17.China is a country with a long history.It has great traditional culture,especially Chinese characters.Chinese characters usually have more than one meaning and some of them are very interesting.Here are six ones.We use"pinyin"here because"pinyin"is the Chinese spelling way for the characters.For example,"fu"is the"pinyin"for good luck in Chinese,"pinyin""fu"is only the phonic part of the character and
if you want to know the meaning of good luck"fu",you must read Chinese character福because"fu"also represents (代表) other Chinese characters that sound the same.
"fu"means blessing,good fortune,good luck.Chinese character"fu"is one of the most popular ones used during Chinese New Year.Chinese people often put up"fu"upside down on the front door of a house or an apartment.The upside down"fu"means good luck comes since the character for upside down in Chinese sounds the same as the character for"come"."lu"is used to mean official's pay in old China,"shou"means long life,age or birthday."xi"is happiness.The doubled character"xi"means double happiness.It is usually put up everywhere at Chinese weddings."cai"is wealth or money.Chinese often say"money can make a ghost turn a millstone".It is to say money really can do a lot of things.But,money can't buy everything,"he"is an important part of Chinese culture.It means good relations with other people,when you have"he",things will be a lot easier for you.
The top six lucky Chinese characters,"fu""lu""shou""xi""cai""he",are particularly loved by Chinese people.
51.We useA to show how to read the Chinese characters.
A."pinyin"
B.letters
C.words
D.spelling
52.The upside down福"fu"meansB.
A.coming
B.good luck comes
C.good fortune
D."fu"is upside down
53.People in China most probably put up the Chinese CharactersC on the front door at their weddings.
A.upside down"cai"
B.upside down"fu"
C.doubled"xi"
D.doubled"he"
54.Which of the following is Not true according to the passage?C
A."Cai"is wealth or money.
B."lu"is used to mean official's pay in old China.
C."Shou"means keeping thin.
D.Things will be a lot easier if you have"he".
55.The underlined word"character"means in this passage.D
A.角色
B.特征
C.性格
D.汉字.
分析 我国有着悠久的历史和灿烂的文化,汉字也很特色,本文介绍了"福、禄、寿、喜、财、合"几个有中国传统文化特色汉字的用法及含义.
解答 51.A 细节理解题.根据pinyin"is the Chinese spelling way for the characters.可知拼音是汉字拼读方式.故选A.
52.B 细节理解题.根据短文第二段的:The upside down"fu"means good luck comes 可知本题选B.
53.C 细节理解题.由文中的:The doubled character"xi"means double happiness.It is usually put up everywhere at Chinese weddings.汉字双喜意思是幸福,在中国的婚礼上到处贴着.可知本题选C.
54.C 推理判断题.由文中的:"shou"means long life,age or birthday(寿意思是长寿,年龄或生日)可知C错了.
55.D 词义猜测题.结合句意:Chinese character"fu"is one of the most popular ones used during Chinese New Year.中国chacacter福是中国新年期间用得最普遍的chacacter之一.可以推测出其含义是中国汉字.故选D.
点评 做题时要在理解好文意的基础上,与题目有机的结合,从文章中找到相关细节性的句子与选项细细比对,进行选择或推理判断,选出符合文章内容的正确选项.做题注意灵活,有时可采用排除法或直选法确定出最终答案.