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主题:文化传承 体裁:记叙文 难度:★★★★★ 建议用时:10分钟 正确率:/4
(2025·南通中考改编)"Click, click, click ..." The drummer hit the drumsticks against each other to give a beat, and the band started to play. Kai played a guqin solo, and for most of the show, he played along with the rhythm of the drums. The band played faster and faster. When the music ended, there was an awkward(尴尬的) silence. They all looked at the teachers.
Mr Li asked, "What were you trying to express?"
Kai murmured(低声说), "I wanted to do something different ... to modernize the guqin's sound."
"Well, it's a good try. But you know it has over 3,000 years of history. I don't think you've presented the characteristics well," said Mr Li. "The music was ... We could hardly hear the guqin," added Miss Zhou. "I'm afraid I can't give you high marks."
"Please, can I have another chance?" begged(恳求) Kai.
They finally agreed.
Alone in the hall later, Kai sat in his chair, feeling a little sad. "I understand what you were trying to do," Kai looked up and saw Miss Zhou by his side. "But before you can break the rules, you have to master them."
"The guqin is connected to nature. The bottom board represents the ground, and the rounded top board represents the sky. A wonderful guqin performance shows the harmony(和谐) between people and nature."
"Miss Zhou, is it fine to play the guqin with other instruments?"
"Because it is so quiet," replied Miss Zhou, "it's usually played alone. Sometimes, it can be played with the dizi or another guqin. Every note matters. And you know, there's Chinese philosophy(哲理) behind every form of art. That's what makes Chinese art special. We should try hard to keep the value of traditions and connect them with modern life."
"Can I make it modern?" Kai was wondering if he had asked a stupid question.
"Ancient musicians followed traditions to show respect. To modernize it, try to find the right way to keep the value. How will you change your piece?"
"I'm not sure yet," said Kai. "But I'm going to do something different again."
That night, Kai kept thinking about the next show. "How can I present the guqin and balance the traditional spirit with a modern touch?" he wondered.
Then, he had an idea ...
(
A. play the drums well
B. work well with others
C. express personal feelings
D. show the guqin's value
(
a. Miss Zhou gave her advice to Kai.
b. The classmates kept a short silence.
c. Kai asked for another chance to play.
d. The teachers pointed out Kai's problem.
e. Kai played the guqin with drum rhythms.
A. a—e—d—c—b
B. e—b—d—c—a
C. e—a—b—d—c
D. a—b—d—e—c
(
A. Strict rules will stop our creativity in music.
B. Traditional instruments should be modernized.
C. Creation requires us to understand the tradition first.
D. The guqin is necessary for a well-rounded education.
(
A. Pop music in a traditional style.
B. Folk(民间的) music with local colour.
C. Country music in a Western style.
D. Rock music with drums and dizi.
主题:文化传承 体裁:记叙文 难度:★★★★★ 建议用时:10分钟 正确率:/4
(2025·南通中考改编)"Click, click, click ..." The drummer hit the drumsticks against each other to give a beat, and the band started to play. Kai played a guqin solo, and for most of the show, he played along with the rhythm of the drums. The band played faster and faster. When the music ended, there was an awkward(尴尬的) silence. They all looked at the teachers.
Mr Li asked, "What were you trying to express?"
Kai murmured(低声说), "I wanted to do something different ... to modernize the guqin's sound."
"Well, it's a good try. But you know it has over 3,000 years of history. I don't think you've presented the characteristics well," said Mr Li. "The music was ... We could hardly hear the guqin," added Miss Zhou. "I'm afraid I can't give you high marks."
"Please, can I have another chance?" begged(恳求) Kai.
They finally agreed.
Alone in the hall later, Kai sat in his chair, feeling a little sad. "I understand what you were trying to do," Kai looked up and saw Miss Zhou by his side. "But before you can break the rules, you have to master them."
"The guqin is connected to nature. The bottom board represents the ground, and the rounded top board represents the sky. A wonderful guqin performance shows the harmony(和谐) between people and nature."
"Miss Zhou, is it fine to play the guqin with other instruments?"
"Because it is so quiet," replied Miss Zhou, "it's usually played alone. Sometimes, it can be played with the dizi or another guqin. Every note matters. And you know, there's Chinese philosophy(哲理) behind every form of art. That's what makes Chinese art special. We should try hard to keep the value of traditions and connect them with modern life."
"Can I make it modern?" Kai was wondering if he had asked a stupid question.
"Ancient musicians followed traditions to show respect. To modernize it, try to find the right way to keep the value. How will you change your piece?"
"I'm not sure yet," said Kai. "But I'm going to do something different again."
That night, Kai kept thinking about the next show. "How can I present the guqin and balance the traditional spirit with a modern touch?" he wondered.
Then, he had an idea ...
(
D
)1. In Kai's teachers' eyes, he didn't show the guqin's value
.A. play the drums well
B. work well with others
C. express personal feelings
D. show the guqin's value
(
B
)2. Which of the following is the CORRECT order of the story?a. Miss Zhou gave her advice to Kai.
b. The classmates kept a short silence.
c. Kai asked for another chance to play.
d. The teachers pointed out Kai's problem.
e. Kai played the guqin with drum rhythms.
A. a—e—d—c—b
B. e—b—d—c—a
C. e—a—b—d—c
D. a—b—d—e—c
(
C
)3. What lesson has Kai learnt from his experience?A. Strict rules will stop our creativity in music.
B. Traditional instruments should be modernized.
C. Creation requires us to understand the tradition first.
D. The guqin is necessary for a well-rounded education.
(
A
)4. What might we hear in Kai's next show?A. Pop music in a traditional style.
B. Folk(民间的) music with local colour.
C. Country music in a Western style.
D. Rock music with drums and dizi.
答案
【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文,主要讲述了Kai在乐队表演中尝试将古琴与鼓的节奏结合,但未能很好地展现古琴特点,在老师们的评价和建议下,他思考如何平衡传统精神与现代元素。
1. D 细节理解题。根据“But you know it has over 3,000 years of history. I don't think you've presented the characteristics well”“The music was ... We could hardly hear the guqin ... I'm afraid I can't give you high marks”可知老师认为Kai没有很好地展现古琴的价值。故选D。
2. B 事件排序题。根据“Kai played a guqin solo，and for most of the show，he played along with the rhythm of the drums.”可知Kai和着鼓的节奏弹奏古琴,e排在首位,排除A、D项;根据“When the music ended，there was an awkward silence.”可知同学们沉默了一会儿,b排在第二,排除C项。故选B。
3. C 推理判断题。根据“But before you break the rules，you have to master them.”以及“To modernize it，try to find the right way to keep the value.”可知在你打破规则之前,你必须掌握它们,为了使其现代化,试着找到正确的方法来保持价值,所以他从这次经历中学到的道理是:创新要求我们首先要理解传统。故选C。
4. A 推理判断题。根据“How can I present the guqin and balance the traditional spirit with a modern touch?”以及前文提到古琴可以与笛子一起演奏,可推断出在Kai的下一场演出中我们可能会听到传统风格的流行音乐,将传统古琴与现代流行元素结合。故选A。
1. D 细节理解题。根据“But you know it has over 3,000 years of history. I don't think you've presented the characteristics well”“The music was ... We could hardly hear the guqin ... I'm afraid I can't give you high marks”可知老师认为Kai没有很好地展现古琴的价值。故选D。
2. B 事件排序题。根据“Kai played a guqin solo，and for most of the show，he played along with the rhythm of the drums.”可知Kai和着鼓的节奏弹奏古琴,e排在首位,排除A、D项;根据“When the music ended，there was an awkward silence.”可知同学们沉默了一会儿,b排在第二,排除C项。故选B。
3. C 推理判断题。根据“But before you break the rules，you have to master them.”以及“To modernize it，try to find the right way to keep the value.”可知在你打破规则之前,你必须掌握它们,为了使其现代化,试着找到正确的方法来保持价值,所以他从这次经历中学到的道理是:创新要求我们首先要理解传统。故选C。
4. A 推理判断题。根据“How can I present the guqin and balance the traditional spirit with a modern touch?”以及前文提到古琴可以与笛子一起演奏,可推断出在Kai的下一场演出中我们可能会听到传统风格的流行音乐,将传统古琴与现代流行元素结合。故选A。
解析
【分析】
拿到这篇记叙文阅读，首先先通读全文梳理故事完整脉络：Kai尝试将古琴和鼓结合做创新演出，却没能得到老师的认可，在周老师的点拨下，他明白了要先吃透传统内核再做现代化创新的道理。解题时可以分题型逐个突破：1. 细节理解题直接定位到老师评价演出的段落，比对选项排除不符合原文的描述；2. 事件排序题优先确定首尾标志性事件，用排除法快速排除错误选项，不用逐一排序就能锁定答案；3. 推理判断题要紧扣文中老师给出的核心观点，提炼故事传递的道理，排除无中生有、片面表述的选项；4. 推断后续情节的题目要紧扣主角“平衡传统古琴精神和现代元素”的核心诉求，匹配最贴合的选项即可。
【解析】
1. 细节理解题：根据原文李老师的评价“我认为你没有很好地展现古琴的特点”，以及周老师补充的“我们几乎听不到古琴的声音，没法给你打高分”，可知在老师眼中Kai没有展现出古琴本身的价值。A选项Kai的演奏乐器是古琴并非鼓，表述错误；B选项文中从未提及他和其他人配合不佳，无中生有；C选项Kai本身就是想表达自己创新的想法，并非没表达个人感受，不符合文意。因此选D。
2. 事件排序题：梳理全文事件先后顺序：①Kai和着鼓的节奏弹奏古琴（e）→②演出结束后大家陷入尴尬的沉默（b）→③老师们指出Kai演出存在的问题（d）→④Kai恳求老师再给自己一次表演的机会（c）→⑤周老师单独留下给Kai提出相关建议（a），完整顺序为e—b—d—c—a。用排除法可先确定首项是e，直接排除A、D选项，再确定第二项是b，排除C选项，因此选B。
3. 推理判断题：根据周老师的核心教诲“在打破规则之前，你必须先掌握规则”，以及“想要让它现代化，要先找到正确的方式保留传统的价值”，可知Kai学到的道理是：想要做创新创作，首先要充分理解、吃透传统的内核。A选项“严格规则会阻碍音乐创造力”和文意完全相悖；B选项“传统乐器就应该被现代化”表述片面，文中强调要保留传统价值的前提下再做创新，并非直接要求所有传统乐器都要现代化；D选项“古琴是全面发展教育的必需”在文中完全没有提及，属于无中生有。因此选C。
4. 推理判断题：Kai后续想要实现的目标是“展现古琴的魅力，平衡传统精神和现代元素”，A选项“传统风格的流行音乐”刚好是将现代流行元素和古琴的传统内核相结合，完全符合他的创作诉求。B选项带地方特色的民间音乐没有体现他想要的现代创新属性；C选项西式乡村乐完全偏离中国传统古琴的文化内核；D选项搭配鼓的摇滚音乐和他第一次演出鼓点盖过古琴的问题相悖，不符合老师给出的古琴演奏相关建议。因此选A。
【答案】
1. D 2. B 3. C 4. A
【知识点】
记叙文细节查找，事件排序推理，文化主题理解
【点评】
本题以古琴文化传承为主题，贴合英语学科核心素养中文化意识的考察要求，题型覆盖细节理解、事件排序、主旨推理、情节推断，梯度设置合理，既考察学生基础的文本信息梳理能力，也引导学生理解传统文化创新的核心逻辑，掌握排序题的排除法解题技巧可以大幅提升解题效率。
【难度系数】
0.2
拿到这篇记叙文阅读，首先先通读全文梳理故事完整脉络：Kai尝试将古琴和鼓结合做创新演出，却没能得到老师的认可，在周老师的点拨下，他明白了要先吃透传统内核再做现代化创新的道理。解题时可以分题型逐个突破：1. 细节理解题直接定位到老师评价演出的段落，比对选项排除不符合原文的描述；2. 事件排序题优先确定首尾标志性事件，用排除法快速排除错误选项，不用逐一排序就能锁定答案；3. 推理判断题要紧扣文中老师给出的核心观点，提炼故事传递的道理，排除无中生有、片面表述的选项；4. 推断后续情节的题目要紧扣主角“平衡传统古琴精神和现代元素”的核心诉求，匹配最贴合的选项即可。
【解析】
1. 细节理解题：根据原文李老师的评价“我认为你没有很好地展现古琴的特点”，以及周老师补充的“我们几乎听不到古琴的声音，没法给你打高分”，可知在老师眼中Kai没有展现出古琴本身的价值。A选项Kai的演奏乐器是古琴并非鼓，表述错误；B选项文中从未提及他和其他人配合不佳，无中生有；C选项Kai本身就是想表达自己创新的想法，并非没表达个人感受，不符合文意。因此选D。
2. 事件排序题：梳理全文事件先后顺序：①Kai和着鼓的节奏弹奏古琴（e）→②演出结束后大家陷入尴尬的沉默（b）→③老师们指出Kai演出存在的问题（d）→④Kai恳求老师再给自己一次表演的机会（c）→⑤周老师单独留下给Kai提出相关建议（a），完整顺序为e—b—d—c—a。用排除法可先确定首项是e，直接排除A、D选项，再确定第二项是b，排除C选项，因此选B。
3. 推理判断题：根据周老师的核心教诲“在打破规则之前，你必须先掌握规则”，以及“想要让它现代化，要先找到正确的方式保留传统的价值”，可知Kai学到的道理是：想要做创新创作，首先要充分理解、吃透传统的内核。A选项“严格规则会阻碍音乐创造力”和文意完全相悖；B选项“传统乐器就应该被现代化”表述片面，文中强调要保留传统价值的前提下再做创新，并非直接要求所有传统乐器都要现代化；D选项“古琴是全面发展教育的必需”在文中完全没有提及，属于无中生有。因此选C。
4. 推理判断题：Kai后续想要实现的目标是“展现古琴的魅力，平衡传统精神和现代元素”，A选项“传统风格的流行音乐”刚好是将现代流行元素和古琴的传统内核相结合，完全符合他的创作诉求。B选项带地方特色的民间音乐没有体现他想要的现代创新属性；C选项西式乡村乐完全偏离中国传统古琴的文化内核；D选项搭配鼓的摇滚音乐和他第一次演出鼓点盖过古琴的问题相悖，不符合老师给出的古琴演奏相关建议。因此选A。
【答案】
1. D 2. B 3. C 4. A
【知识点】
记叙文细节查找，事件排序推理，文化主题理解
【点评】
本题以古琴文化传承为主题，贴合英语学科核心素养中文化意识的考察要求，题型覆盖细节理解、事件排序、主旨推理、情节推断，梯度设置合理，既考察学生基础的文本信息梳理能力，也引导学生理解传统文化创新的核心逻辑，掌握排序题的排除法解题技巧可以大幅提升解题效率。
【难度系数】
0.2
