Unit2

學校:班級：姓名：分數(shù)：

（時間：60分鐘，滿分：100分）

I.選擇填空（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

I.Chinesecalligraphyisauniqueartformthatcombineswritingandaesthetics（美學）.

A.AB.AnC.TheD./

2.一What'syourfavoritetraditionalartwork?

—Ilikebest.Itshowspeople'sdailylifeintheNorthernSongDynasty.

A.LamingXuB.AlongtheRiverDuringtheQingmingFestival

C.SwanLakeD.JourneytotheWest

3.ManystudentsthinkBeijingoperaisbecauseitscolorfulmasksandbeautifulmusicalwaysattractthem.

A.amazingB.afraidC.strictD.awful

4.QiBaishi,afamousChinesepainter,begantostudypaintingwithothermastershisfifties.

A.inB.onC.atD.for

5.Ourschoolartteacherdoesn'tallowusfoodordrinksintheartmuseumwhenwevisitit.

A.takeB.totakeC.takingD.took

6.WhenLinglingfirstwatchedtheballetSwanLake,sheitbecausethedancers'movementswereso

beautiful.

A.fellinlovewithB.belongedtoC.lookedforwardtoD.tookcareof

7.TheyoungartistplansaseriesofpaintingsaboutChinesefolkarttointroduceittoforeigners.

A.createB.tocreateC.creatingD.created

8.—youtheschoolartfestivalnextmonth?

—Yes,Iwilltakepartinthesingingcompetition.

A.Will;joinB.Did;joinC.Do;joinD.Have;joined

9.—Ican'tgotothepaper-cuttingworkshopwithyouthisSundaybecauseIhavetohelpmymomprepareforthe

SpringFestival.

A.Whatapity!B.Howwonderful!C.You'rewelcome.D.That'sagoodidea!

10.Lucyoftencarriesacameraandtakesphotosofancientbuildingsandtraditionalartworks.Shehopestoshare

thesebeautifulmomentswithothers.WhatdoesLucywanttobe?

A.ApainterB.AphotographerC.AmusicianD.Awriter

II.完形填空（共10小題；每小題.1.5分，滿分15分）

Doyouknowsugarpainting?ItisakindofsnackandalsooneofthetraditionalChineseartforms.Sugar

paintingstartedfromtheMingDynasty（朝代）andbecame11intheQingDynasty.Atthattime,many

peoplemadealivingthroughsugarpainting,settingupstalls（貨擲）in12streetsorpublicplaces.Now

peoplecanstillseei（inmanyareasofChina.

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Thesugarpaintersusuallysilbeforeawoodentable.Ontheside,thereisawoodenplatewitharevolver

arrow（可旋轉(zhuǎn)箭頭）onit.Ontheplatearcdifferent13suchasahorse,abird,aflowerandsoon.After

paying,（hecustomers（顧客）turnthearrowandwailbeforeit14.Thepicturepointedbythearrowisthe

onethatthepainterswillmake.

Sugarpaintingis15fromusualpainting.Thesugarpaintersusesyrup（糖漿）astheu16a

spoonasthe“paintbrush"，andasmoothslab（厚板）asthe“paper”.Tomakethesyrup,thepaintershavetomake

sugarhotbefore17.Becausethesyrupmaybecomesolid（固體的）ifitcools,thepaintershavetowork

vciy18.Theymovethespoonfullofthesyrupupanddown,leftandright.Soonthey19asugar

paintingofananimal,aflowerorabike.

Now,onlya命wpeoplewanttobethesugarpaintersbecauseifshardtomakealotofmoney.20.

someofthemstillkeepdoing（hisart.Theytrytheirbesttoholddifferentactivitiessuchasgivingspeechestohave

peoplelearnmoreaboutthetraditionalChineseart.

11.A.healthyB.popularC.famousD.expensive

12.A.cleanB.busyC.emptyD.dirty

13.A.coloursB.sizesC.stylesD.pictures

14.A.runsB.stopsC.leavesD.goes

15.A.differentB.closeC.importantD.same

16.A.coverB.penC.pencilD.paint

17.A.collectingB.paintingC.eatingD.throwing

18.A.nicelyB.slowlyC.quietlyD.fast

19.A.finishB.closeC.workD.sell

20.A.ButB.HoweverC.SoD.Also

III.閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）

A

WhatdoyouknowabouttheTangDynasty（唐朝）？YoumaythinkofLiBai,oneofthemostfamouspoets

（詩人）inhistory.Andnow,wecanknowhislifestoriesintheanimatedmovie,Chang'an.Themovie（ellsthelife

storiesofLiBaiandhisclosefriendGaoShi.Theyexperiencedmanythingstogether.Italsotellsthestoriesof

otherfamouspoetssuchasDuFu,WangWei.WangChanglingandmore.

Frommyviewpoint,Chang'anisseenfromtheperspective（視角）ofGaoShi.afarlessfamouspoetthanLi

Bai.Withhimleadingtheplot（引領(lǐng)情節(jié)發(fā)展）,peoplecanfinditeasytoenjoythemovieandunderstandthe

changesof（heTangDynastywell.

IthinkpoemsdescribenotonlythechangesoftheTangDynasty,butalsopeople'sunderstandingand

feelingsoftheworld.Chang'anislikeamovingscroll（畫卷）thatallowsustobecomeinterestedinimcientpoetry.

Thealmostthree-hour-longmovieshows48well-knownTangpoems.WhichTangpoemdoyoulikebest?

21.WhichdynastydocsthemovieChang'andescribe?

A.TheSongDynasty.B.TheTangDynasty.

C.TheHanDynasty.D.TheQinDynasiy.

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22.What'sthemovieChang,anabout?

A.It\aboutGaoShi'sfamily.B.It\aboutthedevelopmentoftheTangDynasty.

C.It'saboutthefamouspoemsofLiBaiD.It'saboutthelitestoriesofLiBaiandhisfriends.

23.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“Frommyvievvpoint^^meaninParagraph2?

A.Intheend.B.Inmycpinion.C.Atthesametime.D.Bytheway.

24.Whatmaythewriterwanttointroducenext?

A.Someofthe48Tangpoems.B.Somepoetsfromotherdynasties.

C.Themakerofthemovie.D.Theboxoffice（票房）ofthemovie.

25.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.GreatDynastyB.FamousPoets

C.AncientPoetryD.TheMovie一Chang'an

B

TherearemanyoperasinChina,andmostofthemhavealonghistory.Herearesomestoriesaboutdifferent

people'slovefbrtraditional（傳統(tǒng)（內(nèi)）operas.

Livestreaming

WuLingyun,aJinOperaperformer,is59yearsold.Oneday,hetried

performingJinOperathroughlivestreaming.Hesaid,“Itisreallyamazingthatover50,000

peoplewatchedit."Hewasveryhappythatmanypeoplelikedit.

shortvideos

八八八八八八

25-year-okiLinYuanxinsaidthathislovefortraditionaloperascame

fromsomeshortvideosonsocialmedia（社交媒體）.Healsosaid,“Whenwatchingthevideos

abouttraditionaloperas,Ithinktheyarereallyinteresting.^^

VidttheQing^huiRiver

WhenIheardtheoperaVisittheQingshuiRiverinthecrosstalk,Ifellin

lovewiththetraditionalopera.^^Hor.gFeifei,a22-year-oldgirl,said,“Thetraditionalmusicis

differentfromthemusicvveheartoday,andIreallyenjoyit.”

Becauseofsocialmedia,morepeoplecanenjoytraditionaloperas.Itlookslikeagoodwaytospread（傳播）

tracitionalculturetomorepeople.

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34.Whalcanwe〃次7■（推測）fromthepassage?

A.ChenNuoonlyneedstotakephotosintheclub.

B.LuoAnlanchooseshisfavoritepoemforthephoto.

C.TanQiyuthinkstakingphotosishardbutenjoyable（令人愉決的）.

35.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.BeautifulplacesinChongqng.

B.DifferentclubsataMiddleSchool.

C.Nicephotosfrommiddleschoolstudents.

D

BeijingOperaisalsocalledPekingOpera.Itcameintobeingafter179（）whenthefamousfourAnhuiopera

troupes（居lj團）cametoBeijing.ItsmusicandsingingcomefromXipiandErhuanginAnhuiandHubei.36

It'sfulloffamousstories,beautifulfacepaintings,andwonderfi.ilmovesandfighting.37

Therearefourmainroles（主角）inBeijingOpera:Sheng,Dan,JingandChou.Shengistheactor.38A

Xiaoshengisayoungman.ALaoshengisanoldman.Danistheyoungfemalerole.Jing,mostlymale,istheface

paintedroleandChouisthecomedyaclor（喜劇演員）.

39Someofthemarefromthehistorybook,butmostofthemarefromthefamousnove's（小說）.The

peopleinthestoryareusuallyspecial.Theybecomeangryandunhappy.Theyaresadandlonely.Sometimesthey

arenervousandworried.40Thestoriesusuallyendwithhappinessandlaughterandpeopleareallhappyin

theend.

根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容，從下面五個選項中選出能填入文中空缺處的最佳選項，使文章意思通順、內(nèi)容完整。

A.Thentheyfindawaytomakepeace（和解）.

B.Itsclothesareallbeautiful.

C.StoriesinBeijingOperaarcveryinteresting.

D.Forexample,aWushcngisasoldier（士兵）orfighter.

E.ThiskindofoperaisverypopularwithChinesepeople.

IV.補全對話（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）

根據(jù)下面的對話情景，在空白處填入一個適當?shù)木渥?，使對話的意思連貫、完整。

A:Goodmorning.MissGreen.

B:Goodmorning,Lisa.41.?

A:Iwanttojoinamusicclub.

B:Great.Doyoulikemusic?

A:42..Popmusicismyfavouritemusic.

氏43.?

A:Becauseit'sverybeautiful.

B:44.?

A:Yes,Ican.Well,letmesingapieceofpopmusicforyou.

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(Lisaissingingnow.)

B:Youcansingverywell.

A:45..

V.短文填空(共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分)

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入一個適當?shù)膯卧~或填入括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

Whenwebecomeold,wemayforgetmanythingsfromthepast.Butmusicwillprobablystay

46.usallourlife,saidScientificAmericanmagazine.

SarahSauve,anexpertiniheLJK,didanewstudyonthis.She47.(invite)121peopleiojoin.

Theywerebetweeneighteen48.eighty-sixyearsold.Sauvefirstaskedthemtolistentothreemusical

phrases.Then,shetoldthem49.(watch)aconcert.Theyneededtomakeanotewhentheyheardthe

fairiliar(熟悉的)phrases.To50.(she)surprise,theolderpeoplewerejustasgoodatrecognizing(辨

認)thephrasesasthe51.(young)oneswere.Thisshowsthatourmusicalmemory(記憶)staysthe

sameaswegrowold.52.(science)mayusethistotreat。臺療)illnessesthatdobadtopeople's

memory.Musicmayhelpthemrememberthings.

Whycanwcremembermusicnomatter53.oldwcarc?Whenwclistentomusic,the

amygdala(杏仁核)inourbrainwillbecomefreshagain.Thismakesourbrain54.(think)thatmusic

issomethingimportant.Other55.(part)ofthebrainalsoworktogethertokeepthis“important”

information.Soourmemoryofmusiccanlastforalongtime.

VI.書面表達(滿分15分)

56.請以“MyFavorite"為題，從你所喜愛的電影、音樂、歌曲、書籍、電視節(jié)目等內(nèi)容中選

出一項，補全標題，寫一篇英語短文。談?wù)勀愕膼酆茫惺芎屠碛傻取?/p>

要求：

1.語言流暢、書寫規(guī)范、卷面整潔，詞數(shù)不少于80個；

2.文中不得使用真實姓名、校名，否則零分計；

3.請將作文寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。

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2025-2026學年八年級上冊英語單元測試

Unit2（參考答案）

I.選擇填空（共10小題；每小題1分,滿分10分）

1.D;2.B;3.A;4.A;5.B;6.A;7.B;8.A;9.A;10.B;

II.完形填空（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）

11.B;12.B;13.D;14.B;15.A;16.D;17.B;18.D;19.A;20.B;

III.閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）

A篇

21.B;22.D;23.B;24.A;25.D;

B篇

26.B;27.C;28.A;29.C;30.D;

C篇

31.B;32.B;33.A;34.C;35.C;

D篇

36.B;37.E;38.D;39.C；40.A；

IV.補全對話（共5小題;每小題2分,滿分10分）

41.Whatclubdoyouwanttojoin:

42.Yes/Yes,Ido;

43.Why;

44.Canyousingasong;

45.Thankyou;

V.短文填空（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分1（）分）

46.with;47.invited;48.and;49.towatch;50.her;51.younger;52.Scientists;53.how;54.think;55.parts;

VI.書面表達（滿分15分）

例文：

MyFavoriteMovie

Watchingmoviesismyfavoritehobby.Ilikemoviesbecausetheycanbringmealotoffunandmakeme

relaxedafterabusyday.

MyfavoritemovieisTheShawshankRedemption.ItisaclassicAmericanmovieabouthopeandfriendship.1

havewatchedthismoviemanytimes,andeverytimeIwatchit,Igetsomethingnewfromit.Itremindsmethatno

matterhowdifficultthesituationis,wecanovercomeitwithourefforts.

Ifyoulovemovieswithstrongcharactersandapowerfulmessage,itmaybeagoodchoice.

2025-2026學年八年級上冊英語單元測試

Unit2

學校:班級：姓名：分數(shù)：

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（時間：90分鐘，滿分：120分）

I.聽力（共三節(jié)30小題，每小題1分，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)聽句子，選擇最佳答語。（每個句子讀兩遍）

1.A.Ilikepaintingbest.B.Igotoschoolat7:30a.m.C.Ieatfruiteveryday.

2.A.Yes,Iam.B.I'msorrytohearthat.C.It'swonderful!Itshowsancientlife.

3.A.It'sonthedesk.B.He'sadoctor.C.I'mgoingtopracticetheerhu.

4.A.Thankyou.B.Goodbye.C.Hereyouare.

5.A.No,Idon't.B.LantingXu.C.I'minGrade8.

第二節(jié)聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳答案。

每段對話讀兩遍。

6.Whatinstrumentdocstheboyplay?

A.Thepiano.B.Theerhu.C.Theviolin.

7.Whenwillthespeakersvisittheartmuseum?

A.OnSaturdaymorning.B.OnSundayafternoon.C.OnFridayevening.

8.Whatwillthegirldofortheschoolartfestival?

A.Singasong.B.Danceaballet.C.Actinadrama.

9.Whoistheboy'sfavoriteartist?

A.QiBaishi.B.MeiLanfang.C.LeonardodaVinci.

10.Whydoesthegirlpracticecalligraphyeveryday?

A.BecauseshelikesWangXizhi.

B.Becauseshewantstojointhecalligraphyclub.

C.Becauseherteacherasksherto.

第三節(jié)聽下面6段對話，從每小題所給的A、B、C三個選項打選出正確答案。（每段對話讀兩遍）

聽第1段對話，回答第11-12小題

11.Whatactivitywilltheschoolholdnextmonth?

A.Asportsmeeting.B.Amathcompetition.C.Anartfestival.

12.Whatwilltheboydofortheac:ivity?

A.Playthepiano.B.DrawChinesepaintings.C.Makepaper-cuts.

聽第2段對話，回答第13-14小題

13.WhereisAlongtheRiverDuringtheQingmingFestivalnow?

A.Intheschoollibrary.B.IntheNationalMuseumofChina.C.IntheCityPark.

14.Whowillthegirlgotoseethepaintingwith?

A.Herparents.B.Herteacher.C.Herclassmate.

聽第3段對話，回答第15-16小題

15.Whoteachestheboytowritecalligraphy?

A.Hiscousin.B.Hisartteacher.C.Hisgrandpa.

16.Howlongdoes(heboypracticecalligraphyeveryday?

A.20minutes.B.30minutes.C.Anhour.

聽第4段對話，回答第17-19小題

17.WhydoesthegirllikeBeijingopera?

A.Becauseit'seasytolearn.

B.Becausethemasksandmusicarcgreat.

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C.BecauseherfatherisaBeijingoperaactor.

18.Howmanymainrolesare（hereinBeijingopera?

A.Three.B.Four.C.Five.

19.WhalinstrumentdoesthegirllikeinBeijingopera?

A.Theerhu.B.Thepiano.C.Theguitar.

聽第5段對話，回答第20-22小題

20.Whatkindofartworkscanthespeakersseeinthe美術(shù)館？

A.Photosandsculptures.

B.Paper-cutsandclayart.

C.Calligraphyworksandpaintings.

21.Whichpaintingdoesthegirllikebest?

A.MonaLisa.B.AThousandLiofRiversandMountains.C.AHundredHorses.

22.Whatwilltheboybuyforhissister?

A.Acopyofacalligraphywork.B.Asmallpaper-cut.C.Abookaboutart.

聽第6段對話，回答第23-25小題

23.Whatkindofliteraturedoestheboylike?

A.Poems.B.Novels.C.Plays.

24.Whoistheauthoroftheboy'siavoritebook?

A.LuXun.B.BaJin.C.CaoXueqin.

25.Whydoestheboylikethebook?

A.BecauseitshowsChinesepeople'slifeinthepast.

B.Becausethestoriesarcfunny.

C.Becauseit'seasytoread.

第四節(jié)聽短文填空，選擇正確答案。（每段對話讀兩遍）

LiHua'sArtHobbies

1.Hespends26.____________minutespracticingcalligraphyafterdinnereveryday.

Dailypractice2.Helearnstoplaythe27.___________onweekends—hisfavoritetraditional

instrument.

Favoriteartist&1.Hisfavoriteartistis28.____________.especiallyhispaintingsofshrimps.

work2.HisfavoriteartworkisAThousandLiofRiversandMountainsby29.____________.

Schoolactivity&1.Hejoinedtheschool30.____________clublasttermtolearnChinesepainting.

dream2.Hehopestobeanartistwhenhegrowsup.

II.完形填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

Didyouseelionswalkingonthestreets?InChina,lionsevendanceonthestreets!Itoftenhappensduring

thenewyeardays.Thelionsalwaysdancetothebeatofadrum.Theyarenot31lions.Theyaredancers

inlionclothes.

TheliondanceispartoftheChinese32.ItstartedinChinaandhasalong33ofcenturies.

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Itmeansbringinggood34in（hecomingyear.InmanyAsian（亞洲的）countries,thenewyearis35

withthenewmooninJanuaryorFebruary.In2024,Chineselunar儂歷的）newyearbegan36February

10th.

Thereare37kindsofliondances.Thesimplestlionusuallyhastwo38.Onedancer

controls（控制）the39.Theothercontrolsthebodyandtail.UIthinkofitasasport,“saysAnthonyHuang,

a16-year-oldboy.Heisa（n）40oftheNewYorkChineseFreemasonsAthleticClub.Anthonyperformsas

thelion'shead.It'sveryheavy,sometimeshas10kg.Liondancingis41toAnthony.uThistraditionreally

represents”弋表）me,“hesays.

Inthepast,liondancingwasperformedonlybymen.42itismoreinclusive（包容的）today.Lion

DanceMeisaliondancinggroup.43isinSanFrancisco,California.Thereareboysandgirlsinthegroup.

Theydancetogether.AnandaTangisoneofthem.Shesaysanyonecan44liondancing.<4Youhaveto

45thatyoucandoit,“shesays.

31.A.realB.beautifulC.bigD.interesting

32.A.storyB.traditionC.skillD.discussion

33.A.timeB.dateC.ageD.history

34.A.habitB.timeC.luckD.way

35.A.celebratedB.foundedC.stoppedD.ended

36.A.toB.inC.atD.on

37.A.sameB.differer.tC.simpleD.little

38.A.visitorsB.singersC.dancersD.trainers

39.A.headB.bodyC.armsD.tail

40.A.workerB.teacherC.studentD.listener

41.A.importantB.kindC.helpfulD.easy

42.A.BecauseB.IfC.ButD.And

43.A.HeB.sheC.youD.it

44.A.takeupB.takeoffC.takedownD.takeaway

45.A.chooseB.believeC.findD.touch

III.閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）

TheChinesePeoplesVolunteerArmy11

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Director:ChenKaige

Duration:144minutes

TimeDate:10:30a.m.;1:30p.m.;3:30p.m;6:00p.m.

September30th-October9th,2024

Place:AnxiBailongTheater

Price:￥40(Free:Childrenunder1.3meters)

Attention:Twoticke(s+曾+1=￥80

?Keepquiet.

?Nosmoking.

?Don'ttakephotos.

?Don'truninthehallways.

?Don'ttakeyourpetswithyou.

?Findyourseatbeforethemoviestarts.

50%offonOctober1

Welcometoourtheatertoenjoythestoryofheroes!

46.Themovielastsforabout.

A.twohoursB.twoandahalfhoursC.threehoursD.threehoursandahalf

47.Whencanpeoplewatchthismoviea(AnxiBailongTheater?

A.9:00a.m.onOctober1st.B.8:00p.m.onOctober8th.

C.1:30p.m.onOctober5th.D.3:30p.in.onOctober10th.

48.IfMr.Liwantstoseethemoviewithhisparentsandhistwo-year-oldsononOctober1st,howmuchshouldhe

pay(支付)?

A.￥40.B.￥60.C.￥80.D.￥120.

49.Whichofthefollowingisallowed(允許)todointhetheater?

50.Inwhichpartofanewspaperwouldyouprobablyreadthetextabove?

A.Science.B.Travel.C.Sports.D.Life.

EachdifferentpartofChinahasitsownspecialformsoftraditionalart.Theseartformsusuallytrytoshow

thethingsthatareimportantinlife,suchaslove,happiness,beautyandfamily.Themostcommonthings,from

papertoclaytobamboo,areturnedintoobjectsofbeauty.HereissomeinformationaboutsomeofChinese

tracitionalarts.

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NamePaper-cuttingSkylanternsClayartKites

InventorUnknownZhugeKongmingUnknownLuBan

Appearancetime1.500yearsago1,700yearsago4,000yearsago2,000yearsago

Clay,paperor

MaterialPaperPaper,bambooPaper,bamboo

cotton

AttheveryRememberingBeingburiedwithSending

Askingforhelp

Mainbeginningancestors（祖先）thedeadinformation

use

TodayPraying（禱告）PrayingDecorating（裝飾）Playing

ComplexityHarderHardHardestHarder

51.Howmanykindsofmaterialsarcmentioned（提到）intheinformation?

A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Five.

52.Whatwerekitesusedforinthepast?

A.Askingforhelp.B.Praying.C.Playing.D.Sendinginformation.

53.Whalwastheoriginalpurposeofskylanterns?

A.Decoratinghouses.B.Rememberingancestors.

C.Askingforhelp.D.Sendingmessagestofriends.

54.Whichtraditionalartformhasthelongesthistoryaccordingtothepassage?

A.Paper-cutting.B.Skylanterns.C.Clayart.D.Kites.

55.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtotheinformation?

A.Theinventorofpaper-cuttingwasLuBan.

B.Peopleusedclayarttodeccraleatiheverybeginning.

C.Kitesandskylanternsusedifferentmaterials.

D.Chinesetraditionalartsshowsonicimportantthingsinlife.

C

WeallknowthefolkmusicianAbingandhisfamouserhupieceErquanYingyue.Buthowmuchdoyou

knowabouttheerhu?

ErhuisatraditionalChineseinstrumentwithalonghistory.Themodernerhudevelopedfromthexiqin,

whichwasplayedbymanyethnicminorities（少數(shù)民族）duringtheTangDynasty.IntheSongDynasty,musicians

begantouse（heerhutoperformdifferentkindsofmusic,anditbecamequiteapopularinstrument.Withtheriseof

sonicformsoffolkart,theartoftheerhudevelopedquicklyduringtheMingandQingDynasties.Itbecamean

importantaccompanying（伴奏）instrumentindifferentfolkmusic.Atpresent,itisusedinbothtraditionaland

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modemmusic,suchasinpop,rockandjazz.Ilhasevenbecomeasolo（獨奏）instrument.

Astheerhuwasmainlyplayedbycommonpeopleandtheplayingskillswerepasseddownorally（口頭地）,

therearefewwrittenrecordsabouttheerhuthatcanbefound.Tostudythehistoryandthedevelopmentoftheerhu,

hisioriansusuallyturntoancientpaintings.Theearliestpicturesof（hisinstrumentwerefoundinYulinCavesand

EasternThousandBuddhaCavesinGansuProvince,wherefiveerhupictureswerediscoveredonmurals（壁畫）.

56.Erhubecamepopular.

A.intheTangDynastyB.intheSongDynasty

C.intheMingDynastyD.intheQingDynasty

57.Paragraph2mainlytalksabout.

A.whentheerhubecameanimportantinstrumentB.whoplayedtheerhufirst

C.theriseofdifferentfolkartsD.thedevelopmentoftheerhuart

58.Theunderlinedword“historian”means"

A.apersonwhostudieshistoryB.apersonwhostudiesmusic

C.apersonwhoplaystheerhuD.apersonwhowritestheerhupieces

59.WhichisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Theerhucan'tbeusedtoplaypopmusic.

B.Peoplecanfindalotofwrittenrecordsabouttheerhu.

C.TheearliestpictureoftheerhuwasfoundinGansu.

D.TheerhuhasbeenasoloinstrumentsincetheQingDynasty.

60.Wemayfindthepassageinthesection（版塊）ofthenewspaper.

A.travelB.healthC.natureD.culture

D

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