Musicians have been using clay（泥土）, or ceramic, wind and percussion instruments for a long time. But a rock guitarist in Spain is now attracting audiences with not only his music, but his unique ceramic guitar.

Luis Martin is the guitarist and lead singer in the Spanish band "Lobos Negros." He says that widespread success does not come easy for rock guitarists. Mr. Martin says guitarists need something to set themselves apart from all others.

He says, "I wanted to achieve a different sound that everybody wants to use to play their music, whether the style is rock n' roll, rockabilly, blues, reggae or whatever."

The idea to use a ceramic guitar came from Luis Martin's hometown of Talavera de la Reina in central Spain. The town is known for the ceramic art found in many houses there.

Manuel Carrillo makes ceramic guitars in Talavera de la Reina. He says it took him some time to master the process of making a guitar body without any cracks or deformities（畸形）.He says, "A very thin wall of clay is made for the outside of the body, then we get rid of the leftover liquid. Then we make openings in the body, so the guitar maker can gather everything he needs. And then, once the clay is baked, it is glazed （上釉）and decorated."

Luis Martin says that, back in the 1950s, rock musicians in the United States discovered the unique quality of bouncing sound off ceramic material. He says, "In the 50s, voices and a lot of guitars used to be recorded in bathrooms with a microphone in the middle. The ceramic tiles in the bathrooms created a special sound."

A ceramic guitar costs about $3,000 and weighs 3.5 kilograms. Each one is unique and has different decorations.

Luis Martin and his band now plan to travel around Spain hoping to attract fans with their new ceramic sound.

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1.Guitarist, Luis Martin now attracts his audiences mostly because of .

A his percussion instrument

B his wind instrument

C his ceramic guitar

D his guitar music

解析：选C。C。细节理解题。由第1段not only his music, but his unique ceramic guitar.可知这里强调他的陶瓷吉它。

2.What does Mr Martin say about guitarists?

A They need to attract their audiences.

B They need to do something different.

C They need to live separately from others.

D They need to be away from rock.

解析：选B。B。推理判断题。摇滚吉它手出名不容易，他必须做一些使他与众不同的东西。

3.It is___that inspired Mr Martin to use ceramic guitar.

A the Spanish band

B rock guitarists

C rock n' roll

D the ceramic art

解析：选D。D。细节理解题。由第4段The idea to use a ceramic guitar came from Luis Martin's hometown，他的家乡以陶瓷艺术著名，所以他的灵感来自于此，可知答案。

4.Which of the following is correct about the making of ceramic guitars?

A The thin wall of clay must be made inside.

B The guitar should be made without any cracks or deformities.

C The rest parts of the guitar must be got rid of.

D The guitar must be glazed and decorated before it is baked.

解析：选B。B。 细节理解题。 由第5段master the process of making a guitar body without any cracks or deformities可知答案。

5.It seemed that the unique sound of the ceramic material was discovered in___.

A the bathrooms

B Luis Martin's hometown

C Spain

D the United Nations

解析：选A。A。细节理解题。根据第6段：在上个世纪50年代，美国的一些音乐家在bathroom中录制音乐的时候发现陶瓷制品的发出的特别的声音，由此开始了利用陶瓷制作乐器的想法。可知答案为A。