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【题目】Though chopsticks are used in many Asian countries, they have their beginnings in China. Chinese _______ says that China had chopsticks as far back as the Xia Dynasty(朝代). In the Spring and Autumn Period copper and iron chopsticks appeared. Then in the Han Dynasty lacquered(涂漆) chopsticks came. Gold and silver chopsticks followed later. Today we have chopsticks _______ of plastic. The most expensive ones are made of tusks of elephants and hard green stones.

Chopsticks tell Chinese tradition in their way. In ancient times the rich used gold chopsticks _______ their wealth. In history many kings used silver chopsticks to take their food to see _______ it was poisonous(有毒的). It was said that if it was, the silver chopsticks would _______ color.Chopsticks are traditionally given to a daughter when she marries to show that they should have a son very soon, for ＂chopstick＂ in Chinese is pronounced _______ ＂quick a son＂！

Tianzhu chopsticks from Hangzhou, wooden chopsticks from Shanyang of Shaanxi Province, and Beijing’s chopsticks are _______.

Many westerners, businessmen, and tourists _______ their knives and forks in favor of(喜欢；喜爱) chopsticks in China.

Chopsticks appeared in the old Chinese story: An old man _______ his sons a lesson by showing how he can easily break a single chopstick but not a number of them. In China chopsticks are ________ good luck. So on the Chinese New Year’s Eve many families will lay out new chopsticks at dinners as a way of making requests for good luck.

【1】A. art B. geography C. history D. P. E.

【2】A. make B. made C. to make D. making

【3】A. to show B. show C. shows D. showed

【4】A. when B. how C. what D. if

【5】A. grow B. become C. change D. get

【6】A. with B. like C. as D. to

【7】A. wellknown B. cheap C. big D. dear

【8】A. put on B. put up C. put aside D. put off

【9】A. wants B. teaches C. takes D. buys

【10】A. connected with B. strict with C. thought of D. come up with

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 C

【2】 B

【3】 A

【4】 D

【5】 C

【6】 B

【7】 A

【8】 C

【9】 B

【10】 A

【解析】

试题本文主要介绍了中国筷子的历史、材质，以及与筷子有关的典故等。

【1】句意：中国历史上说，中国早在夏朝就有筷子了。A. art名词，艺术；B. geography名词，地理；C. history名词，历史；D. P.E.体育。根据后文 “夏朝” 可知，本处指“中国历史”。故选：C。

【2】句意：今天我们有塑料筷子。A. make动词，制作；B. made动词过去式或过去分词，制作；C. to make动词不定式，D. making现在分词或动名词。be made of由...制作，其中made是过去分词。故选：B。

【3】句意：在古代，有钱人用金筷子来炫耀自己的财富。A. to show动词不定式，展示；B. show动词，展示；C. shows动词三单，展示；D. showed动词过去式，展示。use sth. to do sth.使用某物做某事。故选：A。

【4】句意：历史上，许多国王用银筷子来取食物，看它是否有毒。A. when连词，当...时候，引导时间状语从句，或作疑问副词，什么时候；B. how疑问副词，怎样；C. what疑问代词，什么；D. if连词，是否，引导宾语从句。根据句意及后文可知，本句不缺少成分，所以需要连词if（是否）引导宾语从句。故选：D。

【5】句意：据说，如果是这样，银筷子就会变色。A. grow动词，生长、种植、变得，主要表示逐渐变化, 强调变化的过程；B. become动词，变成，指身份的变化；C. change动词，改变；D. get动词，变得，指自然界的一些变化。根据句意可知是“改变”之意。故选：C。

【6】句意：传统上，女儿结婚时要送给女儿筷子，以表示应该很快生个儿子，因为“筷子”的中文发音就像“快儿子”。A. with介词，用；B. like介词，像；C. as介词，如同；D. to介词，如同。根据句意可知，此处意为“像...”。故选：B。

【7】句意：...和北京的筷子都很有名。A. wellknown形容词，知名的；B. cheap形容词，便宜的；C. big形容词，大的；D. dear形容词，亲爱的、昂贵的。根据句意可知，通过举例来说明前文提到的筷子都很有名。故选：A。

【8】句意：许多西方人、商人和游客把刀叉放在一边，喜欢在中国使用筷子。A. put on穿上；B. put up张贴、举起；C. put aside; 撇开、储备、扔下; D. put off推迟、拖延。根据语境可知，使用“put aside”符合语境。故选：C。

【9】句意：一个老人给他儿子们一个教训，告诉他们他如何能够轻易地折断一根筷子，但不能折断许多筷子。A. wants动词，想要；B. teaches动词，教；C. takes动词，拿、取；D. buys动词，买。teach sb. a lesson教训某人；给某人一个教训。故选：B。

【10】句意：在中国，筷子与好运联系在一起。A. connected with与...联系在一起；B. strict with严格要求某人；C. thought of 想到；D. come up with提出、想出。be connected with与...联系在一起。故选：A。