9A Unit5 Art World(選拔卷)-【單元測試】（譯林版）（解析版）

九年級英語上冊尖子生選拔卷（譯林版）Unit5ArtWorld選拔卷(解析版)(考試時間:60分鐘滿分:100分)一、單項選擇題從下列每題所給的選項中,選出一個最佳答案。(15分)1.Ihave_______Europeanpenfriend,andhelikesplaying________guitar.A.an;/ B.an;the C.a;/ D.a;the2.Themobilephonesellsfor￥5,000,utismuchmorethanitsreal______.A.cost B.value C.price Dobject3.Thecarwasoutof_______andhitatreebytheroadA.danger B.breath C.control D.practice4.---Whatdoyouthinkofyourjuniormiddleschoollife?---Ithinkitiscolourful,_______Iamalwaysbusy.A.if B.though C.while Duntil5.Thecoachthinks_______ofMary'ssportstalents,forshejumpedvery_______atthesportsmeetingA.high;high B.highly;highly C.high;highly D.highly;high6.---Doyouprefergrapes_______bananas?---Iprefergrapes_______bananasA.to;or B.or;to C.than;to D.or;than7.Thisbusdoesn'tgotothetrainstation.I'mafraidyou'llhaveto_______atHongshanstopandtakeBRTLinel.A.takeoff B.putoff C.getoff D.getout8.Thescientist__________withthemedal___________hisgreatachievementinthefield.A.presented;becauseof B.waspresented;becauseC.presented;because D.waspresented;becauseof9.---It'ssurprisingthatsomanychildrenlearntoplaythepiano.---Maybelearningamusical______canhelpthemgetcleverer.A.instructionB.instrument C.introductionD.invitation10.MrsJonesalwaysasksusto_______conversationsinourclassestoimproveourspokenEnglish.A.stayup B.putup C.cheerup D.makeup11.Fewofthemwouldstopworking,_______itwassohotandtheyweresothirsty.A.because B.but C.if D.though12.China,_______oneofthegreatfourcountrieswithancientcivilizations,iswellknownitsgreatdevelopmentinallthefieldsovertheyears.A.as:as B.as;for C.for;as D.for;for13.Whichofthefollowingkindsofmusichasstronglocalcolor?A.Jazz B.Rock C.Countrymusic D.Folk14.Heworkshardandisoften_______.Ihopehewillachievemore______inhisbusinessA.successful;success B.success;successfulC.successfully;successful D.successful;successful15.---Wouldyouliketogotothemovieswithmetonight?---_______.Seeyouthen.A.Noproblem B.I'mnotfreeC.Yes,please D.I’mnotsure【答案】1~5DBCBD 6~10BCDBD 11~15DBDAA二、完形填空閱讀短文,從每題所給的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。(15分)AncientChinesepeoplethoughtthelionstoodforbravenessandstrength.Itcandriveawayevil(邪惡)and___16___goodluck.___17___oneofthemostwell-knownfolkdancesinChina,theliondancehasbeenperformedformorethan2,000years.Itwasvery___18___duringtheTangDynasty(618~907).WangRentao,41,hasbeenperformingtheliondance___19___28years.BorninZhongkengvillageinDongguan,Guangdong,Wangwatchedvillagersperformitwhenhewasyoung."It'sa___20___withalonghistoryhereandthelovefortheliondanceisineveryone'sblood,"Wangsaid.Nowastheheadofthevillage'sliondansetroupe（演出隊）,Wang___21___proudofthegroup'sachievements"We'vewonmanyawardsandtakenpartinmanyimportantevents,___22___thecelebrationofthe70thbirthdayofNewChinaatTian'anmenSquare,"Wangsaid.Wang’stroupeis___23___fordancingonquincuncialpiles（梅花樁），oneofthemostdifficultliondanceskills.Performersjumpfromonepileto___24___ataheightofabout2.5meters.Thedistancebetweenthepilescanbeas___25___as1.8meters."The___26___isreallyhard.Performersneedtohaveasolid（扎實的）baseofkungfuskillsfirst.Evenwiththat,theycan___27___thepileandgethurt,"Wangsaid."Butthat'salsotheamazingpartoftheliondance,thepartthatmakesit___28___tradition."TheliondanceispopularnotonlyinChina,___29___inoverseasChinesecommunities.ManyoverseasChineseseetheliondanceasa___30___ofChina.Theliondanceremindsthemofthecultureoftheirhomeland.16.A.take B.carry C.hold D.bring17.A.As B.For C.To D.Although18.A.good B.popular C.funny D.friendly19.A.for B.of C.to D.at20.A.fact B.truth C.tradition D.style21.A.was B.are C.were D.is22.A.include B.including C.includes D.included23.A.unknown B.pleasure C.like D.famous24.A.another B.other C.theother D.others25.A.farther B.far C.close D.closer26.A.train B.practise C.training D.practises27.A.fallfrom B.fallover C.fallout D.fallon28.A.wonderful B.interesting C.surprising D.valuable29.A.but B.and C.or D.ever30.A.story B.symbol C.fact D.picture【解析】16.D句意；它能夠驅(qū)趕邪惡并帶來好運(yùn)。take“拿走”；carry“搬搬走”；hold“拿住”；bring“帶來”。故選D.17.A此處表示“作為中國最著名的民間舞蹈之一”。此處as用作介詞，意為“作為，當(dāng)作”，故選A。18.B句意：它在唐代非常受歡迎。good“好的”；popular“受歡迎的”；funny“有趣的，滑稽的”；friendly“友好的”。根據(jù)句意可知選B。19.A句意：41歲的王仁濤(音譯)已經(jīng)表演了28年的舞獅。此句時態(tài)為現(xiàn)在完成時，for后接一段時間，故選A。20.C此處表示“在這里這是一個有著悠久歷史的傳統(tǒng)，對舞獅的熱愛已經(jīng)滲透到每個人的血液中”。fact“棗實”；truth“真實，真相”；tradition“傳統(tǒng)”；style“鳳格”。根據(jù)常識可知，舞獅是傳統(tǒng)，故選C。21.D此處表示“王仁濤對他的團(tuán)隊的成就感到驕傲”。固定短語beproudof意為“對……感到驕傲”，根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容可知，此句為一般現(xiàn)在時，主語為Wang，故選D。22.B此處表示“包括在天安門廣場慶祝新中國成立70周年”。此處需要介詞，including意為“包括”，故選B。23.D此處表示“王仁濤的演出隊以在梅花樁上舞獅而聞名”。固定短語befamousfor意為“以……而出名”，故選D.24.A句意：表演者在2.5米的高度從一樁跳到另一樁。another“另外一個”，表示泛指；other“其他的，另外的”；theother表示兩者中的另外一個；others表示其他人或事物。這里是泛指的一個，故選A。25.B短語as…as之間要用形容詞或副詞的原級，故排除選項A和D;又根據(jù)句意“樁間距離可長達(dá)1.8米”可知選B。26.C句意：訓(xùn)練是非常難的。由the可知，此處用名詞作主語，結(jié)合句意可知選C。27.A短語fallfrom“從……落下”；fallover“跌倒撐倒”；fallout“脫落”；fallon“落到；指向”。此處表示“即便如此．他們還是可能從樁上掉下來受傷”，故選A。28.Dwonderful“非常好的”；interesting“有趣的”；surprising“令人驚訝的”；valuable“有價值的”。根據(jù)句意“但那也是舞獅的神奇之處，使它成為有價值的傳統(tǒng)之處”可知選D。29.A句意：舞獅不僅在中國流行，在海外華人社區(qū)也很受歡迎。短語notonly．…but．…意為“不但……而且……”，故選A。30.B句意：許多海外華人把舞獅看作中國的象征。symbol意為“象征”，故選B。三、閱讀理解閱讀下列短文,根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容選擇最佳答案。(30分)ABeijingOperaisoneofthetraditionalChinesedramaartformsandthelargestChineseoperaform.Havingahistoryofover200years,itisdevelopedfrommanyother.dramaforms,mostlyfromthelocaldrama"Huiban”.ItwasespeciallypopularinsouthChinaduringthe18thcentury.Theatrical（喜劇的）artformsinmanyothercountriesdonothavesinging,dancingandspokenpartstogetherinonesingledrama.Anoperasinger,forexample,neitherdancesnorspeaksonstage;therearenosingingordancingpartsinamodernplay;inadancedrama,thedancerdoesn'tspeakorsing.TraditionalChinesedrama,includingBeijingOpera,isakindofentertainment.Itincludesspokenparts,singinganddancing.BeijingOperahasspreadtomanyotherplaces.MeiLanfang,oneofthemostfamousperformersofall,wasthefirsttointroduceBeijingOperatoforeignersandmadehighlysuccessfultourstoforeigncountries."Youwilldoubtandsometimesbealittlebored,butyouwillbeinterestedgradually:YouwillbestronglyattractedtoBeijingOpera,evenifyouknownothingaboutthedramabackground."ThisishowonetravelerdescribedhisfirstexperienceinwatchingBeijingOpera.BeijingOperaisChina'snationaloperaanditisfullofChineseculturaltraditions.WelcometoChinaandenjoyBeingOpera!31.BeijingOperais______.A.unpopularinnorthChinaB.onlydevelopedfromthelocaldrama"Huiban”C.amuchlargerChineseoperaformD.atraditionalChinesedramaartform32.AfterwatchingBeijingOperaforthefirsttime,thetravelerfelt__________.A.busyB.nervousC.interestedD.uneasy33.Theunderlinedword"it"inthelastparagraphmeans__________.A.BeijingOperaB.localdramasC.anoperasingerD.amodernplay34.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.BeijingOperaisakindofentertainment.B.Anoperasingerneitherdancesnorspeaksonstageusually.C.OnlyoldpeopleareinterestedinBeijingOpera.D.MeiLanfangwasthefirstonetointroduceBeijingOperatoforeigners.35.Themainpurposeofwritingthepassageisto_______________.A.askyoungpeopletolearnBeijingOperaB.tellussomethingaboutBeijingOperaC.showwhyBeijingOperaispopularinEuropeD.introduceeverythingaboutforeignopera【解析】31.D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段第一句“BeijingOperaisoneofthetraditionalChinesedramaartformsandthelargestChineseoperaform.（京劇是中國傳統(tǒng)戲劇藝術(shù)形式之一，也是中國最大的戲曲形式）”可知京劇是一種中國傳統(tǒng)的戲劇藝術(shù)形式。故選D。32.C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段“‘Youwilldoubtandsometimesbealittlebored,butyouwillbeinterestedgradually.YouwillbestronglyattractedtoBeijingOpera,evenifyouknownothingaboutthedramabackground.’ThisishowonetravelerdescribedhisfirstexperienceinwatchingBeijingOpera．”可知，第一次看京劇后，這位旅行者很感興趣。故選C。33.A詞義猜測題。畫線詞所在句句意是“京劇是中國的民族歌劇，它充滿了中國的文化傳統(tǒng)”。根據(jù)句意可知“it”指代“言劇”，故選A。34.C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二、三段內(nèi)容可知，A、B、D三項表述是正確的。C項從文中找不到依據(jù)，故選C。35.B主旨大意題。本文主要講述的是京劇是中國傳統(tǒng)戲劇藝術(shù)形式之一，也是中國最大的戲曲形式。寫這篇文章的主要目的是告訴我們一些京劇的事情。故選B。BEmily'sdollsEmilyEmilywasalittlegirl.Sheloveddollsverymuch.Therewerealotofdollsinherroom.Mostofthemweregiftsfromherauntsandunclesonherbirthdays.Hermomanddadalsoboughthersomedollswhenshoppingwithher.TheoldestdollwasEmirosy.ShewasVerypretty.WhenEmilywasverylittle,sheusedtoloveandcareforEmirosyverymuch.Butnowshereceivedprettierdolls.SheforgotheroldEmirosy.SotheolddollbecamedirtyanddustyEmily'snewdollshadlovelydresses.Hermommadedressesforthedolls.HerdadbroughtdressesfromothercountriesforsomeofherdollsThedresseswereveryexpensiveandverybeautiful.Theyweregoodenoughtowearforabigparty.ButpoorEmirosyhadonlyoneolddress.Shewastoooldanddusty.Emilydidn’tcareaboutheranymore.EmilyputEmirosyintheattic(閣樓)andleftheralone.Theotherprettydollswerekeptinthebeautifulcloset(壁櫥)inEmily'sbedroom.Oneday,Emily'sdollshadafineidea."Oh,that'salovelyidea,"everybodysaidatonce,andtheywereveryexcited.Theywaitedimpatientlyuntilthenightcame.AssoonasEmilyclosedhereyesandfellasleep,allthedollsjumpedoutofthecloset.TheywalkedquietlytoEmily’sbedside.Theysawshewasfastasleep.Thedollshurriedacrosstheroomtothebalconyandstartedsettingupthedancefloor.TheycoveredthefloorwithEmily'sstorybooksThe.ThentheyhungEmily'sscarvesaroundthewallsascurtains.Finally,theymadeherbrother'smarbles(彈珠)intoshininglights.Thedancefloorlookedverybeautiful.36.Emilygotherdollsfrom______.A.herauntsB.herunclesC.herparentsD.alloftheabove37.EmilyforgotheroldEmirosybecause______.AshegrewupalreadyB.EmirosywasoldC.EmirosybecamedirtyanddustyD.shegotprettierdolls38.Emirosywasfinallykept______.A.intheatticB.inthebeautifulclosetC.onthebedD.onthedancefloor39.Accordingtothelastparagraph.thelovelyideawasprobablyto__________.A.inviteEmirosytoplaywiththemB.holdadanceonthebalconyC.coverthefloorwithstorybooksD.playhide-and-seekgamesinthecloset40.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.EmilyoftenplayedwithEmirosywhenshewasyoung.B.Marblesweremadeintoshininglights.C.Emilyhadagoodtimedancingwithherdolls.D.Emily'snewdollswearbeautifuldresses.【解析】36.D根據(jù)第一段中的“Mostofthemweregiftsfromherauntsandunclesonherbirthdays.Hermomanddadalsoboughthersomedolls.．”可知，禮物來自叔叔、阿姨和父母親。故選D.37.D根據(jù)第二段中的“ButnowshereceivedprettierdollsSheforgotheroldEmirosy．”可知，她有更漂亮的玩具。故選D。38.A根據(jù)第三段中的“EmilyputEmirosyintheatticandleftheralone．”可知，舊的娃娃Emirosy被放在閣樓。故選A。39.B根據(jù)最后一段中的“Thedollshurriedacrosstheroomtothebalconyandstartedsettingupthedancefloor．”可知，它們在為跳舞做準(zhǔn)備。故選B。40.C根據(jù)最后一段中的“AssoonasEmilyclosedhereyesandfellasleep,allthedollsjumpedoutofthecloset．”可知，玩具們等到主人睡著了，才開始跳舞。故選C.CChineseBridge《漢語橋》GuesswhatFacebookCEOMarkZuckerbergandtheUnitedStatesPresidentDonaldTrump'sgranddaughter,ArabellaKushner,haveincommon?TheyallstudyChineseasasecondlanguage.AlthoughChineseisknownasoneofthehardestlanguagestolearn,alotofpeoplefromdifferentbackgroundsarestudyingitwithhopesofbigadvantages.Morethan120people,representing105countries,hadacompetitioninthefinalsofthe12thChineseBridgeChineseProficiencyCompetitionforforeignsecondaryschoolstudentsonNovember2.HeldinZhengzhou,HenanProvince,thefinalsincludedspeechcontestsandtalentshows.ThecontestantsalsovisitedtheShaolinTempleLongmenGrottoes(石窟)andotherplacesofinterest.WhilereasonsforlearningChinesevaried（各不相同）amongcontestants,acommononewasenthusiasm(熱情)forthecountry'srichcultureandquickdevelopment.Raissa,17,fromtheUnionoftheComoros,developedastrongemotionalconnectionwithChinaafterhergrandmotherwascuredbythedoctorsoftheChinesemedicalteaminAfricathreeyearsago.ThisledhertolearnChineseatalocalConfuciusInstitute（孔子學(xué)院）．AttractedbyChineseculture,thecontestanttookpartinactivitiesontraditionalChinesemedicineandfolkartsduringherfirsttriptoChina.HerdreamistostudymedicineinChinasothatshecouldcurepatientsliketheChinesedoctorsdid.ForMarcellZoltanFekete,17,fromtheHungarian-ChineseBilingualSchool,studyingChinesemayhelphimgetafuturejobasaHungariandiplomat（外交官）toChina.Aftergraduatingfromhighschool,hewouldliketogotoChinaforfurtherstudies.NowthatabridgehasbeenbuiltbetweenthecontestantsandChina,wherewilltheirjourneystakethem?RobertDavis,directoroftheChinese-languageprograminChicago'spublicschool,says."Chineseisn'tthenewFrench.It'sthenewEnglish."41.WhotookpartinChineseBridgeaccordingtothepassage?A.MarcellZoltanFekete.B.MarkZuckerberg.C.Trump'sgranddaughter.D.RobertDavis.42.What'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword"contestants"inParagraph3?A.Audience.B.Players.C.Tourists.D.Teachers.43.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.RaissahasstudiedChinesemedicineinChina.B.ChinesemedicineteamsavedRaissathreeyearsago.C.Marcellbecameadiplomatafterfinishinghighschool.D.MarcellandRaissaareofthesameage,fromdifferentcountries.44.Fromthepassageweknowthat______.A.over105foreignstudentstakepartinChineseBridgecompetitionB.theforeignerslearnChinesebecauseofChina'squickdevelopmentC.theforeignerslearnChinesetofindajobasadoctorinthefutureD.theforeignerslearnChinesebecauseChineseisadifficultlanguage45.Whatdoesthelastsentence"Chineseisn'tthenewFrench.It'sthenewEnglish."mostprobablymean?A.ChineseisquitedifferentfromFrench.B.Chineseisoneofthehardestlanguagestolearn.C.ChineseismoreimportanttianFrenchandEnglish.D.Chineseiswidelyusedintheworld,justlikeEnglish.【解析】41.A根據(jù)第一段中的“GuesswhatFacebookCEOMarkZuckerbergandtheUnitedStatesPresidentDonaldTrump'sgranddaughter,ArabellaKushner,haveincommon?TheyallstudyChineseasasecondlanguage．”可知，Trump'sgranddaughter和MarkZuckerberg學(xué)漢語，但是并沒有參加《漢語橋》比賽；根據(jù)最后一段中的“RobertDavis,directoroftheChinese-languageprograminChicago’spublicschool..．”可知，RobertDavis是公立學(xué)校的漢語項目主任，也不是選手，排除B、C、D。故選A。42.B根據(jù)第三段中的“…thefinalsincludedspeechcontestsandtalentshows．”可知，決賽包含演講比賽和才藝表演，所以可以推測此處的contestants意為“參賽選手”。故選B。43.D根據(jù)倒數(shù)第四段中的“．．．thecontestanttookpartinactivitiesontraditionalChinesemedicineandfolkarts..."可知，Raissa參加了有關(guān)傳統(tǒng)中醫(yī)的活動，但并沒有說她在中國學(xué)習(xí)中醫(yī)，排除A；根據(jù)倒數(shù)第五段中的“…afterhergrandmotherwascuredbythedoctorsoftheChinesemedicalteaminAfricathreeyearsago．”可知，中國醫(yī)療隊救了Raissa的奶奶，而不是她本人，排除B；根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段中的“Aftergraduatingfromhighschool,hewouldliketogotoChinaforfurtherstudies."可知，Marcell中學(xué)畢業(yè)后想來中國深造，成為外交官只是他的夢想，排除C；根據(jù)第五段中的“Raissa,17,fromtheUnionoftheComoros…”和第七段中的“ForMarcellZoltanFekete,17,fromtheHungarian-ChineseBilingualSchool..．”可知，Raissa是17歲，來自非洲的科摩羅；Marcell是17歲，來自匈牙利。故選D44.B根據(jù)第三段中的“Morethan120people,representing105countries,hadacompetitioninthefinalsofthe12thChineseBridge..．”可知，120多人參加了比賽，故A錯誤；根據(jù)整篇文章內(nèi)容可知，外國人學(xué)習(xí)漢語不僅僅是為了當(dāng)醫(yī)生，也有當(dāng)外交官等故C錯誤；外國人學(xué)習(xí)漢語與漢語難學(xué)不存在因果關(guān)系，故D錯誤。故選B。45.D根據(jù)第三段中的“Morethan120people,representing105countries..．”可知，《漢語橋》比賽的選手來自105個國家，說明漢語在世界上影響深遠(yuǎn)；再根據(jù)第四段中的acommononewasenthusiasmforthecountry’srichcultureandquickdevelopment．”可知，外國人學(xué)習(xí)漢語的共同點(diǎn)是對中國的豐富文化及快速發(fā)展懷有熱情。根據(jù)這兩點(diǎn)可以推斷，此句句意為“漢語現(xiàn)在不是法語這樣的一門外語，而是世界通用的語言，就像英語一樣”。故選D.四、閱讀表達(dá)閱讀下面的短文,并根據(jù)短文后的要求答題。(10分)Conradwaseighteenmonthsoldwhenhecrawled（爬）uponapianobenchandbeganplayingsometuneshehadheardontheradio.Atthreehewrotehisfirstpianopiece,whichhenamed"Congratulations",andlikeMozart,hecouldcomposemusicbeforehecouldspell.Atten,ConradstudiedatJulliardSchoolinNewCity,oneofthebestmusicschoolsintheworld.Hespentfivehoursadayplayingtheviolinandthepiano."I'mlikeandunlikeotherchildren.I'minterestedinthesamethingsasotherchildren,suchasbooksandfilms.AndI'mnotsuchabigfanofpracticing,butIhavetodoit."EarlythisyearConradwonabigcompetitionforyoungcomposers.Hewastheyoungestofmorethan450youngpeoplewhoentered.Conradlovestocomposeclassicalmusic.Hehaswrittenthousandsofpiecesofallkinds.Whenhehastime,hereadsHarryPotter.HealsogoestoseeSpider-Man.回答下面5個問題,每題答案不超過9個詞。1.WhatdoesthewritermainlywanttotellusthroughParagraph1?____________________________________________________2.WhendidConradcomposehisfirstpianopiece?____________________________________________________3.WhatdidConradpracticeplayingatschoolwhenhewasten?____________________________________________________4.WhatkindofmusichasConradcomposed?____________________________________________________5.WhydoesConradreadHarryPotterandseeSpider-Man?____________________________________________________【解析】1.Conradhasagiftformusic．根據(jù)第一段中“Atthreehewrotehisfirstpianopiece,whichhenamed‘Congratulations’，andlikeMozart,hecouldcomposemusicbeforehecouldspell”可知、康拉德在音樂方面有天賦，故填“Conradhasagiftformusic."。2.Atthree．根據(jù)“Atthreehewrotehisfirstpianopiece”可知，三歲時，他寫了第一首鋼琴曲，故填“Atthree．”。3.Hepracticedplayingtheviolinandthepiano．根據(jù)“Atten,ConradstudiedatJuilliardSchoolinNewCity,oneofthebestmusicschoolsintheworld.Hespentfivehoursadayplayingtheviolinandthepiano."可知，十歲時他練習(xí)拉小提琴和彈鋼琴，故填“Hepracticedplayingtheviolinandthepiano."4.AIlkindsofmusic．根據(jù)“Conradlovestocomposeclassicalmusic.Hehaswrittenthousandsofpiecesofallkinds．”可知，他創(chuàng)作了各種各樣的音樂，故填“Allkindsofmusic."。5.Beeausehehasthesameinterestasotherchildren．根據(jù)“I’mlikeandunlikeotherchildren.I'minterestedinthesamethingsasotherchildren,suchasbooksandfilms.AndI'mnotsuchabigfanofpracticing,butIhavetodoit．”可知填“Becausehehasthesameinterestasotherchildren.五、任務(wù)型閱讀閱讀下面短文,并根據(jù)所讀內(nèi)容在文章后表格中的空格里、入一個最恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~,每個空格只填1個單詞。（10分）OnecannotdiscussChinesemusicwithoutmentioningtheChineseseven-stringedzither（七弦琴），alsoknownastheguqin,oneofthefourarts---alongwithgo,calligraphyandpainting.Itfirstappearedover3,000yearsagoandrepresentsChina'ssolomusicalinstrumenttradition.Atfirst,theguqinhadonlyfivestrings,representingthefiveelementsofmetal,wood,water,fireandearth.Later,intheZhoudynasty,KingWenofZhouaddedasixthstringforhisson.KingWuofZhou.addedaseventhstringtoencouragehisarmytofightwiththeShang.Ambience（環(huán)境；氣氛）wasimportantforplayingtheChinesezither.Usually,itwaspracticedinaquietsettingandneverforpublicperformance.Ancientartistsenjoyedperformingbyastreaminthemountains.Thesoundoftheguqinmixedwiththeechoes(回音)fromthemountains,untilthemusicianfoundhimselfatonewithnature.Playingitinthesnowwasalso,anightwithmoonlightwasconsideredidealforplayingtheguqin.WangWei(701-761),ahighlytalentedmanoftheTangdynasty,likedplayingitinabambooforestonnightswithmoonlightmost.Guqinpiecesareusuallyaroundthreetoeightminuteslong,withthelongestbeingGuanglingVerse,whichis22minuteslong.OtherfamouspiecesincludePlumBlossomsinThreeMovements,WildGeeseLandingontheSandbankandEighteenSongsofaNomadFlute.Nowadays,therearefewerthanonethousandwell-trainedguqinplayersandperhapsnomorethanfiftylivingmasters.Theoriginalnumberofseveralthousandpieceshasgreatlyreducedtoonlyahundredworksbytoday.TheguqinanditsmusicwasaddedtothelistoftheIntangibleCulturalHeritageofHumanity（人類非物質(zhì)文化遺產(chǎn)）in2003.Title:TheGuqinandItsMusicMainPartsDetailedInformation___1___totheguqinAsoneofthefourarts,ithasa___1___ofover3,000yearsandrepresentsChina'ssolomusicalinstrumenttradition.Thestrings___3___,therewerefivestrings,whichrepresentedfiveelements.Later,kingsintheZhoudynastyadded___2___morestringstothem.TheambienceInaquietsetting,notforpublicperformance.1.Byastreaminthemountains.The___3___soundoftheguqinanditsechoescouldmakemusiciansfind___6___atonewithnature.2.Inthesnow.Itwasbelievedtobethepurestinstrumentintheworld.3.Onanightwithmoonlight.WangWei's___4___wastoplaytheguqininabambooforestonanightfullofmoonlight.Thepresent___5___Not___9___players,mastersandworksarealivenowadays.Theguqinanditsmusic___10___thelistoftheIntangibleCulturalHeritageofHumanityin2003.1._________2._________3._______