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【题目】 A violin was up for auction（拍卖）one day. The violin was very old and dusty. It didn' t look like it was even playable. The auctioneer（拍卖商）didn't feel like it was worth his time. But he still held it up with a smile.

" Who' ll start the bidding for the volin?" he shouted.

"One dollar? One dollar. Then，two! Only two? Two dollars,and who'll make it three? Three dollars, once; three dollars, twice, "Going for three——But no.

" Wait a moment!" a gray-haired man came forward. He said," May I play a song for you?" The people in the auction hall gave him little applause（掌声）as he picked up his bow（琴弓）and wiped the dust off the violin. But when he started playing, the audience enjoyed the music, for the man played quite beautifully.

Then, he stopped playing. The auctioneer held the violin up again and announced, " Who would like to bid for the violin?"

"One thousand dollars, and who’ll make it two? Two thousand! And who’ll make it three? Three thousand, once; three thousand, twice; going and gone，" he said.

Some of the people there felt quite puzzled（困惑的）. They weren' t sure what had changed the violin's worth. The person who bid 3，000 dollars for the violin explained—it was the " touch"of a master’s hands.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

【1】At first people offer low bids for the violin because of the flowing things except .

A.It was oldB.It was dusty

C.It didn' t look playableD.It couldn't make any sound

【2】Why did the old man play the violin?

A.He wanted to tell the people the violin was his.

B.He wanted to tell the people the violin was broken.

C.He wanted to tell the people the violin was still playable.

D.He wanted to tell the people he was a great musician.

【3】What does the underline word " bidding" mean?

A.修理B.出价C.体验D.弹奏

【4】According to the story, the violin' s price became higher because of .

A.the touch of many famous musicians' hands

B.the way that the auctioneer introduced the violin

C.the violin 's cleaning

D.the beautiful song that the old man played with it

【5】What's the best title?

A.The auction of a violinB.An old violin

C.The change of the priceD."Touch" of a master

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】C

【3】B

【4】D

【5】D

【解析】

本文讲述了在拍卖会上的一个旧的小提琴，一开始人们出价很低。后来有一个人用它演奏出了优美的音乐，人们出价提高了。因为它是经过了大师的触碰。

【1】细节理解题。根据文中"The violin was very old and dusty"和“But when he started playing, the audience enjoyed the music, for the man played quite beautifully"可知，这把小提琴又旧、又落满了灰尘。但它可以演奏美妙的曲子。故选C

【2】推理判断题。根据文中“拉琴前”和“拉琴后”这把小提琴的拍卖价格的不同，可知，这位老人拉小提琴是为了给人们证明这把小提琴仍然可以拉出美妙的曲子。故选C。

【3】词义猜测题。A. repair修理；B. bid出价；C. test体验 ；D. play。弹奏根据文中"One dollar? One dollar. Then, two! Only two? Two dollars, and who'll make it three? Three dollars, once; three dollars, twice"可知，这是人们在拍卖会上喊价。故选B.

【4】推理判断题。根据文中 “But when he started playing, the audience enjoyed the music, for the man played quite beautifully.”可知，这把小提琴的拍卖价格提高了，是因为那个人用这把小提琴演奏出优美的音乐。故选D.

【5】标题归纳题。文章末尾的“Some of the people there felt quite puzzled（困惑的）. They weren' t sure what had changed the violin's worth. The person who bid 3,000 dollars for the violin explained—it was the 'touch' of a ‘master's hands"可知，这个小提琴之所以价格有价值，因为大师的触碰。故选D。