2018年秋季高中英语 Unit 5 Music Period 1 Warming Up Reading课时巩固提升 新人教版必修2.docVIP

PAGE 2 - Unit 5 Music Period 1 Warming Up Reading 课时巩固提升 　　It all starts with a tree. In fact, it starts with several trees. Since the first modern guitars were made in northern Spain over 150 years ago, craftspeople have known the wood to be used is important in making a guitar. Every guitar is made of several different kinds of wood. Each piece is carefully chosen and then cut to fit the part of the guitar for which it is designed. The most important part of a guitar is the soundboard—the piece of wood with a large hole that lies under the strings(弦, 线). Guitar makers are careful to make the soundboard just the right shape and thickness. Then they fix stripes(长条)of wood across the inside in a special pattern, which helps strengthen the soundboard and improves the tone of the guitar. Wood for the curvy bent sides of the guitar must be soaked in water and bent over a hot iron pipe. When all the pieces of the guitar are ready, they are carefully stuck together with glue. Special woodworking tools are used to shape and smooth the neck of the guitar. The craftspeople must make sure that the neck is perfectly centered over the soundboard. Then it is time to use varnish(亮光漆). This brings out the beauty of the wood. Varnish also improves the sound of the guitar but too much varnish makes the guitar sound flat and dull. Finally guitar strings are attached and tightened to make just the right musical tones. Then it’s time to play a song. 【语篇概述】你喜欢弹吉他吗? 你知道怎样制作吉他吗? 本文讲述了如何制作吉他。 Ⅰ. Skim the passage quickly and summarize the general idea of the text in about5words. The passage tells us __________________. 答案：how to make a guitar Ⅱ. Read the passage again and choose the best answers. 1. What does the underlined word“soaked”mean in Paragraph 3? A. 晒干　　　B. 浸湿　　　C. 下沉　　　D. 寻找 【解析】选B。词义猜测题。从第三段首句后半句. . . in water and bent over a hot iron pipe. 不难猜出soak的意思为“浸湿”, 故选B。 2. In order to make the soundboard strong, _________. A. people tie strings to the top of it B. stri