The New York Philharmonic(愛樂樂團(tuán)) came to an unexpected stop on Tuesday night when an audience member’s cell phone started ringing and wouldn’t stop.
Conductor Alan Gilbert was nearing the end of Mahler’s Ninth Symphony(交響樂) when the interruption began. As eh New York Times writes, the symphony, “contains some of the most spiritual and peaceful music ever written.”
As the cell phone continued to ring, the iPhone’s signature ringtone, Gilbert stopped the entire performance. And yet shockingly the phone continued to ring. “Nothing happened,” Gilbert told the Times, “Nobody was to blame for it. It was unbelievable.”
Gilbert said minor cell phone interruptions have become common and rarely interfere with a live performance. The Philharmonic does what it can to remind to audience to turn off their cell phones before the performance begins. But the audience and performers stood by in astonished silence as Gilbert asked the offender(肇事者) to silence the phone, only to hear it continue.
Mr Gilbert said audience pointed out two people sitting where the sound was coming from. “They were staring at me firmly,” he said of the couple. Eventually, the man put his hand in his pocket and the ringing stopped.
The conductor said he asked the man if he was sure the phone was quieted. “Then he nodded his head,” Mr Gilbert said.
People in the hall had been shouting for the sound to stop. Mr Pelkonen reported that they yelled: “Thousand-dollar fine!” “Kick him out!” “Get out!”
Once the phone was finally silenced, Gilbert apologized to the audience. They responded with cheers and applause(掌聲). And the performance continued.
小題1:The underlined words “interfere with” in the third paragraph means “         ”.
A．enjoyB．a(chǎn)ttendC．disturbD．complete
小題2:What do we know about the offender?
A．He silenced the phone the moment he was reminded to.
B．He enjoyed the ringtone so he kept the phone ringing.
C．He quieted the phone after hearing people’s angry shouts.
D．He didn’t like the music so he wouldn’t silence the phone.
小題3:What does the writer of this passage intend to imply?
A．It’s not acceptable to carry an iPhone to a concert.
B．It’s rude to attend a concert with the phone ringing.
C．It’s necessary to quiet the phones when the performance is over.
D．It’s common for a conductor to make an apology to the audience.
小題4:What can be the best title for the passage?
A．iPhone ringtone bring New York Philharmonic to a stop
B．iPhone signature ringtone defeats New York Philharmonic
C．New York Philharmonic puts on a successful performance
D．New York Philharmonic stops the audience using iPhone

小題1:C
小題2:C
小題3:B
小題4:A

試題分析：文章講的是iPhone 鈴聲響起使紐約愛樂樂團(tuán)演出停下來，此舉主要是提醒人們?nèi)ヂ犚魳窌臅r候，手機(jī)響是不禮貌的。
小題1:猜詞題：從第四段的句子：Gilbert said minor cell phone interruptions have become common小的手機(jī)聲音現(xiàn)在很常見，不會干擾現(xiàn)場表演，可知“interfere with”的意思是“打擾”disturb，選C
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題：從文章第五段的句子：Eventually, the man put his hand in his pocket and the ringing stopped.可知冒犯者在聽見人們生氣的叫喊后關(guān)閉了手機(jī)，選C
小題3:推理題：從第四段的句子：The Philharmonic does what it can to remind to audience to turn off their cell phones before the performance begins. 可知作者是想告訴讀者去聽音樂會的時候，手機(jī)響是不禮貌的，選B
小題4:標(biāo)題確定題：從文章第一段的句子：The New York Philharmonic(愛樂樂團(tuán)) came to an unexpected stop on Tuesday night when an audience member’s cell phone started ringing and wouldn’t stop.可知文章講的是iPhone 鈴聲響起使紐約愛樂樂團(tuán)演出停下來，選A
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