吉林省四平市2014高考英语阅读理解巩固全程训练（1）及答案阅读理解-----AMostmusiciansagreethatthebestviolinsweremadeinItaly.TheyweremadeinCremona,Italy,about200yearsago.Theseviolinssoundbetterthananyothers.Theyevensoundbetterthanviolinsmadetoday.ViolinmakersandscientiststrytomakeinstrumentsliketheoldItalianviolins.Buttheyaren’tthesame.Musiciansstillprefertheoldones.NoonereallyknowswhytheseoldItalianviolinsaresospecial,butmanypeoplethinktheyhaveananswer.Somepeoplethinkitistheageoftheviolins.Theysaythattoday’sviolinswillalsosoundwonderfulsomeday.Butthereisaproblemhere.Notalloldviolinssoundwonderful.OnlythosefromCremonaarespecial.Soagecannotbetheanswer.TheremustbesomethingdifferentaboutCremonaorthoseItalianviolinsmakers.Otherpeoplethinkthesecrettothoseviolinsiswood.Thewoodoftheviolinisveryimportant.Itmustbefromcertainkindsofthetrees.Itmustnotbetooyoungortooold.PerhapstheviolinmakersofCremonaknewsomethingspecialaboutwoodforviolins.Butthekindofwoodmaynotbesoimportant.Itmaybemoreimportanttocutthewoodinaspecialway.Woodforaviolinmustbecutverycarefully.Ithastobetherightsizeandshape.Thesmallestdifferencewillchangethesoundoftheviolin.MusicianssometimesthinkthatthiswasthesecretoftheItalians.Maybetheyunderstoodmorethanwedoabouthowtocutthewood.Sizeandshapemaynotbetheanswereither.Scientistsmeasuredtheseoldviolinsverycarefully.Theycanmakenewonesthatareexactlythesamesizeandshape.Butthenewviolinsstilldonotsoundasgoodastheoldones.Somescientiststhinkthesecretmaybethevarnish,whichcoversthewoodoftheviolinandmakesitlookshiny.Italsohelpsthesoundoftheinstrument.NooneknowswhattheItalianviolinmakersusedintheirvarnish.Sonoonecanmakethesamevarnishtoday.TheremayneverbeotherviolinsliketheviolinsofCremona.Theirsecretmaybelostforever.Youngmusicianstodayhopethisisnottrue.Theyneedfineviolins.Buttherearen’tverymanyoftheoldviolinsleft.Also,theoldviolinsareveryexpensive.Recently,afamousoldItalianviolinwassoldforaboutUS$300,000!1.Thispassageisabout.A.makingviolinsB.musicalinstrumentsC.scientificideasD.theoldItalianvoili