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[安徽合肥第一中学等期末联考]Inside a tiny shop in Manchester, Adam Birce carefully carves at a woodblock. He looks carefully at each piece to ensure they fit and match before gently setting them together. Adam Birce, the owner of Four Strings, restores stringed instruments like violins and his passion is in restoring and appreciating what has already been crafted and loved.
Birce started playing the violin in grade school and grew to truly appreciate it. He played semiprofessionally out of high school and later got his degree in music at Virginia Commonwealth University as a violinist. After graduating, he landed a job selling violins. “As fate would have it, I was asked by my employer to learn to fix violins 15 years ago,” he says. “I soon moved off on my own to do restoration.” Since 2014, he’s been on a mission with Four Strings to provide excellent fine-instrument restoration for the commonwealth.
Violin restoration isn’t a self-taught skill. Each summer for the past decade, Birce has travelled to the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts for up to two weeks to study under famous violin restoration expert Hans J. Nebel. Here, students learn everything from delicate edging repair to violin identification. “A lot of the work itself is learning as you go,” Birce says. “It’s a lot of problem-solving and critical thinking, like coming up with a woodworking context.”
How long a job takes varies. “Most are about 3 – 6 months for major work, unless a full top-to-bottom restoration is needed, which can take even longer,” Birce explains. “I leave that up to the client if they want to commit to that.” One of his longest jobs was working on a Scottish violin from the early 1800s that had been water-damaged. “I had to use every skill in my toolbox to fix it,” Birce laughingly recalls. “It was a very onerous job.”
If there’s one thing to be learned from Birce’s passion, it’s that each violin is unique in its own right. He compares the fine instruments market to the fine arts market. “A lot of these instruments are fine art,” he says. “I kind of say this is a Picasso I’m playing or a Degas. I’ve worked on a few, which is always a joy.”
( ) 1. What does the author think of violin restoration?
A. It’s effortless.
B. It’s self-taught.
C. It’s boring.
D. It’s highly professional.
( ) 2. What mainly determines the time spent on restoring a violin?
A. How powerful the tools are.
B. Its condition and the client’s needs.
C. What material it’s made of.
D. Its client’s pay for the restorer.
( ) 3. Which of the following best explains the underlined word “onerous” in Paragraph 4?
A. Abnormal.
B. Enjoyable.
C. Encouraging.
D. Demanding.
( ) 4. What does the last paragraph intend to show?
A. Birce’s passion for art.
B. Birce’s impact on the market.
C. Birce’s feelings about the job.
D. Birce’s advice on violin restoration.
读后拓展
一、语篇结构梳理

二、语言知识深挖
1. 词义匹配
(1) land a. make sth using special skills, especially with your hands
(2) craft b. succeed in getting a job, especially one that a lot of other people want
(3) restoration c. the work of repairing and cleaning an old building, a painting, etc. so that its condition is as good as it originally was
2. 选词填空(使用正确形式)
come up with in one’s own right move off
(1) Sarah had to_______ a solution to the problem quickly before the deadline approached.
(2) She sings with the school rock band, but she’s also a jazz musician_______.
(3) After years of working for others, he_______ on his own to start a business.
3. 长难句分析
If there’s one thing to be learned from Birce’s passion,_________ it’s_______ that each violin is unique in its own right.
条件状语从句
主语+系动词 表语从句引导词
表语从句
如果从Birce的热情中可以学到什么，那就是每一把小提琴都有其独特的价值。
分析：本句中涉及两个从句：一是由if引导的条件状语从句，该从句中含有there be句型，动词不定式to be learned from Birce’s passion作后置定语修饰thing；二是由that引导的表语从句。
及时巩固
填词：I decided that_______ I learned of a company that used a lot of plastic, I’d send it an email urging it to cut back.
翻译：她最担心的是她将无法通过即将到来的考试。(表语从句)

答案： Passage 1
【语篇导读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了Adam Birce修复小提琴的工作流程、工作经历以及他对这份工作的热爱。
1.D 推理判断题
【关键句】Violin restoration isn’t a self-taught skill. Each summer for the past decade，Birce has travelled to the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts for up to two weeks to study under famous violin restoration expert Hans J. Nebel. Here，students learn everything from delicate edging repair to violin identification.
释义：小提琴修复并不是一项能自学成才的技能。在过去的十年里，Birce每年夏天都会前往麻省文科学院，跟随著名的小提琴修复专家Hans J. Nebel学习长达两个星期。在这里，学生们学习从精致的边缘修复到小提琴鉴定的一切知识。
【解析】根据关键句可知，小提琴修复不是一项仅靠自学就能掌握的技能，需要向专家学习很多知识。由此推知，作者认为小提琴修复工作的专业性很强。故选D项。
2.B 推理判断题
【关键句】How long a job takes varies. “Most are about 3–6 months for major work，unless a full top-to-bottom restoration is needed，which can take even longer，”Birce explains. “I leave that up to the client if they want to commit to that.”
释义：一项工作花费多长时间是视情况而定的。Birce解释说：“大多数主要修复工作大约需要3至6个月，除非需要进行自上而下的全面的修复，那可能需要更长的时间。如果客户愿意投入这么多，那就由客户决定。”
【解析】根据关键句可推知，修复一把小提琴需要花费的时间与小提琴自身的状况以及客户的需求有关。故选B项。
3.D 词义猜测题
【关键句】One of his longest jobs was working on a Scottish violin from the early 1800s that had been water-damaged. “I had to use every skill in my toolbox to fix it，”Birce laughingly recalls. “It was a very onerous job.”
释义：他持续时间最长的工作之一是修复一把被水损坏的19世纪初的苏格兰小提琴。Birce笑着回忆道：“我不得不使出浑身解数来修理它。这是一项非常繁重的工作。”
【解析】抓住关键句中的longest jobs和use every skill in my toolbox可知，修复这把苏格兰小提琴相当繁琐，并且耗时很长。由此不难推知，onerous意为“费力的，艰巨的”，与demanding的意思最接近。故选D项。
4.C 段落大意题
【关键句】He compares the fine instruments market to the fine arts market. “A lot of these instruments are fine art，”he says. “I kind of say this is a Picasso I’m playing or a Degas. I’ve worked on a few，which is always a joy.”
释义：他把高档乐器市场比作艺术品市场。他说：“很多乐器就像是艺术品。我可以说，我正在演奏的是毕加索或德加的作品。我曾修复过一些乐器，这总是一件乐事。”
【解析】根据关键句可知，在文章最后一段中，Birce将乐器比作艺术品，谈及了自己的工作感受。故选C项。
读后拓展
一、语篇结构梳理
(1)grade school
(2)violinist
(3)graduation/graduating
(4)restoration
(5)problem-solving
二、语言知识深挖
1.词义匹配
(1)b
(2)a
(3)c
2.选词填空
(1)come up with
(2)in her own right
(3)moved off
3.长难句分析
及时巩固
if; Her biggest fear was that she would fail the upcoming exam.