●请通过电话或网络和音乐老师讨论以下问题，并做好记录。
1. Why is the musical instrument called the Matouqin?
2. Can you name one famous piece of music played by the Matouqin?

1. Because the top of the pole of this traditional Mongolian string instrument is usually carved with a delicate horse head, which is its most special and eye-catching mark, so people name it Matouqin (Horse-head Fiddle).
2. A very famous piece of Matouqin music is *Ten Thousand Horses Galloping*. It is a classic work that describes the lively grand scene of numerous horses running on the vast grassland.

【分析】
本题需结合马头琴的相关文化常识解答两个问题：第一个问题要明确马头琴名称的由来，核心是琴杆顶部的马头雕刻特征；第二个问题需回忆马头琴的著名代表曲目，对应整理答案即可。
【解析】
1. 马头琴是蒙古族传统弦乐器，其琴杆顶部通常雕刻有精致的马头，这是该乐器最具辨识度的特殊标志，因此被命名为马头琴（Horse-head Fiddle）；
2. 马头琴的经典代表曲目为《万马奔腾》，该作品生动描绘了草原上万马奔腾的壮阔场景。
【答案】
1. Because the top of the pole of this traditional Mongolian string instrument is usually carved with a delicate horse head, which is its most special and eye-catching mark, so people name it Matouqin (Horse-head Fiddle).
2. A very famous piece of Matouqin music is *Ten Thousand Horses Galloping*. It is a classic work that describes the lively grand scene of numerous horses running on the vast grassland.
【知识点】
马头琴常识；音乐作品常识
【点评】
本题考查民族乐器的基础文化常识，属于常识类题目，需掌握马头琴的名称由来及代表曲目。
【难度系数】
0.3

●听一首马头琴曲(如《美丽的草原我的家》)，听完后用英文写下你的三种感受(例如:This piece of music reminds me of the grassland.)，然后和朋友分享你的感受。

参考示例：
1. This piece of music makes me feel very peaceful.
2. The beautiful melody reminds me of the wide blue sky over the grassland.
3. It sounds like groups of sheep are walking slowly on the soft grass.

这是一道开放性英语表达实践题，要求学生聆听马头琴曲目后，使用符合八年级英语知识范围的简单句式写出三种不同的听感，句子表意通顺、贴合马头琴音乐辽阔悠扬的风格即可，没有唯一固定答案。