Question

You may have watched an orchestra(管弦乐队）performance. The artists play the violins and flutes. But have you heard about an orchestra performing with          ?

    On November 30 last year， a band called the Vienna Vegetable Orchestra        a concert in Moscow， Russia. The musicians____    with pumpkins， carrots and cucumbers. Before the performance， artists selected vegetables at the city market， and then made them into unusual        ．

  “The range(音域) of the flute depends on the length of the carrot. The      ，the more sounds. A carrot can be made into a normal instrument.” said Barbara Kaiser， flutist.

1.A. wood                            B. vegetables                  C. fruits

2.A. had                              B. watched                   C. joined

3.A. cooked                           B. ate                        C. performed

4.A. dishes                            B. instruments                 C. flowers

5.A. shorter                           B. wider                      C. longer

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：维也纳蔬菜乐队的艺术家们用蔬菜制作成乐器来进行表演。

1.B考查名词及语境理解。句意：但是你听说过用蔬菜表演的管弦乐队吗?A. wood 木头；B. vegetables 蔬菜；C. fruits水果。结合下文中的句子The musicians____53 with pumpkins， carrots and cucumbers.可知，答案为B。

2.A考查动词及语境理解。句意：维也纳蔬菜乐队在莫斯科举办了一场音乐会。A. had 有，举行；B. watched 观看；C. joined加入。have a concert举办一场音乐会。故答案为A。

3.C考查动词及语境理解。句意：音乐家们用南瓜、胡萝卜和黄瓜来表演。A. cooked 做饭； B. ate 吃；C. performed表演。结合句意可知，答案为C。

4.B考查名词及语境理解。句意：演出前，艺术家在城市市场上选择蔬菜，然后把他们制作成不寻常的乐器。A. dishes 菜肴；B. instruments 乐器；C. flowers花。上文提到用蔬菜来表演。答案为B。

5.考查名词及语境理解。句意：“长笛的音域取决于胡萝卜的长度。越长，声音越长。A. shorter 更短；B. wider更宽；C. longer更长。结合语境理解，答案为C。

考点：社会现象类短文阅读。