B)根据短文内容,从所给选项中选出能够填入空白处的最佳选项。(有两项多余)(2025·江苏苏州调研)
Children's games in ancient China
Unlike the children nowadays, the children during ancient times didn't have smartphones or computers to enjoy themselves. Instead, they came up with interesting games to play in their childhood. Let's take a look.
Kicking stone balls
During the Qing Dynasty, kicking a stone ball around was a popular sport in the northern part of China, and it was often played in winter to keep warm.
Flying kites
Kites have quite a long history. The earliest kites were made of wood instead of paper. Nowadays, the three most famous kites are the Beijing kite, Tianjin kite and Weifang kite. Each of them has special features. 12
Playing hide-and-seek
Hide-and-seek is a traditional game for children. Even nowadays, many children like playing it. There are two ways to play it. One way is covering a child's eyes while other kids run around to tease him. 13
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The closest thing to watching a film or television for entertainment in ancient times was going to see a shadow play. Folk artists manipulated puppets behind the screen, narrating stories.
Setting off fireworks
Fireworks have a history of more than 2,000 years. It is said that there was a beast named *Nian* in ancient China. 15 After gunpowder was invented, it gradually replaced the bamboo joints. Fireworks are still set off during the Spring Festival.
A. Watching shadow plays
B. For example, the swallow-shaped kite is a well-known Beijing style.
C. Shadow plays were one of the most popular entertaining forms in ancient times.
D. To scare off the beast, people burnt bamboo joints to make them explode(爆炸).
E. The other way is that one child must try to find those who have hidden.
F. The children during ancient times had many ways to enjoy themselves.
12. 13. 14. 15.