B
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 1925 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 Stern 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 Stern 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:“Practise,practise,practise.”
25.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 musicians become famous
答案C
解析推理判断题。根据最后一段第一句可知,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。它的历史十分辉煌,因此当它要被改建时人们极力挽救。
26.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.
答案B
解析细节理解题。根据第三段第二句可知,B项为正确答案。
27.Why is the joke in the last paragraph funny?
A.Because you expect the answer to be directions but not advice.
B.Because Carnegie Hall is a place where musicians practise 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.
答案A
解析细节理解题。民间流传着一个有关卡内基音乐厅的笑话,有人问去卡内基音乐厅怎么走,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。
28.Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?
A.Historical events happened inside Carnegie Hall.
B.The city of New York paid for Carnegie Hall to be built.
C.Carnegie Hall was finally fixed up in 2000.
D.Isaac Stern saved Carnegie Hall.
答案D
解析细节理解题。根据第一段第一句可知A项与原文内容不符;根据第一段第三句可知B项与原文内容不符;根据第二段最后一句可知C项与原文内容不符;根据第二段第三句可知D项与原文内容一致。
