Question

【题目】Ancient China produced many types of beautiful works of art.Among them，calligraphy(书法)，poetry(诗歌)and painting were the most famous.Often they would be put together in art.These became important starting with the Song dynasty.

Calligraphy is the art of handwriting.In the old times the Chinese considered writing as an important form of art.Calligraphers(书法家)would practice for years to learn to write perfectly，but with style. Each of over 40,000 characters needed to be written correctly.And each stroke(笔画)in a character had to be written in a certain order.

Poetry was also an important form of art.Great poets were famous all over the country，but all educated people were expected to write poetry. During the Tang dynasty poetry was so important that writing poetry was part of the examinations to become a civil servant (文官)and work for the government.

Chinese painting was often connected with calligraphy. It is one of the oldest artistic traditions in the world.The most traditional way of Chinese painting is known as “national”or“native painting(国画)”，which is quite different from Western painting.People can draw mountains，homes，birds，trees and water on it.

【1】What is the most famous types of works of art in ancient China?

A. Calligraphy.B. Poetry.C. Chinese painting.D. A, B and C.

【2】Calligraphers needed to write over______ characters correctly in the old times.

A. 10，000B. 20，000C. 30，000D. 40，000

【3】What was part of the civil service examinations during the Tang dynasty?

A. Painting.B. Calligraphy.

C. Writing poetry.D. Poetry.

【4】The underlined word “it”refers to “ ________ ”．

A. CalligraphyB. ArtC. Chinese paintingD. Western painting

【5】What's the passage mainly about?

A. Chinese art.B. Chinese examinations.

C. Chinese history.D. Chinese dynasties.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】D

【3】D

【4】C

【5】A

【解析】

文章主要讲述了中国出产了很多种美丽的艺术形式，书法，诗歌和绘画是其中最著名的形式，然后作者分开介绍了各种艺术形式的特点

【1】细节理解题。根据第一段Among them，calligraphy(书法)，poetry(诗歌)and painting were the most famous.可知书法、诗歌和中国画是最出名的，故选D。

【2】细节理解题。根据文章第二段：Each of over 40,000 characters needed to be written correctly. And each stroke(笔画)in a character had to be written in a certain order. 可知，四万中的每一个汉字都需要被正确书写，故选D。

【3】细节理解题。根据第三段During the Tang dynasty poetry was so important that writing poetry was part of the examinations to become a civil servant（文官）and work for the government. 可知，在唐朝，诗歌非常重要，以至于写诗是选拔人才的一部分。故选D。

【4】关系指代题。根据第四段Chinese painting was often connected with calligraphy.It is one of the oldest artistic traditions in the world.可知，中国画经常与书法有关系，他是世界上最古老的传统方式之一，可知t代指Chinese painting，故选C。

【5】标题归纳题。根据文章第一段第一句话Ancient China produced many types of beautiful works of art.Among them，calligraphy(书法)，poetry(诗歌)and painting were the most famous.可知，中国出产了很多种美丽的艺术形式，书法，诗歌和绘画。故选A。