Question

【題目】 Here are three forms of Chinese art.

Calligraphy (書法) The ancient Chinese thought of writing as an important form of art. Calligraphy is a popular form of writing. To produce Chinese characters one needs a brush, paper, inkstick and inkstone. These are called the “Four Treasures of the Study”. It is necessary to learn these tools in order to learn calligraphy.

Poetry Poetry was an important part of art, Du Fu, Li Bai and Su Shi are considered among the best ancient poets, and there are five major kinds of ancient poetic styles called Shi, Ci, Ge. Qu and Fu. During the Tang Dynasty, poetry became so important that writing poetry was part of the examinations to work for the government.

Opera Chinese opera is considered as one of the three oldest dramatic art forms in the world. It is a combination of music, art and literature. During the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Taizong set up an opera school.

【1】______ are called the “Four Treasures of the Study”.

A. A pen, a book, inkstick and inkstone

B. A pen, paper, inkstick and inkstone

C. A brush, paper, inkstick and inkstone

D. A brush, paper, inkstick and ink box

【2】How many major kinds of poetic styles are there in ancient China?

A. Three.B. FourC. FiveD. Six

【3】If you waned to wok for the government, you had to learn to write poetry during _______.

A. the Yuan DynastyB. the Tang Dynasty

C. the Ming DynastyD. the Qing Dynasty

【4】What is a combination of music, art and literature?

A. Opera.B. Painting.C. Calligraphy.D. Poetry.

【5】From the passage, we can learn that _______.

A. Calligraphy is one of the three oldest art forms in the world

B. Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty set up an opera school

C. Shi and Qu are the two most important poetic styles in ancient china

D. If you want to learn calligraphy, you must learn the “Four Treasures of the Study”

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】C

【3】B

【4】A

【5】D

【解析】

這篇文章簡要介紹了中國書法、詩歌以及戲劇的基本情況和歷史淵源。

【1】句意：毛筆，紙，墨和硯臺被稱為“文房四寶”。A.鋼筆，書，墨和硯臺；B.鋼筆，紙，墨和硯臺；C.毛筆，紙，墨和硯臺；D.毛筆，紙，墨和墨水盒。原文To produce Chinese characters one needs a brush, paper, inkstick and inkstone. These are called the “Four Treasures of the Study”.（要寫漢字，需要毛筆，紙，墨和硯臺。這些被稱為“文房四寶”。）說明了“文房四寶”的構(gòu)成，故選C。

【2】句意：中國古代有多少種主要的詩歌風(fēng)格？A.三；B.四；C.五；D.六。原文there are five major kinds of ancient poetic styles called Shi, Ci, Ge. Qu and Fu.（有五種主要的古代詩歌風(fēng)格，即詩，詞，歌，曲和賦。）說明一共有五種，故選C。

【3】句意：如果你想為政府工作，你必須學(xué)會在唐代期間學(xué)習(xí)寫詩。A.元朝；B.唐代；C.明朝；D.清朝。原文During the Tang Dynasty, poetry became so important that writing poetry was part of the examinations to work for the government. （在唐代，詩歌變得如此重要，以至于寫詩是為政府工作的考試的一部分。）說明必須要在唐代學(xué)習(xí)寫詩，故選B。

【4】句意：什么是音樂，藝術(shù)和文學(xué)的結(jié)合？A.戲劇。B.繪畫。C.書法。D.詩歌。原文Chinese opera is considered as one of the three oldest dramatic art forms in the world. It is a combination of music, art and literature.（中國戲曲被認(rèn)為是世界上最古老的三種戲劇藝術(shù)形式之一。它是音樂，藝術(shù)和文學(xué)的結(jié)合。）說明戲劇是音樂，藝術(shù)和文學(xué)的結(jié)合，故選A。

【5】句意：從這篇文章中，我們可以了解到如果你想學(xué)習(xí)書法，你必須了解“文房四寶”。A.書法是世界上最古老的三種藝術(shù)形式之一；B.宋太宗建立了歌劇學(xué)校；C.詩和曲是中國古代最重要的兩種詩歌風(fēng)格；D.如果你想學(xué)習(xí)書法，你必須了解“文房四寶”。原文These are called the “Four Treasures of the Study”. It is necessary to learn these tools in order to learn calligraphy.（這些被稱為“文房四寶”。為了學(xué)習(xí)書法，有必要了解這些工具。）說明選項(xiàng)D正確，其他選項(xiàng)無依據(jù)，故選D。