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【題目】 A violin was up for auction（拍賣）one day. The violin was very old and dusty. It didn' t look like it was even playable. The auctioneer（拍賣商）didn't feel like it was worth his time. But he still held it up with a smile.

" Who' ll start the bidding for the volin?" he shouted.

"One dollar? One dollar. Then，two! Only two? Two dollars,and who'll make it three? Three dollars, once; three dollars, twice, "Going for three——But no.

" Wait a moment!" a gray-haired man came forward. He said," May I play a song for you?" The people in the auction hall gave him little applause（掌聲）as he picked up his bow（琴弓）and wiped the dust off the violin. But when he started playing, the audience enjoyed the music, for the man played quite beautifully.

Then, he stopped playing. The auctioneer held the violin up again and announced, " Who would like to bid for the violin?"

"One thousand dollars, and who’ll make it two? Two thousand! And who’ll make it three? Three thousand, once; three thousand, twice; going and gone，" he said.

Some of the people there felt quite puzzled（困惑的）. They weren' t sure what had changed the violin's worth. The person who bid 3，000 dollars for the violin explained—it was the " touch"of a master’s hands.

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【1】At first people offer low bids for the violin because of the flowing things except .

A.It was oldB.It was dusty

C.It didn' t look playableD.It couldn't make any sound

【2】Why did the old man play the violin?

A.He wanted to tell the people the violin was his.

B.He wanted to tell the people the violin was broken.

C.He wanted to tell the people the violin was still playable.

D.He wanted to tell the people he was a great musician.

【3】What does the underline word " bidding" mean?

A.修理B.出價(jià)C.體驗(yàn)D.彈奏

【4】According to the story, the violin' s price became higher because of .

A.the touch of many famous musicians' hands

B.the way that the auctioneer introduced the violin

C.the violin 's cleaning

D.the beautiful song that the old man played with it

【5】What's the best title?

A.The auction of a violinB.An old violin

C.The change of the priceD."Touch" of a master

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】C

【3】B

【4】D

【5】D

【解析】

本文講述了在拍賣會(huì)上的一個(gè)舊的小提琴，一開始人們出價(jià)很低。后來有一個(gè)人用它演奏出了優(yōu)美的音樂，人們出價(jià)提高了。因?yàn)樗�是�?jīng)過了大師的觸碰。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中"The violin was very old and dusty"和“But when he started playing, the audience enjoyed the music, for the man played quite beautifully"可知，這把小提琴又舊、又落滿了灰塵。但它可以演奏美妙的曲子。故選C

【2】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文中“拉琴前”和“拉琴后”這把小提琴的拍賣價(jià)格的不同，可知，這位老人拉小提琴是為了給人們證明這把小提琴仍然可以拉出美妙的曲子。故選C。

【3】詞義猜測題。A. repair修理；B. bid出價(jià)；C. test體驗(yàn) ；D. play。彈奏根據(jù)文中"One dollar? One dollar. Then, two! Only two? Two dollars, and who'll make it three? Three dollars, once; three dollars, twice"可知，這是人們?cè)谂馁u會(huì)上喊價(jià)。故選B.

【4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文中 “But when he started playing, the audience enjoyed the music, for the man played quite beautifully.”可知，這把小提琴的拍賣價(jià)格提高了，是因?yàn)槟莻�(gè)人用這把小提琴演奏出優(yōu)美的音樂。故選D.

【5】標(biāo)題歸納題。文章末尾的“Some of the people there felt quite puzzled（困惑的）. They weren' t sure what had changed the violin's worth. The person who bid 3,000 dollars for the violin explained—it was the 'touch' of a ‘master's hands"可知，這個(gè)小提琴之所以價(jià)格有價(jià)值，因?yàn)榇髱煹挠|碰。故選D。