1、精编优选练(三十三)中华传统文化语篇专题阅读理解2(限时：30分钟)AIf it rains heavily on Saturday night, some elderly Chinese will say it is because Zhin， or the Weaving Maid, is crying on the day she met her husband Niulang, or the Cowherd, on the Milky Way. Most Chinese remember being told this romantic tragedy when they were c
2、hildren on Qixi, or the Seventh Night Festival, which falls on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, which is usually in early August.Once there was a cowherd, Niulang, who lived with his elder brother and sisterinlaw. But she disliked and abused him, and the boy was forced to leave home with
3、only an old cow for company.The cow, however, was a former god who had violated imperial rules and was sent to earth.One day the cow led Niulang to a lake where fairies took a bath on earth.Among them was Zhin， the most beautiful fairy and a skilled seamstress.The two fell in love at first sight and
4、 were soon married. They had a son and a daughter.Yet in the eyes of the Jade Emperor, the Supreme Deity in Taoism, marriage between a mortal and fairy was strictly forbidden. He ordered the heaven troop to catch Zhin back.Niulang grew desperate when he discovered Zhin had been taken back to heaven.
5、 Driven by Niulangs misery, the cow told him to turn its hide into a pair of shoes after it died.The magic shoes whisked Niulang off on a chase after the empress.The pursuit enraged the empress, who took her hairpin and slashed it across the sky creating the Milky Way which separated husband from wi
6、fe.But magpies, moved by their love, formed a bridge across the Milky Way to reunite the family.Even the Jade Emperor was touched, and allowed Niulang and Zhin to meet once a year on the seventh night of the seventh month.This is how Qixi came to be. The festival can be traced back to the Han Dynast
7、y (206 BC220AD). 语篇解读文章讲述了七夕节的来历。1Why did Niulang leave home?AHe wanted to try a new life.BHe hated his brother and sisterinlaw.CHis sisterinlaw treated him badly.DHis family was too poor.解析：根据文章第三段“But she disliked and abused him”可知，答案选C。其他三个选项文章未涉及。答案：C2Who has the biggest power in Taoism?AJade Em
8、peror.BThe empress.CLeader of the troop. DMagpie.解析：根据文章第七段 “Yet in the eyes of the Jade Emperor，the Supreme Deity in Taoism”可知Jade Emperor 是至高无上的神，故答案选A。答案：A3What is the meaning of the underlined word in Paragraph 8?ABone. BFur.CBody. DFeet.解析：根据文章，牛死后能做成鞋子的部位应该是它的皮，故选B。答案：BBPeking Opera is being i
9、ntroduced to primary and middle school students in an effort to promote the traditional art to the younger generation. The countrys first set of textbooks about Peking Opera was compiled and published by the Beijing Association of Promoting Quintessence of Chinese Culture and Peoples Education Press
10、 in 2015. The textbooks for optional courses have been put on trial use in middle schools in Fengtai district and will be used in middle schools across the city. The textbooks for primary schools will also be rolled_out.Since 2008, Beijing has promoted a program to provide opera training at dozens o
11、f primary schools. Schools apply for funds from the citys education department to hire professional actors and actresses to work with students as young as 6 or 7.Peking Opera arose during the rule of Emperor Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty (1644 1911). It flourished for decades in China and as its fame
12、 spread, it drew audiences in other countries, including the United States and Japan.Yet over the years, its popularity diminished. While a significant number of people listened to radio productions of Peking Opera before the 1980s, generations born after that pursued pop culture over the traditiona
13、l arts.语篇解读 为了使年轻一代更好地传承中国传统文化，京剧正在被引入中小学课堂。4What is the purpose of introducing Peking Opera to primary and middle school students?ATo make their horizons broader.BTo increase their knowledge.CTo find their interest.DTo make Peking Opera inherited.解析：根据文章第一段to promote the traditional art to the youn
14、ger generation可知，目的是传承这一传统文化。故选D，让京剧被传承下去。答案：D5What is the meaning of the underlined words in Paragraph 3?Asold outBprinted outCreleased Ddelivered解析：根据第三段，京剧教材首先在丰台区中学试用，然后推广到整个城市中学，小学版教材也将推出。答案：C6What can be inferred from the passage?AThe introduction process cant be completed very soon.BSince 200
15、8, dozens of primary schools have started to provide opera training.CPeking Opera dates from Emperor Qianlong.DPeking Opera was popular with audiences from the United States and Japan.解析：根据文章第二、三、四段可知将京剧引入中小学课堂开始于2008年，这一过程需要一步步去完成，故选A。而其他三个选项不是推断出的信息。答案：A7Whats the attitude of generations born afte
16、r the 1980s towards Peking Opera?ALike.BDislike.CHate. DDont care.解析：根据文章最后一段可知，相比传统文化，这代人更喜欢流行文化。故选B。答案：BCAs the Chinese MidAutumn Festival approaches, mooncakes are turning up all over China, from traditional teashops to Starbucks counters. The holiday is one of Chinas four most important festival
17、s, and in the weeks before the date arrives, top hotels get into the spirit with lavish (奢华) treats in lovely packaging. Traditionally, the cookiesized round pastry (馅饼) has a rich thick filling usually made from redbean or lotusseed paste and covered by a thin crust. It may also contain yolks from
18、salted duck eggs, integrating a beautiful savory tinge into the sugary taste. Fillings and crusts have become more diverse over time, especially in the hands of skilled pastry chefs. The mooncakes in Chinese culture represent homesickness, and the top crust of each moonshaped pastry is generally imp
19、rinted with the Chinese characters for longevity or harmony.This year, the fancy gift boxes that have long driven the mooncake trade are particularly striking and rich with tradition. For example, the Fairmont Peace Hotel in Shanghai, built in 1929 and a magnet for Hollywood celebrities in the 1930s
20、, has prepared a selection of mooncake gift boxes with designs inspired by the beauty and elegance of the hotels famous art deco style. The simplest box of four pieces (redbean paste, creamy custard, plain cheese, greenbean paste) is 198 yuan ($29.64), while more lavish selections of five or six pie
21、ces, including mooncakes with egg yolk, run up to 338 yuan for a box.Beijings Nuo Hotel, meanwhile, has created Ming Dynasty (1368 1644) inspired mooncake gift packs based on the design of porcelain vases in the hotel lobby, with the essence of landscape painting using Zhang Dais poetic passages to
22、show the peaceful harmony of man and nature. The box of six is 158 yuan, and includes mooncakes ranging from cheese mango to charcoal burning fragrant Puer tea and white lotus with egg yolk. A box of eight cakes of different flavors is 228 yuan.语篇解读 中秋是中国的传统节日，月饼是该节日的代表食品。文章从月饼的馅料到月饼的象征意义然后到月饼的包装做了介
23、绍。8What feeling does the mooncake stand for in our country?ASeparation.BHarmony.CHomesick. DHappiness.解析：细节理解题。根据首段最后一句话“The mooncakes in Chinese culture represent homesickness, and the top crust of each moonshaped pastry is generally imprinted with the Chinese characters for longevity or harmony.”可
24、知“月饼寄托了人们的思乡之情。通常每个月亮形状的糕点的最外层都印有象征长寿和美满的美好祝愿的中国汉字。”答案：C9Which place selling mooncakes is NOT mentioned in the passage?AHotels. BTeashops.CStarbucks. DStations.解析： 细节理解题。首段首句中提到了B、C两项；最后两段提到了A。因此没有提及的是D。答案：D10What do the last two paragraphs mainly tell us about mooncakes?AThe high price. BThe variou
25、s shapes.CThe rich fillings. DThe fancy boxes.解析：主旨大意题。文章最后两段是倒数第三段的两个例子，由倒数第三段的“the fancy gift boxes that.”可知答案。答案：D11What kind of mooncakes is NOT made by Beijings Nuo Hotel?ACharcoal burning fragrant Puer tea.BCheese mango.CWhite lotus with egg yolk.DGreenbean paste.解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段倒数第二句话可知A、B、C三项
26、都是Beijings Nuo Hotel制作的。由倒数第二段的最后一句可知D项指代的内容是由上海和平饭店制作的。答案：DDConfucius is one of a handful of individuals who have shaped world history. His fame can be compared to great leaders and emperors, but Confucius neither commanded an army nor ruled a state yet his teachings shaped the soul of China. Confu
27、cianism，the great system of moral philosophy, or Confucius as he is known in the West, became the basis for personal and government morality in China. For a period of almost 1,500 years, the teachings of Confucius formed the basis of the Chinese state religion. Even today his teachings continue to i
28、nfluence modern China and its culture.Confucius was born in the year 551 BC. in the state of Lu, in what is now the modern Chinese province of Shandong. At the age of 19, Confucius married and entered into government service for the state of Lu. He also began acquiring a band of disciples who were d
29、rawn to his teachings about personal behaviour and morality.In 497 BC. when Confucius was 54 years old, he was forced to leave the state. He traveled throughout China, surrounded by a band of faithful followers, teaching his moral philosophy. He eventually returned to his native state of Lu, where h
30、e attempted to influence the ruler.Confucius died in 479 BC. His son and his most promising pupils had died before him and it seemed that his teachings would not take root. But his students had collected many of his sayings in a book which came to be known as The Analects of Confucius, and in time t
31、he seeds that Confucius had planted took root and spread throughout China. In time, Confucianism became the official state religion of China.语篇解读本文是一篇人物传记，简述了孔子的生平、论语的形成及其对中国文化的影响。12Which of the following statements can best describe the influence of Confucius?AHe is one of the greatest leaders in t
32、he world history.BHe is one of the few persons who have influenced the world history greatly.CHis contributions to the world are only second to those of some great leaders.DConfucianism is still the basis of the Chinese state religion.解析：细节理解题。“Confucius is one of a handful of individuals who have s
33、haped world history.” (第一段第一句)在为数不多的影响世界历史发展的人物中，孔子就是其中之一。可知，孔子是少数影响世界历史发展的人物之一。故选B。答案：B13The following facts can reflect the popularity of Confucianism EXCEPT “_”AMany students studied under Confucius in his early life.BMany students followed Confucius when he traveled around China.CAfter Confucius
34、 passed away, his students circulated his thoughts.DMany kings invited Confucius to help with their rule.解析：细节理解题。He also began acquiring a band of disciples who were drawn to his teachings about personal behaviour and morality.(第二段最后一句)可知，A项符合文意；He traveled through China, surrounded by a band of fa
35、ith followers，teaching his moral philosopy(第三段第二句)可知，B项符合文意；But his students had collected many of his sayings in a book.(第二段倒数第二句)可知，C项符合文意。而D项在文中并没有提到。故选D。答案：D14It can be inferred from the text that _.Aeverybody in ancient China believed in ConfucianismBConfucius may not have been so successful in
36、 his political lifeCConfucius is the most powerful person in shaping the world historyDConfucianism doesnt have any effect on Chinese culture any longer解析：推理判断题。根据第二段中“At the age of 19, Confucius married and entered into government service for the state of Lu.”及第三段中“In 497 BC. when confucius was 54
37、years old, he was forced to leave the state.”可推知，孔子在政治上并不成功。故选B。答案：B15The best title of the text is “_”AThe Life Story of ConfuciusBThe Influence of Confucius ThoughtsCThe Political Life of ConfuciusDThe Ups and Downs in the Life of Confucius解析：标题归纳题。文章第一段写了孔子的成就和影响；第二、三段写了孔子早期的政治生涯和中后期的教学生涯；最后一段写了论语的问世使孔子学说在中国开花结果。从全文的结构可以看出，本文是孔子的传记。故选A。答案：A
