南康二中2012高考冲刺阅读理解预测2篇.docVIP

南康二中2012高考冲刺阅读理解预测2篇 【高考预测一】 An unusual group of musicians from the land of Mozart have just started a nine-day European tour.　　The First Viennese Vegetable Orchestra (管弦乐队) from Austria contains eight musicians, one sound technician and one cook.　　This mix of people may seem strange until you know the orchestra play instruments they have carved (雕刻) out of vegetables. At the end of the performance, the cook cuts up the instruments and makes a tasty vegetable soup for the audience.　　It takes the band about half an hour to make a carrot flute (长笛). Other instruments include eggplant cymbals (茄子铙钹) and pumpkin (南瓜) drums. Microphones make the vegetable sounds loud enough for the audience to hear.　　The audience has the possibility of enjoying what they just heard, the band said. We employ a real cook for the preparation of the soup so it is indeed tasty and very special.　　1. Which of the following should be the best title of the passage?　　A. A Special Orchestra B. Uses of Vegetables　　C. A Special Meal D. Eatable Instruments　　2. From this passage we can infer that ______.　　A. all the musical instruments are made by a cook　　B. vegetables can be excellent materials for musical instruments　　C. the shapes and sizes of the vegetables decide what kind of instrument they will be made into　　D. the cook makes the band famous and particular　　3. Which of the following is true according to the passage?　　A.Music produced by the vegetable instruments is especially sweet.　　B.The sound produced ???? by the vegetable instruments is weak.　　C.Pumpkins can be made into very good drums.　　D.The band stayed in the land of Mozart for nine days.　　4. The sound technician ______.　　A. helps to make sounds B. makes the instruments to be used at the concert　　C. operates the electrical sound equipments to make the music loud enough　　D. tests the quality of the musical instruments to be used by the orchestra　　5. The passage intends to tell us that ______.