A 核心素养 中华优秀传统文化
Chinese people started to use hand fans over 2,000 years ago. At that time, they were almost the only way to drive the 1. h
heat
away. The Chinese character for the word “fan” has the same 2. s
sound
as the character for “kindness”.
The fans came in 3. d
different
shapes such as round ones and square ones. They were made from all kinds of materials. Palm leaf fans were cheap and easy to make. Feather fans showed the owner’s 4. h
high
position. Sandalwood(檀香) fans could send out a sweet smell.
Later, hand fans became far more than just something that could cool people down. They 5. d
developed
into works of art, in which tuanshan—round fans and zheshan—folding fans were the most 6. c
common
because people used them a lot.
In the shape of a full moon, the 7. r
round
fans stand for reunion(团圆) and happiness. They have beautiful embroidery(刺绣) with 8. b
birds
and flowers on them, representing wealth and longevity(长寿). Women, especially those in the palace, liked to use them.
Folding fans first 9. a
appeared
in the Song dynasty and became popular in the Ming dynasty. They have a history of symbolizing scholarship. Men, especially the literati(文人学士), used zheshan a lot because it was usually made of paper and the literati could paint and write 10. p
poems
on it. It was a way for them to show off their skills in literature, painting and calligraphy.
解析:
【分析】
本题是一篇介绍中国传统手扇的英语完形填空,解题思路为:先通读全文把握文章主旨(手扇的历史、种类、文化意义),再逐句分析空格处的语境、搭配及首字母提示,结合词汇知识和语法规则确定答案,同时注意时态、名词单复数等细节。
【解析】
1. 句意:当时,手扇几乎是驱赶热量的唯一方式,结合首字母h及语境,填heat(热量)。
2. 句意:“扇”这个汉字与“仁”字发音相同,结合首字母s及文化常识,填sound(发音)。
3. 句意:扇子有不同的形状,如圆形和方形,结合首字母d,填different(不同的)。
4. 句意:羽毛扇显示主人的高地位,结合首字母h及固定搭配,填high(高的),high position表示“高地位”。
5. 句意:后来手扇发展成艺术品,develop into意为“发展成”,结合首字母d及语境,用过去式developed。
6. 句意:团扇和折扇是最常见的,结合首字母c,填common(常见的)。
7. 句意:满月形状的圆扇代表团圆,结合首字母r及前文“round ones”,填round(圆形的)。
8. 句意:扇子上有鸟和花的刺绣,结合首字母b及“flowers”,填birds(鸟,复数形式)。
9. 句意:折扇首次出现在宋朝,结合首字母a,用过去式appeared(出现)。
10. 句意:文人在折扇上写诗,结合首字母p,填poems(诗,复数形式)。
【答案】
heat, sound, different, high, developed, common, round, birds, appeared, poems
【知识点】
英语完形填空、词汇运用、语境理解
【点评】
本题围绕中国传统文化主题,考查学生对语境的把握、词汇的积累及语法的运用,需结合文化常识和上下文逻辑解题,难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6