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  3. Carnegie Hall, the famous concert hall in New York City, has again undergone a restoration. While this is not the first, it is c

Carnegie Hall, the famous concert hall in New York City, has again undergone a restoration. While this is not the first, it is c

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问题      Carnegie Hall, the famous concert hall in New York City, has again undergone a restoration. While this is not the first, it is certainly the most extensive in the building’s history. As a result of this restoration, Carnegie Hall once again has the quality of sound that it had when it was first built.
     Carnegie Hall owes its existence to Andrew Carnegie, the wealthy owner of a steel company in the late 1800s. The hall was finished in 1891 and quickly gained a reputation as an excellent performing arts hall where accomplished musicians gained fame. Despite its reputation, however, the concert hall suffered from several detrimental renovations over the years. During the Great Depression, when fewer people could afford to attend performances, the directors sold part of the building to commercial businesses. As a result, a coffee shop was opened in one comer of the building, for which the builders replaced the brick and terra cotta walls with windowpanes. A renovation in 1946 seriously damaged the acoustical quality of the hall when the makers of the film Carnegie Hall cut a gaping hole in the dome of the ceiling to allow for lights and air vents. The hole was later covered with short Curtains and a fake ceiling, but the hall never sounded the same afterwards.
     In 1960, the violinist Isaac Stem became involved in restoring the hall after a group of real estate developers unveiled plans to demolish Carnegie Hall and build a high-rise office building on the site, This threat spurred Stern to rally public support for Carnegie Hall and encourage the City of New York to buy the property. The movement was successful, and the concert hall is now owned by the city. In the current restoration, builders tested each new material for its sound qualities, and they replaced the hole in the ceiling with a dome. The builders also restored the outer walls to their original appearance and closed the coffee shop. Carnegie has never sounded better, and its prospects for the future have never looked more promising.
Which of the following would most likely be the topic of the next paragragh?
选项 A、A scientific explanation of acoustics and the nature of sound.
B、A description of people’s reactions to the newly renovated hall.
C、A discussion of the coffee shop that once was located in the building.
D、Further discussion about the activities of Isaac Stern in 1960.
答案B
解析 从文章最后一句，“卡内基音乐厅的音响效果从来没有现在这么优越，它未来的前景无限光明”，可以合理推断最有可能描述人们对此次整修的反响。选项A科学性过强，与此文风格不符。选项C、 D只是音乐厅经历的沧桑中两个细节，文中已涉及，再次详述的必要性不大，而且与本文发展思路不符。
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