Question

The New York Philharmonic(爱乐乐团) 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(交响乐) 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(掌声). And the performance continued.

1.The underlined words “interfere with” in the third paragraph means “         ”.
A. enjoy              B. attend              C. disturb              D. complete

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.

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.

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

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.B

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：文章讲的是iPhone 铃声响起使纽约爱乐乐团演出停下来，此举主要是提醒人们去听音乐会的时候，手机响是不礼貌的。

1.猜词题：从第四段的句子：Gilbert said minor cell phone interruptions have become common小的手机声音现在很常见，不会干扰现场表演，可知“interfere with”的意思是“打扰”disturb，选C

2.细节题：从文章第五段的句子：Eventually, the man put his hand in his pocket and the ringing stopped.可知冒犯者在听见人们生气的叫喊后关闭了手机，选C

3.推理题：从第四段的句子：The Philharmonic does what it can to remind to audience to turn off their cell phones before the performance begins. 可知作者是想告诉读者去听音乐会的时候，手机响是不礼貌的，选B

4.标题确定题：从文章第一段的句子：The New York Philharmonic(爱乐乐团) came to an unexpected stop on Tuesday night when an audience member’s cell phone started ringing and wouldn’t stop.可知文章讲的是iPhone 铃声响起使纽约爱乐乐团演出停下来，选A

考点：考查新闻报道类短文