一、完形填空（10分）
“Click, click, click ...” The show started with a drum beat. Then, Kai played a guqin piece along with the drums. When the music ended, there was
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silence.
After the show, Miss Zhou asked, “What were you trying to express?”
“I wanted to do something different ... to make the guqin sound
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,” Kai said in a low voice. “It’s a good
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. But I don’t think the guqin and drums are a good match as the drums are too loud.” Miss Zhou said patiently. “I understand what you were trying, but
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you can break the rules, you have to master them.”
“The bottom board of the guqin symbolizes（象征）the earth and the
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board symbolizes the sky. A wonderful guqin performance shows the peace between humans and nature.”
“Miss Zhou, is it fine to play the guqin with other
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?”
“Well, sometimes, it is played with the dizi. And, there’s philosophy（哲理）behind every form of Chinese art. We should try to keep the value of traditions and then
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them with modern life.”
That night, Kai thought hard about the next show. “How can I balance the traditional spirit with a new touch?” Then, he had an idea—playing a piece of pop music in a
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style.
The next day, Kai sat behind the guqin and let his fingers dance
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across the strings. A pop song filled the hall—yet every note
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the beauty of Chinese music. When the last note ended, the silence this time was followed by clapping hands.
(
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) 1. A. common B. confident C. complete D. comfortable
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) 2. A. loud B. new C. old D. quiet
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) 3. A. answer B. chance C. risk D. try
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) 4. A. since B. when C. if D. before
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) 5. A. front B. top C. side D. back
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) 6. A. instructions B. introductions C. instruments D. interviews
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) 7. A. connect B. compare C. fill D. match
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) 8. A. traditional B. simple C. special D. modern
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) 9. A. nervously B. slowly C. proudly D. smoothly
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)10. A. missed B. lost C. pushed D. carried
