Question

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       Erhu is a kind of traditional Chinese musical instruments. There are many English names for erhu as urheen and urhien. When I listened to the sound of erhu,I fell in love with the instrument.

       I was bom in a traditional Chinese family. My grandfather is a fan of Peking Opera and erhu music. When I was very young,my grandpa often sang Peking Opera as he played erhu. Sometimes the melody was exciting,sometimes sad. I was attracted by the sound of erhu.

       At the age of eight,I decided to learn to play erhu. At the beginning,I had great interest in playing it. But 1 found it difficult to play it soon. I wanted to give up. My grandfather encouraged me to hold on. Up till now I have been playing erhu for six years. I have already passed Level 9. I even got the first prize in the instrument competition. Now I feel so proud that \ can play erhu well.

6. What does the underlined word “instruments” mean in Chinese?

   A. 特長   B. 樂譜

   C. 樂器   D. 種類

7. According to the passage ,“ urheen” is .

   A. another English name of erhu

   B. the Chinese spelling of erhu

   C. the sound of erhu

   D. another English name of Peking Opera

8. Who encouraged the writer not to give up playing erhu？

   A. Her teacher.

   B. Her grandfather.

   C. Her fans.

   D. Her parents.

9. How old is the writer?

   A. She is 8 years old.

   B. She is 9 years old.

   C. She is 14 years old.

   D. She is 15 years old.

10. After reading the passage,we can know .

   A. the writer found it boring to play erhu at the beginning

   B. the writer has passed Level 10

   C. the writer has never entered any instrument competition

   D. the wnter felt so proud that she can play erhu well.

Answer 1

6. C 7. A 8. B 9. C 10. D

6. C  由文章開頭處第一句可推斷instrument意為“樂器”。故答案為C。

7. A  由第一段中第二句可推斷，urheen是二胡的英文表達。 故答案為A。

8. B  文章的第三段中提到了“My grandfather encouraged me to hold on.”。故答案為B。

9. C  由文章第三段中提到的“At the age of eight,I decided to learn to play erhu. ” 和“…I have been playing erhu for six years.”可知作者的年齡是14歲。故答案為C。

10. D  通讀文章第三段可排除A、B、C.故答案為D。