1、语 篇 提 能阅读理解The air piano was invented by Omer Yosha in Germany and the first air piano came out in 2008. Its called a piano but it has no keys, so you dont need to play keys to make it work. Users look like playing “in the air” when you see it being played.The air piano makes no sounds on its own an
2、d it needs to work by being connected with a computer. The air piano comes with its own software (软件) to control it and it has 24 separated keys and 8 sound controllers that are not on the screen but settled in a touchfree surface. Each of the eight sound controllers spread across the surface of the
3、 air piano can play three notes depending on the users hand position. The surface can be controlled by moving hands in the air above it.Driven by software, the instrument has a large number of notes and sounds available for users to play. The air piano software allows setting the instrument in many
4、ways and since there are no rules of how to play an air piano, new creative ideas and playing techniques will come to life. Its small size (960 mm160 mm26 mm) and its weight (less than 3kg) making it rather easy to carry.What makes it so different from a traditional piano, besides the technology, is
5、 the idea behind it. Playing a piano is hard to learn since every movement of the hand changes the sound of the music. The idea of the air piano is to keep things as simple as possible in order to achieve full control over the instrument.语篇解读 本文介绍了一种演奏者无需直接触摸琴键便能弹奏出美妙音乐的空气钢琴。1The air piano got its n
6、ame most probably because _.A. it can create different music on its ownB. it is light and easy to move on the stageC. it can spread sounds over the airD. it is played without being touched答案与解析 D 根据首段中“Its called a piano but it has no keys, so you dont need to play keys to make it work. Users look l
7、ike playing in the air when you see it being played”可知，这种钢琴之所以如此命名，是由于演奏者可以无需接触琴键，只靠手在空中的移动就可以演奏音乐，故得名空气钢琴，选 D 项。2To get the air piano make sounds, one should _.A. design different softwareB. connect it with a computerC. move hands to play its keysD. change its sound controllers答案与解析 B 根据第二段第一句“The
8、air piano makes no sounds on its own and it needs to work by being connected with a computer”可知，空气钢琴与电脑连接才能正常工作，故选 B 项。3Which of the following is TRUE of the air piano?A. Its actually not a piano but music software.B. Its hard for people to learn how to play it.C. It needs to be well developed by it
9、s players.D. It allows users to play it in creative ways.答案与解析 D 根据第三段中“The air piano software allows setting the instrument in many ways and since there are no rules of how to play an air piano, new creative ideas and playing techniques will come to life”可知，弹奏空气钢琴的方法十分灵活，因此演奏者可以不断创意新的弹奏方式，故选 D 项。4The main purpose of the passage is to _.A. persuade people to buy the air pianoB. describe how to play the air pianoC. introduce the new instrument air pianoD. explain how the air piano was invented答案与解析 C 根据文章的内容可知，本文旨在向读者介绍空气钢琴这种新型乐器，故 C 项符合题意。
