成都实验中学2025届高三最后一模英语试题含解析

成都实验中学2025届高三最后一模英语试题注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角"条形码粘贴处"。2．作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．—Listeningtolanguagerecordinginbedseemslikeaneasywayto_______somenewvocabulary.—Butdoesthislearningmethodactuallywork?A．polishupB．makeupC．pickupD．buildup2．_____howtogetalongwithothersisveryimportantinsuccess.A．KnowB．KnownC．HavingknownD．Knowing3．Britishscientistshaveproduced_____theybelieveistheworld’ssmallestChristmascard．A．which B．who C．that D．what4．______tosuccesscan’tdefeatus.Instead,theycanonlymakeusstronger.A．Attempts B．BarriersC．Contributions D．Access5．______theeffortsmadebythepolice,afantasticperformancewillbeputontomorrow.A．InplaceofB．InsearchofC．InchargeofD．Inpraiseof6．Experienceisahardteacherbecauseshe________thetestfirst,thelessonafterwards.A．givesB．hasgivenC．wasgivingD．wouldgive7．Airpollution,togetherwithlittering,____manyproblemsinourlargeindustrialcitiestoday.A．causes B．cause C．caused D．causing8．ThePartycouldhavestated______theirpolicywasonthismatter,butthevotersonlyreceivedaverydustyanswer.A．why B．when C．whether D．what9．—I’mterriblysorry.I’mlatebecause….—That’sOK.Youarehereandthat’swhat_____.A．does B．works C．functions D．counts10．—It’sreallygreattohaveacomputertostoremyphotos.—Don’tcountonittoomuch.It________breakdownandyou’dbettermakeacopyofthem.A．must B．canC．should D．will11．Thereasonwhyheadaptedtothenewsituationsquicklyisthathehada________attitude.A．changeableB．stableC．movableD．flexible12．.Thestudyofnaturalhistoryisnotsomethingtobelefttobiologists.Infact,theircapacity_____thetimetheycanspendawayfromtheirofficesisverylimited.A．intermsof B．insearchofC．inviewof D．inspiteof13．--Itshouldn’ttakelongtoclearupafterthepartyifweallvolunteertohelp．---That’sright．_____________．A．Manyhandsmakelightwork B．SomethingisbetterthannothingC．Themorethemerrier D．Thesoonerbegin,thesoonerdone14．Theaccidenthavebeencausedbyadogrunningacrosstheroad,butwedon’tknowforsure.A．might B．shouldC．will D．must15．TheChinesepeoplearehopefulfor________2019willbringfortheirfamiliesandthecountry.A．how B．whichC．what D．that16．-----Myroomgetsverycoldatnight.-----_________________.A．Soismine B．Somineis C．Sodoesmine D．Sominedoes17．OurEnglishteacher,havingexplainedtoushowtodesignaproject,allowedusawholeweek’spreparationandthen______theclass.A．todismiss B．dismissedC．dismissing D．havingdismissed18．----Ifeelcold.____Iclosethewindow?----Sure.Goahead!A．ShallB．NeedC．WouldD．Should19．Manypeoplecomplainedaboutthestoneslyingonaroad,but_______didanythingaboutgettingthestonesoutoftheway.A．both B．noone C．none D．all20．Theredsandgolds_____intoeachotherasthesunsank.Whatabeautifulsight!A．bumped B．pressedC．melted D．turned第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）Ourhomegalaxy(星系),theMilkyWay,makesforaprettyspacepicture,anditlooksnormalatadistance.Butanew3Dmaprevealsasurprise:_______________________________.TheMilkyWayisaspiral(漩涡型的)galaxy,inwhichstarsandgascloudsexistmainlyinitsspiral“arms”.Ourmassiveneighbor,theAndromedagalaxy(仙女座),isalsospiral.Spiralgalaxiesusuallyappearveryflatandeasytoseethroughatelescope,saidtheresearchers.Using1,339large,pulsating(脉冲的)starstomakea3DmapoftheMilkyWay,researchersdiscoveredinsteadthatthegalaxy’sdiskofstarsisincreasinglytwisting，mostlikelyduetothespinningofthedisk.Andthefartherthestarsarefromthecenter,themoretwisteditbecomes.Previously,astronomerssawevidenceofhydrogencloudsbecomingwarped(弯曲的)intheMilkyWay.Thisisn’tcompletelyabnormal,becauseastronomershavenoticedthesamepatternofprogressivelytwistingspiralsinaboutadozenothergalaxies.Butitdoeshelpthemmakemoresenseofourgalaxy.Becauseweliveinthisgalaxy,thatmakesithardertoobserve,anddustandstarlightmakeitevenmoredifficultwhenusingtelescopes.Tryingtodeterminewhatourgalacticcenterlookslikeissimilartotryingtofindthecenterofaforestyou’restandingin.“ItisextremelydifficulttodeterminedistancesfromtheSuntopartsoftheMilkyWay’soutergasdiskwithouthavingaclearideaofwhatthatdiskactuallylookslike,”leadstudyauthorXiaodianChenoftheChineseAcademyofSciencesinBeijingsaidinastatement.Fromafar,theMilkyWayappearslikeathinrotating(旋转的)diskofstars,orbitingthecentereveryfewhundredmillionyears.Inthecenter,hundredsofbillionsofstarsanddarkmatterholdthegalaxytogether.Butasyoumovetowardtheoutermostreachesofthegalaxy,thegravitationalglueofthecenterfades.Intheouterdisk,thiskeepshydrogengasfrombeingrestricted,whichcontributestoanS-shapedwarping.“Somewhattooursurprise,wefoundthatin3Dourcollectionof1339starsandtheMilkyWay’sgasdiskfolloweachotherclosely.Thisoffersnewinsightsintotheformationofourhomegalaxy,”RicharddeGrijs,seniorstudyco-authorandprofessoratMacquarieUniversity’sDepartmentofPhysicsandAstronomy,saidinastatement.“Perhapsmoreimportantly,intheMilkyWay’souterregions,wefoundthattheS-likestellar(星的)diskiswarpedinaprogressivelyTwistedspiralpattern.”Sothemassiveinnerdisk’srotationalforcecausestheouterdisktowarp,theresearchersconcluded.“Thisresearchprovidesacrucialupdatedmapforstudiesofourgalaxy’sstellarmotionsandtheoriginsoftheMilkyWay,”saidLicaiDeng,co-authorandseniorresearcherattheChineseAcademyofSciences,inastatement.1、Whichofthefollowingmightbethemissingsentenceinthefirstparagraph?A．TheMilkyWayisbeingwarpedandtwistedbyitsstars.B．TheMilkyWayisspiralandorbitingitselfallthetime.C．Theformationofourhomegalaxyisduetotheforceofgravity.D．TheoriginoftheMilkyWayliesinitsrotationalforce.2、Whatdoestheunderlined“this”referto?A．theMilkyWay B．thegravitationalglueC．thefadingofgravity D．theoutermostreachofthegalaxy3、Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Thegalaxyweliveinisuniqueforitsspecialspirals.B．ThestarsinthecenteroftheMilkyWayaremoretwisted.C．Thedistancefromthesuntootherstarsisalreadyknowntoscientists.D．TherotationofitsinnercenterforcestheMilkyWaytotwist.4、Whatisthesignificanceofthisfinding?A．ItrevealswhytheMilkyWayisaflatandspiralgalaxy.B．Itleadstoabreakthroughofusing3Dtechnologyinspaceresearch.C．ItprovesapreviouswayofobservingtheMilkyWaywhilewearelivinginit.D．ItcontributestoourknowledgeabouttheMilkyWay.22．（8分）ThesixthmassextinctionoflifeontheEarthisunfoldingmorequicklythanfeared,scientistshavewarned.Morethan30percentofanimalswithabackbone—fish,birds,amphibians,reptilesandmammals—aredeclininginbothrangeandpopulation,accordingtothefirstcomprehensiveanalysisofthesetrends.Aroundadecadeago,expertsfearedthatanewrangewipeoutofspecieswasappearing.Today,mostagreethatitisunderway—butthenewstudysuggeststhatthedie-outisalreadygrowingfast.Thelossofbiodiversityhasrecentlyaccelerated.Severalspeciesofmammalsthatwererelativelysafeoneortwodecadesagoarenowendangered,includingcheetahs,lionsandgiraffes,thestudyshowed.Thereisnomysteryastowhy:ourownever-expandingspecies—whichhasmorethandoubledinnumbersince1960to7.4billion—iseating,crowdingandpollutingitsplanetarycohabitantsoutofexistence.Bycomparison,thereareasfewas20,000lionsleftinthewild,lessthan7,000cheetahs,500to1,000giantpandas.Themaindriversofwildlifedeclinearehabitatloss,over-consumption,pollution,otherspecies,disease,aswellashuntinginthecaseoftigers,elephants,rhinosandotherlargeanimalsprizedfortheirbodyparts.Climatechangeisthoughttobecomeamajorthreatinthecomingdecades,withsomeanimals—mostfamouslypolarbears—alreadyindeclineduetorisingtemperaturesandchangingweatherpatterns.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“accelerated”inParagraph3mean?A．Madeup.B．Putup.C．Spedup.D．Usedup.2、Whyhasthelossofbiodiversityspedup?A．Themankind’spopulationisgrowingfast.B．Theairpollutionistoosevere.C．Therearefewerspeciesinlargerareas.D．Mancauseswiderwaterpollution.3、Whichisnotthemaindriverofwildlifedecline?A．Outsideanimals.B．Lossoflivingareas.C．Variousillnesses.D．Lackofwater.4、Howisthefutureofpolarbears?A．Uncertain.B．Hopeful.C．Doubtful.D．Unsatisfying.23．（8分）Well,parents,surprise!LotsofusareusingTwitterandFacebooktothumbrides,andnotjusttoschool.It’sawkwardtoberefusedwhenyoucallafriendandaskforaride.ButwithTwitter,youjustlookforotherpeopleheadingthesameway.Itmaysoundrisky,somanyteensstaywithintheirownsocialcirclestofindrides,anddon’tbranchoutbeyondfriendswhenaskingonTwitterjustlikeme,buttosomeyoungpeople,especiallythosetakinglongertrips,strangerdangerislessofaconcern.“Ithinkthedigitalconnectionofyoungpeopleisreallyimportant,becauseyoungergenerationsgrewupsharingthingsonline,sharingfiles,photos,music,etc,sothey’vebeenveryusedtosharing,”saidJulietSchor,asociologyprofessoratBostonCollege.Thesharingeconomygotbigduringtherecession(经济衰退),allowingpeopletoaccessmoregoods,servicesusingtechnologyandeventosharecosts.Andthattechnology,forme,iswhatthecarwasformymom,agatewaytomorefreedom,likewhatmyfriendEarlsays,“Thesymboloffreedomisn’tthecaranymorebecausethere’stechnologyoutthereconnectingyoutoacar.”AccordingtotheresearchersattheUniversityofMichigan,30yearsago,eightintenAmerican18-year-oldshadadriver’slicensecomparedtosixintentoday.Soit’snotthatsurprisingthatonmy16thbirthdayIwasn’trushingtogetalicensebutaniPhone.“Driving,foryoungpeople,doesmeantheyhavetodisconnectfromtheirtechnology,andthat’sanegative.Soiftheycouldsitinthepassagesideandstillbeconnected,that’sgoingtobeaplus.”Schorcontinued.Tome,anotherplusisthatridesharingrepresentssomething,somethingmuchbiggerthantryingtosavemoney.Iseeitasevidencethatpeoplestilldependoneachother.Mygenerationsharestheircarsandapartmentsthewayneighborsusedtosharecupsofsugar.Forthesystemtowork,someofusstillneedourowncars.ButuntilIgetmyownversionofthesilverSuperBeetle,youcanfindmeonTwitter.1、TheAmericanteensprefertopossessaniPhoneasabirthdaygiftbecause______.A．itismostfashionableandcool B．theyareboredwithdrivingcarsC．theyarefondofbeingconnected D．itismuchcheaperthanacar2、Wecanlearnfromthetextthat______.A．TwitterisawebsiteforteenstomakefriendsandachievegoalsB．ridesharingcanbeseenasasignthatpeoplestillcountoneachotherC．drwingcarsforteensmeansaplusandconnectingwithtechnologyD．havingacarandcost-sharingsymbolizemorefreedomfortheauthor’smother3、ProfessorJulietwouldagreethat______.A．youngpeoplewillsitwaitingtobecontactedbyreadingapassageB．sharingeconomyisboundtoberesponsiblefortherecessionC．youngpeopletendtoshareacarwithstrangersbymeansofTwitterD．beingconnectedviatechnologycomesfirstforyoungpeople4、Thebesttitleforthepassageisprobably______.A．Twitter,anAwesomeWebsite B．CarsoriPhoneC．TeensUseTwittertoThumbRides D．CoolTeensontheGo24．（8分）Untilrecently,voicecloning—orvoicebanking,asitwasthenknown—wasacustomizedindustrywhichservedthoseatriskoflosingthepowerofspeechtocancerorsurgery.Synthesizing（合成）avoicewasalongandexpensiveprocess.Itmeantrecordingmanyphrases,eachspokenmanytimes,withdifferentthehistoryoftheKidPassblogemotionalemphase（s重音）andindifferentcontexts(statement,question,commandandsoforth),inordertothetipsonwritinggoodarticlesonlinecoverallpossiblepronunciations.Notanymore.Softwareexiststhatcanstorepiecesofrecordedspeechwhichismerelyfivemillisecondslong,eachmarkedwithaprecisepitch（音高）.Thesecanbeputtogethertomakenewwords,andadjustedindividuallysothattheyfitharmoniouslyintotheirnewsonichomes.Thisismuchcheaperthanconventionalvoicebanking,andpermitsnovelusestobedeveloped.ThisyearVivoTextplanstoreleaseanappthatletsusersselecttheemphasis,speedandlevelofhappinessorsadnesswithwhichindividualwordsandphrasesareproduced.Mr.Silbertreferstotheemotivequalityofthehumanvoiceas“theultimateinstrument”.Yetthispoweralsotroubleshim.VivoTextlicensesitssoftwaretoHasbro,anAmericantoymakerkeentosellincreasinglyinteractiveplaythings.Hasbroisaware,Mr.Silbertnotes,thatwithoutsafeguardsanaughtychildmight,forexample,typeimpolitewordsonhismother’ssmartphoneinordertoseeayoungersiblingburstintotearsonhearingthemspokenbyatoyusingmum’svoice.Moretroubling,whentestedagainstvoice-biometricssoftwarelikethatusedbymanybankstoblockunauthorizedaccesstoaccounts,morethan80%ofthefakevoicestrickedthecomputer.AlanBlack,oneofFestvox’sdevelopers,thinkssystemsthatrelyonvoice-IDsoftwarearenow“deeply,fundamentallyinsecure”.Dr.Saxenaandhiscolleaguesaskedvolunteersifavoicesamplebelongedtoapersonwhoserealspeechtheyhadjustlistenedtoforabout90seconds.Thevolunteersrecognizedclonedspeechassuchonlyhalfthetime(ie,nobetterthanchance).Theoutcome,accordingtoGeorgePapcun,anexpertwitnesspaidtodetectfakerecordingsproducedasevidenceincourt,istheappearanceofatechnologywith“enormouspotentialvaluefordisinformation”.Asmightbeexpected,countermeasurestorecognizesuchdeception（欺骗）arebeingdeveloped.NuanceCommunications,amakerofvoice-activatedsoftware,isworkingonalgorithms（算法）thatdetecttinyskipsinfrequencyatthepointswhereslicesofspeecharestucktogether.Adobe,bestknownasthemarkerofPhotoshop,animage-editingsoftwaresuite,saysthatitmayadddigitalwatermarkstospeechsynthesizedbyavoice-cloningsoftwarecalledVoCoitisdeveloping.Suchtechnologymayhelpcomputersrecognizesuspiciousspeech.Evenso,itiseasytoimaginethechaosthatmightbecreatedinaworldwhichmakesiteasytoputauthentic-soundingwordsintothemouthsofopponents—betheycolleaguesorheadsofstate.1、Paragraphs1and2aremainlyabout.A．significantelementsinfluencingvoicecloningB．possibleapplicationsofvoicecloninginrealityC．complexitiesofcreatingasyntheticcopyofavoiceD．differencesbetweentraditionalandexistingvoicebanking2、What’sHasbro’sattitudetowardsVivoTest’snewapp?A．Optimistic.B．Conservative.C．Unconcerned.D．Subjective.3、TheexperimentcarriedoutbyDr.Saxenaandhiscolleaguesshowsthatvolunteers.A．identifiedclonedspeechinabout45secondsB．preferredarealspeechtoavoicesampleC．provedonlyalittlehardertofoolthansoftwareD．foundithardtousethesoftwaretorecordtheirvoices4、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Investmentsshouldbeincreasedtoadvancevoicecloning.B．Long-termmeasuresshouldbetakentopopularizetheideaofvoicecloning.C．Disagreementsamongfirmsaboutthewaytotreatvoicecloningaregettingserious.D．Problemsofvoicecloningareunavoidabledespitetheeffortsthathavebeenmade.25．（10分）AsmillionsofAmericanscrowdintothegymarmedwithNewYear’sresolutionstogetinshape,medicalexpertsareofferinganadditionalreasonforexercise:Regularworkoutsmayhelpfightoffcoldsandflu,reducetheriskofcertaincancersandchronicdiseasesandslowtheprocessofaging.Physicalactivitieshavelongbeenknowntohelpmaintainahealthyweightandreducestress.Now,agrowingbodyofresearchisshowingthatregularexercise—assimpleasabrisk30-to-45-minutewalkfivetimesaweek—canboostthebody’simmunesystem,increasingthecirculationofnaturalkillercellsthatfightoffvirusesandbacteria.Andexercisehasbeenshowntoimprovethebody’sresponsetotheinfluenzavaccine(疫苗),makingitmoreeffectiveatkeepingthevirusatbay.Medicalexpertswarninactivityposesasgreatahealthriskassmoking,resultinginheartdisease,cancer,depression,anddiabetes.TheCentersforDiseaseControlandPreventionsaysquiteafewU.S.adultsdonotengageinanyleisure-timephysicalactivity.Evenslimpeoplewhoareinactiveareathighriskofdeathanddisease.Sowhilereducingobesityisanimportantgoal,“thebettermessagewouldbetogeteveryonetowalk30minutesaday”saysRobertSallis,co-directorofsportsmedicineatFontanaMedicalCenter.“Wefinditnecessarytorefocusthenationalmessageonphysicalactivity,whichcanhaveabiggereffectonhealththanlosingweight.”Regularexercisehasbeenshowntopreventtheongoingdamagedonetocells,tissuesandorgansthatunderliesmanychronicconditions.Buildingonthatearlierresearch,scientificstudiesarenowsuggestingthatexercise-inducedchangesinthebody’simmunesystemmayprotectagainstsomeformsofcancer.Researchersarealsoinvestigatingwhetherexercisecaninfluenceaginginthebody.Inparticular,theyarelookingatwhetherexerciselengthenstelomeres,thestrandsofDNAatthetipsofchromosomes.Whentelomeresgettooshort,cellscannolongerdivideandtheybecomeinactive,aprocessassociatedwithaging,cancerandahigherriskofdeath.Astudy,publishedinCirculation,themedicaljournaloftheAmericanHeartAssociation,concludedthatphysicalactivityhasananti-agingeffectatthecellularlevel,suggestingexercisecouldpreventagingofthecardiovascular(心脑血管)system.Theguidelines,developedbytheDepartmentofHealthandHumanServices,recommendthatadultsgetatleasttwohoursand30minutesweeklyofmoderate-intensityaerobic(有氧的)physicalactivity,oronehourand15minutesaweekofvigorous-intensityaerobicexercise,oranequivalentcombinationofboth.Theguidelinesalsosaythatadditionalhealthbenefitscanbeobtainedfromasmuchasdoublingtheminimumrecommendationforaerobicexercise.1、WhatisthemainpurposeofmanyAmericanswhotakeexercise?A．Tohaveagoodfigure.B．Tomakethemstrong-minded.C．Tocuresomecommondiseases.D．Topreventthemselvesgettingold.2、Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat__________.A．naturalkillercellsstrengthenthebody’simmunesystemB．regularexercisecanremovethevirusesandbacteriaC．obesityhasbecomeasocialprobleminAmericaD．Americanpeopleneedtoattachmoreimportancetophysicalexercise3、Howcanphysicalactivitystopaging?A．Bypreventingcelldivision.B．Bygettingridofagingcells.C．Bymakingtelomereslonger.D．Byrepairingthedamagedorgans.4、Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．NewStudiesaboutPhysicalExerciseB．TheHiddenBenefitsofExerciseC．HowtoFreeOurselvesfromDiseases?D．LoseWeightorKeepHealthy?第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）Duringsummervacations,Ivolunteeredatthevet’s,soI’dseenalotof1.Minniewasbyfarthefunniest-lookingdogI’deverseen.Thincurlyhairrarely2hersausage-shapedbody,andhertaillookedlikearat’stail.Shewasbroughttothevettobeputto3becauseherownersdidn’twantheranymore.IthoughtMinniehada4personality,though.“Nooneshouldjudgeherbyher5,”Ithought.6,IadvertisedMinnieinthelocalpaper:“Funny-lookingdog,wellbehaved,needsa(n)7family.”Whenayoungman8,IwarnedhimthatMinniewas9looking.Theboyonthephonetoldmethathisgrandfather’ssixteen-year-olddoghadjust10.TheywantedMinnienomatter11.IgaveMinnieagoodbathandcleanedher12hair.Thenwewaitedforthemtoarrive.Atlast,anoldcardroveup13thevet’s.Twokidsracedtothedoor.They14Minnieintotheirarmsandrushedherouttotheirgrandfather,whowaswaitinginthecar.Ihurriedbehindthemtoseehis15toMin-rue*Insidethecar,thegrandfatherheldMinnieinhis16andstrokedhersofthair.Shelicked（舔）hisface.Herrattail17aroundsoquicklythatitlookedlikeitmightflyoffherbody.Itwasloveatfirstlick."She’s18!”theoldmansaid.Iwas19thatMinniehadfoundthegoodhomethatshe20.That’swhenIsawthatthegrandfather’seyeswereamilkywhitecolor-hewasblind.1、A．birdsB．dogsC．fishD．sheep2、A．cutB．coveredC．managedD．lifted3、A．lieB．danceC．sleepD．study4、A．rudeB．smallC．poorD．sweet5、A．looksB．wordsC．storiesD．incidents6、A．FinallyB．GenerallyC．UnluckilyD．Surprisingly7、A．interestingB．amazingC．lovingD．boring8、A．leftB．lostC．cancelledD．called9、A．strangeB．niceC．goodD．new10、A．increasedB．diedC．developedD．improved11、A．whoB．whereC．whenD．what12、A．bigB．hotC．strongD．messy13、A．infrontofB．onbehalfofC．inregardtoD．onthewayto14、A．knockedB．huggedC．kickedD．joined15、A．reasonB．excuseC．reactionD．knowledge16、A．legsB．shoulderC．faceD．arms17、A．shockedB．threwC．waggedD．beat18、A．uglyB．perfectC．impossibleD．generous19、A．thankfulB．sadC．strictD．honest20、A．foundB．rememberedC．deservedD．forgot第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）OneofthemostfamousbuildingsintheUnitedStatesinCarniegeHall,thehomeofclassicalandpopularmusicconcertsinNewYork.CarneigeHallis1．(know)notjustforitsbeautyandhistory,butalsoforitsamazingsound.Ithasbeensaidthatthehall2．(it)isaninstrument.CarniegeHallisnamed3．AndrewCarniege,whopaidforitsconstruction.Hewasa4．(wealth)manwhoalsogavealotofmoneytoschoolsandpublic5．(library).ConstructiononCarniegeHallbeganin18906．theofficialopeningnightwasonMay5,1891.ThehallwasownedbytheCarniegefamilyuntil1924whenitwassoldtoRobertE.Simon.Thebuildingbecameveryoldandin1960,thenewownermadeplanstodestroyitandbuildanofficeblock.IssacStemledagroupofpeopletofight7．(save)CarniegeHallandfinally,thecityofNewYorkboughtitfor$5million.Thenit8．(fix)upbetween1983and1995.Becausethebestandmostfamous9．(music)ofalltimehaveplayedatCarneigeHall,iti