Unit 5 Music speaks 单元话题短文首字母填空10篇-2026-2027学年九年级英语上册单元练习（译林版）

**基本信息** 聚焦“音乐”主题，分基础巩固与重难提升两层次设计10篇首字母填空，适配初中英语Unit 5复习，强化语言能力与文化意识。 **题型特征** |题型|题量/分值|知识覆盖|命题特色| |----|-----------|----------|----------| |首字母填空|10篇|含音乐词汇（如instruments、melody）、语法（时态/介词）及文化素材（二胡、泰国大象乐团等）|情境具时代性（如5G、“一带一路”乐队）；梯度分明，基础练聚焦高频词，重难练融入复杂语境（如古乐器修复），契合核心素养中语言运用与跨文化理解要求。|

Unit 5 Music speaks 单元话题短文首字母填空练习 单元话题：音乐 本资料共10篇专题训练，从上到下依次按照难度分为基础语篇巩固练和重难语篇提升练 基础语篇巩固练 聚焦基础，巩固自我 重难语篇提升练 专注提升，挑战自我 ◇考点 01 基础语篇巩固练 请认真阅读下面短文，并根据各题所给首字母的提示，填入合适的英语单词，使短文通顺。 “In the past, the things that you know about China were the Great Wall, the Forbidden City, and the Yangtze River, but high-speed railways, 5G and the Tiangong space station are the s 1 of today’s China.” These are the lyrics of a song that was performed by a band of foreign students from Nanchang Hangkong U 2 in Jiangxi Province. S 3 up in 2013, the “Belt and Road” band now has four main members, and all of them are foreign students from countries of the Belt and Road Initiative. They are Mnyaga Daniel Rukiko on the keyboard from Tanzania, Abel Jacob Chulu on the bass from Zambia, Isaiah Nyasha Chikomo on drums and Audrey Tanaka Murungweni on vocals from Zimbabwe. “Before I came to China, I had h 4 of Peking Opera. I like it very much and I’m interested in Chinese music,” said Rukiko, who j 5 the band in 2015. “We come from countries of the Belt and Road Initiative and we are brought together by m 6 . So our band is n 7 after the Belt and Road,” Rukiko continued. He also explained that they liked to mix musical styles from their own countries with Chinese culture during their creative process, and they have e 8 their love for China through their songs. “I hope that more people will hear us and get to know Chinese culture and the life that we are living here in China,” Rukiko said. Lately, videos of their performances have become widespread on social media, i 9 YouTube and Facebook. “Seeing so many people like our videos, we are really p 10 of ourselves,” Rukiko added. 【答案】 1．symbols/ymbols 2．University/niversity 3．Set/et 4．heard/eard 5．joined/oined 6．music/usic 7．named/amed 8．expressed/xpressed 9．including/ncluding 10．proud/roud 【导语】本文讲述南昌航空大学的留学生乐队，通过歌曲向世界展现当代中国风貌的故事。 1．句意：但高铁、5G和天宫空间站是当代中国的象征。定冠词“the”后接名词，前文的“high-speed railways, 5G and the Tiangong space station”是代表当代中国的事物，首字母s提示填symbols“象征”，此处用复数表示多个事物。 2．句意：这些是江西南昌航空大学一支留学生乐队演唱的歌曲歌词。“南昌航空大学”的英文是专有名词，首字母U提示填University“大学”。 3．句意：成立于2013年，“一带一路”乐队现在有四名主要成员。固定搭配set up意为“成立”，此处为过去分词作状语表示被动，首字母S提示填Set。 4．句意：来中国之前，我听说过京剧。固定搭配hear of意为“听说”，句中为过去完成时（had+过去分词），首字母h提示填heard。 5．句意：Rukiko在2015年加入了乐队。根据时间状语“in 2015”可知用一般过去时，首字母j提示填joined“加入”，join的过去式为joined。 6．句意：我们来自“一带一路”倡议国家，因音乐而相聚。上下文提到乐队、歌曲，首字母m提示填music“音乐”，此处为不可数名词。 7．句意：所以我们的乐队以“一带一路”命名。固定搭配name after意为“以……命名”，此处为被动语态，首字母n提示填named“命名”，用过去分词形式。 8．句意：他们通过歌曲表达了对中国的热爱。根据“their love for China through their songs”可知，此处指表达情感，现在完成时“have”后接过去分词，首字母e提示填expressed，意为“表达”。 9．句意：最近，他们表演的视频在社交媒体上广为流传，包括YouTube和Facebook。后文列举平台“YouTube and Facebook”，此处表示“包含”，首字母i提示填including“包括”，是介词。 10．句意：看到这么多人喜欢我们的视频，我们真的为自己感到骄傲。固定搭配be proud of意为“为……感到骄傲”，首字母p提示填proud。 根据短文内容及所给首字母提示写出所缺单词，使短文意思完整，每空一词。 Music is not only enjoyable but also good for us in many other ways. A recent study shows that playing a musical instrument (乐器) can help people i 1 their hearing ability. In this study, two groups of people were asked to listen to a person talking in a noisy room. The first group were musicians (音乐家), w 2 people in the other group were not. They had never received musical t 3 before. The musicians were able to hear the talking person more c 4 . The result shows the musicians have the ability to pick out the sounds they need from all that n 5 . This ability comes from their daily musical practice. When musicians play in a concert, they hear their o 6 instrument and many others’ at the same time. To play well, they must listen carefully to what they are playing, and pay no attention to other sounds. In this way, musicians have d 7 better hearing ability. Another study shows that music can help people with other language abilities. Patients with certain illnesses cannot say their names, addresses, or other information normally. However, they can still s 8 . Doctors are surprised to find that singing words help the patients speak. How does this exactly happen? They are not s 9 . It seems that music can make different parts of the brain work, e 10 including the damaged (受损的) parts. According to the two studies, there is a connection between music and language. So, pick up an instrument or break into songs in your free time, which may keep your brain bright and help you do better in school. 【答案】 1．(i)mprove 2．(w)hile 3．(t)raining 4．(c)learly 5．(n)oise 6．(o)wn 7．(d)eveloped 8．(s)ing 9．(s)ure 10．(e)ven 【导语】本文主要介绍了音乐对提高听力和语言能力的积极作用。 1．句意：演奏乐器可以帮助人们提高听力能力。根据首字母及“their hearing ability”可知是提高听力，improve“提高”，空处在can后，用动词原形，故填(i)mprove。 2．句意：第一组是音乐家，而另一组的人不是。根据首字母及“people in the other group were not”可知是对比关系，while“而”，故填(w)hile。 3．句意：他们之前从未接受过音乐训练。根据首字母及“musical”可知是音乐训练，training“训练”，故填(t)raining。 4．句意：音乐家能更清楚地听到说话的人。根据首字母及“hear the talking person more”可知是清楚地，clearly“清楚地”，副词修饰动词，故填(c)learly。 5．句意：音乐家有能力从所有噪音中分辨出他们需要的声音。根据首字母及“pick out the sounds they need from all that”可知是噪音，noise“噪音”，不可数名词，故填(n)oise。 6．句意：音乐家在音乐会上演奏时，能同时听到自己和其他人的乐器声。根据首字母及“their own instrument”可知是自己的，own“自己的”，故填(o)wn。 7．句意：通过这种方式，音乐家培养了更好的听力能力。根据首字母及“better hearing ability”可知是培养，develop“培养”，have后接developed构成现在完成时。故填(d)eveloped。 8．句意：然而，他们仍然可以唱歌。根据首字母及“singing words help the patients speak”可知是唱歌，sing“唱歌”，can后接动词原形。故填(s)ing。 9．句意：他们不确定这是如何发生的。根据首字母及“How does this exactly happen? They are not”可知是不确定，sure“确定的”，故填(s)ure。 10．句意：音乐似乎可以让大脑的不同部分工作，甚至包括受损的部分。根据首字母及“including the damaged parts”可知是甚至，even“甚至”，故填(e)ven。 In the town of Lampang in northern Thailand, there is a group of musicians that is different from any other. They play a variety of music, f 1 traditional Thai songs to famous music written by Beethoven. People of all ages enjoy their performances, but w 2 makes them really special is that these musicians are elephants! These clever elephants are part of the Thai Elephant Conservation Center (TECC), a place that h 3 protect elephants and teaches people how to care for these gentle giants. Richard Lair, an expert working with the TECC, thought that elephants are smart and have great hearing, s 4 they could do even more. He came up with the idea to see if elephants could play music. So, Lair and his friend s 5 the Thai Elephant Orchestra (乐团). D 6 performances, the elephants play instruments like drums and xylophones (木琴). They also use their trunks and voices to make different sounds. Lair believes that elephants don’t just copy their trainers; they c 7 their own music. They are very creative and can produce unique music. This orchestra is not just for f 8 . The elephants’ music helps raise money for the TECC and raise awareness about the importance of protecting elephants. The music also s 9 how smart these animals are, which helps people understand that elephants need respect and care. The Thai Elephant Orchestra has become famous, and the music they make has even been recorded on CDs. People around the world can now listen to the amazing sounds made by these musical elephants, which also helps to s 10 their protection. 【答案】 1．(f)rom 2．(w)hat 3．(h)elps 4．(s)o 5．(s)tarted 6．(D)uring 7．(c)reate 8．(f)un 9．(s)hows 10．(s)upport 【导语】本文主要介绍了泰国北部一个非常受欢迎的大象乐队。 1．句意：它们演奏各种各样的音乐，从泰国传统歌曲到贝多芬的著名音乐。根据“They play a variety of music…traditional Thai songs to famous music written by Beethoven.”的语境并结合首字母提示可知，此处表示范围，from…to…“从……到……”，是固定词组。故填(f)rom。 2．句意：所有年龄段的人都喜欢它们的表演，但真正让它们与众不同的是，这些音乐家是大象！分析句子结构可知，空处引导主语从句，且空处在从句中充当主语，what“什么”符合。故填(w)hat。 3．句意：这些聪明的大象是泰国大象保护中心 (TECC) 的一部分，该中心帮助保护大象，并教人们如何照顾这些温和的大象。根据“These clever elephants are part of the Thai Elephant Conservation Center (TECC), a place that…protect elephants and teaches people how to care for these gentle giants.”的语境并结合首字母提示可知，此处指该中心帮助保护大象，并教人们如何照顾这些温和的大象，help“帮助”符合；根据“and teaches”可知，此处也用三单形式。故填(h)elps。 4．句意：与TECC合作的专家Richard Lair认为，大象很聪明，听力也很好，所以它们可以做得更多。根据“elephants are smart and have great hearing…they could do even more”的语境并结合首字母提示可知，此处表示因果关系，so“所以”符合。故填(s)o。 5．句意：于是，Lair和他的朋友创办了泰国大象乐团。根据“So, Lair and his friend… the Thai Elephant Orchestra (乐团).”的语境并结合首字母提示可知，此处指创办了泰国大象乐团，start“创办”符合，此处指过去的事情，句子时态为一般过去时。故填(s)tarted。 6．句意：在表演中，大象会演奏鼓和木琴等乐器。根据“…performances, the elephants play instruments like drums and xylophones (木琴).”的语境并结合首字母提示可知，此处指表演期间，大象的表现，during“在……期间”符合，句首首字母大写。故填(D)uring。 7．句意：Lair认为，大象不会只是模仿它们的驯兽师；它们创作自己的音乐。根据“elephants don’t just copy their trainers”并结合首字母提示可知，此处指大象创作自己的音乐，create“创作”，句子时态为一般现在时，空处所在句的主语为“they”，用动词原形。故填(c)reate。 8．句意：这个管弦乐队不仅仅是为了好玩。根据下文“elephants’ music helps raise money for the TECC and raise awareness about the importance of protecting elephants.”可知，大象音乐有助于为TECC筹集资金，并提高人们对保护大象重要性的认识，所以不仅仅是为了娱乐，fun“乐趣；有趣的”符合。故填(f)un。 9．句意：音乐还展示了这些动物有多聪明，这有助于人们理解大象需要尊重和照顾。根据“The music also…how smart these animals are, which helps people understand that elephants need respect and care.”的语境并结合首字母提示可知，此处指音乐展示出的内容，show“展示”符合，句子时态为一般现在时，空处所在句的主语为“The music”，用三单形式。故填(s)hows。 10．句意：世界各地的人们现在可以听到这些音乐大象发出的惊人声音，这也有助于支持对它们的保护。根据“People around the world can now listen to the amazing sounds made by these musical elephants, which also helps to…their protection.”的语境并结合选项可知，大象发出的声音也有助于支持人们保护它们，support“支持”，help to do sth.“帮助做某事”，是固定词组。故填(s)upport。 根据首字母提示及短文内容填写所缺的单词，使短文完整通顺。 Perhaps your childhood piano lessons made you never want to play the piano again. Perhaps a piano is too expensive for you to a 1 . Now, thanks to a program in Sydney called “Play Me, I’m yours”, people are able to play the piano in many p 2 places for free. They share beautiful music, and the program also helps them communicate with each other. Thirty pianos have been placed in d 3 parts of the city, i 4 in several parks, at a bus stop and on some streets. The pianos have the logo “Play Me, I’m yours” on them. People are usually i 5 in playing music or singing songs with the pianos, no matter what level of ability they have. Lots of people have been attracted to the program and stopped to w 6 or play the pianos. “Play Me, I’m yours” is a part of the Sydney Festival. It is a project of the British artist, Luke Jerram. He wants to help people in the city connect with each other. He thinks that so many people are sitting in front of computers too long and b 7 with their work all hours and they s 8 have any chance to enjoy music. So the main p 9 of the project is to help them relax and make new friends. The program “Play Me, I’m yours” has also reached England and Brazil before. It was warmly welcomed there. But the program won its greatest s 10 at the Sydney Festival. “It’s a good chance for people to be creative, connect with strangers and just have some fun,” Jerram said. 【答案】 1．(a)fford 2．(p)ublic 3．(d)ifferent 4．(i)ncluding 5．(i)nvited 6．(w)atch 7．(b)usy 8．(s)eldom 9．(p)urpose 10．(s)uccess 【导语】本文介绍了悉尼的一个名为“弹奏我，我就是你的”的项目，人们可以在公共场所免费弹钢琴，这个项目也可以帮助人们互相交流。现在这个项目也传到英国和巴西，在那里受到了热烈欢迎。 1．句意：也许钢琴太贵了，你买不起。根据“Perhaps a piano is too expensive”和首字母a可知，此处指买不起钢琴，动词afford“买得起”符合句意，不定式符号to后接动词原形。故填(a)fford。 2．句意：现在，多亏了悉尼一项名为“弹奏我，我就是你的"的计划，人们可以在公共场所免费弹钢琴了。根据“several parks, a tabus stop and on some streets”和首字母p可知，钢琴被放在公共场所，public“公共的”符合句意。故填(p)ublic。 3．句意：30架钢琴被放置在城市的不同地方，包括几个公园、一个公交车站和一些街道上。根据“in several parks, a tabus stop and on some streets”和首字母d可知，此处指不同的地方。故填(d)ifferent。 4．句意：30架钢琴被放置在城市的城币的不同地方，包括几个公园、一个公交车站和一些街道上。根据“in several parks, a t a bus stop and on some streets”和首学母i可知，此处是举例说明具体的地方，介词including“包括”符合句意。故填(i)ncluding。 5．句意：人们被邀请用钢琴演奏音乐或唱歌，无论他们的能力如何。根据“to play music or sing songs with the pianos, no matter what level of ability they have.”和首字母i可知，此处指钢琴无声地邀请人们演奏，人们与邀请之间为逻辑上的动宾关系，此处应用一般现在时的被动语态，动词用过去分词。故填(i)nvited。 6．句意：很多人都被这个节目所吸引，并停下来观看或演奏钢琴。根据“play the pianos”和首字母w可知，此处指人们被吸引来观看或弹奏钢琴，to后跟动词原形，故填(w)atch。 7．句意：他认为很多人都坐在电脑前，整天忙于工作，几乎没有机会享受音乐。根据“with their work all hours”可知，此处考查形容词短语be busy with sth“忙于某事”。故填(b)usy。 8．句意：他认为很多人都坐在电脑前，整天忙于工作，几乎没有机会享受音乐。根据“have any chance to enjoy music”及首字母s可知，此处填否定副词，表示“几乎不”，故填(s)eldom。 9．句意：所以这个项目的目的是帮助他们放松和结交新朋友。根据“to help them relax and make new friends”和首字母p可知，此处说的是项目的目的，purpose“目的”符合句意。故填(p)urpose。 10．句意：但它最大的成功似乎是在悉尼艺术节上。根据“seems to come at the Sydney Festival.”和首字母s可知，此处指最大的成功，名词success“成功”符合句意。故填(s)uccess。 根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。 Perhaps your childhood piano lessons made you never want to play the piano again. Perhaps a piano is too expensive for you to a 1 . Now, thanks to a program in Sydney called “Play Me, I’m yours”, people are able to play the piano in p 2 places for free. They share beautiful music, and the program also helps them communicate with each other. Thirty pianos have been placed in d 3 parts of the city, i 4 in several parks, at a bus stop and on some streets. The pianos have the logo “Play Me, I’m yours” on them. People are i 5 to play music or sing songs with the pianos, no matter what level of ability they have. Lots of people have been attracted to the program and stopped to watch or play the pianos. “Play Me, I’m yours” is a part of the Sydney Festival. It is a project of the British artist, Luck Jerram. He wants to help people in the city connect with each other. He thinks that so many people are sitting in front of computers and b 6 with their work all hours and they a 7 have no chance to enjoy music. So the p 8 of the project is to help them relax and make new friends. The program “Play Me, I’m yours” has also reached England and Brazil before. It was warmly welcomed t 9 . But its greatest s 10 seems to come at the Sydney Festival. “It’s a chance for people to be creative, connect with strangers and just have some fun,” Jerram said. 【答案】 1．(a)fford 2．(p)ublic 3．(d)ifferent 4．(i)ncluding 5．(i)nvited 6．(b)usy 7．(a)lmost 8．(p)urpose 9．(t)here 10．(s)uccess 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。介绍了悉尼的一个名为“弹奏我，我就是你的”的项目，人们可以在公共场所免费弹钢琴，这个项目也可以帮助人们互相交流。现在这个项目也传到英国和巴西，在那里受到了热烈欢迎。 1．句意：也许钢琴太贵了，你买不起。根据“Perhaps a piano is too expensive”和首字母a可知，此处指买不起钢琴，动词afford“买得起”符合句意，不定式符号to后接动词原形。故填(a)fford。 2．句意：现在，多亏了悉尼一项名为“弹奏我，我就是你的”的计划，人们可以在公共场所免费弹钢琴了。根据“several parks, at a bus stop and on some streets”和首字母p可知，钢琴被放在公共场所，public“公共的”符合句意。故填(p)ublic。 3．句意：30架钢琴被放置在城市的不同地方，包括几个公园、一个公交车站和一些街道上。根据“in several parks, at a bus stop and on some streets”和首字母d可知，此处指不同的地方。故填(d)ifferent。 4．句意：30架钢琴被放置在城市的不同地方，包括几个公园、一个公交车站和一些街道上。根据“in several parks, at a bus stop and on some streets”和首字母i可知，此处是举例说明具体的地方，介词including“包括”符合句意。故填(i)ncluding。 5．句意：人们被邀请用钢琴演奏音乐或唱歌，无论他们的能力如何。根据“to play music or sing songs with the pianos, no matter what level of ability they have.”和首字母i可知，此处指钢琴无声地邀请人们演奏，人们与邀请之间为逻辑上的动宾关系，此处应用一般现在时的被动语态。故填(i)nvited。 6．句意：他认为很多人都坐在电脑前，整天忙于工作，几乎没有机会享受音乐。根据“with their work all hours”可知，此处考查形容词短语be busy with sth“忙于某事”。故填(b)usy。 7．句意：他认为很多人都坐在电脑前，整天忙于工作，几乎没有机会享受音乐。根据“have no chance to enjoy music”和首字母a可知，此处指几乎没有时间，almost“几乎”符合句意。故填(a)lmost。 8．句意：所以这个项目的目的是帮助他们放松和结交新朋友。根据“to help them relax and make new friends”和首字母p可知，此处说的是项目的目的，purpose“目的”符合句意。故填(p)urpose。 9．句意：它在那里受到了热烈欢迎。根据“reached England and Brazil before”和首字t可知，此处应用地点副词there表示“在那里”。故填(t)here。 10．句意：但它最大的成功似乎是在悉尼艺术节上。根据“seems to come at the Sydney Festival.”和首字母s可知，此处指最大的成功，名词success“成功”符合句意。故填(s)uccess。 根据短文内容及所给首字母提示，填写所缺单词。 Wuxi City in East China’s Jiangsu Province is known as the“Home of the Erhu”, because it is the b 1 of many erhu masters. Walking around Wuxi, you can often hear the wonderful s 2 of the erhu. The erhu was f 3 called huqin, a musical instrument in northern China, which dates more than a thousand years back to the Tang dynasty (618-907). In modern times, with the development of Chinese operas, the huqin was renamed the erhu and later it s 4 throughout China. The erhu plays a l 5 role in many Chinese folk orchestras (乐团), just as the violin does in Western orchestras. The erhu and the violin also have s 6 parts, both made up of a body, a bridge,strings and a separate bow. The player usually holds the erhu on the leg, holding the neck with his/her left hand and pressing the strings with his/her f 7 , while drawing the bow with his/her right hand. As the bow runs a 8 the strings and vibrates (使振动) them, beautiful music leaps out. Not limited by just two strings, a good player can give erhu amazing expression. It can present both soft, lovely tunes, and grave,sorrowful music. Today, as an oriental folk instrument, erhu can be seen playing on the same stage with various Western instruments, such as piano, violin and guitar, in many international c 9 . This not only adds new possibilities for music creation, but also brings r 10 enjoyment to the audience (观众). If you’ re interested, you might as well find a piece of erhu music and listen to it! 【答案】 1．birthplace/irthplace 2．sound/ound 3．first/irst 4．spread/pread 5．leading/eading 6．similar/imilar 7．fingers/ingers 8．across/cross 9．concerts/oncerts 10．rich/ich 【导语】本文主要介绍 “二胡之乡”无锡，梳理二胡由古时胡琴演变而来的发展历史，对比二胡与小提琴的结构、乐团地位，讲解二胡演奏方式与音色表现力，讲述如今二胡登上国际舞台与西洋乐器合奏，焕发全新艺术魅力。 1．句意：中国东部江苏省无锡市被誉为 “二胡之乡”，因为这里是众多二胡名家的诞生地。此处为the+名词+of的结构，需填名词，根据首字母提示和前文提到“ the ‘Home of the Erhu’”可知，birthplace“诞生地”符合语境。 2．句意：漫步无锡街头，你时常能听到悠扬动听的二胡乐声。空格前为形容词，此处需填名词，结合前文的“hear”和首字母提示，sound“声音”，符合语境。 3．句意：二胡早先名为胡琴，是中国北方的传统乐器。后半句补充说明二胡是中国北方的乐器，历史追溯到千年前的唐朝，后文又提到“在现代，随着戏曲发展，胡琴被重命名为二胡”，说明在被叫做二胡之前，它最开始的称呼是胡琴，结合首字母f，对应副词first。 4．句意：近代，随着中国戏曲的发展，胡琴正式更名为二胡，之后流传至全国各地。此处需填动词作谓语，“and”并列前后的句子时态保持一致，需用动词的过去式，结合句意可知，spread“传播”符合语境，其过去式仍为spread。 5．句意：二胡在中国诸多民族管弦乐团里占据核心地位，就如同小提琴在西方交响乐团中的作用。此处需填形容词修饰后面的名词“role”作定语，结合后文“just as the violin does in Western orchestras”和首字母提示可知，leading“领先的，主导的”符合语境。 6．句意：二胡和小提琴的构造部件也十分相近，二者都由琴身、琴码、琴弦以及独立琴弓组成。此处需填形容词，修饰后面的名词“parts”作定语，后文补充说明“两者都由琴身、琴码、琴弦和独立的琴弓组成”，这是在描述二胡和小提琴的共通之处，说明二者有相似的部件，结合首字母s，对应形容词similar。 7．句意：演奏者一般将二胡架在腿上，左手握住琴杆、用手指按压琴弦，右手拉动琴弓。空格前“her/his”在这里为形容词性物主代词，后面需填名词，结合演奏二胡的方式和首字母可知，finger“手指”符合语境，需用可数名词复数形式。 8．句意：琴弓在琴弦上来回摩擦，让琴弦震动，优美的旋律就此流淌而出。空格前为动词，此处需填介词，组成动词+介词短语作谓语，run across“擦过，掠过”，符合演奏二胡的方式。 9．句意：如今，二胡作为东方民族乐器，常在各类国际音乐会中，与钢琴、小提琴、吉他等西洋乐器同台演奏。空格前“international”为形容词，后面接名词，结合前文“erhu can be seen playing on the same stage”和首字母提示，concert“音乐会”符合语境，需用可数名词复数形式。 10．句意：这不仅为音乐创作带来了全新思路，也给观众带来丰富的听觉享受。空格后“enjoyment”为名词，需填形容词修饰名词，作定语。多种不同风格的乐器跨界融合，能给观众带来多元、丰富的艺术享受，根据首字母提示可知，rich“丰富的”符合语境。 根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。 Do you like songs like Little Apple and Gangnam Style? They sound fun and exciting. They a 1 repeat in your head, so you sing them again and again. These songs are called earworms. B 2 how do these “worms” get into your ear? A team of researchers from the United Kingdom and Germany studied this. They found that it has s 3 to do with the tempo (节奏), pitch (音调) and popularity of a song, reported The Guardian. The researchers c 4 the names of earworms from 3,000 people in an online survey. In the end they made a list of 1,558 songs that had all a 5 in UK music charts (排行榜). The study’s t 6 earworm was American singer Lady Gaga’s Bad Romance, while her Alejandro and Poker Face songs were also in the top nine. Australian singer Kylie Minogue’s Can’t Get You Out of My Head came s 7 on the list. Earworms have some s 8 characteristics. They usually have a f 9 tempo than normal songs, and have a melody with high and low pitches. The w 10 the pitch changes is also important. Songs with large leaps (跳跃) in pitch are more likely to be earworms. 【答案】 1．also/lso 2．But/ut 3．something/omething 4．collected/ollected 5．appeared/ppeared 6．top/op 7．second/econd 8．special/pecial 9．faster/aster 10．way/ay 【导语】本文主要介绍了“耳虫” (洗脑神曲) 现象，指出这类歌曲通常节奏轻快、音调高低变化明显，并列举了研究中排名靠前的洗脑歌曲。研究还发现，洗脑歌曲的流行度、节奏和音调变化方式是关键因素。 1．句意：他们还会在你的脑海中不断重复这些歌词，于是你就一遍又一遍地跟着唱起来。根据首字母提示及“repeat in your head, so you sing them again and again.”可知，也会不断重复这个歌词，故填also。 2．句意：但这些“耳虫”是如何进入你的耳朵的？根据首字母提示及空前后关系可知，此处表转折，需连词But。故填But。 3．句意：据《卫报》报道，他们发现它与歌曲的节奏、音调和流行度有关。根据首字母提示及“to do with”可知，空处指“与……有关”，需固定搭配have something to do with。故填something。 4．句意：研究人员通过在线调查收集了3000人提到的耳虫歌曲名称。根据首字母提示及“the names of earworms”可知，空处指“收集歌曲名称”，动词collect“收集”  符合句意，根据本段“made”可知，空处时态为一般过去时，谓语动词用过去式。故填collected。 5．句意：最终，他们列出了一份包含1558首歌曲的清单，这些歌曲均曾出现在英国音乐排行榜上。根据首字母提示及“in UK music charts (排行榜)”可知，这些歌曲曾出现在排行榜上，需动词appear“出现”，因句中有助动词had，故空处需过去分词构成过去完成时。故填appeared。 6．句意：在这份研究榜单中，“头号耳朵虫” 歌曲是美国歌手嘎嘎小姐的《坏浪漫》，她的另外两首歌《亚历杭德罗》和《扑克脸》也跻身榜单前九。根据首字母提示及“earworm was American singer Lady Gaga’s Bad Romance…also in the top nine.”可知，空处指“顶级的，头号的”，需形容词top，修饰名词earworm。 故填top。 7．句意：澳大利亚歌手凯莉・米洛的《无法将你挥去》则位列榜单第二。根据首字母提示及“The study’s t…earworm…Australian singer Kylie Minogue’s Can’t Get You Out of My Head came s…on the list.”可知，前文提到第一名，故此处指“第二”，需序数词second“第二”。故填second。 8．句意：耳朵虫歌曲有一些独特的特征。根据首字母提示及“Earworms have some s…characteristics…”可知，它们有独特的特征，需形容词special“特殊的”修饰名词charactristics，故填special。 9．句意：它们的节奏通常比普通歌曲更快，旋律音调有高有低。根据首字母提示及“They usually have a f…tempo than normal songs,”可知，耳虫的节奏通常比普通歌曲更快，故此处需形容词比较级faster“更快的”，修饰名词tempo。故填faster。 10．句意：音调变化的方式也同样关键。根据首字母提示及“The w…the pitch changes”可知，此处指“音调变化的方式”，需名词way“方式”，根据is可知，空处需名词单数。故填way。    A) 根据短文内容及所给首字母提示写出所缺单词，使短文意思完整，每空一词。 Classical music is an old art form. It has been p 1 for a long history. It is not only about the sounds, but also about the stories and feelings behind each piece. If you listen c 2 , you can discover a lot of beauty in it. Classical music is usually played in the churches or courts (宫廷) in the past. Nowadays it is c 3 to be a serious art form, since it is often heard in some formal occasions (场合). A 4 some people might find classical music a bit hard to understand at first, it has a unique kind of beauty if you keep listening. The v 5 of classical music lies in how it touches your heart and makes you feel and think. Going to concerts is a great way to experience classical music. You can see talented musicians playing i 6 like pianos, violins, and cellos. You may be amazed at their musical skills and outstanding performances (表演). They seem to bring you to another world f 7 with music. Listening to classical music can take us on a journey t 8 time. We can learn about how people felt and what they thought in the past. It teaches us about different cultures and traditions, showing us how music can be different around the world. It is also amazing how classical music can c 9 up or even make us feel sad. Classical music is well w 10 enjoying and exploring (探索). Start your classical music journey now! 【答案】 1．popular/opular 2．carefully/arefully 3．considered/onsidered 4．Although/lthough 5．value/alue 6．instruments/nstruments 7．filled/illed 8．through/hrough 9．cheer/heer 10．worth/orth 【导语】 本文介绍了古典音乐的特点、演奏场合、价值以及听古典音乐的好处，鼓励人们开启古典音乐之旅。 1．句意：它已经流行了很长时间。根据“It has been...for a long history.”及首字母提示可知，此处指古典音乐已经流行了很长时间，popular“流行的”，形容词作表语。故填popular。 2．句意：如果你仔细听，你可以在其中发现很多美。根据“you can discover a lot of beauty in it”及首字母提示可知，此处指仔细听，carefully“仔细地”，副词修饰动词listen。故填carefully。 3．句意：如今，它被认为是一种严肃的艺术形式，因为它经常在一些正式场合被听到。根据“it is often heard in some formal occasions”及首字母提示可知，此处指古典音乐被认为是一种严肃的艺术形式，consider“认为”，此处是一般现在时的被动语态，consider的过去分词是considered。故填considered。 4．句意：虽然有些人一开始可能觉得古典音乐有点难理解，但如果你继续听，它有一种独特的美。根据“some people might find classical music a bit hard to understand at first”和“it has a unique kind of beauty if you keep listening”可知，前后句是让步关系，although“虽然”，引导让步状语从句，句首首字母大写。故填Although。 5．句意：古典音乐的价值在于它如何触动你的心，让你感受和思考。根据“how it touches your heart and makes you feel and think”及首字母提示可知，此处指古典音乐的价值，value“价值”，名词作主语。故填value。 6．句意：你可以看到有才华的音乐家演奏钢琴、小提琴和大提琴等乐器。根据“pianos, violins, and cellos”及首字母提示可知，此处指乐器，instrument“乐器”，可数名词，此处用复数形式表示泛指。故填instruments。 7．句意：他们似乎把你带到了另一个充满音乐的世界。根据“another world...with music”及首字母提示可知，此处指充满音乐的世界，be filled with“充满”，固定短语。故填filled。 8．句意：听古典音乐可以带我们进行一次穿越时间的旅行。根据“time”及首字母提示可知，此处指穿越时间，through“穿过，通过”，介词。故填through。 9．句意：同样令人惊奇的是，古典音乐可以让我们振作起来，甚至让我们感到悲伤。根据“or even make us feel sad”及首字母提示可知，此处指让我们振作起来，cheer up“使振作起来”，情态动词can后跟动词原形。故填cheer。 10．句意：古典音乐值得欣赏和探索。根据“enjoying and exploring”及首字母提示可知，此处指值得欣赏和探索，be worth doing sth.“值得做某事”，固定短语。故填worth。 ◇考点 02 重难语篇提升练 Maddie is a middle school student. She loves music very much. One day, Maddie and her classmates wanted to take music class, but they didn’t have instruments (乐器). They couldn’t buy instruments because they couldn’t a 1 them. It was a big problem and needed to find a good idea to s 2 it. Accepting the idea from their teacher, they decided to give a concert to m 3 some money for the instruments. But how did they make instruments for the concert? Aha! After a long discussion, they f 4 came up with an idea. They were able to use things from their homes. They started to collect newspapers, used boxes, bottles and some kinds of instruments that could p 5 sound. They used buckets (桶) and pots as drums. They were now trying with these special instruments. Guided (带领) by Maddie, they were shaking them to a beat (节拍). Then they began to play some pieces of music and p 6 them again and again. It was the concert night! To their great surprise, quite a few people came to b 7 the tickets and watched their performance. Maddie and her classmates t 8 their best and did a good job. People were cheering for them and their parents were t 9 photos.                 Now they own their favorite instruments! They are able to p 10 different kinds of music with them. They are so happy and proud of themselves. Of course they still keep their special instruments. 【答案】 1．(a)fford 2．(s)olve 3．(m)ake 4．(f)inally 5．(p)roduce 6．(p)ractised/(p)racticed 7．(b)uy 8．(t)ried 9．(t)aking 10．(p)lay 【导语】本文主要讲述Maddie为了筹钱买乐器，和朋友们一起用报纸，盒子，瓶子制作临时乐器，之后用这些乐器表演赚钱买新乐器的故事。 1．句意：他们不能买乐器，因为他们买不起。根据“They couldn’t buy instruments because they couldn’t...them.”和首字母提示可知，指的是买不起乐器，afford“买得起，承担得起”，情态动词couldn’t后面接动词原形。故填(a)fford。 2．句意：这是一个大问题，需要找到一个好主意来解决它。根据“to find a good idea to...it”和首字母提示可知，it指代前文的“problem”，solve a problem“解决问题”。故填(s)olve。 3．句意：他们接受了老师的建议，决定举办一场音乐会来赚钱买乐器。根据下文“they decided to give a concert to...some money.”和首字母提示可知，举办音乐会是为了赚钱，make money“赚钱”。故填(m)ake。 4．句意：经过长时间的讨论，他们终于想出了一个主意。根据“After a long discussion”和首字母提示可知，是经过长时间讨论之后，终于想出了主意，finally“终于”。故填(f)inally。 5．句意：他们开始收集报纸、用过的盒子、瓶子和一些可以发声的乐器。根据“They used buckets (桶) and pots as drums.”可知，把桶当作鼓是因为敲打桶可以发出声音，由首字母可知，他们收集报纸，箱子是为了产生声音，produce“产生”，情态动词后面接动词原形。故填(p)roduce。 6．句意：然后他们开始演奏一些曲子，一遍又一遍地练习。根据“Then they began to play some pieces of music and...them again and again.”和首字母提示可知，指的是一遍一遍地练习，且语境时态是一般过去时。故填(p)ractised/(p)racticed。 7．句意：使他们大为惊讶的是，好多人来买票观看他们的演出。根据“...the tickets and watched their performance”和首字母提示可知，人们买票来观看，buy“买”，动词不定式后面接动词原形。故填(b)uy。 8．句意：Maddie和她的同学们尽了最大的努力，且做得很好。根据“...their best and did a good job.”和首字母提示可知，是尽全力做到最好，try one’s best“尽某人最大的努力”，且语境时态是一般过去时。故填(t)ried。 9．句意：人们在为他们欢呼，他们的父母在拍照。根据“their parents were...photos”和首字母提示可知，他们的父母当时正在拍照，时态为过去进行时。故填(t)aking。 10．句意：他们能用它们演奏不同种类的音乐。根据“...different kinds of music”和首字母提示可知，指的是演奏音乐，play“演奏”，动词不定式后面接动词原形。故填(p)lay。 根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。每空限填一词。 Making Ancient Chinese Music “Live” Ancient Chinese music has “traveled through time” and is amazing many people, t 1 to an ancient music orchestra from Zhengzhou, Henan Province. Since its start in 2000, the Huaxia Ancient Music Orchestra of the Henan Museum has reproduced and restored (修复) more than 1,000 ancient Chinese musical instruments. And it has discovered and performed(演奏) n 2 200 ancient Chinese songs. With instruments and scores(总谱), most orchestras can perform at anytime. However, the Huaxia Ancient Music Orchestra has to make its instruments first, as the ancient instruments they need are cultural t 3 and cannot be used. Yuan Jiayin, a musician of the orchestra, often plays an ancient Chinese folk song with Se, an ancient t 4 Chinese musical instrument. Yuan has to do a lot to answer questions about the authenticity(真实性) of Se b 5 it has long been lost in China. “We try to explain everything about Se. We also have to explain h 6 we restore and recreate the instrument,” Yuan said. Besides performing ancient Chinese music, the orchestra is also trying o 7 music styles. For example, by playing pop music and classical music with ancient instrument, it tries to combine(结合) the ancient and the m 8 , as well as the Chinese and the Western. The orchestra performs twice a day and three times on holidays at the Henan Museum. It plays to a full house almost every time. “Culture d 9 on promotion(提升) to stay alive. We want visitors to learn culture through not only eyes, but also e 10 ,” said Huo Kun, head of the orchestra. 【答案】 1．(t)hanks 2．(n)early 3．(t)reasures 4．(t)raditional 5．(b)ecause 6．(h)ow 7．(o)ther 8．(m)odern 9．(d)epends 10．(e)ars 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了中国的古代乐器。 1．句意：中国古代音乐“穿越时空”，让许多人惊叹不已，这要归功于来自河南省郑州市的一支古代音乐管弦乐队。根据“Ancient Chinese music has “traveled through time” and is amazing many people...to an ancient music orchestra from Zhengzhou, Henan Province.”可知，此处表达多亏了来自河南省郑州市的一支古代音乐管弦乐队。thanks to“多亏了，归功于”，固定短语。故填(t)hanks。 2．句意：它发现并表演了近200首中国古代歌曲。根据“And it has discovered and performed(演奏)...200 ancient Chinese songs.”可知，此空缺副词，nearly“差不多，将近”符合题意，故填(n)early。 3．句意：然而，华夏古乐团必须首先制作乐器，因为他们需要的古琴是文化瑰宝，不能使用。根据“However, the Huaxia Ancient Music Orchestra has to make its instruments first, as the ancient instruments they need are cultural...and cannot be used.”可知，此处指文化瑰宝，treasure“财富，珍宝”符合题意。又因为空前are可知此处需填名词复数，故填(t)reasures。 4．句意：管弦乐队的音乐家袁家印经常用中国古代传统乐器瑟演奏中国古代民歌。根据“Yuan Jiayin, a musician of the orchestra, often plays an ancient Chinese folk song with Se, an ancient...Chinese musical instrument.”可知，此空缺形容词，结合句意和首字母，指传统乐器，traditional“传统的”符合句意，形容词作定语修饰名词。故填(t)raditional。 5．句意：袁不得不做很多事情来回答关于瑟的真实性的问题，因为瑟在中国早已失传。根据“Yuan has to do a lot to answer questions about the authenticity(真实性) of Se...it has long been lost in China. ”可知，本句为原因状语从句，because“因为”引导原因状语从句。故填(b)ecause。 6．句意：袁说：“我们试图解释关于瑟的一切。我们还必须解释我们是如何恢复和重建乐器的。”。根据“We try to ex pain everything about Se. We also have to explain...we restore and recreate the instrument,”可知，本句为宾语从句，结合句意和首字母可知，how“怎样”符合语境，故填(h)ow。 7．句意：除了演奏中国古代音乐，乐团也在尝试其他音乐风格。根据“Besides performing ancient Chinese music, the orchestra is also trying...music styles.”可知，本空缺定语，结合首字母和句意可知，指其他音乐风格，other“其他的”符合题意，故填(o)ther。 8．句意：例如，通过用古老的乐器演奏流行音乐和古典音乐，它试图将古代和现代以及中国和西方结合起来。根据“the ancient and the...”可知，此处表达古代和现代，modern“现代”符合句意，故填(m)odern。 9．句意：“文化取决于晋升才能生存。我们希望游客不仅通过眼睛，而且通过耳朵学习文化，”乐团负责人霍坤说。根据“Culture...on promotion(提升) to stay alive.”可知，本空缺谓语，结合句意和首字母可知，depend on“依靠，依赖”符合句意，又因为主语Culture为第三人称单数，谓语动词用三单。故填(d)epends。 10．句意：“文化取决于晋升才能生存。我们希望游客不仅通过眼睛，而且通过耳朵学习文化，”乐团负责人霍坤说。not only...but also...“不仅……而且……”，连接并列成分，故此空应填复数名词。结合首字母可知，ear“耳朵”符合题意。故填(e)ars 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ Unit 5 Music speaks 单元话题短文首字母填空练习 单元话题：音乐 本资料共10篇专题训练，从上到下依次按照难度分为基础语篇巩固练和重难语篇提升练 基础语篇巩固练 聚焦基础，巩固自我 重难语篇提升练 专注提升，挑战自我 ◇考点 01 基础语篇巩固练 请认真阅读下面短文，并根据各题所给首字母的提示，填入合适的英语单词，使短文通顺。 “In the past, the things that you know about China were the Great Wall, the Forbidden City, and the Yangtze River, but high-speed railways, 5G and the Tiangong space station are the s 1 of today’s China.” These are the lyrics of a song that was performed by a band of foreign students from Nanchang Hangkong U 2 in Jiangxi Province. S 3 up in 2013, the “Belt and Road” band now has four main members, and all of them are foreign students from countries of the Belt and Road Initiative. They are Mnyaga Daniel Rukiko on the keyboard from Tanzania, Abel Jacob Chulu on the bass from Zambia, Isaiah Nyasha Chikomo on drums and Audrey Tanaka Murungweni on vocals from Zimbabwe. “Before I came to China, I had h 4 of Peking Opera. I like it very much and I’m interested in Chinese music,” said Rukiko, who j 5 the band in 2015. “We come from countries of the Belt and Road Initiative and we are brought together by m 6 . So our band is n 7 after the Belt and Road,” Rukiko continued. He also explained that they liked to mix musical styles from their own countries with Chinese culture during their creative process, and they have e 8 their love for China through their songs. “I hope that more people will hear us and get to know Chinese culture and the life that we are living here in China,” Rukiko said. Lately, videos of their performances have become widespread on social media, i 9 YouTube and Facebook. “Seeing so many people like our videos, we are really p 10 of ourselves,” Rukiko added. 根据短文内容及所给首字母提示写出所缺单词，使短文意思完整，每空一词。 Music is not only enjoyable but also good for us in many other ways. A recent study shows that playing a musical instrument (乐器) can help people i 1 their hearing ability. In this study, two groups of people were asked to listen to a person talking in a noisy room. The first group were musicians (音乐家), w 2 people in the other group were not. They had never received musical t 3 before. The musicians were able to hear the talking person more c 4 . The result shows the musicians have the ability to pick out the sounds they need from all that n 5 . This ability comes from their daily musical practice. When musicians play in a concert, they hear their o 6 instrument and many others’ at the same time. To play well, they must listen carefully to what they are playing, and pay no attention to other sounds. In this way, musicians have d 7 better hearing ability. Another study shows that music can help people with other language abilities. Patients with certain illnesses cannot say their names, addresses, or other information normally. However, they can still s 8 . Doctors are surprised to find that singing words help the patients speak. How does this exactly happen? They are not s 9 . It seems that music can make different parts of the brain work, e 10 including the damaged (受损的) parts. According to the two studies, there is a connection between music and language. So, pick up an instrument or break into songs in your free time, which may keep your brain bright and help you do better in school. In the town of Lampang in northern Thailand, there is a group of musicians that is different from any other. They play a variety of music, f 1 traditional Thai songs to famous music written by Beethoven. People of all ages enjoy their performances, but w 2 makes them really special is that these musicians are elephants! These clever elephants are part of the Thai Elephant Conservation Center (TECC), a place that h 3 protect elephants and teaches people how to care for these gentle giants. Richard Lair, an expert working with the TECC, thought that elephants are smart and have great hearing, s 4 they could do even more. He came up with the idea to see if elephants could play music. So, Lair and his friend s 5 the Thai Elephant Orchestra (乐团). D 6 performances, the elephants play instruments like drums and xylophones (木琴). They also use their trunks and voices to make different sounds. Lair believes that elephants don’t just copy their trainers; they c 7 their own music. They are very creative and can produce unique music. This orchestra is not just for f 8 . The elephants’ music helps raise money for the TECC and raise awareness about the importance of protecting elephants. The music also s 9 how smart these animals are, which helps people understand that elephants need respect and care. The Thai Elephant Orchestra has become famous, and the music they make has even been recorded on CDs. People around the world can now listen to the amazing sounds made by these musical elephants, which also helps to s 10 their protection. 根据首字母提示及短文内容填写所缺的单词，使短文完整通顺。 Perhaps your childhood piano lessons made you never want to play the piano again. Perhaps a piano is too expensive for you to a 1 . Now, thanks to a program in Sydney called “Play Me, I’m yours”, people are able to play the piano in many p 2 places for free. They share beautiful music, and the program also helps them communicate with each other. Thirty pianos have been placed in d 3 parts of the city, i 4 in several parks, at a bus stop and on some streets. The pianos have the logo “Play Me, I’m yours” on them. People are usually i 5 in playing music or singing songs with the pianos, no matter what level of ability they have. Lots of people have been attracted to the program and stopped to w 6 or play the pianos. “Play Me, I’m yours” is a part of the Sydney Festival. It is a project of the British artist, Luke Jerram. He wants to help people in the city connect with each other. He thinks that so many people are sitting in front of computers too long and b 7 with their work all hours and they s 8 have any chance to enjoy music. So the main p 9 of the project is to help them relax and make new friends. The program “Play Me, I’m yours” has also reached England and Brazil before. It was warmly welcomed there. But the program won its greatest s 10 at the Sydney Festival. “It’s a good chance for people to be creative, connect with strangers and just have some fun,” Jerram said. 根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。 Perhaps your childhood piano lessons made you never want to play the piano again. Perhaps a piano is too expensive for you to a 1 . Now, thanks to a program in Sydney called “Play Me, I’m yours”, people are able to play the piano in p 2 places for free. They share beautiful music, and the program also helps them communicate with each other. Thirty pianos have been placed in d 3 parts of the city, i 4 in several parks, at a bus stop and on some streets. The pianos have the logo “Play Me, I’m yours” on them. People are i 5 to play music or sing songs with the pianos, no matter what level of ability they have. Lots of people have been attracted to the program and stopped to watch or play the pianos. “Play Me, I’m yours” is a part of the Sydney Festival. It is a project of the British artist, Luck Jerram. He wants to help people in the city connect with each other. He thinks that so many people are sitting in front of computers and b 6 with their work all hours and they a 7 have no chance to enjoy music. So the p 8 of the project is to help them relax and make new friends. The program “Play Me, I’m yours” has also reached England and Brazil before. It was warmly welcomed t 9 . But its greatest s 10 seems to come at the Sydney Festival. “It’s a chance for people to be creative, connect with strangers and just have some fun,” Jerram said. 根据短文内容及所给首字母提示，填写所缺单词。 Wuxi City in East China’s Jiangsu Province is known as the“Home of the Erhu”, because it is the b 1 of many erhu masters. Walking around Wuxi, you can often hear the wonderful s 2 of the erhu. The erhu was f 3 called huqin, a musical instrument in northern China, which dates more than a thousand years back to the Tang dynasty (618-907). In modern times, with the development of Chinese operas, the huqin was renamed the erhu and later it s 4 throughout China. The erhu plays a l 5 role in many Chinese folk orchestras (乐团), just as the violin does in Western orchestras. The erhu and the violin also have s 6 parts, both made up of a body, a bridge,strings and a separate bow. The player usually holds the erhu on the leg, holding the neck with his/her left hand and pressing the strings with his/her f 7 , while drawing the bow with his/her right hand. As the bow runs a 8 the strings and vibrates (使振动) them, beautiful music leaps out. Not limited by just two strings, a good player can give erhu amazing expression. It can present both soft, lovely tunes, and grave,sorrowful music. Today, as an oriental folk instrument, erhu can be seen playing on the same stage with various Western instruments, such as piano, violin and guitar, in many international c 9 . This not only adds new possibilities for music creation, but also brings r 10 enjoyment to the audience (观众). If you’ re interested, you might as well find a piece of erhu music and listen to it! 根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。 Do you like songs like Little Apple and Gangnam Style? They sound fun and exciting. They a 1 repeat in your head, so you sing them again and again. These songs are called earworms. B 2 how do these “worms” get into your ear? A team of researchers from the United Kingdom and Germany studied this. They found that it has s 3 to do with the tempo (节奏), pitch (音调) and popularity of a song, reported The Guardian. The researchers c 4 the names of earworms from 3,000 people in an online survey. In the end they made a list of 1,558 songs that had all a 5 in UK music charts (排行榜). The study’s t 6 earworm was American singer Lady Gaga’s Bad Romance, while her Alejandro and Poker Face songs were also in the top nine. Australian singer Kylie Minogue’s Can’t Get You Out of My Head came s 7 on the list. Earworms have some s 8 characteristics. They usually have a f 9 tempo than normal songs, and have a melody with high and low pitches. The w 10 the pitch changes is also important. Songs with large leaps (跳跃) in pitch are more likely to be earworms. A) 根据短文内容及所给首字母提示写出所缺单词，使短文意思完整，每空一词。 Classical music is an old art form. It has been p 1 for a long history. It is not only about the sounds, but also about the stories and feelings behind each piece. If you listen c 2 , you can discover a lot of beauty in it. Classical music is usually played in the churches or courts (宫廷) in the past. Nowadays it is c 3 to be a serious art form, since it is often heard in some formal occasions (场合). A 4 some people might find classical music a bit hard to understand at first, it has a unique kind of beauty if you keep listening. The v 5 of classical music lies in how it touches your heart and makes you feel and think. Going to concerts is a great way to experience classical music. You can see talented musicians playing i 6 like pianos, violins, and cellos. You may be amazed at their musical skills and outstanding performances (表演). They seem to bring you to another world f 7 with music. Listening to classical music can take us on a journey t 8 time. We can learn about how people felt and what they thought in the past. It teaches us about different cultures and traditions, showing us how music can be different around the world. It is also amazing how classical music can c 9 up or even make us feel sad. Classical music is well w 10 enjoying and exploring (探索). Start your classical music journey now! ◇考点 02 重难语篇提升练 Maddie is a middle school student. She loves music very much. One day, Maddie and her classmates wanted to take music class, but they didn’t have instruments (乐器). They couldn’t buy instruments because they couldn’t a 1 them. It was a big problem and needed to find a good idea to s 2 it. Accepting the idea from their teacher, they decided to give a concert to m 3 some money for the instruments. But how did they make instruments for the concert? Aha! After a long discussion, they f 4 came up with an idea. They were able to use things from their homes. They started to collect newspapers, used boxes, bottles and some kinds of instruments that could p 5 sound. They used buckets (桶) and pots as drums. They were now trying with these special instruments. Guided (带领) by Maddie, they were shaking them to a beat (节拍). Then they began to play some pieces of music and p 6 them again and again. It was the concert night! To their great surprise, quite a few people came to b 7 the tickets and watched their performance. Maddie and her classmates t 8 their best and did a good job. People were cheering for them and their parents were t 9 photos.                 Now they own their favorite instruments! They are able to p 10 different kinds of music with them. They are so happy and proud of themselves. Of course they still keep their special instruments. 根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。每空限填一词。 Making Ancient Chinese Music “Live” Ancient Chinese music has “traveled through time” and is amazing many people, t 1 to an ancient music orchestra from Zhengzhou, Henan Province. Since its start in 2000, the Huaxia Ancient Music Orchestra of the Henan Museum has reproduced and restored (修复) more than 1,000 ancient Chinese musical instruments. And it has discovered and performed(演奏) n 2 200 ancient Chinese songs. With instruments and scores(总谱), most orchestras can perform at anytime. However, the Huaxia Ancient Music Orchestra has to make its instruments first, as the ancient instruments they need are cultural t 3 and cannot be used. Yuan Jiayin, a musician of the orchestra, often plays an ancient Chinese folk song with Se, an ancient t 4 Chinese musical instrument. Yuan has to do a lot to answer questions about the authenticity(真实性) of Se b 5 it has long been lost in China. “We try to explain everything about Se. We also have to explain h 6 we restore and recreate the instrument,” Yuan said. Besides performing ancient Chinese music, the orchestra is also trying o 7 music styles. For example, by playing pop music and classical music with ancient instrument, it tries to combine(结合) the ancient and the m 8 , as well as the Chinese and the Western. The orchestra performs twice a day and three times on holidays at the Henan Museum. It plays to a full house almost every time. “Culture d 9 on promotion(提升) to stay alive. We want visitors to learn culture through not only eyes, but also e 10 ,” said Huo Kun, head of the orchestra. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $