E Read and complete（读短文，完成任务）选做题
Boya is good at playing the guqin. One day, he plays by a river. Zhong Ziqi comes by. He listens and says, “I see mountains (高山) in your music!” Boya is happy. He plays another piece of music. Zhong says, “Now I see rivers in your music!” Boya is very happy. Zhong understands his music well. They become good friends. Years later, Zhong dies (死亡). Boya is sad. He breaks (损坏) his guqin and says, “No one understands my music now. I don’t want to play again.”
1. 根据短文内容选出正确答案。
() ① Boya is happy to meet Zhong Ziqi because .
A. Zhong teaches him to play the guqin well
B. Zhong understands his music
C. Zhong gives him a new guqin
() ② Boya doesn’t want to play the guqin again because .
A. no one understands his music
B. his guqin is too old
C. he cannot play the guqin well
() ③ This story is about .
A. friendship B. neighbours C. mountains and rivers
2. 根据短文内容填写单词。
Boya is good at playing the guqin. Zhong Ziqi is good at ① his music. Zhong Ziqi can see mountains and rivers in Boya’s ② . Boya is happy. They become good ③ . When Zhong dies, Boya ④ plays the guqin again. Without (没有) Zhong, who else can understand the mountains and rivers in his music?

1. ① B ② A ③ A
2. ① understanding ② music ③ friends
④ never

【分析】先通读短文，理解伯牙与钟子期的故事内容；再针对每个问题，回到原文定位相关语句，提取关键信息，逐一分析选项或填写单词，确保答案与原文内容一致。
【解析】1. ① 原文明确提到“Zhong understands his music well. They become good friends. Boya is very happy.”，可知伯牙开心是因为钟子期懂他的音乐，故选B；② 原文最后钟子期去世后，伯牙说“No one understands my music now. I don’t want to play again.”，因此选A；③ 故事围绕伯牙与钟子期的知音之交展开，核心是友谊，故选A。2. ① 对应原文“Zhong understands his music well”，填understanding；② 对应原文“in your music”，填music；③ 对应原文“They become good friends”，填friends；④ 对应原文“I don’t want to play again”，即不再弹琴，填never。
【答案】1. ① B ② A ③ A；2. ① understanding ② music ③ friends ④ never
【知识点】英语阅读理解、细节理解、主旨概括
【点评】本题以经典知音故事为载体，考查学生对英语短文的信息提取与理解能力，题型包含选择和填空，难度适中，能有效检验学生的英语阅读基础。
【难度系数】0.8