Question

【題目】 Lanterns have been part of Chinese culture for centuries and play an important part in many celebrations. In ancient times, there were mainly three kinds of lanterns

Palace lantern

It was mainly used in palaces in ancient times. When making palace lanterns fine wood was used. The palace lanterns were covered with silk or glass. Different kinds of pictures were drawn on the covers. These lanterns were not only used as lights but also as decorations （裝飾）in palaces.

Gauze lantern （紗燈）

Less expensive bamboo and gauze were used to cover the lantern. Red gauze was used when making them. In Chinese culture, red lanterns stand for （代表）happiness. So red lanterns are always hung （懸掛）on important festivals such as Lantern Festival, Spring Festival and National Day in parks or along main streets. In some famous Chinatowns abroad, you can see red lanterns all the year round. They have become a symbol of Chinese culture worldwide.

Shadow picture lantern （走馬燈）

It was usually used for amusement （娛樂）.The shape was much like that of the palace lanterns. There were two layers （層）of covers and pictures were drawn on the inside layer. When lit （被點燃）,the heat caused a paper wheel inside the lantern to turn around, so that moving pictures appeared on the outside cover.

Now more kinds of lanterns appear in festivals besides the traditional ones. More modem technology is used on making lanterns. The shapes of the modem lanterns have changed a lot too.

【1】In ancient times, there were _________________________________________________.

【2】Red lanterns are symbols of __________________________________________, so they are always hung on important festivals.

【3】The shape of ______________________is just like that of the palace lanterns.

【4】In some famous Chinatowns abroad, you can __________________________________________.

【5】When lit, the heat caused a paper wheel inside the lantern to turn around, so that moving pictures ______________________________________.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】mainly three kinds of lanterns.

【2】Chinese culture worldwide.

【3】Shadow picture lantern.

【4】see red lanterns all the year round.

【5】appeared on the outside cover.

【解析】

文章大意：文章主要介紹了燈籠的歷史以及其三種燈：宮燈、紗燈和走馬燈，及其現在燈籠的變化等。

【1】句意：古代的燈籠主要有三種。

細節(jié)理解題。根據文章第一段第二行“In ancient times, there were mainly three kinds of lanterns”“古代的燈籠主要有三種”，故填mainly three kinds of lanterns。

【2】句意：紅燈籠是中國文化在世界各地的象征，所以它們總是在重要的節(jié)日掛著。

細節(jié)理解題。根據第三段最后一行“They have become a symbol of Chinese culture worldwide”“它們已經成為全世界中國文化的象征。”故填Chinese culture worldwide。

【3】句意：走馬燈的形狀很像宮燈。

細節(jié)理解題。根據第四段第一、二行“The shape was much like that of the palace lanterns”“形狀很像宮燈”可知，走馬燈的形狀很像宮燈，故填Shadow picture lantern。

【4】句意：在國外一些著名的唐人街上，你一年四季都能看到紅燈籠。

細節(jié)理解題。根據第三段倒數第一、二行“In some famous Chinatowns abroad, you can see red lanterns all the year round”“在國外一些著名的唐人街上，你一年四季都能看到紅燈籠”，故填see red lanterns all the year round。

【5】句意：當燈亮起時，熱量使燈內的一個紙輪轉動，使外罩上出現了動態(tài)圖像。

細節(jié)理解題。根據文章第四段倒數第一、二行“When lit （被點燃）,the heat caused a paper wheel inside the lantern to turn around, so that moving pictures appeared on the outside cover”“當燈亮起時，熱量使燈內的一個紙輪轉動，使外罩上出現了動態(tài)圖像”，故填appeared on the outside cover。

任務型閱讀中的細節(jié)理解題。首先找出問句中的關鍵詞，然后定位到文章具體位置，然后寫出正確答案即可。

例如題目2中，關鍵詞是Red lanterns are symbols of，可定位到文章第三段最后一行“They have become a symbol of Chinese culture worldwide”“它們已經成為全世界中國文化的象征。”故填Chinese culture worldwide。