◆ 重点短语识记 ◆
1. 弹吉他
2. 经久不衰
3. 大量使用鼓
4. 弹奏时编曲
5. 美国黑人
6. 有强烈的地方特色

1. play the guitar；2. stand the test of time；3. use the drums a lot；4. make up music when playing；5. African Americans；6. have a strong local colour

本题主要考查对重点短语的识记能力。根据题目所给的中文提示，结合九年级全一册英语第5课时的学习内容，可以依次写出对应的英文短语。
1.“弹吉他”在英语中通常表达为“play the guitar”，其中“play”表示弹奏，“the guitar”表示吉他这种乐器。
2.“经久不衰”可以翻译为“stand the test of time”，表示某事物能够经受住时间的考验，长久存在且保持其价值或魅力。
3.“大量使用鼓”可以翻译为“use the drums a lot”，其中“use”表示使用，“the drums”表示鼓这种乐器，“a lot”表示大量地。
4.“弹奏时编曲”可以翻译为“make up music when playing”，其中“make up”表示创作或编造，“music”表示音乐，“when playing”表示在弹奏的时候。但更常见的表达可能是“improvise while playing”，“improvise”表示即兴创作。不过根据题目要求和九年级的学习内容，“make up music when playing”也是一个可接受的答案。
5.“美国黑人”在英语中通常表达为“African Americans”，这是一个表示美国黑人的常用短语。
6.“有强烈的地方特色”可以翻译为“have a strong local colour”，其中“have”表示有，“a strong local colour”表示强烈的地方特色。但更常见的表达可能是“have a strong regional flavor”或“have a distinct local characteristic”，“flavor”和“characteristic”都表示特色或特点。但根据题目要求和九年级的学习内容，“have a strong local colour”也是一个正确的答案。

一、短文填空：阅读下面短文,在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内单词的正确形式填空
No one knows exactly when jazz was (1) (invent), or by whom. But it is said that it began in the early 1900s. Jazz was a new kind of music, for America and the world, and New Orleans was its birthplace.
Who were the jazz pioneers? Most were blacks. This music was not (2) (write) down, and at first only blacks played it. It was hard for white (3) (music) to learn the new style. But soon they, too, were playing jazz.
The popularity of this music (4) (spread). From New Orleans, it traveled up the Mississippi to Chicago, then to Kansas City and New York. By the 1920s, there were many jazz musicians, (5) black and white. Many of them were famous. One man was better than the rest. His name was Louis Armstrong.
Louis Armstrong was not only a born musician but also hard-working. He had a good (6) of humor and a big smile and he always smiled happily. These personal qualities were (7) (value) in his rise to fame. After he became famous, he traveled around the world. It seemed that everyone wanted to hear Louis play. But life was not always easy, especially at the (8) (begin).
Louis Armstrong was born in 1900 in New Orleans. His father never went to school and his mother could hardly read. When Louis was still a kid, his parents separated, and Louis lived with his mother. How hard their life was can be (9) (easy) imagined! And yet Louis smiled through everything. He later wrote, “My whole life has been filled with (10) (happy). Life was there for me and I accepted it. Whatever happened has been valuable to me. That’s the beauty of it. I love everybody.”

(1) invented
(2) written
(3) musicians
(4) spread
(5) both
(6) sense
(7) valuable
(8) beginning
(9) easily
(10) happiness

(1) 根据语境可知，爵士乐是被发明的，所以应该用过去分词与was构成被动语态，表示“被发明”。故填invented。
(2) 根据语境可知，这种音乐没有被写下来，应该用过去分词与was构成被动语态，表示“被写”。故填written。
(3) 根据语境可知，此处指的是白人音乐家，应该用复数形式。故填musicians。
(4) 根据语境可知，此处指的是这种音乐的流行度在传播，且动作发生在过去，应该用一般过去时。故填spread。
(5) 根据语境可知，此处指的是爵士音乐家既有黑人也有白人，both...and...表示“两者都”。故填both。
(6) 根据语境可知，此处指的是他有很好的幽默感，a sense of humor表示“幽默感”。故填sense。
(7) 根据语境可知，此处指的是这些个人品质在他成名过程中很有价值，应该用形容词作表语。故填valuable。
(8) 根据语境可知，此处指的是尤其是在开始的时候，at the beginning表示“开始”。故填beginning。
(9) 根据语境可知，此处指的是他们的生活有多艰难很容易想象，应该用副词修饰动词imagined。故填easily。
(10) 根据语境可知，此处指的是他的生活中充满了幸福，应该用名词作宾语。故填happiness。

二、阅读短文,将短文中的汉语翻译成英文
Today we had a music show. My parents and I ______ (). First, we went to the folk concert at 9 a.m. Folk music has ______ (). After that, we went to the country music concert. This kind of music is about ______ (). The jazz concert began at 1 p.m. and jazz musicians are great because they ______ () while playing. The rock concert began at 3:30 p.m. My parents thought it was too noisy ______ (). The classical music concert started at 7 p.m. and classical pieces are serious and ______ ().
It is a great day because I have learnt about different kinds of music.

1. attended all the concerts
2. strong local characteristics
3. country life and cowboys
4. improvise music
5. because of the drums
6. have a lasting value

本题为汉译英填空题，需要将短文中的汉语部分翻译成英文并填入对应的空白处。
1. “参加了所有的音乐会”翻译为“attended all the concerts”，根据短文语境，这里指的是“我”和父母一起参加了所有的音乐会，因此使用过去时态。
2. “强烈的地方特色”翻译为“strong local characteristics”，这里描述的是民间音乐的特点，使用形容词“strong”来修饰“地方特色”。
3. “乡村生活和牛仔”翻译为“country life and cowboys”，这里指的是乡村音乐的主题内容，直接翻译即可。
4. “编音乐”翻译为“improvise music”，根据短文语境，这里描述的是爵士音乐家的特点，他们能够在演奏时即兴创作音乐。
5. “因为鼓”翻译为“because of the drums”，这里指的是父母认为摇滚音乐太吵闹是因为鼓的声音，使用“because of”表示原因。
6. “经久不衰”翻译为“have a lasting value”，这里描述的是古典音乐的特点，使用短语“have a lasting value”表示音乐作品的持久价值。

三、微写作：What kind of music do you like best? Why? (3 to 5 sentences)

I like pop music best. First, its catchy melodies and simple lyrics make it easy to remember and sing along. Second, pop music often reflects the latest trends and emotions of young people, which I can relate to. Finally, listening to pop music helps me relax and lift my mood when I'm tired or stressed.

四、阅读理解
Beijing Opera, also called Peking Opera, is our national opera. It came into being (形成) after 1790 and has a history of over 200 years. Its music and singing came from Xipi and Erhuang in Anhui and Hubei. The Guangxu Emperor and Empress Dowager Cixi were also crazy about Beijing Opera and helped develop the art form.
There are four main roles in Beijing Opera: Sheng, Dan, Jing, Chou. Sheng is the leading male actor. For example, a Wusheng is a soldier or fighter. A Xiaosheng is a young man. A Laosheng is an old man with beard (胡子). Dan is the female role. Jing, mostly male, is the face painted role and Chou is the comedy actor or clown (小丑).
Beijing Opera is full of famous stories, beautiful facial paintings, and wonderful gestures and fighting. Some of the stories are from history books, but most are from famous novels. The people in the stories usually can’t agree with each other. They become angry, unhappy, sad and lonely. Sometimes they are afraid and worried. Then they find a way to make peace with (与……讲和) each other. Everyone is usually happy in the end.
Beijing Opera is an important part of Chinese culture. In China it used to be popular with old people while young people didn’t like it very much. However, more young people are becoming interested in it nowadays. And more people around the world are learning about Beijing Opera’s special singing, acting and facial paintings.
() 1. The second paragraph of the passage is about the ______ of Beijing Opera.
A. stories B. roles C. gestures D. paintings
() 2. From the passage, we know the role Chou most probably has a(n) ______ feature.
A. honest B. funny C. boring D. serious
() 3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Peking Opera is full of different gestures.
B. There are only four roles in Beijing Opera.
C. Beijing Opera is the most popular in the world.
D. The people in the story usually are in agreement.
() 4. Where can you most probably read this kind of passage?
A. In a geography textbook. B. In a science and technology magazine.
C. In a business report. D. On a culture website.

1. B
2. B
3. A
4. D

1. 第二段详细描述了京剧中的四个主要角色：生、旦、净、丑。因此，该段是关于京剧的角色的。
A. stories（故事）：未提及。
B. roles（角色）：详细描述。
C. gestures（手势）：未提及。
D. paintings（绘画）：未提及。
因此，答案为B。
2. 根据第二段，“Chou is the comedy actor or clown (小丑).” 可知，丑角是喜剧演员或小丑，因此最有可能具有滑稽的特征。
A. honest（诚实的）：不符合描述。
B. funny（滑稽的）：符合描述。
C. boring（无聊的）：不符合描述。
D. serious（严肃的）：不符合描述。
因此，答案为B。
3. 根据第三段，“Beijing Opera is full of famous stories, beautiful facial paintings, and wonderful gestures and fighting.” 可知，京剧充满了著名的故事、美丽的脸谱和精彩的手势与打斗。
A. Peking Opera is full of different gestures.（京剧充满了不同的手势）：符合描述。
B. There are only four roles in Beijing Opera.（京剧只有四个角色）：错误，因为虽然有四个主要角色，但可能有更多细分角色。
C. Beijing Opera is the most popular in the world.（京剧是世界上最受欢迎的）：未提及。
D. The people in the story usually are in agreement.（故事中的人通常意见一致）：与描述相反，他们通常意见不合。
因此，答案为A。
4. 文章主要描述了京剧这一中国文化元素，因此最有可能在文化网站上读到这样的文章。
A. In a geography textbook.（在地理教科书中）：不符合。
B. In a science and technology magazine.（在科技杂志中）：不符合。
C. In a business report.（在商业报告中）：不符合。
D. On a culture website.（在文化网站上）：符合。
因此，答案为D。