IV.阅读表达

    If you know anything about violin music,you have perhaps heard the word “Stradivarius”. Stradivarius is the name for the world's most wonderful violins. They

their creator,Antonio Stradivari.

    Stradivari was bom in northern Italy and lived from 1644 to 1737. Cremona,the town he lived in,was a place where violins were produced. Stradivari was very young when he learned to play the violin.

He grew to love the instrument so much that he began to make them himself.

Violins were new instruments during Stradivari's time. People made them in different sizes and shapes and of different types of wood. Stradivari is said to have been very particular about the wood he selected for his violins. He took long walks alone in the forest to find just the right trees. He is also said to have used a secret and special type of varnish (to put on the wood. Whatever the reasons are,his violins are the best in the world.

    Stradivari put such care and love into his violins that they are still used today. Many,of course,are in museums. But some rich musicians,who can afford the thousands of dollars they cost,own Stradivarius violins.

Stradivari passed his methods on to his sons. But the secrets of making Stradivarius violins seem to have died out with the family. Their rarity,as their mellow (圆?写 的) sound,made Stradivarius violins among the most prized instruments in the world.

  1. What's the best title of this passage? (within 5 words)


2. Complete the following statement with proper words. (within 4 words)

Getting more and more interested in violins,Stradivari decided to.

3. Fill in the blank in Paragraph 1 with proper words. (within 5 words )

4. How did Stradivari select the wood for his violins? (within 10 words)

5. What does the word “them”(Line 2,Para. 4) proba-bly refer to? (within 3 words)

              Basic Table Manners in Western Culture 

   Manners in every country are different. What is polite in China may not be polite in the USA. Australia,UK, Germany,France,Canada,or New Zealand.

   We must know the following basic rules.

   1. Put the napkin on your lap.

   2. Wait until everyone has been served to begin eating.

   3. Everyone begins eating at the same time.

   4. Do not make sounds when eating.

   5. Sit up straight at the table and bring the food to your mouth: do not lean down to your plate.

   6. Do not lean on your arm or elbow while eating (as well as before or after eating) : you may rest only your hand and wrist on the edge of the table.

   7. Try to be friendly to others. If you are a man,you should pay attention to ladies sitting closest to you. Pass the dishes to them,serve them,etc. Equal attention must be paid to children.

   8. Hold the knife in your right hand,and fork in your left hand.

   9. Cut large pieces of meat,potatoes and vegetables into bite-size pieces;eat one of the pieces at a time.

   10. Each time you cut a small piece with the knife,put it into your mouth with a fork.

   11. When eating spaghetti,hold your fork in the right hand. Wind the noodles up on your fork: the spaghetti on your fork should be eaten in one bite. It is very impolite to eat half your noodles and allow the other half to fall back on your plate.

   12. While eating,remember not to talk with your mouth full of food.

根据短文内容,完成下列句子。

1. Manners in every country are 1.

2. It's good manners to wait till 2 has been served to begin eating.

3. You can't make 3 when eating.

4. Sit up 4 at the table and bring the food to your mouth.

5. You should hold the knife in your 5 hand,and fork in your 6 hand.

6. Each time you cut a small piece with the 7 ,put it into your mouth with a 8 .

7. It is very 9 to eat half your noodles and allow the other half to fall back on your plate.

8. While eating,remember not to talk with your mouth 10 of food.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

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