During the Spring and Autumn Period, there lived a great musician named Yu Boya. He played guqin very well. 1 . Zhong Ziqi was one of them.
One day, Yu Boya came back from a trip to the mountains. He played guqin to express his love for the mountains.
2 . Zhong said, “How beautifully you’re playing guqin ! When I listen to you playing guqin , I can almost see the mountains in front of my eyes.”
3 . Then he played another tune( 调子 ). Zhong clapped his hands and cheered again, “What a beautiful tune it is! When I listen to it, I seem to imagine hundreds of boats are sailing down big rivers.”
Boya was surprised at Zhong’s comments( 评论 ). 4 . Whenever he played a new tune, Zhong could tell what Boya was thinking about when he played the tune.
“You appreciate( 欣赏 ) my music and understand my mind. You know me like a true friend,” Boya said excitedly.
After that, Boya and Zhong became close friends. After Zhong’s death, Boya was so sad that he broke his guqin and decided never to play it again.
This is the story about Yu Boya and Zhong Ziqi. We can learn a lesson from the story. 5 . If you find your true friends, love them and cherish( 珍惜 ) real friendships.
A . Boya was pleased to hear Zhong’s words.
B . It is hard to find a true friend.
C . Many people enjoyed his music.
D . He decided to play more tunes for Zhong.
E.Zhong Ziqi stood beside Yu Boya as he was playing guqin.
1 . C
2 . E
3 . A
4 . D
5 . B
【分析】
本文主要讲的是俞伯牙和钟子期的故事。俞伯牙擅长抚琴,钟子期总是能听懂俞伯牙演奏的曲子,俞伯牙觉得钟子期是自己的知音,于是两人便成了亲密的朋友。
1 .
根据 “He played guqin very well” 及 “Zhong Ziqi was one of them” 可知,此处应描述了有一些人对他的音乐的看法, C 选项 “ 许多人喜欢他的音乐 ” 符合,故选 C 。
2 .
根据 “How beautifully you’re playing guqin” 可知,此时俞伯牙和钟子期正在一起,所以钟子期表达了自己对俞伯牙抚琴的评价, E 选项 “ 钟子期站在俞伯牙的旁边弹奏古琴 ” 符合,故选 E 。
3 .
根据 “ When I listen to you playing guqin, I can almost see the mountains in front of my eyes” 及 “Then he played another tune” 可知,听到了钟子期的评价,俞伯牙应是感到很高兴,所以又演奏了另一个曲子, A 选项 “ 俞伯牙很高兴听到钟子期的话 ” 符合,故选 A 。
4 .
根据 “Whenever he played a new tune, Zhong could tell what Boya was thinking about when he played the tune” 可知,俞伯牙又为钟子期演奏了许多曲子, D 选项 “ 他决定为钟子期演奏更多的曲子 ” 符合,故选 D 。
5 .
根据 “We can learn a lesson from the story” 可知,此处应描述从这个故事中得出的哲理感悟, B 选项 “ 找到真朋友很难 ” 符合,故选 B 。
Marco Polo was born in Italy in 1254. When he was 17, he travelled along the Silk Road with his father, who wanted to do trade with the Chinese. Finally, they arrived in Beijing. They were guests at the Emperor’s Palace. Although Marco was young, he was very clever and could speak four languages. The Emperor was impressed by him and they became friends. The Emperor asked Marco to help him and sent him to do many important jobs all over the country.
Marco was amazed by how great China was. He was impressed by the Emperor’s Palace which he described as “The greatest palace that I’ve ever seen”. The walls were covered with gold and silver and the hall was so large.
Marco was also attracted by lots of strange things in China. Marco was surprised to see Chinese people using paper money in the markets. In Europe, people paid for goods with gold and silver. He could not understand how people paid for food and valuable things with paper! He was also puzzled by the black stones people used to burn to produce heat. The black stones were coal, but Marco had never seen coal before!
After he served the Emperor for 17 years, in 1291, Marco returned to Italy. He had a lot of money then. A writer wrote down all the stories that Marco told him in a book called The Description of the World , which became one of the best-selling books in Europe.
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Marco Polo and China | |
Before 1 . in China | He was born in Italy in 1254. At the age of 17, he travelled to China along the Silk Road with his father. |
During his living in China | He made friends with the Chinese Emperor. He helped the Emperor do many 2 . jobs around China. The beauty of China 3 . him. He described the Summer Palace as the greatest palace that he had ever seen. Some things which he never saw before attracted him. Paper money was used in the markets. The Chinese used coal to produce heat. |
After returning to Italy | He became very 4 . . A book was 5 . about his travelling experiences. |