阎晓阳：用热爱与坚持奏响制琴 “天籁”
阎晓阳：用热爱与坚持奏响制琴 “天籁”

Yan Xiaoyang is 68 years old. He is from Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui autonomous region. He can make great violins. He is one of the best violin makers in the world.
When Yan was 14, his father bought a violin. Yan had four brothers, so he could hardly play it. This made him want to make his own violin. Three years later, he made his first violin. It didn’t sound perfect, but it marked the first step.
In 2014, Yan learned from professional violin makers. In 2019, he began joining lots of international violin-making competitions. In 2024, he won a big prize in America. People from 40 countries joined it.

1.1. Where is Yan Xiaoyang from?

A Yantai.

B Yangzhou.

C Yueyang.

D Yinchuan.

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。文章第一段明确提到“He is from Yinchuan”可知，阎晓阳来自宁夏银川。故选D。

2.2.Why did Yan decide to make his own violin?

A His father asked him to try.

B He wanted to sell violins for money.

C He couldn’t practice often because of his brothers.

D His first violin was broken by his brothers.

解析：选C。C细节理解题。第二段提到“He had four brothers, so he could hardly play it. This made him want to make his own violin”可知，阎晓阳第一次接触小提琴，是在14岁。那时父亲购买了一把小提琴，阎晓阳和兄弟们轮流把玩，爱不释手。他家里人多，轮到他拉一次琴，挺不容易的。于是他就想自己做一把小提琴。故选C。

3.3. How old was Yan when he made his first violin?

A 14 years old.

B 17 years old.

C 19 years old.

D 20 years old.

解析：选B。B数字计算题。第二段提到“When Yan was 14... Three years later, he made his first violin”，可知，(14+3=)17岁时阎晓阳制作了他的第一把小提琴。故选B。

4.4. What does the underlined word “it” refer to?

A The competition.

B The country.

C The city.

D The violin.

解析：选A。A 词意指代题。根据划线单词前面的“In 2024, he won a big prize at an international competition in America. ”可知，2024年，在美国举行的国际提琴制作大赛上，阎晓阳从一众作品中脱颖而出，即有40个国家的制琴师参加了这个比赛。故选A。