1、湖北省荆门市钟祥市兰台中学中考英语阅读理解训练 音乐与椅子Do you know how to play a game called “Musical Chairs”? It is easy to play and most people enjoy it. All you need are some chairs, some people and some way of making music. You may use a piano or any other musical instrument, if someone can play it. You may use a tape re
2、corder. You can even use a radio.Put the chairs in a row. The chairs may be put in twos, back to back. A better way is to have the chairs in one row with each chair facing in the opposite direction to the chair next to it. The game is easy. When the music starts, the players walk round the chairs. E
3、veryone goes in the same direction, of course, they should walk in time to the music. If the music is fast they should walk quickly. If the music is slow, they should walk slowly. The person playing music cannot see the people in the game. When the music stops, the players try to sit on the chairs.
4、If a person cannot find a chair to sit on, he drops out. Then, before the music starts again, one chair must be taken away. When the music stops again, one more player will be out. At last, there will be two players and one chair. The one who sits on the chair when the music stops is the winner.根据以上
5、短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。1. If ten people are playing musical chairs, you must begin with _. A. nine chairs B. ten chairs C. eleven chairs D. one chair2. Which of the following is not suitable for playing musical chairs? _. A. A piano B. A radio C. A tape recorder D. A telephone3. The chairs should
6、be put _. A. with the desks B. before the winner C. all over the room D. in a line4. When the music starts, the players must _. A. run about the room B. get down C. walk around the chairs D. sit on the chairs 5. Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. The game “Musical Chairs” is not diffic
7、ult to learn. B. The last one can sit on the last chair. C. The winner can sit on the chair. D. If the person plays music, he cannot be the winner. 【答案及解析】1. 选 A。因为在第 4段有这样一句 If a person cannot find a chair to sit on, he drops out.那么肯定是椅子比人数少 1，这样才会有人没得坐，故选 A。2. 选 D。在第 1段中提到了 A、B、C 三种可以播放音乐的器具，而 D项没
8、有，因为一般来说电话是不能播放音乐的，所以选 D。3. 选 D。第 2段的 Put the chairs in a row就是“把椅子排成一排”这意。选 D。4. 选 C。由第 3段中的句子 When the music starts, the players walk round the chairs.可知答案为 C。5. 选 B。本题可用排除法，由第 1段第 2句 It is easy to play 可知道 A项正确；由最后一句 The one who sits on the chair when the music stops is the winner.可知 C项是正确的；由第 4段的句子 The person playing music cannot see the people in the game可知 D项也是正确的。故答案选 B
