2．Most musicians agree that the best violins were made in Cremona，Italy，about 200 years ago．They even sound better than violins made today．Violin makers and scientists try to make instruments like the old Italian violins．But they aren't the same．Why are these old Italian violins so special？Many people think they have an answer．
Some people think it is the age of the violins．But there is a problem here．Not all old violins sound wonderful．Only those from Cremona are special．So age cannot be the answer．
Other people think the secret to those violins is the wood．The wood of the violin is very important．It must be from certain kinds of trees．It must not be too young or too old．Perhaps the violin makers of Cremona knew something special about wood for violins．
But the kind of wood may not be so important．It may be more important to cut the wood in a special way．Wood for a violin must be cut very carefully．It has to be the right size and shape．The smallest difference will change the sound of the violin．Musicians sometimes think that this is the secret of the Italians．
Size and shape may not be the answer either．Scientists make new violins that are exactly the same size and shape．But the new violins still do not sound as good as the old one．Some scientists think the secret may be the varnish（清漆），which covers the wood of the violin and makes it look shiny．It also helps the sound of the instrument．Since no one knows what the Italian violin makers used in their varnish，no one can make the same varnish today．
There may never be other violins like the violins of Cremona．And there are not many of the old violins left．So these old violins are becoming more and more precious．
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A．The Secrets of Cremona Violins     B．The History of Italian Violins
C．Special Musical Instruments        D．How to Make the Best Violins
72．The main purpose of the first paragraph is toB．
A．list some facts                    B．raise a question
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A．The shape．    B．The size．    C．The wood．    D．The varnish．
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A．Light．        B．Shining．    C．Valuable．    D．Modern．
75．What can we learn from this passage？C
A．Modern things are always better than ancient ones．
B．Ancient things are always better than modern ones．
C．Once a cultural relic is lost，it can never be recovered． 
D．Varnish for violins will become more and more precious．

分析 文章主要中講到200年前在克雷莫納生產(chǎn)的小提琴是最好的．那為什么呢？科學(xué)家和小提琴制造者進(jìn)行了各種各樣的研究．有人認(rèn)為是個小提琴的時(shí)間有關(guān)，還有人認(rèn)為跟制作的木頭有關(guān)，另外有人認(rèn)為和大小和形狀有關(guān)，但這都被否定了．最后有人說跟小提琴上的清漆有關(guān)，由于不知道古代的意大利人用什么清漆，這個得不到證明．

解答 71．A．主旨大意題．根據(jù)第一段Most musicians agree that the best violins were made in Cremona，Italy，about 200 years ago．大多數(shù)音樂家都同意最好的小提琴是在200年前意大利的克雷莫納生產(chǎn)的；Why are these old Italian violins so special？Many people think they have an answer．為什么古意大利的小提琴那么特別呢？許多人認(rèn)為這是有原因的．接下來文章講了各種各樣的說法并作出分析．所以選A．
72．B 寫作目的題．第一段主要提出了問題Why are these old Italian violins so special？下文開始分析問題．故選B．
73．D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中Since no one knows what the Italian violin makers used in their varnish，no one can make the same varnish today．由于沒有誰知道意大利的小提琴制造者使用了什么清漆，如今沒人能做出相同的清漆．故選D．
74．C 推理判斷題．根據(jù)最后一段There may never be other violins like the violins of Cremona．And there are not many of the old violins left．So these old violins are becoming more and more precious．從來沒有其它的小提琴像克雷莫納的一樣，而且古老的克雷莫納小提琴數(shù)量也不多．因此這些古琴就越來越珍貴了．故選C．
75．C 推理判斷題．從文中我們知道，我們再也做不出象200年前克雷莫納那樣的古琴．也就說明，一旦一種文化遺產(chǎn)丟失了，就再也不能恢復(fù)了

點(diǎn)評 閱讀理解題測試考生在閱讀基礎(chǔ)上的邏輯推理能力，要求考生根據(jù)文章所述事件的邏輯關(guān)系，對未說明的趨勢或結(jié)局作出合理的推斷；或根據(jù)作者所闡述的觀點(diǎn)理論，對文章未涉及的現(xiàn)象、事例給以解釋．考生首先要仔細(xì)閱讀短文，完整了解信息，準(zhǔn)確把握作者觀．

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"It's okay，sweetheart．I'll be okay．"
"No，"I said，"I mean about what I said to you that day．You know，that morning？"
My father could no more tell a lie than he could fly．He looked at me and said．"Sweetheart，I don't remember anything about that day，not before，during or after the accident．But I remember kissing you goodnight the night before．"He managed a weak smile．
My English teacher once told me that words have immeasurable power．They can hurt or they can heal．And we all have the power to choose our words．I intend to do that very carefully from now on．
21．The author was in bad mood that morning becauseD．
A．he couldn't drive to the mall with his friends．
B．his father had a terrible accident
C．his father didn't allow him to go out with his friends
D．his friends hadn't invited him to the cinema
22．Why did the author say sorry to his father in the hospital？A
A．Because he was rude to his father that morning．
B．Because he didn't get  along with his father．
C．Because he failed to come earlier after the accident．
D．Because he couldn't look after his father in the hospital．
23．The reason why the author's father said he forgot everything about that day is thatD
A．he had a poor memory
B．he didn't hear what his son said
C．he lost his memory after the accident      
D．he just wanted to comfort his son
24．What lesson did Beck learn from the matter？A
A．Don't hurt others with rude words．
B．Don't treat your parents badly．
C．Don't move the injured in an accident．
D．Don't be angry with friends at small things．

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