七、阅读与回答问题
Chinese people like the red colour a lot. Even now, Chinese people like to call themselves chizi, meaning the red descendant (子孙).
Red represents the motherland and authority (权力). The official uniforms of the Tang Dynasty were red. In the Qing Dynasty, red was used on official caps to show different ranks (等级). As we know, the Five-star Red Flag was first raised on 1st October 1949. Even nowadays, headlines of official documents are painted red. This is
why they are called red-head documents.
For ordinary people, red stands for happiness. For example, the character for "double happiness" used at weddings is red. The bride wears red clothes which are different from the white gowns of the West. During the Spring Festival, people will give red packets to children to express good wishes. Couplets hanging on both sides of the doors are written in red. The word red equals beauty. The expression hongyan, meaning red colour, refers to a beautiful woman or a rosy face. No wonder red is loved deeply by Chinese people.
61. What does chizi mean?
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62. When was the Five-star Red Flag first raised?
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63. What are official documents called when the headlines are painted in red?
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64. Why will people give red packets to the children?
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65. What do you think of the red colour? (请自拟一句话作答)
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解析:
【分析】本题为英语阅读理解的细节类回答问题,解题思路如下:①先通读全文,明确红色在中国文化中的多重意义;②针对每个问题,提取题干中的关键词,回到原文中定位对应句子;③定位到原文后,摘取准确信息作答,注意答语的简洁性和准确性;④第65题为开放性试题,结合原文提及的红色含义(如幸福、美丽等)合理表述即可。
【解析】61题:根据原文第一段“Chinese people like to call themselves chizi, meaning the red descendant”,可知chizi意为the red descendant;62题:根据原文第一段“As we know, the Five-star Red Flag was first raised on 1st October 1949”,可知五星红旗首次升起的时间是1st October 1949;63题:根据原文第一段最后一句“This is why they are called red-head documents”,可知标题为红色的官方文件被称为red-head documents;64题:根据原文第二段“During the Spring Festival, people will give red packets to children to express good wishes”,可知人们给孩子红包是为了表达美好祝愿;65题:结合原文中红色代表幸福等内容,可合理作答。
【答案】61. The red descendant.
62. On 1st October 1949.
63. Red-head documents.
64. To express good wishes.
65. It represents happiness.(言之有理即可)
【知识点】英语阅读理解、细节理解题
【点评】本题为英语基础阅读理解题,主要考查学生快速定位原文信息的能力,最后一题是开放性试题,难度较低,适合多数学生完成。
【难度系数】0.8