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So，why would I want to tune my piano？There are many reasons for tuning your own piano.
·It is a very pleasant thing to do.
·You can make up to $80 each time tuning other people"s pianos.
·There are millions of pianos in the world and thousands of new ones are being sold every day.There are not enough piano tuners available to tune them all.
·You can provide a valuable service for friends，family and others.
·You can teach yourself very cheaply and then develop it into a parttime or fulltime business.
You may have thought that only a trained expert could do this，someone who had devoted years of study and developed a sense of perfect pitch(音高)．In the past，tuning a piano was as much an art form as it was a technology exercise，but now the balance is swaying(摇动) more towards the technology and the final result is as good or even better than tuning by ear.
A few simple tools and a laptop computer with tuning software are all that are required.The real secret is the tuning software，which makes the whole process extremely easy.It means you do not have to train your ears but just look at the laptop screen to know when the piano string is in tune.
I have put together an ebook in my website with all the information you need to get started tuning your own piano, where to get the free software and where to buy the tools.
I hope I have inspired you to think about piano tuning and actually give it a go.You will find it a very rewarding and pleasant activity even if it remains just a hobby.
小题1:The writer asks two questions in the first paragraph to ________.
| A．show his doubt on the topic |
| B．ask readers to answer the questions clearly |
| C．encourage readers to make comments on the topic |
| D．attract readers to more information on this topic |
| A．To offer help to piano tuners. |
| B．To save money and earn money as well. |
| C．Because it can help you make a piano yourself. |
| D．Because it can help you learn how to play the piano. |
| A．Advanced technology. |
| B．More effective training. |
| C．More chances of practicing. |
| D．Traditional tuning methods. |
| A．get them for free from the piano sellers |
| B．buy them from the writer"s online shops |
| C．make them yourself according to the passage |
| D．surf the writer"s website for the information |
| A．one must be active to play the piano |
| B．piano tuning will be popular in the future |
| C．it"s valuable to take piano tuning as a hobby |
| D．it"s difficult to tune pianos without professional training |
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解析
小题1:解析 写作意图题。作者在文章开头提出问题的目的是吸引读者注意，引出自己要说的话题。答案 D
小题2:解析 细节理解题。综合文中信息可知，学会自己给钢琴调音可以节省钱还可以赚钱，而且有趣，因此B项正确。答案 B
小题3:解析 细节理解题。根据文章倒数第四段中的“...but now the balance is swaying(摇动) more towards the technology and the final result is as good or even better than tuning by ear”和倒数第三段第一句可知，科技的进步，即电脑和软件使钢琴调音变得简单。
答案 A
小题4:解析 细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段可知，作者的网页提供了一些关于相关工具和软件的信息。答案 D
小题5:解析 推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，作者认为把钢琴调音作为一个爱好也是非常有价值的。答案 C。
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试题【There are many things people do with their spare time.Have you ever thought abou】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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Their first recordings were sent to radio stations throughout the United States.Many listeners were surprised at what they heard.Instead of classical or jazz songs that radio stations usually played，a new sound was born.The Carter Family sounded different.They did not sound as if they had taken music lessons.But it did not matter.The people in poor rural areas thought they sounded just like their neighbors.
The Carters sang songs about living in the mountains of Virginia，Tennessee，and North Carolina.They sang about the love of a young man for a special girl.They sang about the beauty of nature.They sang about death and sadness.And they sang religious songs that told of the hope for a better life after death.
A．P.Carter sang in the group and also searched for new songs.He often traveled long distances to small towns in the southeastern United States.He wanted to hear the songs that local people sang in their communities.He wrote down the words but kept the music in his memory.When he returned home，he helped Sara and Maybelle fit them to the Carter Family musical style.
The Carter Family soon became famous.They recorded more songs.They traveled to many cities and towns in the eastern United States to perform.Thousands of people heard them sing and bought their recordings.Some people estimate that within three years，the Carter Family sold three hundred thousand recordings.
小题1:What does this passage mainly talk about?
| A．A family born for music. |
| B．A family singing differently. |
| C．The first family of country music. |
| D．A family singing in a group. |
| A．disappointed | B．calm |
| C．confused | D．excited |
| A．the family did not seem to be good at singing |
| B．what the family sang sounded uncomfortable |
| C．the family sang classical and jazz songs in a very different way |
| D．the family sang something that they had never heard before |
A．To ask for some advice on his music.
B．To collect songs sung by the local people there.
C．To introduce his music to the local people there.
D．To see if the local people there had heard his music.
Born into a Chinese family that had recently arrived in California，I"ve been giving more thought to the kind of English my mother speaks.Like others，I have described it to people as “broken” English.But I feel embarrassed to say that.It has always bothered me that I can think of no way to describe it other than“broken”，as if it were damaged and needed to be fixed，as if it lacked a certain wholeness.I"ve heard other terms used，“limited English”， for example.But they seem just as bad，as if everything is limited，including people"s perceptions(认识)of the limited English speaker.
I know this for a fact，because when I was growing up, my mother"s “limited” English limited my perception of her.I was ashamed of her English.I believed that her English reflected the quality of what she had to say.That is，because she expressed them imperfectly her thoughts were imperfect. And I had plenty of evidence to support me：the fact that people in department stores，at banks，and at restaurants did not take her seriously，did not give her good service，pretended not to understand her，or even acted as if they did not hear her.
I started writing fiction in 1985.And for reasons I won"t get into today，I began to write stories using all the Englishes I grew up with：the English she used with me，which for lack of a better term might be described as“broken”：and what I imagine to be her translation of her Chinese，her internal(内在的)language，and for that I sought to preserve the essence，but neither an English nor a Chinese structure.I wanted to catch what language ability tests can never show：her intention，her feelings，the rhythms of her speech and the nature of her thoughts.
小题1:By saying“Language is the tool of my trade”，the author means that ________.
| A．she uses English in foreign trade |
| B．she is fascinated by languages |
| C．she works as a translator |
| D．she is a writer by profession |
| A．impolite | B．amusing | C．imperfect | D．practical |
| A．well structured | B．in the old style |
| C．easy to translate | D．rich in meaning |
| A．The change of the author"s attitude to her mother"s English. |
| B．The limitation of the author"s perception of her mother. |
| C．The author"s misunderstanding of “limited” English. |
| D．The author"s experiences of using broken English. |
Needless to say，as a keen amateur photographer，I always take a camera with me.I have three favorites: a Pentax Optio RZ10，a Sony Alpha 390 and a Panasonic Lumix FZ100.I mostly take the Pentax pocket camera with me.This Pentax pocket camera takes images as good as those from much more expensive Single Lens(镜头)Reflex cameras.It allows you to get to just 1 cm from the subject，and these images are of astonishing clarity(清楚)．I can stick the camera right into a flower.And the photo shows fantastic details.
The Pentax is also good at taking landscapes.The color is natural and price again the details even of distant objects are great.Sometimes，even when I have one of my other cameras with me，I still just use the Pentax pocket camera.About half of all the images on my website were taken with the Pentax.
The Pentax takes quality images in poor light and the zoom works well.You have to work hard to get a blurry(模糊的)shot.This is an especially good feature at parties and gatherings.You get fantastic photos of people.You don"t have to wait for them to keep still.
Keep this camera in your pocket or in the car.It takes up little room；it"s light and you"ll never regret it!
小题1:Why does the author walk through the beautiful forest every day?
| A．He takes exercise to keep fit. | B．He goes there to count flowers. |
| C．He takes photos in the forest. | D．He goes to see photography subjects. |
| A．The Sony Alpha 390. | B．The Pentax Optio RZ10. |
| C．The Panasonic Lumix FZ100. | D．The Single Lens Reflex camera. |
| A．the author is a professional photographer |
| B．the author took blurry photos at gatherings |
| C．the author has put half of his photos on his website |
| D．it is good to take a quick photo with the Pentax |
| A．buy a very small camera | B．take photos of our friends |
| C．keep a Pentax at hand | D．take photos wherever we are |
Japan is known for the reformminded attitude towards the gadget(精巧装置) world and for the fact that it is one of the first countries that encouraged in the educational system the emailing of homework.
The digital textbook looks like the logical step in the world of learning.It is natural but it is also completely untraditional.
The plan of the largest publishing companies to get in line with the trend is to save a large quantity of paper and make the kids become interested in learning using a cool gadget.Many USA universities and colleges have made students be used to the procedure of downloading the courses and of course the procedure involves interactive software and also the chance of using the computer.
The traditional education system is still unwilling when it comes to giving up books.The standard approach of information taught out of a book and Shakespeare read out of an old school novel makes studying English as traditional as it can be.
In a world where kids would rather see the movie than read a book，the digital age has brought along a completely different flavor to reading.Bringing that flavor in school will make teaching a greener and also a completely different matter.
小题1:Why are ebooks so popular in the world?
| A．It"s cheap to buy. | B．It"s effective to use. |
| C．It"s convenient to bring. | D．It"s the latest fashion. |
| A．Oldfashioned. | B．Aggressive. |
| C．Rejecting. | D．Progressive. |
| A．apply the procedure of downloading the courses |
| B．communicate with their teachers using computer |
| C．research some interactive software for their studies |
| D．do their homework in computer instead of in paper |
| A．Being against. | B．Being for. |
| C．Not mentioned. | D．Being neutral. |
The time of life may be hard，but you"re not alone.You may be busy studying，but you can show your care by calling your friends or sending short messages.Don"t let your friendships die.
It"s as important to live well as it is to study well.Going to bed no later than 11：30 pm is vital.It puts you in the right mood for the next day.You needn"t follow a special diet，but make sure you are eating nutritious meals each day.
The person who plays well，studies well.Having a lot of schoolwork doesn"t mean having to give up other activities.Playing basketball or having a talk with your classmates can relax yourself.Time_out is not a waste of time but helps you study more efficiently.
Besides taking the big exam，you have other choices for college.I took the independent enrollment exam held by Peking University and some other students even were preparing to study abroad.Pay attention to any relevant information you can find，whether it"s from school，the news media or other sources.
小题1:What should you do if you want to keep your friendship fresh?
| A．Have frequent talks with them. |
| B．Always have lunch with them. |
| C．Remain them at some distance. |
| D．Keep connection by some ways. |
| A．study | B．friendship | C．relaxation | D．health |
| A．Sleep. | B．Exercise. | C．Continuation. | D．Pause. |
| A．editor | B．student | C．teacher | D．parent |
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