学高中英语 unit 1 Cultural relics综合技能测试 新人教版必修2

【成才之路】-学年高中英语unit1Culturalrelics综合技能测试新人教版必修2时间：90分钟，满分：150分第一部分：听力(共两节；满分30分)第二部分：基础知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节：单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。21．(·嘉兴高一检测)—Thankyouforyour________help.—It'smypleasure.A．available B．dependableC．valuable D．convenient答案：C考查形容词辨析。available“可用的，可获得的”；dependable“可依靠的”；valuable“有价值的”；convenient“方便的(主语是物)”。22．WhoMovedMyCheese？，________isabest­sellingbook,iswrittenbySpencerJohnson.A．which B．thatC．it D．what答案：A考查定语从句的关系词。句意：SpencerJohnson写的《谁动了我的奶酪》是一本畅销书。which指代前面的WhoMovedMyCheese？，且在定语从句中作主语。23．Inthe1930s,thetwocountrieswereat________war,andhisfatherwasfightingat________front.A．the；不填 B．不填；theC．the；the D．不填；不填答案：B考查冠词。句意：20世纪30年代，两国在交战，他的父亲正在前线打仗。atwar交战；atthefront在前线。24．(·厦门高一检测)Hewasalwaysreadytohelpothers;________，hewaslikedbyeveryone.A．inorder B．inreturnC．inturn D．inhonor答案：B考查介词短语。句意：他总是乐于帮助别人；作为回报，每个人都喜欢他。inreturn“作为回报”；inorder“按次序”；inturn“依次，轮流”；inhonor(of)“为了纪念……”。25．(·泰安高一检测)Hewenttopicnicwithhisclassmates,noneof________Ihadevermetbefore.A．them B．whoC．whom D．these答案：C考查定语从句中的非限制性定语从句。句意：他与他的同学一起去野餐，他们之中没有一个人我曾见过。表示“部分的词语＋of＋关系代词”在非限制性定语从句指人时只能用whom。26．(·咸阳高一检测)Theschoolis________aChineseteacherforthenewtermwhomasterstheEnglishlanguageperfectly.A．searching B．inthesearchofC．insearch D．insearchof答案：D考查search的用法。句意：学校正在为新学期寻找一位熟练掌握英语的中国老师。insearchof寻找，符合句意。search表示搜寻，搜查。27．(·宜春高一检测)Somescientistsbelievethat________isnodoubt________acureforAIDSwillbefound.A．it;that B．it;whetherC．there;that D．there;whether答案：C考查固定句型。句意：一些科学家认为将来会找到治愈艾滋病的方法是毫无疑问的。Thereisnodoubtthat...毫无疑问……。28．(·嘉兴高一检测)Itisknowntousthatlionsandtigers________thecatfamily.A．arebelongingto B．belongedtoC．belongto D．arebelongedto答案：C考查belongto的用法。句意：众所周知，狮子和老虎属于猫科。belongto无进行时，无被动语态。根据句意可知本题应用一般现在时，故选C。29．Wetriedto________hisdoubtsandlethimtellthetruth.A．replace B．reviewC．remove D．rebuild答案：C考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们尽力消除他的疑虑，让他讲实话。removeone'sdoubts消除疑虑。replace代替；review复习；rebuild重建。30．Thisistheaddress,________Icanbecontactedmostevenings.A．which B．whenC．whom D．where答案：D句意：这是我的地址，通过这个地址大多数晚上都可以联系到我。由于先行词是address表示地点，故定语从句中的关系词应为where。31．(·宝鸡高一检测)Youmaynotunderstandwhattheyhavedone,becausethey________ayoungergeneration.A．belongto B．arebelongedtoC．arebelongingto D．willbebelongedto答案：A句意：你们可能不理解他们所做的，因为他们属于年轻一代。belongto“属于”，没有进行时，没有被动语态。32．(·南宁高一检测)—________，aten­year­oldboycanfinishthetaskintendays.—Heisquitetalentedanddiligentaswell.A．Exactly B．FortunatelyC．Happily D．Amazingly答案：D考查副词词义。句意：——真令人吃惊，一个十岁的男孩能在十天内完成这项任务。——他非常聪明，也很勤奋。exactly准确地，确切地；fortunately幸运地；happily幸福地；amazingly令人惊讶地。33．Thoughsomeforeignscientistshada________opinionofhisnewinvention,hisfellowworkersneverthought________ofit.A．highly;low B．low;highC．high;highly D．poor;highly答案：C句意：尽管有些外国科学家对他的新发明评价很高，他的同事却对此评价不高。haveahighopinionof＝thinkhighlyof“对……评价高”。34．(·杭州高一检测)Oh,boy,whyareyoukillingyourtimethisway?Can'tyoufindsomething________doing?A．useful B．worthyC．valuable D．worth答案：D考查形容词词义辨析。句意：噢，男孩，为什么你用这种方式消磨时间，你不能找一些值得做的事情吗？worth“值得的”，后常接doing。worthy“值得的”，但后常接ofbeingdone或tobedone。useful有用的；valuable贵重的，有价值的。35．________isknowntoall,theAmberA．As B．WhichC．That D．What答案：A考查定语从句。句意：正如所有人都知道的那样，琥珀屋属于俄国人。as引导定语从句，代替整句话的内容，可放在句首也可放在句末，在句中可作主语或宾语，译为“正如，正像”；which也可代替整句话的内容，但只可放在句末。本题选as代替后面整句话的内容，在从句中作主语。第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)，选出最佳选项。(·吉林省白山市第一中学高一期末)YouandIhaveprinciples(原则).Andwealsohaveopinions.Ihave__36__aboutwhatIthinkisrightorwrongorgoodor__37__.Buttheyareonlyopinions—Icouldbewrong!I__38__trytobuildmylifearoundmyopinions,butIwilltryto__39__myprinciples. A15­year­oldboylearneda(n)__40__lessonaboutlifeprinciples.Onhiswayhomehefoundawoman's__41__thatcontained$127aswellasherIDcard.__42__hesitation,hehopped(快速跳)ontohisbikeandwentovertoher__43__—aboutamileaway.Hetoldherhe__44__herwalletandshegavehimabighugandtwentydollars. Thateveningtheboytoldhisparentsabouttheeventandhisfathersaid,“Idon'tthinkyoushouldhave__45__$20fordoingwhatyoushouldhavedone.Apersonshouldn'tbe__46__forbeinghonest.” Hethoughtabouthisfather's__47__anddecidedhewouldreturnthemoney.Hebikedtothelady'shomeand__48__herbackthetwentydollars.Shedidn'twanttotakeit,buthetoldhershe__49__to...thathisfatherpointedout__50__tohimthathehadnever__51__before. Whenprinciples__52__oureveryactionanddecision,weactuallychange.Thesegreatprinciples__53__ourlivesandmakeusintopersonsofcharacter.Thatboyis__54__toberaisedbyawisefatherwhohadthe__55__tosay,“Thosearemyprinciples.”文章大意：本文讲述了一个男孩捡到钱包后，在还给失主时接受了失主给的报酬。他的父亲知道这件事后告诉男孩人不应该因诚实而受到奖励。男孩遵从父亲的建议归还失主给的奖励。由这件事给作者的感受就是我们必须遵循原则，因为这些原则塑造了我们的生活和性格。36．A.opinions B．wishes C.decisions D．suggestions答案：A考查名词。opinions观点；wishes希望；decisions决策；suggestions建议。根据上一句中的“opinions”提示，这里也用相同的词，指作者自己的观点。故选A。37．A.well B．mistakenC.right D．bad答案：D考查形容词。well良好的；mistaken错误的；right正确的；bad坏的。根据前面“rightorwrong”可知应用反义词，good的反义词是bad。故选D。38．A.shan't B．won't C.can't D．don't答案：B考查助动词。后面一句意思是但我将尝试按照我的原则。这是转折句，由此可知前一句是我将不会怎样，助动词和后一句一致，故选B。39．A.change B．adviseC.follow D．make答案：C考查动词。change改变；advise建议；follow跟随，遵循；make制造。句意是：我会努力坚持我的原则。故选C。40．A.valuable B．easy C．difficult D．funny答案：A考查形容词。valuable有价值的；easy简单的；difficult困难的；funny有趣的。结合下文可知此处说的是一个15岁的男孩学到了关于生活的原则的宝贵一课。故选A。41．A.bag B．wallet C.suitcase D．box答案：B考查名词。bag包；wallet钱包；suitcase手提箱；box盒子。结合下文中的herwallet，可知小男孩捡到了个钱包，里面有127美元以及身份证。故选B。42.A.About B.For C.Without D．In答案：C考查介词。About关于；For为了；Without没有；In在……里面。句意是：没有犹豫。故选C。43．A.factory B．school C.office D．house答案：D考查名词。factory工厂；school学校；office办公室；house房子。根据后文中的Hebikedtothelady'shome可知“男孩骑上自行车来到了失主的家”。故选D。44．A.checked B．searched C.threw D．found答案：D考查动词。checked检查；searched搜索；threw扔；found找到。句意是：他告诉她：他找到了她的钱包，她给了他一个大大的拥抱和20美元。故选D。45．A.accepted B.supplied C.received D．borrowed答案：A考查动词。accepted接受；supplied提供；received收到；borrowed借。句意是：“我不认为你应该接受20美元的报酬”。receive指“收到”，着重“行为本身，而不涉及收受者是否接受”，accept指“领受”，“接受”，着重除行为本身以外，还表示接受者经过考虑以后愿意接受。故选A。46．A.rewarded B．praised C．forgotten D．blamed答案：A考查动词。rewarded奖励；praised称赞；forgotten忘记；blamed谴责。句意是：一个人不应该因诚实而受到奖励。berewardedfor因……而得到报酬。故选A。47．A.actions B．worriesC．words D．excuses答案：C考查名词。actions动作；worries担忧；words话；excuses借口。句意是：他考虑了他父亲的话后决定归还钱。故选C。48．A.took B．gave C．put D．set答案：B考查动词。took拿；gave给；put放；set树立。句意是：他骑车来到女人的家中，并把二十美元归还给她。giveback归还。故选B。49．A.attempted B．preferredC.planned D．had答案：D考查动词。attempted企图；preferred更喜欢，宁愿；planned打算；had有。强调小孩的坚持，“失主必须把作为酬金的20美元收回。”haveto是“不得不，必须”的意思。故选D。50．A.anything B．everything C.something D．nothing答案：C考查代词。anything任何事；everthing每件事；something某些事；nothing没有事。句意是：她不想收回，但男孩告诉她必须收回——他的父亲给他指出了以前他从来没有意识到的一些东西。故选C。51．A.guessed B．taught C.met D．realized答案：D考查动词。guessed猜；taught教；met遇见；realized认识。句意是：她不想收回，但男孩告诉她必须收回——他的父亲给他指出了以前他从来没有意识到的一些东西。故选D。52．A.guide B．do C.interrupt D．allow答案：A考查动词。guide引导；do做；interrupt中断；allow允许。句意是：当原则引导我们的决定和行为时，实际上我们就改变。故选A。53．A.limit B．shape C.prevent D．keep答案：B考查动词。limit限制；shape使形成；prevent预防；keep保持。句意是：这些伟大的原则塑造我们的生活和性格。故选B。54．A.unlucky B．careful C.brave D．lucky答案：D考查形容词。unlucky不幸的；careful小心的；brave勇敢的；lucky幸运的。句意是：有人给予指导，男孩“是很幸运的”。故选D。55．A.right B．courage C．wisdom D．chance答案：C考查名词。right正义；courage勇气；wisdom 智慧；chance机会。结合全文可知，男孩的父亲是“英明的”。故选C。第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)AShahJahanbuilttheTajMahal(泰姬陵)inAgra,Indiainthe1600s.Hewantedtomakeabeautifulplacewherehecouldburyhiswife.MumtazMahalwasonlyoneofShahJahan'swives,buthelikedherbest.HebuilttheTajMahalforheraftershedied.TheTajMahalisoneofthemostfamousthingstoseeinIndia.Itisabeautifulplace.TheJumnaShahJahanburiedMumtazMahalinsidetheTaiMahalinabuildingmadeofwhitemarble.Thisbuildinghasabigwhiteroundroof.Ittook22yearstocompletealloftheworkontheTajMahal.Afteritwascompleted,ShahJahankilledthemanwhomadetheTajMahal.ShahJahandidnotwanthimtoeverbuildabuildingmorebeautifulthantheTajMahal.TheShahalsocutoffthehandsofalloftheartistswhotookpartinbuildingtheTajMahal.Whenpeoplewhostudyhistoryhearofthis,theyarenotsurprised.Fromstudyinghistory,itispossibletofindoutthatShahJahanwassomethingknowntobeacruelman.AsforShahJahan,hewasalsoburiedintheTajMahalnexttohiswifeafterhedied.56．ShahJahanwantedtobuildtheTajMahalbecause____.A．heneededanewplacetoliveB．helikedbeautifulgardensC．hewantedtoburyhiswifethereD．hewantedtokilltheartists答案：C细节理解题。由第一段第二句可知答案为C。57．Youcansee________whenyouvisittheTajMahal.A．theJumnaB．theplacewhereMumtazMahalisburiedC．abeautifulgardenD．alloftheabove答案：D细节理解题。由第三段可知参观泰姬陵时A、B、C三项所提到的景物都能看到，故选D。58．WhydidShahJahankillthemanwhomadetheTajMahal?A．BecauseShahJahandidn'tliketheTajMahal.B．Becausethemanmadeamistake.C．BecauseShahJahandidn'twanthimtomakeanotherbeautifulbuilding.D．Becausethemandidn'tfinishthebuilding.答案：C细节理解题。由第五段第三句可知ShahJahan不希望这个人再造一座比泰姬陵更漂亮的建筑。BAlthoughmostpeopleknowthereareSevenWondersintheAncientWorld,onlyfewpeoplecannamethem.Thisisbecausemostofthemarenolongerthereexceptthepyramids.However,thereisagrowinglistofwondersoftheworldtoday.Aboutnineyearsago,UNESCO'sWorldCulturalandNatureHeritage(thingsthathavecomedowntousfromthepast)Listhad411placesand136countrieswereresponsibletoprotectthem,andthelistkeepsongrowing.Usuallyitisthetaskofagroupof21expertstodecidewhichplacesgoonthelist.Theexpertsarechosentoworkforsixyears.Theirworkistoexamineanddiscussthesuggestionsfromdifferentcountries.TheyalsomanagetheWorldHeritageFundandhavetherighttodecidewhathelptogivetocountriesforprotectionwork.Overthepastcenturiesalotofculturalorhistoricplaceshavebeendestroyedbymanornature.Protectingournaturalandculturalheritageisalonganddifficulttask.Earthquakes,floods,pollution,wars,oreventourismaresomeofthedangersthatharmthisheritage.Whenahistoricplaceisingreatdanger,itisputontheWorldHeritageinDangerListandnecessarythingswillbedonetoprotectit.PlaceswhichareonthedangerlistincludeHistoricBridgesofIndiana,St.Elizabeth'sHospital,RosenwaldSchoolinSouthernUS,etc..59．TheSevenWondersoftheAncientWorldinclude____.A．GoldenGateB．SydneyOperaHouseC．theGreatWallD．thepyramids答案：D细节理解题。由文章第一段第二句可知。60．WhydoestheWorldCulturalandNaturalHeritageListkeepongrowing?A．Therearemoreculturalheritagesbeginningtoappear.B．Morecountriesbegintobuildculturalheritages.C．Alotofculturalorhistoricplaceshavedisappeared.D．Moreandmoreculturalheritagesareingreatdanger.答案：D细节理解题。由第三段第一句可知。61．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A．PeoplecanstillvisittheSevenWondersoftheAncientWorldtoday.B．RosenwaldSchoolisanewly­builtschoolinSouthernUS.C．MoreplaceswillbeaddedtotheUNESCOlist.D．Thelistisdecidedmainlybythegovernmentsofdifferentcountries.答案：C推理判断题。由第一段最后一句“...thelistkeepsongrowing.”以及第三段内容可推出C项正确。62．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A．SevenWondersoftheAncientWorldB．ExpertsPlayanImportantRoleC．TheGrowingListofWondersoftheWorldD．SomeHistoricPlacesinDanger答案：C主旨大意题。文章主要讲述了世界文化与自然遗产数量的增加以及相应的保护。CThepeoplewhobuiltStonehengeinsouthernEnglandthousandsofyearsagohadwildparties,eatingbarbecuedpigsandbreakingpottery.Thisisaccordingtorecentworkbyarchaeologists—historyexpertswhoinvestigate(调查)howhumanbeingslivedinthepast.ArchaeologistsdiggingnearStonehengelastyeardiscoveredtheremainsofalargeprehistoricvillagewheretheythinkthebuildersofthemysteriousstonecircleusedtolive.Thevillageisabout4600yearsold,thesameageasStonehengeandasoldasthepyramidsinEgypt.Itislessthantwomilesfromthefamousancientlandmarkandliesinsideamassiveman­madecirculardirtwall,or“henge”，knownastheDurringtonWalls.Remainsfoundatthesiteincludedjewellery,stonearrowheads,toolsmadeofdeerantlers,woodenspearsandhugeamountsofanimalbonesandbrokenpottery.“ThesefindssuggestStoneAgepeoplewenttothevillageatspecialtimesoftheyeartofeastandparty”，saysMikeParkerPearsonfromSheffieldUniversityinEngland.Hesaidmanyofthepigbonestheyfoundhadbeenthrownawayhalf­eaten.Healsosaidthepartygoersappearedtohaveshotsomeofthefarmpigswitharrows,possiblyasakindofsportbeforebarbecuingthem.AnancientroadwhichledfromthevillagetotheRiverAvonwasalsofound.Here,theexpertsthink,peoplecameaftertheirpartiestothrowdeadrelativesinthewatersothebodieswouldbewasheddownstreamtoStonehenge.ParkerPearsonbelievesStonehengewaslikeacemeterywhereancientBritonsburiedthedeadandrememberedtheirancestors.“ThetheoryisthatStonehengeisakindofspirithometotheancestors.”TherecentdiscoveryofthevillagewithintheDurringtonWallsshowsthatStonehengedidn'tstandalonebutwaspartofamuchbiggerreligioussite,accordingtoParkerPearson.PeoplestillcometoworshipandcelebrateatStonehengetoday.Theymeettherewhenthesunsetsontheshortestdayofwinterandwhenitrisesonthelongestdayofsummer.Butthedaysofbarbecuingwholepigsthereandthrowingfamilymembersintotheriverareathingofthepast.文章大意：本文讲述了对英国的巨石阵的最新发现。63．WhatwasStonehengeaccordingtothetext?A．Avillagewherehundredofpeopleoncelived.B．Aplacethatregularlyhostedlargeparties.C．Achurchwherelocalvillagerswouldgetmarried.D．Asitewheredeadpeoplewereplacedorremembered.答案：D细节理解题。参照文章第七段中的“...waslikeacemeterywhereancientBritonsburiedthedeadandrememberedtheirancestors...”。64．Fromthetextwecaninferthatthepeoplewhocametothevillage________.A．likedtodrinkwineB．knewhowtohuntC．werefromEgyptD．livedbytheRiverAvon答案：B细节理解题。从文中第四段的“...toolsmadeofdeerantlers,woodenspearsandhugeamountsofanimalbones...”和第五段的“...possiblyasakindofsportbeforebarbecuingthem.”可得答案。65．Whatdoexpertsthinkpeopledidafterthevillageparties?A．ReturnedtoliveatStonehenge.B．Prayedforgoodluckinthenewyear.C．Huntedfarmpigsasasport.D．Puttheirdeadrelativesintheriver.答案：D细节理解题。结合文章第六段中的“...peoplecameaftertheirpartiestothrowdeadrelativesinthewater...”可知答案。66．WhendopeoplemostoftengotoStonehengetoday?A．Whenanewdiscoveryismade.B．Atthebeginningofsummerandwinter.C．Onthelongestandshortestdaysoftheyear.D．Whentheywanttohaveabarbecue.答案：C细节理解题。结合文章最后一段中的“Theymeettherewhenthesunsetsontheshortestdayofwinterandwhenitrisesonthelongestdayofsummer.”可知答案。D(·安徽，D篇)Shouldweallowmodernbuildingstobebuiltnexttoolderbuildingsinhistoricareaofacity?Inordertoanswerthisquestion,wemustfirstexaminewhetherpeoplereallywanttopreservethehistoricfeelofanarea.Notallhistoricalbuildingsareattractive.However,theremaybeotherreasons—forexample,economic(经济的)reasons—whytheyshouldbepreserved.So,letusassumethathistoricalbuildingsarebothattractiveandimportanttothemajorityofpeople.Whatshouldwedothenifanewbuildingisneeded?Inmyview,newarchitecturalstylescanexistperfectlywellalongsideanolderstyle.Indeed,therearemanyexamplesinmyownhometownofTourswheremoderndesignshavebeenplacedverysuccessfullynexttooldbuildings.Aslongasthebuildinginquestionispleasinganddoesnotdominate(影响)itssurroundingstoomuch,itoftenimprovestheattractivenessofthearea.Itistruethatthereareexamplesofnewbuildingswhichhavespoilt(破坏)theareatheyarein,butthesamecanbesaidofsomeoldbuildingstoo.Yetpeoplestillspeakagainstnewbuildingsinhistoricareas.Ithinkthisissimplybecausepeoplearenaturallyconservative(保守的)anddonotlikechange.Althoughwehavetorespectpeople'sfeelingsasfellowusersofthebuildings,Ibelievethatitisthedutyofthearchitectandplannertomove_things_forward.Ifwealwaysreproducedwhatwastherebefore,wewouldallstillbelivingincaves.Thus,Iwouldargueagainstcopyingpreviousarchitecturalstylesandchoosesomethingfreshanddifferent,eventhoughthatmightbethemoreriskychoice.文章大意：本文论述了在一些城市的历史性区域是否应该建造一些新的建筑的话题。67．Whatdoestheauthorsayabouthistoricalbuildingsinthefirstparagraph?A．Someofthemarenotattractive.B．Mostofthemaretooexpensivetopreserve.C．Theyaremorepleasingthanmodernbuildings.D．Theyhavenothingtodowiththehistoricfeelofanarea.答案：A推理判断题。从第一段的Notallhistoricalbuildingsareattractive.(并不是所有的历史性建筑都是有吸引力的)可知答案。68．Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtotheauthor?A．Weshouldreproducethesameoldbuildings.B．Buildingsshouldnotdominatetheirsurroundings.C．Someoldbuildingshavespoilttheareatheyarein.D．Nooneunderstandswhypeoplespeakagainstnewbuildings.答案：C推理判断题。从第三段的Itistruethatthereareexamplesofnewbuildingswhichhavespoilttheareatheyarein,butthesamecanbesaidofsomeoldbuildingstoo可知答案。69．By“movethingsforward”inthelastparagraph,theauthorprobablymeans“________.”A．destroyoldbuildingsB．putthingsinadifferentplaceC．choosenewarchitecturalstylesD．respectpeople'sfeelingsforhistoricalbuildings答案：C词义猜测题。由下一句话Ifwealwaysreproducedwhatwastherebefore,wewouldallstillbelivingincaves(如果我们总是重复以前的建设，我们还一直生活在洞穴中)可知，上一句话意为：改进建筑风格是建筑师和计划者的责任。故选C项。70．Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A．Toexplainwhypeopledislikechange.B．Towarnthatweshouldenduplivingincaves.C．Toadmithownewbuildingshaveruinedtheirsurroundings.D．Toarguethatmodernbuildingscanbebuiltinhistoricareas.答案：D主旨大意题。本文在开头就提出了中心话题：是否我们应该允许在城市的历史性区域建造一些新的大楼？然后展开论述。故选D项。E(·南昌市四校联考)MostmusiciansagreethatthebestviolinsweremadeinCremona,Italy,about200yearsago.Theyevensoundbetterthanviolinsmadetoday.ViolinmakersandscientiststrytomakeinstrumentsliketheoldItalianviolins.Buttheyaren'tthesame.WhyaretheseoldItalianviolinssospecial?Manypeoplethinktheyhaveananswer.Somepeoplethinkitistheageoftheviolins.Butthereisaproblemhere.Notalloldviolinssoundwonderful.OnlythosefromCremonaarespecial.Soagecannotbetheanswer.Otherpeoplethinkthesecrettothoseviolinsisthewood.Thewoodoftheviolinisveryimportant.Itmustbefromcertainkindsoftrees.Itmustnotbetooyoungortooold.PerhapstheviolinmakersofCremonaknewsomethingspecialaboutwoodforviolins.Butthekindofwoodmaynotbesoimportant.Itmaybemoreimportanttocutthewoodinaspecialway.Woodforaviolinmustbecutverycarefully.Ithastobetherightsizeandshape.Thesmallestdifferencewillchangethesoundoftheviolin.MusicianssometimesthinkthatthisisthesecretoftheItalians.Sizeandshapemaynotbetheanswereither.Scientistsmakenewviolinsthatareexactlythesamesizeandshape.Butthenewviolinsstilldonotsoundasgoodastheoldone.Somescientiststhinkthesecretmaybethevarnish(清漆),whichcoversthewoodoftheviolinandmakesitlookshiny.Italsohelpsthesoundoftheinstrument.SincenooneknowswhattheItalianviolinmakersusedintheirvarnish,noonecanmakethesamevarnishtoday.TheremayneverbeotherviolinsliketheviolinsofCremona.Andtherearenotmanyoftheoldviolinsleft.Sotheseoldviolinsarebecomingmoreandmoreprecious.文章大意：主要介绍了一种意大利古老的小提琴的特别之处。这种产于200年以前的小提琴比当代生产的小提琴，音质还要好。文章分析了古琴的特别之处，并逐一排除，最后锁定在了古琴所使用的清漆上。71．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．TheSecretsofCremonaViolinsB．TheHistoryofItalianViolinsC．SpecialMusicalInstrumentsD．HowtoMaketheBestViolins答案：A根据第一段“WhyaretheseoldItalianviolinssospecial？”和倒数第二段“Somescientiststhinkthesecretmaybethevarnish(清漆),whichcoversthewoodoftheviolinandmakesitlookshiny.Italsohelpsthesoundoftheinstrument.SincenooneknowswhattheItalianviolinmakersusedintheirvarnish,noonecanmakethesamevarnishtoday.”可知，使意大利古老的小提琴变得特别的可能是上面涂的清漆，故选A。72．Themainpurposeofthefirstparagraphisto________.A．listsomefactsB．raiseaquestionC．giveanopinionD．offerananswer答案：B根据第一段“ViolinmakersandscientiststrytomakeinstrumentsliketheoldItalianviolins.Buttheyaren'tthesame.WhyaretheseoldItalianviolinssospecial?Manypeoplethinktheyhaveananswer.”可知，第一段提出了一个问题——古老的意大利小提琴为什么那么特别？第一段没有列举事实，也没有给出观点和答案排除A、C、D，故选B。73．WhatisstillunclearaboutCremonaviolinsaccordingtothewriter?A．Theshape. B．Thesize.C．Thewood. D．Thevarnish.答案：D根据倒数第二段“SincenooneknowswhattheItalianviolinmakersusedintheirvarnish,noonecanmakethesamevarnishtoday.”可知，这种古老小提琴的特别之处可能是所用的清漆，而清漆的成分至今还是个谜，故选D。74．WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeCremonaviolins?A．Light. B．Shining.C．Valuable. D．Modern.答案：C根据最后一段“TheremayneverbeotherviolinsliketheviolinsofCremona.Andtherearenotmanyofth