高考英语一轮复习阅读理解系列训练(86)1

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1、广安市2017高考英语阅读理解一轮系列训练（86）阅读理解。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选岀最佳选项。MostmusiciansagreethatthebestviolinsweremadeinItaly.TheyweremadeinCremona,Italy,about200yearsago.Theseviolinssoundbetterthananyothers.Theyevensoundbetterthanviolinsmadetoday.Violinmakersandscientiststrytomakei

2、nstrumentsliketheoldItalianviolins.Buttheyaren'tthesame・Musiciansstillprefertheoldones・NoonereallyknowswhytheseoldItalianviolinsaresospecial,butmanypeoplethinktheyhaveananswer.Somepeoplethinkitistheageoftheviolins.Theysaythattoday'sviolinswillalsosoundwonderfulsomeday.Butth

3、ereisaproblemhere・Notalloldviolinssoundwonderful.OnlythosefromCremonaarespecial.Soagecannotbetheanswer.TheremustbesomethingdifferentaboutCremonaorthoseItalianviolinsmakers.Otherpeoplethinkthesecrettothoseviolinsiswood.Thewoodoftheviolinisveryimportant.Itmustbefromcertainkin

4、dsofthetrees・Itmustnotbetooyoungortooold.PerhapstheviolinmakersofCremonaknewsomethingspecialaboutwoodforviolins.Butthekindofwoodmaynotbesoimportant.Itmaybemoreimportanttocutthewoodinaspecialway.Woodforaviolinmustbecutverycarefully.Ithastobetherightsizeandshape.Thesmallestdi

5、ffereneewillchangethesoundoftheviolin.MusicianssometimesthinkthatthiswasthesecretoftheItalians・Maybetheyunderstoodmorethanwedoabouthowtocutthewood・Sizeandshapemaynotbetheanswereither.Scientistsmeasuredtheseoldviolinsverycarefully.Theycanmakenewonesthatareexactlythesamesizea

6、ndshape.Butthenewviolinsstilldonotsoundasgoodastheoldones.Somescientiststhinkthesecretmaybethevamish,whichcoversthewoodoftheviolinandmakesitlookshiny.Italsohelpsthesoundoftheinstrument.NooneknowswhattheItalianviolinmakersusedintheirvarnish.Sonoonecanmakethesamevarnishtoday.

7、TheremayneverbeotherviolinsliketheviolinsofCremona.Theirsecretmaybelostforever.Youngmusicianstodayhopethisisnottrue.Theyneedfineviolins.Buttherearen'tverymanyoftheoldviolinsleft.Also,theoldviolinsareveryexpensive・Recently,afamousoldItalianviolinwassoldforaboutUS$300,000!1.T

8、hispassageisabout,A.makingviolinsB.musicalinstrumentsC.scientificideasD.theoldItal