C．Gramophones were easier to carry than phonographs.

　　D．Phonographs held longer recordings than gramophones.

　　解析：选A　细节理解题。根据第三段和第四段可知，phonographs和gramophones都是留声机，但一个是通过蜡筒唱片播放音乐，而另一个则是用圆盘唱片播放音乐。

　　3．The text is mainly about .

　　A．the history of music

　　B．the popularity of music

　　C．the different types of music

　　D．the development of listening to music

　　解析：选D　主旨大意题。文章按时间顺序介绍了二十世纪几种音乐播放设备--自动演奏钢琴、留声机和随身听。故本文是关于人类听音乐的发展历程。

Unit 1 Art 单元加餐练（二） 主观题规范增分练

　　Ⅰ.语法填空

　　Over 2,200 years ago, Emperor Qin Shihuang, the first Emperor in Chinese history, established the official Chinese writing characters. The new, simplified characters made writing calligraphy (书法) less 1 (complicate). It allowed people to use characters with more straight strokes, thus 2 (make) it easier to write with brushes. This 3 (create) the Li genre (体裁). Over time, other variations were also developed, 4 eventually led to the formation of the five genres in Chinese calligraphy. As 5 result, calligraphy became 6 (wide) accepted. Calligraphy also had its practical values because it was a good way to make friends and was more presentable as a gift rather than jewelry or money. Does calligraphy still have these practical functions now? Yes. Many people practice calligraphy as a way 7 (raise) their cultural accomplishment. Older people use calligraphic writing as a method to keep fit. They believe that when a person concentrates on 8 (write) calligraphy, his inner wellbeing (幸福) is inspired. I had thought computer would lead to the 9 (disappear) of Chinese calligraphy. Now I understand that's not likely to happen. How can you give your boss computer­printed calligraphy as a gift? You don't, 10 you want him to fire you!

　　语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了中国书法的发展简史，最后文章指出练好书法的重要性。

　　1．complicated　make sth.＋adj."使某物......"。此处意为"使书法变得不再复杂"。

2．making　此处是现在分词作结果状语。