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There are many things people do with their spare time.Have you ever thought about tuning(调音)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 parttime or fulltime 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(摇动) 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 ebook 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.
小题1:The writer asks two questions in the first paragraph to ________.A．show his doubt on the topicB．ask readers to answer the questions clearlyC．encourage readers to make comments on the topicD．attract readers to more information on this topic小题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.小题3:What makes piano tuning easier now?A．Advanced technology.B．More effective training.C．More chances of practicing.D．Traditional tuning methods.小题4:If you want to get the tuning software and tools，you can ________.A．get them for free from the piano sellersB．buy them from the writer's online shopsC．make them yourself according to the passageD．surf the writer's website for the information小题5:In the last paragraph，the writer mainly wants to show that ________.A．one must be active to play the pianoB．piano tuning will be popular in the futureC．it's valuable to take piano tuning as a hobbyD．it's difficult to tune pianos without professional training 题型：未知难度：其他题型
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解析
自己给钢琴调音听起来是一个非常难的工作，但事实并非如此，本文作者向你解释了原因并说明了自己给钢琴调音的好处。小题1:解析 写作意图题。作者在文章开头提出问题的目的是吸引读者注意，引出自己要说的话题。答案 D
小题2:解析 细节理解题。综合文中信息可知，学会自己给钢琴调音可以节省钱还可以赚钱，而且有趣，因此B项正确。答案 B
小题3:解析 细节理解题。根据文章倒数第四段中的“...but now the balance is swaying(摇动) more towards the technology and the final result is as good or even better than tuning by ear”和倒数第三段第一句可知，科技的进步，即电脑和软件使钢琴调音变得简单。
答案 A
小题4:解析 细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段可知，作者的网页提供了一些关于相关工具和软件的信息。答案 D
小题5:解析 推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，作者认为把钢琴调音作为一个爱好也是非常有价值的。答案 C。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“There are many thing.....”主要考查你对 [日常生活类阅读 ]考点的理解。日常生活类阅读
日常生活类阅读的概念：
日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。
日常生活类阅读题答题技巧：
【题型说明】
该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。
【备考提醒】
为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点：
1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。
2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。
3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。
4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。
