Today, trumpet is one of the world’ s oldest instruments. It is the result of many centuries of development. Although it looks n

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问题         Today, trumpet is one of the world’ s oldest instruments. It is the result of many centuries of development. Although it looks nothing like its ancestors, there are many similarities. All trumpets are hollow tubes, they are all blown, and they all use the player’s lips to produce the basic sound.
        The trumpet developed as players and makers worked to improve its design, size, shape, material and method of construction. They wanted to create an instrument that would produce a beautiful and attractive tone, enable the performer to play all the notes of the scale, extend the range higher and lower, make it possible to play more difficult music and, in general, be easier to play well. The remarkable way in which the modern trumpet achieves these goals is a measure of the success of all those who struggled to perfect this glorious instrument.
        The trumpet family is much more than a group of related instruments that can stir one with their sound, or narrow tubes of metal capable of producing a variety of musical sounds. It is a link to many different periods of history and to people of many cultures. From the use of trumpet family of instruments has much to tell about civilization and its development.
Which of the following can be inferred about the first trumpet players?

选项 A、They could not play all the notes of the scale.
B、They had no difficulty improving upon the trumpet.
C、They could not play simple tunes.
D、They were not able to pick up the trumpet.

答案A

解析 根据文章第一段最后一句话及第二段第二句话可推断出A项正确。
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