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参考答案: P43
丝弦千年，古琴雅韵
One can't discuss Chinese music without mentioning the guqin, one of the four arts—along with go, calligraphy and painting. It first appeared over 3,000 years ago and stands for China's solo 1 tradition.
At first, the guqin had only five strings, representing the five elements of metal, 2 , water, fire and earth. Later, in the Zhou Dynasty, King Wen of Zhou added a 3 string for his son. King Wu of Zhou added a seventh string to encourage his army to fight with the Shang.
Ancient people believed that ambience was important in playing the guqin. Usually, it was 4 in a quiet setting and never for public performance. Ancient artists enjoyed performing by a stream in the 5 . The sound of the guqin mixed with the echoes from the mountains, until the musician felt he was at one 6 nature. Playing it in snow was also an enjoyable activity for ancient artists, who believed the instrument was the purest of its kind in the world. Also, a night with moonlight was considered 7 for playing the guqin. Wang Wei(701—761), a highly talented man of the Tang Dynasty, liked playing it in a bamboo forest on nights with moonlight most.
The guqin pieces are usually three to eight minutes long, with the 8 being Guangling Verse, which is 22 minutes long. 9 well-known pieces include Plum Blossoms in Three Movements, Wild Geese Landing on the Sandbank and Eighteen Songs of a Normal Flute.
In 2003, the guqin and its music were added to the list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Nowadays, there are not so many well-trained guqin players and living masters. 10 , the guqin is experiencing a resurgence, with many young people showing interest and taking up the instrument.
()1. A. family B. instrument C. medicine D. poetic
()2. A. silver B. gold C. wood D. stone
()3. A. seventh B. fourth C. fifth D. sixth
()4. A. played B. finished C. divided D. introduced
()5. A. houses B. mountains C. cities D. stores
()6. A. about B. under C. with D. for
()7. A. ideal B. terrible C. strange D. impolite
()8. A. youngest B. oldest C. shortest D. longest
()9. A. Other B. Another C. Each D. Any
()10. A. Therefore B. Moreover C. However D. Similarly
| 词汇积累 | 语法充电 |
| --- | --- |
| calligraphy /kəˈlɪgrəfi/ n. 书法 | 1. purest 是 pure 的最高级形式，表示“最纯的”。the purest of its kind 描述某物在其类别或种类中是最纯的。 |
| ambience /ˈæmbiəns/ n. 氛围；环境 | 2. well-known 广为人知的。强调的是知名度(popularity)。 |
| echo /ˈekəʊ/ n. 回声；回响 | well-trained 训练有素的。强调的是技能水平(skill level)。 |
| resurgence /rɪˈsɜːdʒəns/ n. 复兴；复苏 | |

1. B 根据前文“One can't discuss Chinese music without mentioning the guqin”可知，古琴和音乐关联，此处说的是古琴代表着中国的独奏乐器传统。instrument“乐器”符合语境。family“家庭”、medicine“药”和 poetic“诗歌的”不符合语境。故选 B。
2. C 中国古代的五行是“金、木、水、火、土”，所以这里应填 wood。故选 C。
3. D 根据前文“the guqin had only five strings”以及“King Wen of Zhou added a ... string for his son. King Wu of Zhou added a seventh string ...”可知，周文王先加了一根弦，后来周武王又加了一根弦，变成七根弦，所以周文王加的是第六根弦。故选 D。
4. A 根据“in a quiet setting and never for public performance”可知，这里说的是古琴通常在安静的环境中“演奏”，表示演奏乐器动词用 play，句子为被动语态，played 是 play 的过去分词。故选 A。
5. B 根据后文“The sound of the guqin mixed with the echoes from the mountains”可知，古代艺术家喜欢在“山里”的溪边演奏，这样琴音能和山间的回声混合在一起。故选 B。
6. C at one with 是固定短语，意为“与……一致；与……融为一体”，这里指音乐家感觉自己与自然融为一体。故选 C。
7. A 根据“Wang Wei(701－761), a highly talented man of the Tang Dynasty, liked playing it in a bamboo forest on nights with moonlight most.”可知，有月光的夜晚被认为是弹奏古琴的“理想”时刻，ideal 意为“理想的”，符合语境。故选 A。
8. D 根据“three to eight minutes long”以及“which is 22 minutes long”可知，这里是说《广陵散》(时长)是最长的，longest 意为“最长的”。故选 D。
9. A 上文提到了《广陵散》，这里说其他著名的曲目，other 意为“其他的”，后接可数名词复数，符合题意。another 意为“另一个”，后接可数名词单数；each 意为“每个”；any 意为“任何”，均不符合语境。故选 A。
10. C 前文说“Nowadays, there are not so many well-trained guqin players and living masters.(现在，训练有素的古琴演奏者和在世的大师并不多)”，后文说“the guqin is experiencing a resurgence, with many young people showing interest and taking up the instrument(古琴正在经历复兴，许多年轻人表现出兴趣并开始学习这种乐器)”，前后是转折关系，however 意为“然而”，表示转折。故选 C。