四、阅读理解
① On January 4th, the China National Traditional Orchestra(中央民族乐团)played some well - known traditional music in their concert. Audiences(听众)enjoyed the beautiful sounds of *guzheng*, the powerful tunes of *suona*, the tearful notes of *erhu* and so on. Each traditional Chinese musical instrument tells its own story.
② “I've fallen in love with the sounds of traditional instruments, especially *pipa*, a four - stringed(弦)instrument with a history of more than 2 000 years. It can produce different sounds, such as the sounds of falling snow and raindrops. Every time I listen to a *pipa* tune, I have a strong feeling of peace,” said Yang Tian, an audience of the concert.
③ However, a recent report suggests ▲. To wake up people's love for traditional music, something creative has been done.
④ In some traditional music concerts, VR(Virtual Reality, 虚拟现实)technology is used to bring the starry sky or the beautiful sandy view of Dunhuang to the music hall. It makes the experience like watching a 3 - D movie.
⑤ Li Xiaobing, a music teacher from Beijing, mixes traditional folk singing, opera and Chinese instruments through technology. People are surprised at his works and they love them!
⑥ Some musicians try to add something new to traditional music. They bring modern music like pop and rap into traditional music. When the East meets the West, the new form of music wins the hearts of both the old and the young.
⑦ Traditional music shows the beauty of our culture, and with some creativity, great things happen.
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C
)1. Which of the following can be put in the “ ▲ ”?
A. *pipa* cannot produce the sound of falling snow
B. traditional music is much better than modern music
C. the number of traditional music listeners is dropping
D. more young people show interest in traditional music
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C
)2. To wake up people's love for traditional music, Li Xiaobing ______.
A. tells many tearful stories
B. makes good 3 - D movies
C. mixes traditional music
D. sings pop and rap songs
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B
)3. The structure(结构)of the passage is ______.(① = Paragraph 1)
A.
B.
C.
D.
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D
)4. According to the passage, the writer believes ______.
A. traditional music should only be played in concerts
B. the ways to play traditional music must be changed
C. traditional music must remain unchanged all the time
D. traditional music with creativity will be more popular
