Question

There are many things people do with their spare time.Have you ever thought about tuning(調(diào)音)your own piano for fun and profit？Are you a piano teacher or player who really does not want the expense of hiring a piano tuner and feels that you could do it yourself with a little training？Well，this is your lucky day.All you need are the right tools，a piano and patience.

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 part?time or full?time 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(搖動) 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 e?book 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.

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

2.According to the passage，why should you learn to tune pianos?

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.

3.What makes piano tuning easier now?

A．Advanced technology.

B．More effective training.

C．More chances of practicing.

D．Traditional tuning methods.

4.If you want to get the tuning software and tools，you can ________.

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

5.In the last paragraph，the writer mainly wants to show that ________.

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

 

Answer 1

【解析】　自己給鋼琴調(diào)音聽起來是一個非常難的工作，但事實并非如此，本文作者向你解釋了原因并說明了自己給鋼琴調(diào)音的好處。

1.

2.2】解析　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。綜合文中信息可知，學(xué)會自己給鋼琴調(diào)音可以節(jié)省錢還可以賺錢，而且有趣，因此B項正確。答案　B

3.3】解析　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第四段中的“...but now the balance is swaying(搖動) more towards the technology and the final result is as good or even better than tuning by ear”和倒數(shù)第三段第一句可知，科技的進步，即電腦和軟件使鋼琴調(diào)音變得簡單。

答案　A

4.4】解析　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段可知，作者的網(wǎng)頁提供了一些關(guān)于相關(guān)工具和軟件的信息。答案　D

5.5】解析　推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段可知，作者認(rèn)為把鋼琴調(diào)音作為一個愛好也是非常有價值的。答案　C。