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【題目】 Chinese fancy knots (中國結), also called Chinese knots, are very important in Chinese culture. They began as a form of traditional art in the Tang and Song Dynasties ( 朝 代 ) in China, and became popular in the Ming Dynasty. Long ago, they found their way to Japan and other Southeast Asian countries, and were well received there. Now they are regarded as one of the symbols of Chinese culture.

As for the name itself, it is surely meaningful. The Chinese word for “knot”, jie, means “connection”. And the pronunciation of the Chinese word jie is very close to that of ji, “good luck”. As a result, Chinese knots are used as a way to express people’s strong wishes for marvellous things like happiness, love and good luck.

The knots are used widely in everyday life. They come in different sizes. Small ones are connected to jewellery (珠寶) , clothes and gifts in order to draw people’ s attention, while large ones are used to make a living room or study more beautiful. Whether large or small, they are named after their shapes and usages. For example, Double Coin Knots are called Shuangqian Jie because they are in the shape of two ancient Chinese coins, meaning “good things come in pairs”. Besides, Chinese knots are famous for their bright colors. Different colors have different traditional cultural meanings. Red means good luck and happiness, green means health, and yellow means wealth.

All in all, the famous Chinese fancy knots fully show the Chinese culture. These brightly colored knots with their endless chains (鏈條) of knots mean that life on earth will continue forever.

【1】What did the writer want to express in this passage?

A.Ask people to buy Chinese fancy knots.B.Introduce a traditional Chinese art form.

C.Teach people how to make a Chinese knot.D.Describe the usages of Chinese fancy knots.

【2】Double Coin Knots are called Shuangqian Jie because of its .

A.pronunciationB.sizeC.shape and meaningD.color

【3】Which is right according to the passage?

A.The Chinese word for “knot” means “l(fā)uck”.

B.Chinese knots became popular in the Song Dynasty.

C.All of the Chinese knots have the same sizes and colors.

D.Chinese knots mean that life on earth will continue forever.

【4】The underlined word “marvellous” in the passage means “ ”.

A.goodB.commonC.specialD.interesting

【5】What is the best title for this passage?

A.Chinese CultureB.Chinese Knots

C.Chinese ColorsD.Chinese Life

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】D

【4】A

【5】B

【解析】

文章大意：這是一篇說明文。文章介紹中國結的起源、作用以及意義。

【1】

主旨大意題。根據They began as a form of traditional art in the Tang and Song Dynasties in China, and became popular in the Ming Dynasty…….Now they are regarded as one of the symbols of Chinese culture.它們最初是中國唐宋時期的一種傳統藝術形式，在明代開始流行�！�…現在它們被視為中國文化的象征之一。以及下文的內容描述，可知本文作者主要是為大家介紹一種中國傳統藝術形式，故答案選B。

【2】

細節(jié)理解題。根據Double Coin Knots are called Shuangqian Jie because they are in the shape of two ancient Chinese coins, meaning “good things come in pairs”.可知，是因為它的形狀和意義，才被稱為雙錢結。故答案選C。

【3】

理解判斷題。根據The Chinese word for “knot”, jie, means “connection”.可知中文“結”的意思是“連接”，所以A選項錯誤。根據became popular in the Ming Dynasty.可知中國結在明代開始流行，所以B選項錯誤。根據The knots are used widely in everyday life. They come in different sizes.可知中國結有不同的尺寸，所以C選項錯誤。根據These brightly colored knots with their endless chains (鏈條) of knots mean that life on earth will continue forever. 這些色彩鮮艷的結和它們無盡的結鏈意味著地球上的生命將永遠延續(xù)下去�？芍�D選項符合文意，正確。故答案選D。

【4】

詞義猜測題。根據由下劃線單詞“marvellous” 所在的句子“As a result, Chinese knots are used as a way to express people’s strong wishes for marvellous things like happiness, love and good luck.” 由后面的happiness, love and good luck幸福、愛情和好運，可知這些都是“美好的事物”，所以“marvellous”應是“好”的意思，故答案選A。

【5】

標題歸納題。通讀全文可知，本文介紹了中國結的起源、作用以及意義。全文都是圍繞中國結來展開，結合選項，可知B選項符合題意，故答案選B。