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新素材
传统文化 Weiqi, also known as Go in English, is a black and white board game from ancient China. The game is considered as one of the Four Arts for ancient Chinese literati(文人学士) to master. Besides weiqi, they had to learn Chinese calligraphy(shu), painting (hua) and guqin playing (qin).
Weiqi has a history of over 4,000 years, even older than Chinese chess. According to some historical records, weiqi was known as "yi" in its early years. It is said to have been invented by Emperor Yao. Seeing that his son got angry easily and didn't like to study, the emperor was quite worried. So he decided to find something to educate his son, and a board game came to him.
The rules of weiqi are simple: using black and white stones, two players take turns to put their stones on empty cross points of the board. The aim is to surround(包围) a larger total area on the board while stopping one's own stones from being taken by the other side. Stones do not move and are only taken off the board if they are completely surrounded.
The scene of two people playing weiqi appears in many traditional Chinese paintings. The image(形象) of a player holding a stone over the board, looking for a place to put it, was later turned into a famous Chinese idiom (成语), which means "unsure about making a move". The idiom is still widely used today.
With its development, weiqi grew more popular. Later, it spread to other Asian countries and Western countries. Today, it has become an international board game.
1. 新考法
组合选择 What are the Four Arts mentioned in the passage?
① Weiqi ② Painting ③ Calligraphy
④ Guqin playing ⑤ Dancing
A. ①②③④
B. ①②③⑤
C. ①②④⑤
D. ①③④⑤
2. Why did Emperor Yao invent weiqi according to Paragraph 2?
A. To have some fun.
B. To teach himself.
C. To educate his son.
D. To help his people.
3. In which part of a magazine can you probably read this passage?
A. Music.
B. News.
C. Movies.
D. Culture.
4. What is the best title for the passage?
A. History of Chinese Chess
B. Game of Black and White
C. Beauty of Four Arts in China
D. Development of Chinese Idioms
分层设问
根据短文内容填空，每空一词。
1. Weiqi, a
kind
of black and white board game from ancient times in China, is considered as one of the Four Arts for ancient Chinese literati.
2. Weiqi even has a
longer
history than Chinese chess.
3. The rules of weiqi: two players take turns to put
either
black or white stones on empty cross points of the board; each tries to
take
up a larger total area on the board while stopping one's own stones from being taken by the other side.
4. The Chinese idiom "unsure about making a move" means "
举棋不定
" in Chinese.
5. Weiqi
spread
to many other countries
and became an international board game.
