Ⅴ. 詞匯運(yùn)用
We know many musical instruments well, such as pianos, violins, drums and so on. What about the erhu? The erhu is a (1)
traditional
(tradition) Chinese instrument. It is the most popular of the huqin family, and it (2)
has
(have) a long history.
The modern erhu develops from the xiqin, which was played (3)
widely
(wide) by many ethnic minorities(少數(shù)民族) during the Tang Dynasty. In the Song Dynasty musicians began (4)
to use
(use) the erhu to perform different kinds of music, and it became quite a popular instrument. With the rise of some (5)
forms
(form) of folk art, the art of the erhu developed quickly, in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It became (6)
an
important accompanying(伴奏) instrument in different folk music. At present, it is used in both traditional (7)
and
modern music, such as in pop, rock and jazz. It has even become a solo(獨(dú)奏) instrument. One of the (8)
greatest
(great) musical pieces played on the erhu is Erquan Yingyue. As the erhu was mainly played by common people and the playing skills were passed down orally(口頭地), few written records about the erhu can be found to study the history and (9)
its
(it) development. So historians usually turn to ancient paintings. The earliest pictures of this instrument were found in Yulin Caves and Eastern Thousand Buddha Caves (10)
in
Gansu Province, where five erhu pictures were discovered on murals(壁畫).
