There are many kinds of traditional instruments in China, and guqin is one of them. It has a history of about 3,000 years. Xu Chaoran, a guqin player, is best known for playing the guqin in a modern way. 16.
When Xu was a little girl, she was very interested in music. She learned different kinds of musical instruments, such as the guitar and the piano. 17. She became a big fan of this amazing traditional musical instrument.
In 2009, Xu went to study traditional Chinese music at the Wuhan Conservatory of Music. 18. Years later, she became a teacher in a high school after finishing her studies.
19. In her videos, she plays modern songs on the guqin. “The guqin has a strong power(能力),” Xu says. “The guqin isn’t just for playing traditional pieces. 20. ”
Xu hopes young people can love guqin music and learn about our traditional culture.
根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使文章意思通顺、内容完整。
A. At the age of 9, she began to play the guzheng.
B. We can play today’s music on it, too.
C. There, she spent lots of time learning guqin.
D. She often plays some popular songs on the guqin.
E. Xu often makes videos of her playing the guqin in her free time.

16. D 17. A 18. C 19. E 20. B

【分析】
这是一道英语七选五题型，解题思路为：1. 通读全文，把握文章主旨（介绍古琴演奏者徐超然以现代方式推广古琴的经历）；2. 定位每个空缺处的前后句，分析语境逻辑（如指代关系、内容衔接、顺承关系等）；3. 匹配选项，确保所选内容能使文章通顺完整。
【解析】
1. 第16空：前文提到徐超然以现代方式演奏古琴闻名，后文讲述她小时候学习音乐的经历，选项D“她经常在古琴上弹奏一些流行歌曲”，与前文“现代方式”呼应，符合语境，故选D；
2. 第17空：前文说她学习过吉他、钢琴等乐器，后文提到她成为古琴的粉丝，选项A“9岁时，她开始弹古筝”，是她学习民族乐器的过渡，为成为古琴粉丝做铺垫，故选A；
3. 第18空：前文提到她2009年去武汉音乐学院学习中国传统音乐，后文说她毕业后成为老师，选项C“在那里，她花了很多时间学习古琴”，“那里”指代武汉音乐学院，承接上文学习经历，故选C；
4. 第19空：后文提到“在她的视频里，她用古琴演奏现代歌曲”，选项E“徐经常在空闲时间制作自己弹古琴的视频”，引出后文关于视频的内容，故选E；
5. 第20空：前文说“古琴不只是用来演奏传统曲目”，选项B“我们也可以在它上面演奏现代音乐”，与前文形成“不仅…也…”的逻辑，呼应现代演奏的主题，故选B。
【答案】16.D 17.A 18.C 19.E 20.B
【知识点】英语阅读理解（七选五）、语境衔接、逻辑推理
【点评】本题为英语七选五典型题型，侧重考查学生对文章上下文逻辑、语境连贯性的理解，需结合指代、内容呼应等技巧解题，是初中英语常见的能力考查题型。
【难度系数】0.5