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【题目】One of the most famous buildings in the United States is Carnegie Hall, the home of classical and popular music concerts in New York. Carnegie Hall is known not just for its beauty and history, but also for its amazing sound. Carnegie Hall is named after Andrew Carnegie, who paid for its construction. Construction of Carnegie Hall began in 1890 and the official opening night was on May 5，1891.

The hall was owned by the Carnegie family until 1924 when it was sold to Robert E Simon. The building became very old and in 1960, the new owner made plans to destroy it and build an office block. Isaac Stem led a group of people who fought to save Carnegie Hall and finally, the city of New York bought it for $5 million. It was then fixed up between 1983 and 1995.

Advertisements and stories in newspapers about how Carnegie Hall needed help to recover its history led people to send in old concert programmes and information from all over the world. Over 12，000 concert programmes were received and with these it was possible to make a proper record of Carnegie Hall's concert history.

Carnegie Hall is actually made up of several different halls, but the Main Hall, now called the Isaac Stem Auditorium，is the most famous. The hall itself can hold an audience of 2，804 in five levels of seating.

Because the best and most famous musicians of all time have played at Carnegie Hall, it is the dream of most musicians who want to be great to play there. This has led to a very old joke which is now part of Carnegie Hall's history. Question: “How do I get to Carnegie Hall？” Answer: “Practice, practice, practice.”

【1】It can be inferred that people wanted to save Carnegie Hall mainly because________．

A. it made a lot of money

B. it was worth visiting

C. many important concerts were held in it

D. it made some players become famous

【2】How did Carnegie Hall recover its concert history?

A. Through newspaper reports.

B. Through old concert programmes.

C. Through old photographs.

D. Through old jokes.

【3】Why is the Carnegie Hall joke funny?

A. Because you expect the answer to be directions but not advice.

B. Because Carnegie Hall is a place where musicians practice a lot.

C. Because it is difficult to find your way to Carnegie Hall.

D. Because you don't expect the answer to repeat the same word three times.

【4】Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

A. The history of Carnegie Hall

B. The best musician having played in Carnegie Hall

C. A joke about Carnegie Hall

D. The dream of most musicians

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】A

【4】A

【解析】本文主要介绍了有号称“世界一流音响设备”的卡内基音乐厅，并讲述它的历史与辉煌。 因此能在卡内基音乐厅举办自己的音乐会，成为众多音乐家的梦想。

【1】推理判断题。根据最后一段第一句卡内基音乐厅曾举办过许多音乐会，许多名家都在这里演奏过可知，它的历史辉煌，因此当它要被拆迁改建时人们极力挽救。故选C.

【2】细节理解题。根据第三段第二句“收到12 000多份节目单，这样才能够记录下大厅比较完整的历史”可知，B项为正确答案。故选B.

【3】细节理解题。民间流传着一个有关卡内基音乐大厅的笑话：有人问：“去卡内基大厅怎么走？”按照常规思维，答话者应该直接指路，然而答话者却回答说：“练习、练习、再练习。”这就是这个笑话的幽默所在。故选A.

【4】标题归纳题。本文主要介绍了有号称“世界一流音响设备”的卡内基音乐厅的历史。故选A.