五、完形填空
In the city of Strasbourg, France, Zhao Yang, a 24-year-old Chinese student, gets much
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for playing the pipa, a four-stringed lute.
Zhao started to play the pipa on the streets of Strasbourg
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for a video project at first. However, her videos quickly attracted many viewers worldwide, so Zhao often played the pipa on the streets. So far, she has
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almost 300,000 fans online with her vlogs.
During this period, Zhao has found that traditional Chinese culture is becoming quite
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again today, reaching people all around the world.
In one of her videos, Zhao performed a classic piece from China’s Kunqu Opera about Du Shiniang, a famous character in a Chinese story of the Ming Dynasty. Many foreign fans were deeply
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by her traditional Kunqu clothes, makeup and style.
A woman said Zhao’s
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changed her ideas about ancient China. She was also encouraged to try new things and see the world.
Apart from showing traditional pipa music, the talented Chinese girl is also trying to
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the playing styles of the pipa.
In 2023, for example, Zhao began using pipa playing techniques（技巧）to perform today’s music. After that, she even tried
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bass guitar styles into her pipa performances for rock-pop music.
“Using the pipa to play rock, jazz and other kinds of music can bring new possibilities for this traditional
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,” she said. “
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we keep innovating, old traditions can’t keep up with the times.”
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C
）1. A. tradition B. communication C. attention D. addition
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D
）2. A. exactly B. widely C. probably D. only
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A
）3. A. won B. followed C. mentioned D. cooperated
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C
）4. A. familiar B. focused C. popular D. normal
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A
）5. A. impressed B. judged C. controlled D. reminded
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B
）6. A. imagination B. performance C. purpose D. personality
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A
）7. A. develop B. reduce C. protect D. train
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D
）8. A. competing B. turning C. explaining D. mixing
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D
）9. A. instruction B. introduction C. interview D. instrument
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B
）10. A. If B. Unless C. Since D. Until
