外刊阅读——学会地道英语 智能无弦吉他成音乐小白的逆袭神器
When you think of a guitar, what do you imagine? You probably picture the strings that you strum（弹奏）to make music, right? Many people love playing the guitar and making songs, but learning can be tricky. 1.
2. ______ Well, there is! A new guitar called the C1 Stringless Smart Guitar has no strings at all! This guitar was made by a company called LiberLive. It’s great for beginners who want to play music but don’t want to worry about learning lots of chords（和弦）or moving their fingers in hard ways.
3. This guitar has no strings! Instead, you press buttons on the guitar’s neck to play different chords. Just press a button and strum the body of the guitar! The harder you strum, the louder the sound! The neck of the guitar can fold, so it’s easy to carry it anywhere. You can take it with you wherever you go!
4. ______ This app is like a music teacher that helps you learn new chords and songs. It uses lights on the guitar to show you where to put your fingers! The app is perfect for beginners but can also help you improve your skills as you go. You can change the buttons to play more chords when you’re ready! And guess what? The guitar has a built-in drum machine and bass（低音）sounds. It’s like playing with a whole band!
A regular guitar has six strings. 5. It takes time to learn and practise, but with the stringless guitar, you can start playing right away! If you’ve always wanted to play the guitar but thought it was too hard, the C1 Stringless Smart Guitar is a great way to start your musical adventure!

【主旨大意】本文主要介绍了一款称作C1无弦智能吉他的新型吉他。它由LiberLive公司制作，没有弦，只需按下吉他琴颈上的按钮来弹奏不同的和弦，还有智能应用程序指导学习。吉他的琴颈可折叠，随身携带方便，适合初学者，更易开启音乐之旅。
1. C【点拨】上文提到“学习吉他可能会棘手”，而C项“要把它学好需要时间和练习。”是对这一观点的自然延伸，解释了学习吉他的难点所在。
2. D【点拨】上文提到学习吉他可能很困难，而D项“但如果有更简单的弹吉他的方法会怎样呢？”引出了下文提到的新型吉他——C1无弦智能吉他，符合语境。
3. A【点拨】在本段中，作者介绍了无弦吉他的特点。A项“这把吉他有什么特别之处？”是承上启下的问题，引出了下文对无弦吉他的介绍。
4. B【点拨】下文提到“这个应用程序就像一位音乐老师”。B项“这款吉他还配有一个智能应用程序。”引出下文对这个应用程序的介绍，符合语境。
5. E【点拨】上文提到“普通吉他有6根弦”，E项“你按下弦来改变音符，演奏音乐。”是对普通吉他演奏方式的进一步说明，符合语境。

【分析】
这是一道英语阅读七选五题型，解题思路为：先通读全文把握文章主旨（介绍C1无弦智能吉他），再分析每个空格前后句子的语义、逻辑关系，寻找设问呼应、话题延续、指代衔接等线索，最后匹配选项确保上下文连贯通顺。
【解析】
1. 空格前提到“学习吉他可能会棘手”，选项C“要把它学好需要时间和练习”承接上文，进一步说明学习吉他的难点，符合语境；
2. 空格后以“there is”回应问题，选项D“但如果有更简单的弹吉他的方法会怎样呢？”引出下文新型吉他的介绍，符合设问逻辑；
3. 空格后介绍无弦吉他的特点，选项A“这把吉他有什么特别之处？”承上启下，引出对吉他特点的说明，符合语境；
4. 空格后提到“这个应用程序就像一位音乐老师”，选项B“这款吉他还配有一个智能应用程序”引出下文对应用程序的介绍，符合话题延续；
5. 空格前说明普通吉他有六根弦，选项E“你按下弦来改变音符，演奏音乐”补充普通吉他的演奏方式，承接上文，符合语境。
【答案】1.C 2.D 3.A 4.B 5.E
【知识点】英语阅读七选五、语篇逻辑衔接
【点评】本题围绕新型智能无弦吉他展开，考查学生对语篇上下文逻辑关系的理解，贴近生活实际，能有效检验学生的阅读衔接能力。
【难度系数】0.5

一、好词句深练
（一）根据语境用所给单词的适当形式填空
1. Tomorrow will (probable) be a sunny day for our picnic.
2. Figuring out this new phone’s camera settings is a bit (trick) at first.
3. The little bird outside my window has a surprisingly (music) song.
（二）用方框中词的正确形式替换下列句子中的黑体部分（有一个词多余）
imagine consider hard
1. It’s difficult to keep plants alive in a dark room.
2. I can still think of the taste of my grandma’s homemade cookies.
（三）根据所给汉语，完成下列句子
1. You just (按一个按钮), and the water heater will start heating.
2. Taking a short online course every week can help English (提高你的……技能).
（四）仿写句子
You can take it with you wherever you go! (wherever引导让步状语从句)
仿写：无论你在这个镇的哪个地方，都能闻到面包店飘来的新鲜面包香气。
二、阅读短文，根据短文内容将所给的选项还原到文中空白处，使短文通顺、连贯
A. What makes this guitar special?
B. The guitar also comes with a smart app.
C. It takes time and practice to get it just right.
D. But what if there was an easier way to play the guitar?
E. You press on the strings to change the notes and make music.
时文阅读——讲好中国故事 传承千年的中国式浪漫——打铁花
During the Spring Festival, Liu Huimin and other craftsmen (工匠)set up a furnace (熔炉) and inside it, there is liquid (液体) iron. When the furnace is red-hot, the craftsmen scoop (用勺子舀) the molten (熔化的) iron up and hit it hard with a board. The sparks scatter (分散) everywhere. It’s called Datiehua in Chinese, a traditional folk art in China.
It is popular in Henan and Shanxi provinces. It first appeared in the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127), and it became popular during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Inspired by the process of forging (锻造) iron, the craftsmen splash the molten iron onto the brick walls of a castle. The sparks are just like fireworks. The performance is a way of praying for good luck and avoiding bad luck.
When villagers open a business or get married, they invite Liu and his team to perform Datiehua for the celebration. “In the past, rich people set off fireworks, while poor people had to spray the molten iron instead. My family couldn’t afford the fireworks. So my grandfather used a stove and a blower to spray the molten iron for us,” Liu said.
According to Liu, the furnace should be heated for nearly 40 minutes, and the temperature inside should be higher than 1,500℃. Only in this way can the liquid iron be fine and smooth to produce amazing sparks.
On the day of the performance, the craftsmen put iron pieces into the furnace. It warms up the cold air of early spring. When the night falls, the performance begins. Using a big ladle, a man throws the molten iron into the sky before hitting it with a board soaked (浸泡) in cold water.
Bang! The red-hot molten iron explodes into dazzling sparks. Shining stars are all over the sky, covering the performer like a golden umbrella. The show is quite wonderful against the night sky, and it is in some ways better than real fireworks.
With the shower of sparks, the whole village is lit under the red sky at night, being a sign of a rich and successful life in the future. People sit around the furnace, smiling with satisfaction and happiness on their faces.

一、（一）1. probably 2. tricky 3. musical
（二）1. hard 2. imagine
（三）1. press a button 2. improve your; skills
（四）Wherever you are in this town, you can smell fresh bread from the bakery.

【分析】
本题分为四个模块，考察英语基础词汇与语法的应用，解题思路如下：
1. （一）词性转换类：需分析句子成分，判断空格处所需词性（修饰动词用副词、系动词后用形容词、修饰名词用形容词），再转换所给单词的形式。
2. （二）词义替换类：先明确方框内单词的语义，再匹配原句黑体部分的含义，注意词形是否需要调整。
3. （三）汉译英类：需掌握常用固定短语搭配，结合句子时态（本题为一般现在时）确定动词形式。
4. （四）仿写类：需掌握wherever引导让步状语从句的结构，即“Wherever + 主语 + 谓语，主句”，结合汉语语境准确翻译。
【解析】
一、（一）
1. 空格处修饰动词be，需用probable的副词形式probably，故填probably。
2. 系动词is后需用形容词作表语，trick的形容词形式为tricky，意为“棘手的”，故填tricky。
3. 空格处修饰名词song，需用music的形容词形式musical，意为“音乐的”，故填musical。
（二）
1. 原句黑体部分difficult意为“困难的”，方框内hard有“困难的”含义，故填hard。
2. 原句黑体部分think of意为“想起”，方框内imagine有“想起、想象”的含义，故填imagine。
（三）
1. “按一个按钮”对应的固定短语为press a button，主语为you，用动词原形，故填press a button。
2. “提高你的……技能”对应improve your skills，help后接动词原形，故填improve your; skills。
（四）
wherever引导让步状语从句，结构为“Wherever + 主语 + 谓语，主句”，结合汉语语境，翻译为：Wherever you are in this town, you can smell fresh bread from the bakery。
【答案】
一、（一）1. probably 2. tricky 3. musical
（二）1. hard 2. imagine
（三）1. press a button 2. improve your; skills
（四）Wherever you are in this town, you can smell fresh bread from the bakery.
【知识点】
词性转换、词义辨析、让步状语从句
【点评】
本题为英语基础巩固练习题，涵盖词汇转换、词义匹配、短语运用及句型仿写，注重核心基础知识的掌握，适合夯实英语基础。
【难度系数】
0.8