单选题 Which of the following is NOT the reason for the decline in amateur singing?
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】本题可采用排除法。答案主要在第四段。第三段的结尾句提出这种现象,第四段论述了原因。根据第一句到第三句“…One,human beings are astonishingly lazy.Put a lift in a building,and...Similarly,invent a machine that sings,and people would rather let the machine sing than sing themselves(……第一点原因,人们变得非常懒惰,有了电梯,人们就不愿自己爬楼梯了,……同样道理,有了会唱歌的机器,人们宁愿让机器唱而不愿费力自己唱了)”可推知A、C选项都是业余歌手下降的原因。第四句和第五句“The other reason is that people are easily embarrassed.When there is a famous,talented musician readily available by pushing a button,which amateur violinist or pianist would want to try to entertain family or friends by himself?.(另一个原因是人们很容易觉得不好意思。因为随便按一下按钮就可以听到一位著名的优秀的音乐家的演奏,哪个业余选手还想自己表演来娱乐家人呢?)”的言外之意是他们觉得自己没有专业演员表演得好,故B选项也是原因之一。只有D选项不是恰当的原因,原文是说容易听到专业音乐人的演唱或演奏,而不是容易见到他们本人(easily be met)。