HSK 5 > Reading Comprehensions
对牛弹琴
一次，公孙仪在弹琴时，看见有几头牛在不远处吃草，不由得突发奇想：“我的琴声，听了的人都说好，牛会不会也觉得好呢？”
于是，公孙仪就坐到牛旁边，弹了他最拿手的 曲子《清角》。他的琴声美妙极了，任何人听了都会发出“此曲只应天上有，人间能得几回闻”的感慨。可是那些牛还是静静地低着头吃草，丝毫没有反应，就好像它们什么都没听到一样。
公孙仪想了想，又重新弹了一曲。这一次曲调 变了，音不成音、调不成调，听上去实在不怎么样，像是一群蚊子扇动翅膀发出的“嗡嗡”声，中间似乎还夹杂着小牛“哞哞”的叫声。 这回牛总算有了反应，纷纷竖起耳朵、甩着尾巴听了起来。琴声最终引起了牛的注意，是因为这个声音接近它所熟悉的东西。
后来，人们就用“对牛弹琴”这个成语来比喻有些人说话不看对象，对外行人说内行话，白白浪费了时间。
. 第 1 段主要谈的是公孙仪：
A. 琴声动人
B. 喜欢养牛
C. 歌声很美
D. 热爱大自然
为什么公孙仪弹第二支曲子时才引起了牛的注意？
A. 牛正好饿了
B. 他换了一把琴
C. 牛听得更清楚了
D. 琴声像牛熟悉的声音
根据上文，下列哪项正确？
A. 公孙仪太骄傲了
B. 公孙仪十分伤心
C. 牛的耳朵受伤了
D. 牛不会欣赏优美的琴声
上文主要想告诉我们什么？
A. 要勤学苦练
B. 不要不懂装懂
C. 具体问题具体分析
D. 兴趣是最好的老师
- cóngqián 从前 before | formerly | (HSK 5)
- shànyú 善于 be good at | be adept in | (HSK 5)
- juānjuān 涓涓 trickling sluggishly (HSK 5)
- wǎnzhuǎn 婉转 mild and indirect | tactful | (HSK 5)
- tánzòu 弹奏 play | pluck | (HSK 5)
- qǔdiào 曲调 melody | tune (of a song) | (HSK 5)
- méikāiyǎnxiào 眉开眼笑 look cheerful | be all smiles | (HSK 5)
- bēi’āi 悲哀 sorrow | grief | (HSK 6)
- wūyè 呜咽 sob | whimper | (HSK 5)
- fánshì 凡是 every | any | (HSK 5)
- bùyóude 不由得 can't help | can not but | (HSK 6)
- túfāqíxiǎng 突发奇想 a sudden idea | whim | (HSK 5)
- náshǒu 拿手 good at | specialty | (HSK 6)
- qǔzi 曲子 song | tune | (HSK 5)
- měimiào 美妙 wonderful | beautiful | (HSK 6)
- rénjiān 人间 man's world | the world | (HSK 6)
- wén 闻 hear | smell | (HSK 5)
- gǎnkǎi 感慨 sigh with emotion (HSK 5)
- sīháo 丝毫 a bit | the slightest amount or degree | (HSK 5)
- fǎnyìng 反应 response | reaction | (HSK 5)
- wénzi 蚊子 mosquito (HSK 5)
- chìbǎng 翅膀 wing (HSK 5)
- wēng 嗡 buzz | drone | (HSK 5)
- sìhū 似乎 seems | as if | (HSK 5)
- jiāzá 夹杂 be mixed up with | be mingled with | (HSK 5)
- mōu 哞 moo | low | (HSK 5)
- zǒngsuàn 总算 finally | at long last | (HSK 5)
- fēnfēn 纷纷 one by one | one after another | (HSK 5)
- shù 竖 vertical | upright | (HSK 5)
- shuǎi 甩 throw | fling | (HSK 5)
- wěibā 尾巴 tail (HSK 5)
- jiējìn 接近 be close to | near | (HSK 5)
- suǒ 所 that | place | (HSK 5)
- chéngyǔ 成语 idiom | phrase | (HSK 5)
- bǐyù 比喻 metaphor or simile | analogy | (HSK 6)
- duìxiàng 对象 object (HSK 5)
- wàiháng 外行 layman | nonprofessional | (HSK 6)
- rè'ài 热爱 ardently love | have deep love for | (HSK 5)
- zhī 支 (measure word) (HSK 5)
- xiàng 项 item | term | (HSK 5)
- shòushāng 受伤 be injured | be wounded | (HSK 5)
- xīnshǎng 欣赏 enjoy | appreciate | (HSK 5)
- yōuměi 优美 graceful | fine | (HSK 5)
- yōuměi 优美 graceful | fine | (HSK 5)
- jùtǐ 具体 specific | particular | (HSK 5)
- fēnxī 分析 analyze | analysis | (HSK 5)
Answers: 1.A 2.D 3.D 4.C