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19．Abbie Conant，a musician living in Italy，was looking to move on from playing the trombone（长号） for the Royal Opera of Turin．She wrote a lot of letters，but only got one reply．It was from the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra（慕尼黑爱乐乐团）．
The audition（试音） in June 1980 took place in a museum，since the orchestra's cultural center was unavailable．There were over 30 players and each one played their piece behind a screen，meaning the selection committee（评选委员会） could only hear them play．Conant played Ferdinand David's Konzertino for Trombone，a standard piece for auditions．Being a perfectionist，Conant was angry with herself for missing a note in the piece，and was seen packing the trombone away soon after the audition in preparation to leave．
But the selection committee knew immediately that Conant was the best of all the people they'd heard that day．They asked the other players to leave，and someone went to find Conant and told her the good news．
However，events took an unexpected turn：the selection committee were waiting，sure they were going to be introduced to Mr．Conant，when in walked a woman!The whole idea of a woman-lead trombonist went against tradition．
But Conant passed the other two auditions．She joined the orchestra and played her first year successfully．But then she found out that she would be playing second trombone，basically because she was a woman．
Conant took the orchestra to court（法庭）．Though the orchestra said that Abbie Conant was not strong enough to play first trombone，she won．It took her years to prove herself in the eyes of the law，but she did it．
The orchestra then refused to pay Conant the same as men players，so she took them to court again．She knew she would win，and the result？She did．
29．Abbie Conant wrote those letters toB．
A．leave Italy      
B．find a better job   
C．show her skills     
D．improve her living
30．What can we learn about the audition from Paragraph 2？D
A．It was held in the orchestra's cultural center．
B．All players were highly skill ed musicians．
C．The players could choose their pieces freely．
D．The selection team couldn't see the players．
31．Conant chose to leave after the first round of auditions becauseA．
A．she was dissatisfied with her performance    
B．she played worse than the other players
C．she had no interest in the orche stra
D．she wanted to prepare for the rest of the auditions
32．Why did Conant take the orchestra to court twice？C
A．She didn't get paid．
B．The orchestra refused to accept her．
C．She was treated unfairly．
D．The orchestra didn't believe in her ability．

分析 本文主要讲述了Abbie Conant在寻找工作的过程中，遭遇到的不公正待遇，最后通过法律途径，她赢得了胜利．

解答 29．B 细节题．根据文章内容，Abbie Conant，a musician living in Italy，was looking to move on from playing the trombone（长号） for the Royal Opera of Turin．She wrote a lot of letters，but only got one reply．由此可知，Abbie Conant想要找一份吹长号的工作，她写了很多封信，但是只收到一封回信，结合选项，故选B
30．D 细节题．根据文章内容，There were over 30 players and each one played their piece behind a screen，meaning the selection committee（评选委员会） could only hear them play 有30为参赛者每一位都在一个屏幕后面演奏他们的参赛曲目，那意味着评委们是看不到这些参赛者的，结合选项，故选D
31．A 细节题．根据文章内容Conant was angry with herself for missing a note in the piece，and was seen packing the trombone away soon after the audition in preparation to leave．因为Conant在比赛的时候错过了一个音符，因此她对自己很懊恼，在第一轮比赛后就匆忙离开了，结合选项，故选A
32．C 细节题．根据文章内容，She joined the orchestra and played her first year successfully．But then she found out that she would be playing second trombone，basically because she was a woman后来，Conant加入了乐队，在第一年的时候表演的很成功．可是后来她发现自己之所以是2号长号手，全是因为她是一个女性，换句话说，乐队对她有性别歧视．结合选项，故选C

点评 本文是一个人物故事类阅读理解，题目涉及多道细节理解题，做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项选出正确答案．推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案，切忌胡乱猜测，一定要做到有理有据．

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