1、1专 项 训 练 十 一 风 俗 文 化时间：810 分钟/篇 分值：2 分/小题Passage 1(2018邵阳)China is a large country. The population is over 1.3 billion. It has a special culture with a very long history.Chinese food plays an important role for Chinese families. Different foods have special meanings. The main difference is that Chin
2、ese people eat their meals with chopsticks. One of the main foods in Chinese culture is rice. Tea is a favorite drink and it is popular in the market.Chinese calendar is different from the one used in western countries. New Years Day is in late winter. It is also called the Spring Festival. It has a
3、 big celebration of ringing out the old and ringing in the new. It has special foods and traditions. For example, sweeping the floor before New Years Day sweeps away all the old years bad luck.The Chinese zodiac(生肖), known as Sheng Xiao, follows a twelveyear cycle. Each year is named for an animal.
4、These animal signs are the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and pig. For example, the year that begins in 2018 is the year of the monkey.Chinese is a complex(复杂的 )language. Chinese writing developed almost 4，000 years ago and may even be older. Chinese writin
5、g has thousands of characters. A character stands for a word and also a meaning. Besides Putonghua, Chinese people speak six other forms of the language, and there are many kinds of dialects( )1. Whats the population of China?A. Almost 4，000.B. More than 1.3 billion.C. 12 million. ( )2. The underlin
6、ed “dialects” probably means “_” in Chinese.A. 交际 B. 对话 C. 方言( )3. According to the passage, whats one of the main foods in China?A. Tea. B. Rice. C. Meat. ( )4. The year that begins in 2018 isnt the year of the monkey, is it?A. Yes, it is. B. No, it isnt. C. I dont know. ( )5. Whats the main idea o
7、f the passage?A. Different foods have special meanings in Chinese culture.B. Chinese is a popular language.C. Chinese culture. Passage 2(2018黄石)Are you an eatinglover? Do you want to eat every delicious food in the world? Then do you watch the popular program A Bite of China? Its a TV program on Chi
8、nese delicious food which has been produced by CCTV. Is there any holiday that isnt celebrated with special festival food? Here are several traditional 2Chinese foods：Noodles are a symbol of long life in Chinese culture. They are as much a part of Chinese birthday celebration as a birthday cake with
9、 its candles lit in many western countries. Since noodles mean long life, it is considered very unlucky to cut it off.Although westerners sometimes may be very sorry to see fish lying on the plate, in China a whole fish is a symbol of richness. In fact, at a party it is a tradition to serve the whol
10、e fish last, pointed towards the most valued guest. Fish also has a special meaning because the Chinese word for fish, yu, sounds like the word for richness or plenty, and it is believed that eating fish will help your wishes come true in the year to come.A very popular dish during the Dragon Boat F
11、estival is Zongzi. This tasty dish is made of rice dumplings with meat, peanuts or other delicious food in bamboo leaves. The tradition of Zongzi is meant to remind us of a great man, Qu Yuan in Chinese history.( )1. A Bite of China is _A. a magazine B. a newspaper C. a film D. a TV program( )2. Acc
12、ording to the passage, in traditional Chinese culture, people will eat _ on their birthdays.A. eggs B. noodles C. fish D. cakes( )3. Fish has a special meaning in Chinese culture mainly because _A. it is served last at a partyB. it is pointed to the valued guestC. it sounds like the word yu in Chine
13、seD. it is so delicious that all Chinese people like it( )4. _ in the Dragon Boat Festival make(s) us think of Qu Yuan.A. Zongzi B. Meat C. Peanuts D. Dumplings( )5. The article mainly talks about _A. Chinese food B. Chinese historyC. Chinese festivals D. Chinese languagePassage 3(2018河北)In the eyes
14、 of many foreigners, Chinese are the best hosts(主人)and the worst guests in the world. Theyre not really bad guests, but because the guesthost relationship in China is much different than in some western countries, it appears they are not nice guests. And western hosts sometimes look rude(粗鲁的)in the
15、eyes of Chinese guests.In China, guests are almost like gods. Whenever I enter a Chinese persons home, there is always fruit on the table for me, and someone is quick to bring me a cup of tea or water. In the west, generally the guest is not a god. Acting according to the hosts way of doing things i
16、s usual behavior for a guest.My wifes mother, a very kind elderly Chinese lady, doesnt smoke. When 3I see some of her guests smoking in her house, as a nonsmoker, I feel unhappy. Usually I want to stop them directly, but I must realize that in China, to be a good host, she must not do that. In most
17、North American homes, if you are a guest, and the hosts are not smokers, you should not smoke in their house. At the very least, you could ask, “Is it OK if I smoke？” But, dont be surprised if they say, “No, you cant smoke.” In our culture, if you smoke in their home, you are a bad guest, but if the
18、y do not allow you to smoke in their house, they are not a rude host.Guests in China also have special habits. Some western people may not adapt_to these habits very soon. Thankfully my wife is Chinese, so whenever we visit a Chinese family she tells me to buy them a gift. However, giving a gift to
19、a host is not always necessary in my country. So, if you invite international guests to your house, dont be too surprised if they dont bring you a gift.In China, you probably wont need to change the guesthost relationship very much because you will probably only be the host, and Chinese are naturall
20、y very good hosts. If western hosts invite you to their house, try not to be too surprised if their style of treating you is not what you have expected.( )1. Many foreigners think that Chinese hosts are the_ in the world.A. best B. worst C. most natural D. most different( )2. When a western guest vi
21、sits a Chinese family, he often_A. buys some fruit B. feels like a godC. wants some gifts D. takes a cup of tea( )3. If the writers guests want to smoke in his house, what will he probably say?A. Its OK if you smoke here. B. Lets smoke together.C. Sorry, you cant smoke here. D. Smoking is a bad habi
22、t.( )4. What is the meaning of the underlined phrase “adapt to” in the passage?A. think back to B. get used to C. look forward to D. keep close to( )5. What is the main idea of this passage?A. Foreigners should learn from Chinese.B. Hosts must do things in the guests way.C. Western hosts are always
23、nice to guests.D. People should understand cultural differences.专项训练十一 风俗文化Passage 1 【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。从食物、节日习俗、生肖和语言等方面介绍了中国悠久的文化。1. B【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：中国的人口是多少？根据第一段第二句“The 4population is over 1.3 billion.”可知选 B。2. C【解析】词义猜测题。题干意为：划线单词“dialects”的汉语意思可能是“ ”。根据本段最后一句“Besides Putonghua, Chinese people spea
24、k six other forms of the language, and there are many kinds of dialects.”可知，除了普通话，中国人还说这种语言的六种其他形式，并且有许多种方言，故选 C。3. B【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：根据短文，在中国一种主要的食物是什么？根据第二段倒数第二句“One of the main foods in Chinese culture is rice.”可知选 B。4. A【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：2018 年开始的这一年不是猴年，是吗？根据倒数第二段最后一句“For example, the year that begi
25、ns in 2018 is the year of the monkey.”可知 2018年开始的这一年是猴年，故选 A。5. C【解析】主旨大意题。题干意为：这篇文章的主旨大意是什么？分析整篇文章可知，全文主要介绍了中国历史悠久的文化，故选 C。Passage 2【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了中国的食物面条、鱼和粽子的寓意和文化内涵。1. D【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：舌尖上的中国是。由文章第一段第四句“Its a TV program on Chinese delicious food.”可知 舌尖上的中国是一档电视节目。故选 D。2. B【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：根据这篇
26、文章，在中国传统文化中，人们在生日的时候吃。根据文章第二段“Noodles are a symbol of long life in Chinese culture. They are as much a part of Chinese birthday celebration .” 可知在中国传统文化中，人们过生日要吃面条。故选 B。3. C【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：在中国传统文化中鱼有着特殊的含义主要是因为。由文章倒数第二段最后一句中“.because the Chinese word for fish, yu, sounds like the word for richness or
27、 plenty.”可知，鱼在中国传统文化中的特殊意义在于它听起来像汉字中表示富裕的“余” 。故选 C。4. A【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：在端午节让我们想起了屈原。根据文章最后一句“The tradition of Zongzi is meant to remind us of a great man, Qu Yuan in Chinese history.”可知，端午节的粽子能使我们想起屈原。故选 A。5. A【解析】主旨大意题。题干意为：这篇文章主要谈论了。这篇文章主要介绍了中国三种传统食物面条、鱼和粽子的寓意和文化内涵。故选 A。Passage 3【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。通过列举
28、实例介绍了中外待人接物的不同，告诉我们应该多了解不同国家的不同文化。 1. A【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：许多外国人认为中国主人是世界上。根据文中第一段第一句“In the eyes of many foreigners, Chinese are the best hosts(主人)可知选项 A与之相符。故选 A。2. B【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：当一名外国客人拜访中国家庭的时候，他经常。根据文中第二段第一句“In China, guests are almost like gods.”可知选项 B与之相符。故选 B。3. C【解析】推理判断题。题干意为：如果作者的客人想要在他的房子里吸烟，他可能会说什么？ 根据文中第三段倒数第二句“But, dont be surprised if they say， No, you cant smoke.”由此可知选项 C与之相符。故选 C。4. B【解析】短语猜测题。题干意为：文中划线短语“adapt to”的意思是什么？联系上句中国的客人也有特殊的习惯，可知本句阐明了一些西方人可能不能很快适应这些习惯，四个选项中，只有 B项与之相符，故选 B。5. D【解析】主旨大意题。题干意为：这篇文章的主旨大意是什么？分析整篇文章可知，5通过列举实例介绍了中外待人接物的不同文化，告诉我们应该多了解不同国家之间的不同文化。故选 D。
