Question

【题目】阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，在下面的表格中填入与文章意思最符合的单词，每空一词。

When you sit down with your family to eat a meal, have you ever wondered when and where people used chopsticks for the first time?

It's said that the first chopsticks were used in China 5，000 years ago. Since then, chopsticks have been widely used in many countries in Asia, such as China, Japan and Korea. Chopsticks are made of different kinds of materials. The materials like bamboo and wood are common because they are easy to get. People also use bone for chopsticks. Even many valuable materials like silver can be used to make chopsticks. There are also many table manners(礼仪) connected with chopsticks. For instance, never stick(插入) your chopsticks straight in your rice bowl. People believe this is impolite to the host.

The Introduction of Chopsticks
When the first chopsticks were used in China	Fifty 1.【1】ago.
Where chopsticks have been widely used	In many 2.【2】 countries, such as China, Japan and Korea.
What materials chopsticks are made of	3.【3】,_wood, bone or silver.
Why bamboo and wood chopsticks are common	Because the materials can be found 4.【4】.
One of the table manners connected with chopsticks	Never stick your chopsticks straight in your rice 5.【5】 .

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 centuries

【2】 Asian

【3】 Bamboo

【4】 easily

【5】 bowl

【解析】

这篇短文介绍了筷子的历史、制作筷子的材料以及与筷子相关的餐桌礼仪。

【1】句意：五十世纪以前。这里的问题是“在中国，筷子什么时候第一被使用？”原文“It's said that the first chopsticks were used in China 5，000 years ago”（据说第一把筷子是在5000年前的中国被使用的），5000年前相当于50个世纪以前，名词“世纪”是century，故填其复数形式centuries。

【2】句意：在许多亚洲国家，例如中国，日本和韩国。这里的问题是“筷子是在哪里被广泛使用的？”原文“Since then, chopsticks have been widely used in many countries in Asia, such as China, Japan and Korea.”（自那时起，筷子在亚洲的许多国家被广泛使用，例如中国，日本和韩国）说明是在“亚洲国家”被广泛使用的，故填“亚洲的” Asian。

【3】句意：竹子，木头，骨头或是银。这里的问题是“筷子是由什么材料制成的？”原文“The materials like bamboo and wood are common because they are easy to get.”（类似竹子和木头的材料很普遍因为他们很容易获取。）说明“竹子”也是制成筷子的材料之一，故填Bamboo。

【4】句意：因为这些材料可以被轻松找到。这里的问题是“为什么竹子和木头筷子很普遍？” 原文“The materials like bamboo and wood are common because they are easy to get.”（类似竹子和木头的材料很普遍因为他们很容易获取。）说明他们能“很容易地”被发现，故填副词“容易地”easily。

【5】句意：永远不要把你的筷子径直地插入你的米饭饭碗里。这里是想列出一项“与筷子有关的餐桌礼仪”，原文“never stick(插入) your chopsticks straight in your rice bow”（永远不要把你的筷子径直地插入你的米饭饭碗里），故填“饭碗” bowl。