题目内容
【题目】-- Is English _________ than Chinese?
-- No, English isn’t so _________ as Chinese.
A.more difficult; difficultB.more difficult; easier
C.more difficult; more difficultD.difficult; difficult
【答案】A
【解析】
句意：——英语比汉语难吗？——不，英语不如汉语难。
考查形容词原级以及比较级，difficult困难的；easy容易的，由第一个空后面的than可知，应该用形容词比较级，排除D，由not so+形容词或副词原形as“不如……”，排除B和C，故选A。
【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. |
【题目】 Last summer my parents and I went to Yunnan. It left us wonderful memories. If you like a spring climate(气候), clean air and nice views, then Yunnan is the best place for you!
Day 1 Shanghai — Kunming Activities: Arrive in Kunming. Hotel check-in. Meals: No meals (We flew to Kunming. After our arrival(到达) in Kunming, the guide took us to our hotel by bus. Then he showed us around the shopping center for the rest of the day.) |
Day 2 Kunming Activities: Visit Stone Forest, Bird & Flower Market. Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch (In the Bird＆Flower Market, we saw many kinds of flowers and birds as well as some traditional Chinese arts.) |
Day 3 Dali — Lijiang Activities: Arrive in Lijiang. Visit Lijiang Dayan Ancient(古代) City, and its famous Square Street. Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch (The Ancient City of Lijiang is known as Dayan Town. It has a long history of over 800 years.) |
【1】The writer went to Kunming from Shanghai ________.
A.by busB.by planeC.by shipD.by train
【2】Where is the Square Street?
A.Beside the Ancient City of Lijiang.B.In Dayan Town.
C.In the Stone Forest.D.In the center of Dali.