Question

【题目】 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(环境气氛) 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(人类非物质文化遗产) 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】

本文是一篇说明文，介绍了中国传统独奏乐器——古琴。

【1】根据空格处对应右栏信息可知，对独奏乐器古琴的历史进行了介绍。故空格处应填入意为“介绍”的名词。introduction意为“介绍”，且以元音音素开头，故空格前应用不定冠词an。故答案为introduction。

【2】根据句子结构，空格处应填入一个名词。根据原文第1段It first appeared over 3,000 years ago可知，古琴有着3000年的历史，故空格处应填入意为“历史”的名词。history意为“历史”，符合题意，故答案为history。

【3】根据句子结构，空格处应填入一个动词。根据原文第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、土五种元素，故空格处应填入意为“代表”的动词。represent意为“代表”，本文对古琴历史的描述用的多是一般过去时，故represent应用过去式，故答案为represented。

【4】根据原文第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，周朝统治者后来又给古琴加了两根弦。故空格处应填入数词two，故答案为two。

【5】根据原文第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，古琴的声音与山间的回声混合在一起，直到音乐家发现自己与大自然融为一体。空格处应填入“混合的”形容词，mixed意为“混合的”，故答案为mixed。

【6】根据原文第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，古琴的声音与山间的回声混合在一起，直到音乐家发现自己与大自然融为一体。空格处应填入“他们自己”的反身代词，themselves意为“他们自己”，故答案为themselves。

【7】根据原文第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，王维是唐代一位才华横溢的人，他最喜欢在月光明媚的夜晚在竹林里演奏。空格处应填入“特别喜爱的事物、爱好”的名词，favourite/ hobby意为“特别喜爱的事物 /爱好”，故答案为favourite/ hobby。

【8】根据空格处对应右栏信息可知，对古琴如今的状况进行了介绍。故空格处应填入意为“状况”的名词。situation意为“状况”，故答案为situation。

【9】根据原文第6段Now, there are fewer than one thousand well － trained guqin players and perhaps no more than fifty living masters可知，现在古琴演奏家只有不到一千名，在世的大师级演奏家也许还不到五十名。at present为固定搭配，意为“目前、现在”，符合句意，故答案为present。

【10】根据句子结构，空格处应填入一个动词。根据原文第6段The guqin and its music was added to the list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity(人类非物质文化遗产) in 2003可知，古琴及其音乐于2003年被列入人类非物质文化遗产名录，故空格处应填入意为“进入”的动词。enter意为“进入”，该动作已经发生过，故enter应用过去式，故答案为entered。