六、阅读与回答问题
Fragrance(芳香)is wonderful. It brings us happy feelings and makes us think of good times. In ancient China, people used scented sachets(香囊). These sachets are small bags with pretty colours and designs. Inside, there are herbs(药草)and fragrant things. People have been making them for a very long time.
At first, sachets hel
ped keep people healthy and away from insects. Later, they became a fun way for women to show their styles. Xuzhou in Jiangsu is known for its beautiful sachets with lovely embroidery(刺绣)and different shapes. In 2008, Xuzhou sachets became part of China's national intangible cultural heritage(非物质文化遗产).
Wang Xiuying is a master of making Xuzhou sachets. When she was young, she wore sachets made by her grandma and mum. She loved them so much that she started making her own. Now, she and her family run a sachet shop.
Wang is very creative. She makes sachets shaped like the 12 Chinese animals. She also uses herbs from traditional Chinese medicine(药物)to make them good for health. Making sachets isn't easy, but Wang enjoys giving them as gifts. In 2020, she gave 600 sachets to medical workers in China.
47. What does fragrance bring to people?
Happy feelings and memories of good times.
48. What is inside the sachets?
Herbs and fragrant things.
49. What did people in ancient China use sachets for at first?
Sachets helped keep people healthy and away from insects.
50. What special designs does Wang Xiuying create for her sachets?
She makes sachets shaped like the 12 Chinese animals.
51. How can you be creative when making traditional items?(请自拟一句话作答)
I can use new designs and special materials.(言之有理即可)
解析:
【解析】
47. 根据文章第一段“It brings us happy feelings and makes us think of good times.”可知,芳香带给人们愉悦的感受和对美好时光的回忆。
48. 根据文章第一段“Inside, there are herbs(药草)and fragrant things.”可知,香囊里面有药草和芳香的东西。
49. 根据文章第二段“At first, sachets helped keep people healthy and away from insects.”可知,最初古代中国人用香囊来保持健康、远离蚊虫。
50. 根据文章第四段“She makes sachets shaped like the 12 Chinese animals.”可知,王秀英制作的香囊有十二生肖的造型。
51. 这是开放性问题,可结合创新思路作答,比如使用新设计和特殊材料等,言之有理即可。
【答案】
47. Happy feelings and memories of good times.
48. Herbs and fragrant things.
49. Sachets helped keep people healthy and away from insects.
50. She makes sachets shaped like the 12 Chinese animals.
51. I can use new designs and special materials.(言之有理即可)
【知识点】
细节理解、信息提取、开放性表达
【点评】
本文围绕中国传统香囊展开,既介绍了香囊的历史与文化价值,又讲述了非遗传承人的故事。题目设置注重考查学生的细节查找能力,最后一题还引导学生发挥创新思维,兼具知识性与趣味性,有助于学生了解传统文化并提升英语阅读能力。
【难度系数】
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