2014年成人高考高起点英语练习试题及答案(14)-城市网

2014年成人高考高起点英语练习试题及答案(14)

作者:城市网来源:城市网学院更新日期：2013-9-23

　　阅读理解

　　阅读下列短文，然后根据短文的内容从每小题的四个选择项中选出最佳的一项。

　　Probably no other musical instrument(乐器)　is as popular around the world as the guitar(吉他). Almost every kind of music needs a guitar. Country and westem music would not be the same without a guitar. The Spanish music called flamenco could not exist without a guitar. The sound of American blues music would not be the same without the sad cry of the guitar. And rock and roll music would almost be impossible without this instrument.

　　People do not agree about where the guitar was first played, but most agree it is very old. Some say an instrument very much like a guitar was played in Egypt more than one thousand years ago. Some others say that an old form of the modem guitar was brought to Spain from Persia sometime in the 12 century. The guitar continued to develop in Spain. In the 1700s it became similar to the instrument we know today.

　　Many famous musicians played the instrument. The famous musician Niccolo Paganinni played and wrote music for the guitar in the early 1800s. Franz Schubert used the guitar to write some of his famous works. In modem times Andres Segovia helped make the instrument extremely popular.

　　One kind of music for the guitar developed in the southern area of Spain called Adalusia. It will always be strongly connected with the Spanish guitar.

　　1. What is discussed about the guitar in Paragraph 1?

　　A. Its history in America.

　　B. Its value in the music world.

　　C. Its importance for music lovers.

　　D. Its use in musical performance.

　　【名师解析】B。着重看文章的第一段。我们从第一句和第二句中可知此段主要讲几乎每一种音乐都需要吉他。也就是吉他在音乐世界中的价值，即B选项。

　　2. Where could the oldest form of the guitar probably exist according to the text?

　　A. In Spain. B. In Persia. C. In Egypt. D. In America.

　　【名师解析】C。从第二段红色部分得知，选项应该是C。

　　3. Who did most to make the guitar very popular?

　　A. Adalusia. B. Andres Segovia. C. Franz Schubert. D. Niccolo Paganinni.

　　【名师解析】B。从第三段红色部分得知，选项应该是B