Question

【題目】Probably no other musical instrument is as popular as the guitar around the world. Musicians use the guitar for almost all kinds of music. Country and western music would not be the same without a guitar. The traditional Spanish folk music called Flamenco could not exist without a guitar. The sound of American blues music would not be the same without the sad cry of the guitar. And rock and roll music would almost be impossible without this instrument.

Music experts do not agree about where the guitar was first played. Most agree it is ancient. Some experts say an instrument very much like a guitar was played in Egypt more than 1,000 years ago. Most experts say that the ancestor of the modern guitar was brought to Spain from Persia sometime in the 12th century. The guitar continued to develop in Spain. In the 1700s it became similar to the instrument we know today.

Many famous musicians played the instrument. The famous Italian violins Niccole Paganism played and wrote music for the guitar in the early 1800s. Franz Schubert used the guitar to write some of his famous works. In modern times Spanish guitarist Andres Segovia helped make the instrument extremely popular.

In the 1930s, Les Paul began experimenting to make an electric guitar. He invented the solid-bodied electric guitar in 1946. The Gibson Guitar Company began producing its famous Les Paul Guitar in 1952. It became a powerful influence on popular music. The instrument has the same shape and the same six strings (弦) as the traditional guitar, but it sounds very different. Les Paul produced a series of extremely popular recordings that introduced the public to this music. Listen to this Les Paul recording. It was the fifth most popular song in the United States in 1952. It is called “Meet Mister Callaghan.”

【1】What can we infer from the first paragraph?

A． The guitar plays a very important role in music.

B． The choice of musical instrument is important for a band.

C． The guitar was the most popular musical instrument in the past.

D． Every musician likes playing music instrument with the guitar.

【2】According to most experts, the guitar developed into a modern form like today in ________.

A. EgyptB. PersiaC. Spain D. Italy

【3】In Paragraph 3, the author introduces ________.

A. the method of playing the guitar

B. the exact time of the guitar’s origin

C. the way that the guitar was made

D. some musicians who played the guitar

【4】Where does the passage probably come from?

A. A newspaper.B. A broadcast.C. A magazine. D. A history book.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】D

【4】B

【解析】

試題分析：本文主要介紹了吉他在音樂中的重要性、發(fā)展史以及使用它的音樂家。

【1】A 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段中Country and western music would not be the same without a guitar. The traditional Spanish folk music called Flamenco could not exist without a guitar. The sound of American blues music would not be the same without the sad cry of the guitar. And rock and roll music would almost be impossible without this instrument.可推斷出，沒有吉他音樂也不一樣了，也就是吉他在音樂中起著重要的作用，故選A項。

【2】C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中Most experts say that the ancestor of the modern guitar was brought to Spain from Persia sometime in the 12th century. The guitar continued to develop in Spain. In the 1700s it became similar to the instrument we know today.可知，吉他是在西班牙發(fā)展成今天的樂器的，故選C。

【3】D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段第一句話Many famous musicians played the instrument以及后面又提到的幾個音樂家用吉他，故這一段主要介紹了幾個用吉他的音樂家，故D項正確。

【4】B 推理判斷題。由最后一段倒數(shù)第三句“Listen to this Les Paul recording.”可知，這篇文章有音樂播放，故很有可能來自廣播。