknowswhytheseoldItalianviolinsaresospecial,butmanypeoplethinktheyhaveananswer.Somepeoplethinkitistheageoftheviolins.Theysaythattoday’sviolinswillalsosoundwonderfulsomeday.Butthereisaproblemhere.Nota

3、lloldviolinssoundwonderful.OnlythosefromCremonaarespecial.Soagecannotbetheanswer.TheremustbesomethingdifferentaboutCremonaorthoseItalianviolinsmakers.Otherpeoplethinkthesecrettothoseviolinsiswood.Thewoodoftheviolinisveryimportant.Itmustbefromcertainkindsofthetrees.Itmustnotbetooyoungort

4、ooold.PerhapstheviolinmakersofCremonaknewsomethingspecialaboutwoodforviolins.Butthekindofwoodmaynotbesoimportant.Itmaybemoreimportanttocutthewoodinaspecialway.Woodforaviolinmustbecutverycarefully.Ithastobetherightsizeandshape.Thesmallestdifferencewillchangethesoundoftheviolin.Musicianss

5、ometimesthinkthatthiswasthesecretoftheItalians.Maybetheyunderstoodmorethanwedoabouthowtocutthewood.Sizeandshapemaynotbetheanswereither.Scientistsmeasuredtheseoldviolinsverycarefully.Theycanmakenewonesthatareexactlythesamesizeandshape.Butthenewviolinsstilldonotsoundasgoodastheoldones.Som

6、escientiststhinkthesecretmaybethevarnish,whichcoversthewoodoftheviolinandmakesitlookshiny.Italsohelpsthesoundoftheinstrument.NooneknowswhattheItalianviolinmakersusedintheirvarnish.Sonoonecanmakethesamevarnishtoday.TheremayneverbeotherviolinsliketheviolinsofCremona.Theirsecretmaybelostfo

7、rever.Youngmusicianstodayhopethisisnottrue.Theyneedfineviolins.Buttherearen'tverymanyoftheoldviolinsleft.Also,theoldviolinsareveryexpensive.Recently,afamousoldItalianviolinwassoldforaboutUS$300,000!1.Thispassageisabout.A.makingviolinsB.musicalinstrumentsC.scientificideasD.theol