16 算盘，泥人，瓷器，扎染，文房四宝 15篇 -备战2024年中考英语传统文化短文填空满分突破

16 算盘 泥人 瓷器 扎染 文房四宝 15篇 The abacus or the suanpan is known as “the oldest calculator (计算器) in the world”. By 1 (influence) the way people performed calculations, the abacus played an important role in ancient China. China’s 2 (tradition) abacus has two upper and five lower beads on each stick. The upper two beads stand 3 five units each and the lower five beads are one unit each. Fingers move, beads knock and the result comes out from 4 (they) exactly. It is not hard to learn, 5 people need to practice more to use it well. In the past, using the abacus 6 (be) a necessary skill in people’s daily life, especially in shops. With the development of technology, it has gradually been replaced by other calculating tools. However, even though it’s easier for people to use these new tools, the abacus has not been 7 (complete) forgotten. The abacus is still of great value in modern times. According to some 8 (discovery) from some studies, the abacus can improve children’s attention and thinking ability. Because they need to use their eyes, hands and heads at 9 same time. Chinese abacus culture has been 10 (introduce) to other countries of the world in recent years. Many countries love the abacus culture and call on their children to learn how to use the abacus. 阅读短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内所给词的正确形式填空，使短文通顺、连贯。 The abacus is called suanpan in Chinese. It is 11 important part of traditional Chinese culture and it is known as China’s 12 (five) great invention. People in the past 13 (use) the abacus to calculate (计算) at a higher speed so it could be called “the 14 (old) computer in the world”. It is necessary for you 15 (know) how to use the abacus correctly. It usually has more than seven rods (杆子). There 16 (be) two beads (算珠) on each rod in the upper deck (层) and five beads each in the bottom. The beads are usually round and made 17 wood. We co