Old Cremona Violins
Most musicians(音乐家) agree that the best violins(小提琴) were first made in Cremona, Italy, about 200 years ago. These violins sound better than any others. They even sound better than violins made today. Violin makers and scientists try to make instruments(乐器) like the Italian violins. But they aren’t the same. Musicians still prefer the old ones.
Some people think it is the age of the violins. But not all old violins sound wonderful. Only the old violins from Cremona are special(特殊的). So age cannot be the answer.
Other people think the secret to those violins is the wood. The wood must be from certain kinds of trees.
But the kind of wood may not be so important. It may be more important to cut the wood in a special way. Wood for a violin must be cut very carefully. It has to be the right size and shape(形状). The smallest difference will change the sound of the violin. Musicians sometimes think that this was the secret of the Italians. Maybe they understood more than we do about how to cut the wood.
Size and shape may not be the answer, either. Scientists can make new ones that are exactly the same size and shape. But the new violins still do not sound as good as the old ones. Some scientists think the secret may be the varnish. Varnish is what covers the wood of the violin. It makes the wood look shiny. It also helps the sound of the instrument. But no one knows what the Italian violin makers used in their varnish.
【小题1】The passage is about          .

A.making violinsB.musical instruments
C.scientific ideasD.the old Italian violins
【小题2】Other people think the Italian violin makers          .
A.did not know much about violinsB.were lucky
C.used many kinds of woodD.knew something special
【小题3】Violins made today          .
A.have the same size and shape as the old ones
B.sound the same as the old ones
C.are better than the old ones
D.have the same varnish as the old ones
【小题4】Some scientists believe that the secret of the old violins was          .
A.their soundB.their colourC.their varnishD.the music

The class teacher thought that hobbies were important for children. So she encouraged all her students to have one, and sometimes she arranged hobby shows for their parents to see as a result.
One morning the teacher told the class to have a holiday and get their hobby things to school before 5p.m. A hobby show would be held the following afternoon.
So in the afternoon, the students with nothing to show did their lessons at school as usual, while the lucky ones had a holiday to go home for their hobby works.
When the afternoon lessons began, the teacher was surprised to see that Tommy was not there. “I don’t believe Tommy has a hobby,” she thought. However, at a quarter to five, Tommy arrived with a beautiful collection of butterflies in glass cases. The teacher liked the samples(标本) very much and put them on a desk in the classroom. But, to her surprise, Tommy picked them up again and began to leave.
“What are you doing, Tommy?” she asked. “Those things must stay here until tomorrow afternoon. That’s when the parents are coming to see them.”
“I know that,” answered Tommy, “and I will bring them back tomorrow, but my big brother doesn’t want them to be out of our house at night.”
“But, aren’t the butterflies yours?” asked the teacher.
“No,” answered Tommy. “They are my brother’s”
“But Tommy, you should show your own hobby here, not somebody else’s”
“I know that,” answered Tommy. What surprised her most was the answer, “My hobby is watching my brother collecting butterflies.”
【小题1】What did the class teacher think of hobbies for children?

A.UnwelcomeB.HopelessC.HarmfulD.Important
【小题2】What time did Tommy get back to school that afternoon?

【小题3】What would NOT happen the following afternoon?
A.The parents would enjoy the show in the classroom
B.Tommy would bring the butterflies back
C.The teacher would encourage her students for hobbies
D.The butterflies would fly away
【小题4】Which was the teacher’s greatest surprise?
A.Tommy was not at school as usual
B.Tommy picked the butterflies up again and began to leave
C.Tommy said his hobby was watching his brother collecting butterflies
D.Tommy came back to school before 5 that afternoon
【小题5】What’s the best title for this passage?
A.Important HobbiesB.Tommy’s Hobby
C.Different HobbiesD.Collecting Butterflies


My grandfather is eighty years old. He sometimes complains(抱怨)about how fast things have changed.
He often says that families aren’t the families they used to be. A lot of families have broken up(破裂). If husband and wife have problems with their marriage, they will no longer stay together. And mothers used to stay at home to take care of their children, but now they’re busy working. They have no time to look after children at home. What’s more, more and more people drive. We used to walk five miles to school every day, even in winter. But now children don’t. And in school, children don’t have to think more as we used to. In math class, for example, we used to add, subtract, multiply and divide(加、减、乘、除)using our heads. But now most students use calculators. Most families have computers now. In the past, we didn’t have computers. We even had no lights. My mother to spend all day cooking in the kitchen. But now few people eat home-cooked food. And people seldom talk to each other. They are too busy to talk, too busy to eat, too busy to think… Life used to be simple, but it isn’t any more.
根据短文内容,判断句子是否正确,正写(A),错写(B)。(10分)
【小题1】The writer’s grandfather thinks people now are much busier than they used to be.
【小题2】Students have to think more at school now than past.
【小题3】.People like to eat home—cooked food now.
【小题4】.Lots of couples(夫妇)don’t live together because of unhappy problems.
【小题5】5.People have too much time to talk with each other now.

The class teacher thought that hobbies were important for children. So she encouraged all her students to have one, and sometimes she arranged hobby shows for their parents to see as a result.

One morning the teacher told the class to have a holiday and get their hobby things to school before 5p.m. A hobby show would be held the following afternoon.

So in the afternoon, the students with nothing to show did their lessons at school as usual, while the lucky ones had a holiday to go home for their hobby works.

When the afternoon lessons began, the teacher was surprised to see that Tommy was not there. “I don’t believe Tommy has a hobby,” she thought. However, at a quarter to five, Tommy arrived with a beautiful collection of butterflies in glass cases. The teacher liked the samples(标本) very much and put them on a desk in the classroom. But, to her surprise, Tommy picked them up again and began to leave.

“What are you doing, Tommy?” she asked. “Those things must stay here until tomorrow afternoon. That’s when the parents are coming to see them.”

“I know that,” answered Tommy, “and I will bring them back tomorrow, but my big brother doesn’t want them to be out of our house at night.”

“But, aren’t the butterflies yours?” asked the teacher.

“No,” answered Tommy. “They are my brother’s”

“But Tommy, you should show your own hobby here, not somebody else’s”

“I know that,” answered Tommy. What surprised her most was the answer, “My hobby is watching my brother collecting butterflies.”

1.What did the class teacher think of hobbies for children?

A.Unwelcome        B.Hopeless          C.Harmful           D.Important

2.What time did Tommy get back to school that afternoon?

3.What would NOT happen the following afternoon?

A.The parents would enjoy the show in the classroom

B.Tommy would bring the butterflies back

C.The teacher would encourage her students for hobbies

D.The butterflies would fly away

4.Which was the teacher’s greatest surprise?

A.Tommy was not at school as usual

B.Tommy picked the butterflies up again and began to leave

C.Tommy said his hobby was watching his brother collecting butterflies

D.Tommy came back to school before 5 that afternoon

5.What’s the best title for this passage?

A.Important Hobbies                      B.Tommy’s Hobby

C.Different Hobbies                       D.Collecting Butterflies

 

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