五、 根据短文内容及首字母提示填入适当的单词，使短文完整、通顺
Classical music is an old art form. It has been 1. p for a long history. It is not only about the sounds, but also about the stories and feelings behind each piece. If you listen 2. c, you can discover a lot of beauty in it. Classical music was usually played in the courts (宫廷) in the past. Nowadays it is 3. c to be a serious art form, since it is often heard in some formal occasions (场合). 4. A some people might find classical music a bit hard to understand at first, it has a unique kind of beauty if you keep listening. The 5. v of classical music lies in how it touches your heart and makes you feel and think.
Going to concerts is a great way to experience classical music. You can see talented musicians playing 6. i like pianos, violins and cellos. You may be amazed at their musical skills and outstanding performances (表演). They seem to bring you to another world 7. f with music.
Listening to classical music can take us on a journey 8. t time. We can learn about how people felt and what they thought in the past. It teaches us about different cultures and traditions, showing us how music can be different around the world. It is also amazing how classical music can 9. c up or even make us feel sad. Classical music is well 10. w exploring (探索). Start your classical music journey now!

【主旨大意】本文介绍了古典音乐的特点、演奏场合、价值以及听古典音乐的好处，鼓励人们开启古典音乐之旅。
1. popular 2. carefully 3. considered 4. Although 5. value
6. instruments 7. filled 8. through 9. cheer 10. worth

【分析】首先通读短文，理解主旨为介绍古典音乐的相关内容，再结合每个空格的上下文语境、固定搭配及首字母提示，逐一确定合适的单词。需注意词性变化（如副词修饰动词、名词复数）、连词的逻辑关系以及固定短语的运用。
【解析】1. 句意：古典音乐是古老的艺术形式，它已流行很长时间。结合首字母p，填popular；2. 修饰动词listen需用副词，结合语境“仔细听”及首字母c，填carefully；3. 固定搭配be considered to be（被认为是），结合首字母c，填considered；4. 前后句为让步关系，结合首字母A，填Although；5. 句意：古典音乐的价值在于触动人心，结合首字母v，填value；6. 后文举例的钢琴、小提琴等是乐器，需用复数，结合首字母i，填instruments；7. 固定搭配be filled with（充满），结合首字母f，填filled；8. 固定短语through time（穿越时间），结合首字母t，填through；9. 固定搭配cheer up（振作），结合首字母c，填cheer；10. 固定搭配be worth doing（值得做），结合首字母w，填worth。
【答案】1. popular 2. carefully 3. considered 4. Although 5. value 6. instruments 7. filled 8. through 9. cheer 10. worth
【知识点】词汇运用、固定搭配、连词用法
【点评】本题考查根据首字母及短文语境填词，侧重考查学生的词汇积累、固定搭配掌握和上下文逻辑理解能力，是英语基础题型，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.6

六、 完形填空 主题:人与社会——文学、艺术与体育 学科素养:语言能力 词数:约290 建议用时:7分钟
It’s been five years since I came to America. The year before I arrived, every weekend I was woken up by a piece of music called “A Moonlit Night on the Spring River” (《春江花月夜》), 1 by my mother on a guzheng.

My mom liked the beauty of 2 Chinese music best but never learned an instrument. In 2019, she got a guzheng from a friend and 3 practiced playing it in her spare time. Sometimes when I miss her, I search for the songs she used to play on the Internet. I often 4 them here in Boston.
Earlier this year, when looking 5 a new house to live in, I met Mr. Lin, the director of the Boston Musicians’ Community and a true music 6. At Mr. Lin’s house, I heard the 7 of the erhu for the first time. It was beautiful and powerful—it 8 brought me back to China.
As a teacher, he passed on his love of the erhu to his 9. I met a 9-year-old boy in his class. I asked him 10 he chose to learn the erhu. “It’s much 11 to learn than the violin,” he said. “Perhaps he hasn’t really started to understand the beauty of the erhu as a little kid. There are so many beautiful things in Chinese 12—the music, the language and the art. So I just try my best to let him have a place to discover them. It’s my job,” Mr. Lin said.

I 13 my mom for bringing me to the traditional Chinese musical world. Music makes me feel 14. If you listen to one piece, you will 15 its peace, power and beauty.
（）1. A. directed B. written C. played D. invented
（）2. A. pop B. traditional C. modern D. western
（）3. A. hardly B. seldom C. never D. always
（）4. A. act out B. make up C. sing along to D. get along with
（）5. A. after B. at C. up D. for
（）6. A. lover B. inventor C. player D. dancer
（）7. A. cry B. noise C. sound D. voice
（）8. A. suddenly B. recently C. correctly D. secretly
（）9. A. workmates B. friends C. parents D. students
（）10. A. how B. where C. when D. why
（）11. A. longer B. easier C. safer D. smarter
（）12. A. culture B. paintings C. inventions D. medicine
（）13. A. bring B. hate C. beg D. thank
（）14. A. nervous B. worried C. relaxed D. down
（）15. A. sense B. doubt C. express D. require

答案速查 1.C 2.B 3.D 4.C 5.D 6.A 7.C 8.A 9.D 10.D 11.B 12.A 13.D 14.C 15.A
【主旨大意】本文主要介绍了作者在母亲的影响下，逐渐喜欢上了中国传统音乐。
1. C【点拨】根据“practiced playing it in her spare time”可知，这首曲子是由“我”妈妈用古筝演奏的。
2. B【点拨】根据“I... my mom for bringing me to the traditional Chinese musical world.”可知，此处指中国传统音乐。
3. D【点拨】根据“My mom liked the beauty of... Chinese music best”可知，“我”妈妈最喜欢中国传统音乐，所以有空的时候她总是练习弹古筝。
4. C【点拨】根据“Sometimes when I miss her...them here in Boston.”可知，“我”经常跟着这些歌曲唱。
5. D【点拨】根据“when looking...a new house to live in”可知，当“我”寻找居住的新房子时，look for 意为“寻找”。
6. A【点拨】根据“I met Mr. Lin, the director of the Boston Musicians' Community and a true music...”以及下文可知，他是一位真正的音乐爱好者。
7. C【点拨】根据“heard the... of the erhu”可知，此处指二胡的声音。
8. A【点拨】根据“it... brought me back to China”可知，二胡的声音突然把“我”带回了中国。
9. D【点拨】根据“As a teacher”可知，他把对二胡的热爱传递给了他的学生们。
10. D【点拨】根据“It’s much... to learn than the violin”可知，“我”问他为什么选择学二胡。
11. B【点拨】根据“It’s much... to learn than the violin”可知，学二胡比学小提琴要容易得多。
12. A【点拨】根据“the music, the language and the art”可知，这些是中国文化涵盖的元素。
13. D【点拨】根据“for bringing me to the traditional Chinese musical world”可知，此处指感谢妈妈把“我”带到了中国传统音乐的世界。
14. C【点拨】根据“If you listen to one piece, you will... its peace”可知，音乐让“我”感到放松。
15. A【点拨】根据“If you listen to one piece, you will... its peace, power, and beauty.”可知，此处指感知到它的宁静、力量和美丽。

【分析】
做完形填空时，首先需通读全文把握主旨（本文围绕作者与中国传统音乐的故事展开）；其次逐空分析，结合上下文语境、词汇词义辨析、固定搭配等方法确定答案；最后代入答案通读检查逻辑是否通顺。具体解题时，要关注前后文的提示信息，如第1题由后文妈妈练习弹古筝可判断是“演奏”，第5题考查固定搭配look for等。
【解析】
1. 解析：根据后文“practiced playing it”可知，此处指妈妈用古筝演奏《春江花月夜》，play有“演奏”之意，故选C。
2. 解析：由下文“bringing me to the traditional Chinese musical world”可知，此处指中国传统音乐，故选B。
3. 解析：结合前文妈妈喜欢中国传统音乐，可知她空闲时总是练习弹古筝，always符合语境，故选D。
4. 解析：根据“miss her... search for the songs”可知，此处指跟着歌曲唱，sing along to意为“跟着唱”，故选C。
5. 解析：考查固定搭配look for，意为“寻找”，此处指寻找新房子，故选D。
6. 解析：根据“director of the Boston Musicians’ Community”及下文传递音乐热爱，可知他是真正的音乐爱好者，lover意为“爱好者”，故选A。
7. 解析：此处指二胡的声音，sound泛指各类声音，符合语境，故选C。
8. 解析：二胡的声音突然让作者回到中国，suddenly符合语境，故选A。
9. 解析：由“As a teacher”可知，他把对二胡的热爱传递给学生，故选D。
10. 解析：根据男孩的回答可知，作者问他为什么选择学二胡，故选D。
11. 解析：男孩说学二胡比学小提琴容易，easier符合语境，故选B。
12. 解析：音乐、语言、艺术都属于中国文化，culture符合语境，故选A。
13. 解析：妈妈带作者进入中国传统音乐世界，所以作者感谢妈妈，thank符合语境，故选D。
14. 解析：音乐让作者感到放松，relaxed符合语境，故选C。
15. 解析：听音乐能感知到它的宁静、力量和美丽，sense意为“感知”，故选A。
【答案】
1.C 2.B 3.D 4.C 5.D 6.A 7.C 8.A 9.D 10.D 11.B 12.A 13.D 14.C 15.A
【知识点】
完形填空解题技巧、词义辨析、固定搭配
【点评】
本文以作者的亲身经历为线索，介绍中国传统音乐的魅力，主题围绕人与社会中的文学艺术展开，考查学生对语境的理解、词汇辨析及固定搭配的掌握，有助于培养学生对中国传统文化的热爱，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.5