2024年中国传统文化英文阅读理解专项练习——首字母填空10篇

解析版 中国传统文化英文阅读理解专项练习1 班级：________ 姓名：______________ 1. 首字母填空，每空一词。 Taijiquan, also known a__1__ Tai Chi, is a major division（分支） of Chinese martial art（武术）. 太极拳，又称太极拳，是中国武术的一个主要分支。 There have been d____2____ sayings（言论） about the origin of Taijiquan. The traditional legend goes that the wise man Zhang Sanfeng of the Song D__3__ (960-1279) created Taijiquan after he had witnessed a fight between a sparrow and a snake. But most people agreed that the modern Taijiquan originated from（起源于） Chen style Taijiquan, which first appeared during the 19th c___4___ in the Daoguang Reign of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). 关于太极拳的起源，有不同的说法。传统传说，宋代智者张三丰（960-1279）在目睹了麻雀和蛇的战斗后创造了太极拳。但大多数人都认为，现代太极拳起源于陈式太极拳，最早出现在19世纪的清代道光年间（1644-1911）。 The m___5__ famous forms of Taijiquan practiced today are the Chen, Yang, Wu, Wu and Sun styles. All the five styles can be traced back to Chen style Taijiquan. According to historical records（历史记载）, Taijiquan was founded（创立） by Chen Wangting (1597-1664), who lived in Chen Village, today's Henan p__6___ in China. The Yang style is now the most p__7___ style worldwide. 今天最著名的太极拳形式是陈、杨、吴、吴和孙。这五种风格都可以追溯到陈氏太极拳。据史料记载，太极拳是由陈王廷（1597-1664）创立的，陈王廷住在今天的中国河南省陈村。杨式太极现在是全球最流行的风格。 Nowadays, when most people talk about Taijiquan, they are u__8___ referring to the Yang style, which has already spread around the w__9___ and is practiced by m__10___ of people. 如今，大多数人在谈论太极拳时，通常指的是杨式，这种风格已经传播到世界各地，并被数百万人练习。 答案及解析： 1. as，be known as... 以...著称，众所周知的... 2. different 3. Dynasty 4. century，the 19th century 十九世纪 5. most，前面有the，后面有形容词原形，此处用most，形容词最高级。 6. province, Henan province，河南省。 7. popular 8. usually 9. World，around the world，世界各地，全世界。 10. millions，millions of，成千上万的，无数的。注意millions是复数形式，s不可缺失。 中国传统文化英文阅读理解专项练习2 班级：________ 姓名：______________ 2. 首字母填空，每空一词。 As an old saying in Xunpu, Fujian p 1 goes, “put flowers in your hair in this life and you’ll also be p 2 in the afterlife”. In the past, all the women in the small fishing village had long hair, and then they put colorful and special floral headdresses(花做的头饰) on their hair, The headdress is k 3 as zanhua or zanhuawei. Zanhua was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage(非物质文化遗产) in 2008. 福建浔浦有句古话，“今生簪花，来生也美”。过去，在这个小渔村，所有的妇女都留着长发，然后她们在头发上戴上五颜六色的、特殊的花头饰，这种头饰被称为簪花或簪花。簪花于2008年被列入国家级非物质文化遗产名录。 As a child, Huang Rongbing would watch his mother, Weng Xiuzhen comb (梳) her long and thick hair. After forming a bun (圆髻) at the back of her head, she would put c 4 flowers into her hair. 小时候，黄荣兵会看着母亲翁秀珍梳理她又长又厚的头发。她会在后脑勺扎一个发髻，然后在头发上插上五颜六色的花。 The headdress inspired(启发) Huang's career(职业) choice. In2016, he and his older sister o 5 a salon(美发店). There, tourists can get their hair styled in the Xunpu tradition and have their photos taken. 这个头饰启发了黄的职业选择。2016年，他和姐姐开了一家美发沙龙。在那里，游客们可以按照寻浦传统做头发，还可以拍照。 The increase in tourist visits has made Huang happy. That's b 6 it not only keeps the business busy but also helps spread the history and c 7 behind zan'ua headwear. 游客数量的增加让黄很高兴。这是因为它不仅使生意繁忙，而且有助于传播簪花背后的历史和文化。 After going through the full zanhua experience ,Hu Titi, one of Huang's customers, e 8 brought xanhua culture to Paris in France last year. Under the Eiffel Tower, she shot photos and videos of herself d 9 in traditional Chinese clothes with a ganhua in her hair. 在经历了完整的簪花体验后，黄的一位顾客胡提提(音)去年甚至把簪花文化带到了法国巴黎。在埃菲尔铁塔下，她拍摄了自己穿着中国传统服装、头上戴着干花的照片和视频。 Huang said the women of Xunpu are hard-working, warm-hearted and brave. They are f 10 for catching the best seafood, “When they put a zanhua on their heads, they express their wish for happiness. The flowers are seen as a symbol of hope,” she added. 黄说，浔浦的妇女勤劳、热心、勇敢。他们以捕捉最好的海鲜而闻名，“当他们把簪花戴在头上时，他们表达了他们对幸福的愿望。这些花被视为希望的象征，”她补充道。 答案与解析： 1. province 2. pretty 3. known, be known as... 以……著称 4. colorful/colourful 5. opened, 注意时态。 6. because 7. culture 8. even 9. dressed， dress in...， 穿……的衣服 10. famous，be famous for...，因……而出名。 中国传统文化英文阅读理解专项练习3 班级：________ 姓名：______________ 3. 首字母填空，每空一词。 In a Shaoxing Opera performance, a reversed(反串的)role has taken the young audience and social media by storm. 在一场绍兴戏曲表演中，一个反串的角色在年轻观众和社交媒体上引起了轰动。 take... by storm：指以强大的力量或影响力迅速征服或占领。 audience：观众，听众，可数名词。 social media：社交媒体，例如微信、微博等。 Chen Lijun plays Jia Ting in New Dragon Gate Inn(《新龙门客栈》),a Shaoxing Opera show. Called the“Jade-faced Man(玉面郎君)”, Jia has a handsome look and unique charm(魅力). In her acting, Chen brings out the chemistry(化学反应)with her co-stars. For example, with just one arm she spins(旋转)a co-star around easily. 陈丽君在绍剧《新龙门客栈》中饰演贾婷。贾被称为“玉面郎君”，他相貌英俊，魅力独特。在她的表演中，陈与她的合作伙伴们产生了化学反应。例如，她只用一只手臂就可以轻松地旋转。 Chen's performance is winning many hearts in the theatre and online.“At first, most of the audience were common opera fans. But later, newcomers to theater, many of them young people, began showing up. 陈的表演在剧院和网络上赢得了许多人的心。“起初，大多数观众都是普通的戏迷。但后来，剧院的新人开始出现，其中许多是年轻人。 win someone’s heart：赢得某人的心。 Chen is a member of Zhejiang Xiaobaihua, one of China's most famous Shaoxing Opera groups.They created New Dragon Gate Inn based on the 1992 classic wuwia film of the same name and adapted(改编)it to better align with(与…一致)ideas in today's society and the Shaoxing Opera genre itself. 陈是浙江小白花的一员，浙江小白花是中国最著名的绍剧团之一。他们根据1992年的经典吴维亚同名电影创作了《新龙门客栈》，并对其进行了改编，以更好地符合当今社会的理念和绍剧类型本身。 For example, Jia Ting changes from an old person in the film into a charming young man.This aligns with the characteristics(特点)of a young kunsheng role, or a female(女性的) actor who takes a reversed role in Shaoxing Opera. 例如，贾婷在电影中从一个老人变成了一个迷人的年轻人。这与年轻的昆生角色特点或在绍剧中扮演相反角色的女演员的特点是一致的。 Shaoxing Opera is famous for its feminine(女性的)style, because most of its performers are women. Xiaobaihua is an all-female group. As a kunsheng, Chen sees her role as a combination(结合) of both female and male(男性的) charms while having a mysterious sense(神秘感)of beauty. 绍剧以其女性化风格而闻名，因为大多数表演者都是女性。小白花是一个全女性组合。作为一名昆生，陈认为她的角色是男女魅力的结合，同时拥有一种神秘的美感。 “Internet users jokingly say that women understand best what women want to see. I think this is because female actors show images that align with the idealized(理想化的)males in the hearts of women,” Chen said. 网友们开玩笑说，女人最了解自己想看到什么。我认为这是因为女演员展现的形象与女性心中理想化的男性(理想化的)一致。” 答案与解析： 1. called. Be called..., 被称作……，被叫做……。 2. theatre, 剧院。 3. opera 4. later. But是重要转折词，表示后文信息与上文信息相反，而前文中关键信息是“at first” 5. member. Be a member of ... 是……的一员。 6. famous 7. film。线索在上一段中。 8. because 9. both。 Both ... and ... ，……和……都…… 10. understand 中国传统文化英文阅读理解专项练习4 班级：________ 姓名：______________ 4. 首字母填空，每空一词。 Exploring origins of dragons Among the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac(生肖) ,the dragon is the only imaginary(虚构的)one. But Chinese people have loved it so much for thousands of years. 在中国十二生肖中，龙是唯一的虚构动物。但是中国人几千年来一直很喜欢它。 In the West, dragons also have a long history in mythology(神话) and films, for example Sleeping Beauty and Dungeons&Dragons (《龙与地下城》). 在西方，龙在神话和电影中也有着悠久的历史，例如《睡美人》和《龙与地下城》。 What may be surprising, however, is that the dragons share similar origins. Both Eastern and Western records said dragons are like snakes. 然而，令人惊讶的是，这些龙有着相似的起源。东方和西方的记载都说龙像蛇。 One of the earliest records of dragons dates back to（追溯到） the jade carvings(玉雕) in China more than 5,000 years ago. These jade carvings look like snakes curled (弯曲) into a“C”shape. The Penguin Book of Dragons also noted that in the ancient world, dragons were often described as big snakes. 关于龙的最早记录之一可以追溯到5000多年前的中国玉雕。这些玉雕看起来像蛇卷曲成“C”形。《企鹅龙之书》还指出，在古代，龙经常被描述为大蛇。 What might have made us come up with the idea of dragons in the first place? Carl Sagan, a famous scientist, answered the question in a book called The Dragons of Eden. He thought people created dragons from what they saw in the natural world and a fear of predators(对捕食者的恐惧). 最初是什么让我们产生了龙的想法?著名科学家卡尔·萨根(Carl Sagan)在《伊甸园之龙》(the Dragons of Eden)一书中回答了这个问题。他认为人类创造龙是因为他们在自然界看到的东西和对掠食者的恐惧。 答案与解析： 1. among 2. but 3. history 4. both 5. earliest 6. like 7. as 8. famous 9. called 10. thought 中国传统文化英文阅读理解专项练习5 班级：________ 姓名：______________ 5. 首字母填空，每空一词。 In recent years, it has become popular for women to wear a traditional qipao dress. Especially during the National College Entrance Examination（高考）, better known as the “gaokao”, many mothers wear “qipao” to wish their children good luck in the exam. The reason is that “qipao” stands for the Chinese phrase “qi kai de sheng”, meaning victory. 近年来，女性穿传统的旗袍开始流行起来。特别是在高考期间，也就是我们熟知的“高考”期间，许多妈妈都会穿上“旗袍”，祝愿孩子在考试中好运。原因是“旗袍”代表汉语短语“旗开得胜”，意思是胜利。 wish sb. good luck 祝某人好运 stand for 代表 The qipao has a high collar（衣领）, with pankous, traditional Chinese knotted buttons, on the front. Some people believe the qipao came from gowns（长袍）worn by women in the Qing Dynasty. Influenced by Western culture, it changed continually during the early 20th century, becoming more fitted. 旗袍有一个高领，前面有中国传统的打结纽扣。有些人认为旗袍来自清朝妇女穿的长袍。受西方文化的影响，它在20世纪初不断变化，变得更加合身。 After years of development, the qipao is now mainly divided into Beijing styles, Shanghai styles and Hong Kong styles. There are many differences in color and design. 旗袍经过多年的发展，现在主要分为京派、海派和港派。在颜色和设计上有很多不同。 different：形容词，不同的。Be different from... 与……不一样。 difference：可数名词，不同之处。 The Beijing-style qipao is more traditional than Shanghai-style and Hong Kong-style qipaos. The colours of Beijing-style qipaos are much brighter. High-quality Beijing-style qipaos are usually made by hand, so the price is a lot higher. 京派旗袍比海派和港式旗袍更传统。京派旗袍的颜色要鲜艳得多。高质量的京派旗袍通常是手工制作的，所以价格要高得多。 much/a lot + 形容词比较级，表示程度较高，翻译为“……得多” Compared with Beijing-style qipaos, Shanghai-style ones are more forward-looking. More Western elements（元素）are used in the designs and colors. Shang-style qipaos became the most popular qipao style because of the fashional design and slim shape. Now, Shanghai-style qipaos are still the first choice for most women, especially among younger ones. 与京派旗袍相比，海派旗袍更具前瞻性。更多的西方元素被用于设计和颜色。商派旗袍因其时尚的设计和修身的造型而成为最受欢迎的旗袍款式。现在，海派旗袍仍然是大多数女性，尤其是年轻女性的首选。 because + 句子。 because of + 名词短语。 Hong Kong-style qipaos have been influenced greatly by European fashions. They have shorter sleeves（袖子） than the other two. The decorations are simpler, too. 港式旗袍深受欧洲时尚的影响。它的袖子比其他两种旗袍短，装饰也更简单。 The qipao is a very classic product to represent the beauty of traditional Chinese clothing. It shows not only the history of the Han people, but also the footprints of other cultures on the land. 旗袍是代表中国传统服饰之美的经典产品。它不仅展示了汉人的历史，也展示了其他文化在这片土地上的足迹。 答案与解析： 1. known 2. luck 3. meaning 4. culture 5. differences 6. much 7. higher。 价格高低用high/low修饰限定。 8. designs 9. because 10. other。本文主要介绍了三种派系的旗袍，此处以港派与另外两排做对比，因此用the other two表示港派之外的另外两派。 中国传统文化英文阅读理解专项练习6 班级：________ 姓名：______________ 6. 首字母填空，每空一词。 A tale of light and shadow一个关于光与影的故事 Chinese shadow puppetry（皮影戏）, or shadow play, is probably one of the most ancient arts using light and shadow. It was added to UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage List in 2011. 中国皮影戏可能是最古老的光影艺术之一。2011年，它被列入联合国教科文组织非物质文化遗产名录。 UNESCO: 联合国教科文组织（United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization） Shadow puppetry can be found all over China, especially in rural areas. Generally speaking, it is a combination of many art forms, including painting, music, opera performance and story-telling. 皮影戏在中国各地都有，尤其是在农村地区。一般来说，它是多种艺术形式的结合，包括绘画、音乐、歌剧表演和讲故事。 More than 2,000 years ago, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was very upset about the death of his favourite concubine（妃子）. One day, a minister（大臣） happened to see children playing with dolls, whose shadows were vivid on the floor. Then he had an idea—he made a puppet（木偶） of the concubine. As night fell, he invited the emperor to watch a puppet show. This story is believed to be the origin of shadow puppetry. 2000多年前，汉武帝因他心爱的妃子去世而非常难过。一天，一位大臣碰巧看到孩子们在玩布娃娃，布娃娃的影子在地板上生动地投射出来。这时他有了一个主意——他做了一个像这个妃子模样的木偶。夜幕降临时，他邀请皇帝去看木偶戏。这个故事被认为是皮影戏的起源。 be upset about... 因为……而难过。upset，形容词，难过的，沮丧的。 see sb doing sth. 看见某人正在做某事。 Shadow puppetry was widely performed in the Tang Dynasty, and was introduced into West Asian and European（欧洲的） countries during Yuan Dynasty. The art form met its heyday（全盛期）in the Qing Dynasty, when the puppetry was performed in almost every province. 皮影戏在唐代被广泛表演，元代传入西亚和欧洲国家。这种艺术形式在清代达到了鼎盛时期，当时几乎每个省都在表演木偶戏。 However, making puppets is not an easy job. They are mostly made of the leather of animals, such as cattle and sheep. That’s why their Chinese name is pi ying, which means shadows of leather. The body parts of the puppets are cut separately and then joined together. During the performances, puppeteers hold the puppets with sticks connected to their most important joints, so that the puppets could be shown as “moving images” on the screens. They could sometimes be as vivid as living creatures. No wonder Chinese shadow puppetry is also known as the “forefather of the films”. 然而，制作木偶并不是一件容易的工作。它们大多是用动物的皮革制成的，比如牛和羊。这就是为什么它们的中文名字叫皮影，意思是皮革的影子。木偶的身体部位被分开切割，然后连接在一起。在表演过程中，木偶表演者用连接在他们最重要关节上的棍子来握住木偶，这样木偶就可以在屏幕上作为“移动的图像”显示出来。他们有时可以像活生生的生物一样生动。难怪中国皮影戏也被称为“电影之祖”。 答案与解析： 1. areas. in rural areas, 在农村地区。 2. including 3. playing. see sb doing sth. 看见某人做某事（正在做） 4. made 5. invited. invite sb to do sth. 邀请某人做某事。 6. countries 7. almost 8. However 9. with 10. known 中国传统文化英文阅读理解专项练习7 班级：________ 姓名：______________ 7. 首字母填空，每空一词。 Jade-like (像玉一样的) in appearance, Yazhou pottery（牙舟陶） -- a type of excellent pottery with a history of more than 600 years -- is now shining a new light. 外形酷似玉石的牙舟陶——一种有着600多年历史的优秀陶艺——如今焕发出新的光芒。 Yazhou pottery dates back to the time of Emperor Taizu, or Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty. During this period , the art form was brought to Yazhou town in today’s Pingtang county, Guizhou province from Jiangxi province. This is how Yazhou pottery was named and found its start. 牙舟陶器的历史可以追溯到明朝太祖朱元璋时期。在这一时期，这种艺术形式从江西省带到今天的贵州省平塘县牙舟镇。这就是牙舟陶器的命名和起源。 After its spread into Guizhou, Yazhou pottery was combined with aspects from local Miao and Buyi cultures while protecting its original Han features. Slowly, it got its own special style, shape and color. 牙舟陶传入贵州后，在保留原有汉族特色的同时，又与当地苗族和布依族文化相结合。慢慢地，它有了自己独特的风格、形状和颜色。 According to Yue Zhen, a member of the China Arts and Crafts Association, Yazhou potteries are made mainly through kneading (揉捏). Their shapes are inspired directly by objects in daily life, which adds to their folk style. “For example,” said Yue, “a local potterer（陶工） once made a pot into a cow shape, because he was inspired by the cows that could be seen everywhere.” 据中国工艺美术协会会员岳震介绍，牙舟陶器主要是通过揉捏制作的。它们的造型灵感直接来自于日常生活中的物品，这增加了它们的民间风格。“例如，”岳说，“一位当地陶工曾经把一个锅做成牛的形状，因为他的灵感来自于随处可见的牛。” Besides, the glaze (釉) of Yazhou pottery is also special. Potterers usally use glass powder. “They may add some metals in the powder, so that the exquisite glaze of finished products will make them look like jade,” said Yue. 除此之外，崖陶的釉面也很特别。制陶工人通常使用玻璃粉。岳说:“他们可能会在粉末中添加一些金属，这样成品的精美釉面就会使它们看起来像玉石。” In 2008, Yazhou pottery was listed as a national-level intangible cultural heritage and got support from governments of different levels. 2008年，牙舟陶被列为国家级非物质文化遗产，得到了各级政府的支持。 “Now more young people are fond of Yazhou pottery,” said Yue. “The heritage of it is never something that stands still, but [rather] is a process driven by innovation (创新).” “现在越来越多的年轻人喜欢牙舟陶器，”岳说。“它的遗传从来都不是一成不变的，而是一个由创新驱动的过程。” 答案与解析： 1. history。with a history of ... 拥有……年历史的…… 2. period。 时期，阶段。 3. own。 形容词，自己的。 4. member。a member of ... ……的一员。 5. made。 be made是被动语态，表示“被做出来”。 6. local 7. besides。此外，而且，副词，用于引出要补充的内容。 8. metals。metal，金属，此处使用复数形式表示不同种类。 9. cultural。形容词，文化的。 10. fond。 be fond of ... 喜欢…… 中国传统文化英文阅读理解专项练习8 班级：________ 姓名：______________ 8. 首字母填空，每空一词。 关于宋朝点茶文化的相关背景知识： 宋代，是中国历史上文化繁荣、经济发达的时期。随着社会的稳定和经济的繁荣，茶文化得到了极大的发展。点茶，作为当时的一种茶艺形式，逐渐从贵族阶层普及到民间，成为一种风尚。它不仅是一种品饮方式，更是一种文化交流和精神享受的方式。 点茶的基本流程： 备器：点茶前需准备好一系列茶具，包括茶盏、茶筅、茶瓶、茶匙等。其中，茶盏以建窑的黑釉盏为上，因其能够更好地衬托出茶汤的颜色。 炙茶：将茶饼放在火上烘烤，以去除茶叶中的潮气和异味，提升茶香。 碾茶：用茶碾将烤过的茶饼碾碎，再用茶罗筛分，得到细腻的茶粉。 候汤：煮水时，要控制火候和时间，以获得适宜的水温。宋人讲究“蟹眼已过鱼眼生，飕飕欲作松风鸣”的汤候，即水初沸时如蟹眼般大小的气泡，逐渐转为鱼眼大小，并伴随松风声，此时的水温最为适宜。 熁[xié]盏：点茶前需先用热水烫盏，以提高茶盏的温度，有助于茶香更好地散发。 点茶：将适量的茶粉放入茶盏中，先注入少量热水调成糊状，然后用茶筅快速搅拌，使茶粉与水充分融合。接着，再次注入热水至七分满，继续用茶筅搅拌，打出细腻的泡沫。 品茶：点好的茶，泡沫细腻持久，茶香四溢。品茶时需小口细啜，细细品味茶汤的香气和滋味。 You may(情态动词，可能，也许） have seen a barista (咖啡师) pour milk foam（泡沫） into a coffee, upon which a beautiful pattern appears. But have you seen the art in a cup of tea? 你可能见过咖啡师把牛奶泡沫倒进咖啡里，上面会出现一个美丽的图案。但你见过一杯茶中的艺术吗? Dian cha is a tea art from the Song Dynasty. The art begins with（begin with... 以……开始）pouring water over fine powdered (粉状的) tea, creating a paste (糊) and then adding more hot water, constantly whisking (搅动) it by hand with a bamboo whisk. It is believed that the art later spread to other parts of East Asia, including（介词，包括，包含） Japan. In 2019, it was listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Runzhou district, Zhenjiang city, Jiangsu province. 点茶是宋朝的一种茶艺。点茶艺术始于将水倒在粉状的茶上，形成糊状，然后加入更多的热水，用竹制搅拌器不断地用手搅拌。据信，这种艺术后来传播到东亚其他地区，包括日本。2019年，它被列为江苏省镇江市润州区非物质文化遗产。 “It’s like（=it is like, be like, 像） adding bells and whistles to tea and giving people a stronger sense of occasion, so drinking tea is more fun,” said 40-year-old Han Zheming. 40岁的韩哲明(音译)说:“这就像在茶里加了一些额外的东西，给人们一种更强烈的场合感，所以喝茶更有趣了。” “My mother loves traditional culture（传统文化） and I have been leaning toward it under her influence,” said Han. 韩说:“我的母亲喜欢传统文化，在她的影响下，我也逐渐倾向于传统文化。” After he graduated（毕业） from the China Academy of Art in Zhejiang province in 2006, Han began his attempt（尝试） at reviving（复兴） the art form. 2006年，他从浙江中国美术学院毕业后，开始尝试复兴这种艺术形式。 He said during the process of dian cha, the froth (泡沫) resembles paper while the tea paste is like ink. But “drawing” on the tea foam is not easy. 他说，在制作点茶的过程中，泡沫像纸，而茶糊像墨水。但在茶沫上“画画”并不容易。 Creating patterns on the tea foam is careful but quick work. Usually, the whole process has to be finished（被完成） within 10 minutes. The ideal state is when the tea’s temperature is around 40 C and ready for the taste. It was through trial and error that Han got the hang of dian cha. “Usually, it takes a year of practice（不可数名词，练习；对应的动词形式是practise） for one to be able to do it,” Han added. 在茶泡沫上制作图案是一项细心但快速的工作。通常，整个过程必须在10分钟内完成。理想状态是茶的温度在40摄氏度左右，可以品尝。正是通过反复试验，韩掌握了点茶的窍门。“通常，一个人需要一年的练习才能做到这一点，”韩补充说。 Speaking about his understanding of this tea art, Han said it’s “to increase the aesthetics (美感)” rather than change the essence of tea. 谈到他对这种茶艺的理解，他说这是“增加美感”，而不是改变茶的本质。 “As well as poems（名词，诗歌）, calligraphy and paintings that were created back then, I want more people to understand the items used by people to drink tea, and the reasons behind（……背后的原因。behind，介词，在……后面） the ways they prepared tea,” he explained. 他解释说:“除了当时创作的诗歌，书法和绘画，我想让更多的人了解人们喝茶的物品和他们泡茶的方式背后的原因。” 中国传统文化英文阅读理解专项练习9 班级：________ 姓名：______________ 9. 首字母填空，每空一词。 During the Tang Dynasty (618-907), Emperor Taizong asked the prime minister (宰相) Feng Deyi to recommend（及物动词，推荐，举荐） talented people. However, several months passed（不及物动词，表示（时间的）消逝）, Feng didn’t recommend anyone. 唐朝(618-907)，唐太宗让宰相冯德义推荐人才。然而，几个月过去了，冯没有推荐任何人。 Talented：形容词。有天赋的，有才能的，有才华的。 “I tried my best, but there are not unusual and well-rounded people at all,” Feng said. “我尽了最大的努力，但是根本就没有不寻常的、全面发展的人，”冯说。 Try one’s best to do sth. 尽某人最大的努力去做某事。 Well-rounded：形容词。人格完满的，多才多艺的。 “People are like（be like... 像……） utensils (器物). What we need to do is to make good use of their strengths. You should blame (责怪) yourself for not noticing（notice在此处作动词，表示注意到、发现。因为前面有介词for，所以这里需要加ing） talented people. How could you say that there are no talented people in our era（时代）?” said the emperor. “人就像器物。我们需要做的是充分利用他们的优势。你应该责怪自己没有注意到有才能的人。你怎么能说我们这个时代没有人才?”皇帝说。 Make good use of sth. 充分利用某物。 Indeed, each utensil or tool has a specific function (功能). A knife is made to cut things while chopsticks are made to pick up food. We can’t use a knife as（作为） a chopstick. Like a utensil, each person has a particular strength. Nobody is perfect. We can’t expect a person to be good at everthing（样样出色）. 事实上，每个器具或工具都有一个特定的功能。刀是用来切东西的，筷子是用来夹食物的。我们不能把刀当作筷子使用。就像一件器皿，每个人都有自己独特的力量。人无完人。我们不能期望一个人无所不能。 Expect：及物动词。期待。Expect sth. 期待某物/事。Expect sb to do sth.期待某人做某事。 With this idea in mind, Emperor Taizong discovered（及物动词，发现） many talented people of different backgrounds. He offered them important positions, which helped them make the most of their talents. His talented people helped the society develop and created a “golden age”. 有了这个想法，唐太宗发现了许多不同背景的人才。他给他们提供了重要的职位，帮助他们充分发挥自己的才能。他的人才帮助社会发展，创造了一个“黄金时代”。 Make the most of sth. 充分利用某物。 Talent：才能，天赋。 Today, as the division of labor (劳动分工) in society is becoming clearer, the idea still makes sense（make sense, 有道理的，说的通的）. If we become leaders someday, we should help others give full play to their strengths. For example, Liu Bang, the founder of Han Dynasty (206BC-AD220), let Zhang Liang and Xiao He work as advisors for their wisdom while inviting Han Xin to lead the army for his war strategies. Known as the “three heroes（可数名词，英雄，杰出人物。注意其复数形式是加es） of the early Han Dynasty”, they helped Liu build a strong dynasty. 今天，随着社会分工越来越清晰，这个想法仍然有意义。如果有一天我们成为领导者，我们应该帮助别人充分发挥他们的优势。例如，汉朝(公元前206年-公元220年)的缔造者刘邦，让张良和萧何为其谋士，而邀请韩信带领军队为其谋略。他们被称为“汉初三杰”，帮助刘邦建立了一个强大的王朝。 中国传统文化英文阅读理解专项练习10 班级：________ 姓名：______________ 10. 首字母填空，每空一词。 Do you wear clothes with colorful patterns? Most of these patterns are dyed (染色) by machines. But how did ancient（古代的） people dye their clothes? 你穿的衣服有各种颜色的图案吗吗?这些图案大多是用机器染色的。但是古代人是怎么染衣服的呢? Tie-dye（扎染） is a very old way of dyeing clothes in China – it’s more than 1,000 years old! It is most popular among（be popular among... 在……中深受欢迎） the Bai ethnic group（白族） in Yunnan. The Bai people usually make blue dye from plants. During the Tang (618-907) and Song (960-1279) dynasties（唐朝和宋朝是两个朝代，所以此处要用复数形式）, people gave tie-dyed clothes to the emperor as gifts. 扎染在中国是一种非常古老的染色方法——它有1000多年的历史了!它在云南白族盛行。白族人通常用植物制作蓝色染料。在唐(618-907)和宋(960-1279)时期，人们将扎染的衣服作为礼物送给皇帝。 To tie-dye, you first need to use threads (线) to tie your cloth together. Then you put the cloth into the dye（染料）. As the cloth is folded and dyed, some parts become dark blue, while other parts have a light/lighter（light，形容词，表示颜色浅的） color. When you open out the cloth, you’ll see beautiful patterns（图案）. 要扎染，你首先需要用线把你的布绑在一起。然后把布放进染料里。当布料被折叠和染色时，一些部分变成深蓝色，而其他部分则有浅的颜色。当你打开布料，你会看到美丽的图案。 In 2006, the tie-dye technique (技艺) became China’s national intangible cultural heritage. Anning in Yunnan is known for（be known for=be famous for, 因……而出名） tie-dye. 2006年，扎染技艺被列为国家级非物质文化遗产。云南的安宁以扎染闻名于世。 Yang Cheng, 52, learned to tie-dye from his mother in the 1980s. Now he is still doing the job and has passed the skill down to his daughter. He is an inheritor (传承人) of tie-dye in Anning. 52岁的杨成在上世纪80年代从母亲那里学会了扎染。现在他还在做这项工作，并把这项技术传给了他的女儿。他是安宁扎染传承人。 “Tie-dye is worthy of the efforts of generations of people,” Yang said. “扎染值得几代人的努力，”杨说。 Yang carried on the old skills of tie-dye. At the same time（同时）, he studied tie-dye in other countries, such as Japan, India and France. He also used some creative designs. 杨继承了扎染的古老技艺。与此同时，他还在日本、印度、法国等国家学习扎染。他还使用了一些创造性的设计。 Yang now teaches tie-dye in schools, communities and companies. More than 100,000 people have learned from him, he said. 杨现在在学校、社区和公司教授扎染。他说，有超过10万人向他学习。 Some worry that tie-dye may die out（消失，灭绝） because using machines（由此处的machines可以反推第一题的答案） is fast and cheap. But Yang said, “Machines can’t take the place of our creative hands.” 有些人担心扎染可能会消亡，因为使用机器既快又便宜。但杨说:“机器不能取代我们的创造力。” 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$