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【題目】 One cannot discuss Chinese music without mentioning the Chinese seven － string zither(七弦琴), also known as the guqin, one of the four arts — along with go, calligraphy and painting. It first appeared over 3,000 years ago and represents China’s solo musical instrument tradition.

At first, the guqin had only five strings, representing the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire and earth. Later, in the Zhou dynasty, King Wen of Zhou added a sixth string for his son. King Wu of Zhou, added a seventh string to encourage his army to fight with the Shang.

Ambience(環(huán)境氣氛) was important in playing the Chinese zither. Usually, it was practiced in quiet setting and never for public performance.

Ancient artists enjoyed performing by a stream in the mountains. The sound of the guqin mixed with the echoes(回音) from the mountains, until the musician found himself at one with nature. Playing it in snow was also a favorite pastime for ancient artists, who believed the instrument was the purest of its kind in the world. Also, a night with moonlight was considered ideal 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.

Guqin pieces are usually around three to eight minutes long, with the longest being Guangling Verse, which is 22 minutes long. Other famous pieces include Plum Blossoms in Three Movements, Wild Geese Landing on the Sandbank and Eighteen Songs of a Nomad Flute.

Now, there are fewer than one thousand well － trained guqin players and perhaps no more than fifty living masters. The original number of several thousand pieces has greatly reduced to only a hundred works by today. The guqin and its music was added to the list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity(人類非物質(zhì)文化遺產(chǎn)) in 2003.

Title: The Guqin and Its Music
Main Parts	Detailed Information
An 【1】 to the guqin	As one of the four arts, it has a 【2】 of 3,000 years and represents China’s solo musical instrument tradition.
The strings	At first, there were five strings, which 【3】 five elements. Later, kings in the Zhou dynasty added 【4】 more strings to them.
The ambience	In quiet setting, not for public performance. 1. By a stream in the mountains. The 【5】 sound of the guqin and its echoes could make musicians find 【6】 at one with nature. 2. In snow. It was believed to be the purest instrument in the world. 3. On a night with moonlight, Wang Wei’s 【7】 was to play the guqin in a bamboo forest on a night full of moonlight.
The present 【8】	Not many players, masters and works are alive at 【9】. The guqin and its music 【10】 the list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2003.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】introduction

【2】history

【3】represented

【4】two

【5】mixed

【6】themselves

【7】favourite/hobby

【8】situation

【9】present

【10】entered

【解析】

本文是一篇說明文，介紹了中國傳統(tǒng)獨奏樂器——古琴。

【1】根據(jù)空格處對應(yīng)右欄信息可知，對獨奏樂器古琴的歷史進(jìn)行了介紹。故空格處應(yīng)填入意為“介紹”的名詞。introduction意為“介紹”，且以元音音素開頭，故空格前應(yīng)用不定冠詞an。故答案為introduction。

【2】根據(jù)句子結(jié)構(gòu)，空格處應(yīng)填入一個名詞。根據(jù)原文第1段It first appeared over 3,000 years ago可知，古琴有著3000年的歷史，故空格處應(yīng)填入意為“歷史”的名詞。history意為“歷史”，符合題意，故答案為history。

【3】根據(jù)句子結(jié)構(gòu)，空格處應(yīng)填入一個動詞。根據(jù)原文第2段At first, the guqin had only five strings, representing the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire and earth可知，五根弦代表了金、木、水、火、土五種元素，故空格處應(yīng)填入意為“代表”的動詞。represent意為“代表”，本文對古琴歷史的描述用的多是一般過去時，故represent應(yīng)用過去式，故答案為represented。

【4】根據(jù)原文第2段Later, in the Zhou dynasty, King Wen of Zhou added a sixth string for his son. King Wu of Zhou, added a seventh string to encourage his army to fight with the Shang可知，周朝統(tǒng)治者后來又給古琴加了兩根弦。故空格處應(yīng)填入數(shù)詞two，故答案為two。

【5】根據(jù)原文第4段The sound of the guqin mixed with the echoes(回音) from the mountains, until the musician found himself at one with nature可知，古琴的聲音與山間的回聲混合在一起，直到音樂家發(fā)現(xiàn)自己與大自然融為一體。空格處應(yīng)填入“混合的”形容詞，mixed意為“混合的”，故答案為mixed。

【6】根據(jù)原文第4段The sound of the guqin mixed with the echoes(回音) from the mountains, until the musician found himself at one with nature可知，古琴的聲音與山間的回聲混合在一起，直到音樂家發(fā)現(xiàn)自己與大自然融為一體�？崭裉帒�(yīng)填入“他們自己”的反身代詞，themselves意為“他們自己”，故答案為themselves。

【7】根據(jù)原文第4段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，王維是唐代一位才華橫溢的人，他最喜歡在月光明媚的夜晚在竹林里演奏�？崭裉帒�(yīng)填入“特別喜愛的事物、愛好”的名詞，favourite/ hobby意為“特別喜愛的事物 /愛好”，故答案為favourite/ hobby。

【8】根據(jù)空格處對應(yīng)右欄信息可知，對古琴如今的狀況進(jìn)行了介紹。故空格處應(yīng)填入意為“狀況”的名詞。situation意為“狀況”，故答案為situation。

【9】根據(jù)原文第6段Now, there are fewer than one thousand well － trained guqin players and perhaps no more than fifty living masters可知，現(xiàn)在古琴演奏家只有不到一千名，在世的大師級演奏家也許還不到五十名。at present為固定搭配，意為“目前、現(xiàn)在”，符合句意，故答案為present。

【10】根據(jù)句子結(jié)構(gòu)，空格處應(yīng)填入一個動詞。根據(jù)原文第6段The guqin and its music was added to the list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity(人類非物質(zhì)文化遺產(chǎn)) in 2003可知，古琴及其音樂于2003年被列入人類非物質(zhì)文化遺產(chǎn)名錄，故空格處應(yīng)填入意為“進(jìn)入”的動詞。enter意為“進(jìn)入”，該動作已經(jīng)發(fā)生過，故enter應(yīng)用過去式，故答案為entered。