It all starts with a tree．In fact, it starts with several trees．Since the first modern guitars were made in northern Spain over 150 years ago, crafts persons have known the wood to be used is important in making a guitar.
Every guitar is made of several different kinds of wood．Each piece is carefully chosen and then cut to fit the part of the guitar for which it is designed．The most important part of a guitar is the soundboard--the piece of wood with a large hole that lies under the strings(弦,線(xiàn))．Guitar makers are careful to make the soundboard just the right shape and thickness．Then they fix stripes（長(zhǎng)條）of wood across the inside in a special pattern, which helps strengthen the soundboard and improves the tone of the guitar.
Wood for the curvy (彎曲的) sides of the guitar must be soaked (浸濕) in water and bent over a hot iron pipe．When all the pieces of the guitar are ready, they are carefully stuck together with glue．Special woodworking tools are used to shape and smooth the neck of the guitar．The craftsperson must make sure that the neck is perfectly centered over the soundboard.
Then it is time to use varnish(亮光漆)．This brings out the beauty of the wood．Varnish also improves the sound of the guitar but too much varnish makes the guitar sound flat and dull.
Finally guitar strings are attached and tightened to make just the right musical tones．Then it’s time to play a song．(273 words)
小題1:The best title for this passage may be _____.
A．How to Make a GuitarB．What a Guitar Is Made of
C．How to Play the GuitarD．Where to Find the Best Guitar
小題2:In order to make the soundboard strong, _____.
A．people tie strings to the top of it
B．stripes are stuck across the inside of wood
C．a(chǎn) large hole is made in it
D．several pieces of wood are glued together
小題3:Which of the following doesn’t affect the sound of a guitar?
A．SoundboardB．stringsC．neckD．color
小題4:What will happen to the guitar if too much varnish is used to the wood?
A．The beauty of the wood can’t be seen clearly.
B．The sound of the guitar will be flat and dull.
C．The tone of the guitar will be improved
D．A guitar will become thin
        
小題1:A
小題1:B
小題1:D
小題1:B

小題1:主旨題：從全文和第一段的句子：crafts persons have known the wood to be used is important in making a guitar.可知文章是講怎么做吉他。選A
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題;從第二段的句子：Then they fix stripes（長(zhǎng)條）of wood across the inside in a special pattern, which helps strengthen the soundboard and improves the tone of the guitar.說(shuō)明是讓長(zhǎng)木條穿過(guò)木頭的內(nèi)部。選B
小題1:排除題：文章第二段第三段第五段分別提到A．SoundboardC．neck B．strings對(duì)吉他的聲音都很重要沒(méi)有提到D。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題：倒數(shù)第二段的句子：but too much varnish makes the guitar sound flat and dull.可知太多的亮光漆會(huì)使聲音暗淡。選B
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