Question

【題目】 第四節(jié) 閱讀表達(dá)

In Chinese, the phrase “daomei’’ is often used to describe bad luck. Where did “daomei” come from? It is said that daomei comes from Zhejiang during the Ming Dynasty (朝代). It has something to do with the keju testing system that were given in ancient China.

At the time, there were no entrance examinations for colleges and universities like today. If someone wanted to become an officer, that person would need to take the keju tests. The keju testing system consisted of several tests at different levels. Through the highest-level tests, called dianshi, the best candidates (候選人) were chosen by the emperor.

The keju tests were hard and competition was fierce(激烈的). During the Ming Dynasty, candidates in Zhejiang would put up a flagpole in front of the gate to their home, wishing for good luck on the tests. Local people called the flagpole “mei” (楣) at the time. If someone passed a test, the flagpole would be kept up. If they failed, the flagpole would be removed, which was called “daomei”, meaning “the flagpole falls”.

As time passed, daomei came to refer not only to “failing a test”, but also to describe being unlucky in general. The Chinese character for mei was also changed from“楣” to today’s “霉”, since the two have the same pronunciation.

【1】Which province did the term “daomei” come from?

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【2】Were there any college entrance examinations in ancient China?

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【3】According to the story, what did “mei” refer to (指的是) during the Ming Dynasty?

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【4】Who chose the best candidates?

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【5】How do you like the keju tests?

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Zhejiang.

【2】No.

【3】The flagpole.

【4】The emperor.

【5】It’s hard .

【解析】

本文是一篇記敘文，講述了“倒霉”這種說法的來源，是與明朝時(shí)期浙江人民參加科舉考試有關(guān)。

【1】根據(jù)It is said that daomei comes from Zhejiang during the Ming Dynasty，可知“倒霉”一詞來源于浙江，故答案為Zhejiang。

【2】根據(jù)At the time, there were no entrance examinations for colleges and universities like today當(dāng)時(shí)沒有像今天這樣的大學(xué)入學(xué)考試�？芍�當(dāng)時(shí)沒有高考，故答案為No。

【3】根據(jù)Local people called the flagpole “mei” (楣) at the time，可知指的是旗桿，故答案為The flagpole。

【4】根據(jù)Through the highest-level tests, called dianshi, the best candidates were chosen by the emperor，可知是皇帝選出最佳候選人，故答案為The emperor。

【5】根據(jù)The keju tests were hard and competition was fierce，可知科舉考試很難，競(jìng)爭(zhēng)激烈，故答案為It’s hard.