公共英语考试

【单选题】 Which of the following can be inferred about the first trumpet players
A．They could not play all the notes of the scale.
B．They were not able to pick up the trumpet.
C．They could not play simple tunes.
D．They had difficulty improving upon the trumpet.

网考网参考答案：A
网考网解析：
[分析] 细节推理题。文章第二段第二句话非常长，主要是因为instrument后面跟了五个并列的定语从句。其中，第二个定语从句enable the performer to play all the notes of the scale，告诉我们演奏家和制造者的目标是“演奏者能够用号演奏音阶上所有的音符”。那么，第一批演奏者就不能用号演奏音阶上所有的音符。故本题的正确答案是A。 查看试题解析出处>>