2019-2020年高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解练习（6）

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1、2019-2020年高考英语二轮复习阅读理解练习（6）阅读理解。MostmusiciansagreethatthebestviolinsweremadeinItaly.TheyweremadeinCremona,Italy,about200yearsago.Theseviolinssoundbetterthananyothers.Theyevensoundbetterthanviolinsmadetoday.Violinmakersandscientiststrytomakeinstrument

2、sliketheoldItalianviolins.Buttheyaren’tthesame.Musiciansstillprefertheoldones.NoonereallyknowswhytheseoldItalianviolinsaresospecial,butmanypeoplethinktheyhaveananswer.Somepeoplethinkitistheageoftheviolins.Theysaythattoday’sviolinswillalsosoundwonderf

3、ulsomeday.Butthereisaproblemhere.Notalloldviolinssoundwonderful.OnlythosefromCremonaarespecial.Soagecannotbetheanswer.TheremustbesomethingdifferentaboutCremonaorthoseItalianviolinsmakers.Otherpeoplethinkthesecrettothoseviolinsiswood.Thewoodofthevioli

4、nisveryimportant.Itmustbefromcertainkindsofthetrees.Itmustnotbetooyoungortooold.PerhapstheviolinmakersofCremonaknewsomethingspecialaboutwoodforviolins.Butthekindofwoodmaynotbesoimportant.Itmaybemoreimportanttocutthewoodinaspecialway.Woodforaviolinmus

5、tbecutverycarefully.Ithastobetherightsizeandshape.Thesmallestdifferencewillchangethesoundoftheviolin.MusicianssometimesthinkthatthiswasthesecretoftheItalians.Maybetheyunderstoodmorethanwedoabouthowtocutthewood.Sizeandshapemaynotbetheanswereither.Scie

6、ntistsmeasuredtheseoldviolinsverycarefully.Theycanmakenewonesthatareexactlythesamesizeandshape.Butthenewviolinsstilldonotsoundasgoodastheoldones.Somescientiststhinkthesecretmaybethevarnish,whichcoversthewoodoftheviolinandmakesitlookshiny.Italsohelpst

7、hesoundoftheinstrument.NooneknowswhattheItalianviolinmakersusedintheirvarnish.Sonoonecanmakethesamevarnishtoday.TheremayneverbeotherviolinsliketheviolinsofCremona.Theirsecretmaybelostforever.Youngmusicianstodayhopethisisnottrue.Theyneedfineviolins.Bu

8、ttherearen’tverymanyoftheoldviolinsleft.Also,theoldviolinsareveryexpensive.Recently,afamousoldItalianviolinwassoldforaboutUS$300,000!1.Thispassageisabout.A.makingviolinsB.musicalinstrumentsC.scientificideasD.theoldItalianvoilins答案解析：答案为D。本题为主旨大意题。第一段