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中国文化简介（英文版）课后习题答案1 Chapter 1 答案 1. Multiple choice (choose the best answer). 1) c 2) b 3) a 4) d 5) c 2. Fill in the blanks. 6) Sumerian, Egyptian, Chinese characters 7) red, rectangular, five stars 8) form, sound, meaning 9) family name, the given name, xing, shi, ming, zi 3. Translate the following terms into English. 10) a. the Imperial palace/the Forbidden City b. nature reserve c. autonomous region d. special administrative region 11) a. the Han nationality b. ethical tradition c. social status d. Chinese character 4. Explain the following in English. 12) paper making, printing, the compass and gunpowder. 13) 甲骨文，钟鼎文，小篆，隶书，楷书 5. Answer the following questions. 14) Chinese characters mainly have four ways of formation, namely pictographs, indicatives, ideographs and pictophonetic. 15) A person’s ming and zi were normally given by his or her elders. Hao was different from both ming and zi in that it was chosen by oneself rather than by others. A person often had more than one hao. Hao was not used to address one another but as a signature in one’s poetic and artistic works. Hao usually revealed one’s aspirations and moral values. 16) A Chinese surname is generally composed of one character or syllable, such as Zhang, Wu, Li, or Yang. There are also two-syllable, three-syllable or even four-syllable surnames, such as Ouyang, Zhuge, Sima, Gongsun, Zhukehun, Buliugu, Houmochen and Jingjiangliushi. Chapter 2 答案 1．Multiple choice (choose the best answer). 2. Fill in the blanks. 6) 221 B.C. 7) Silk Road, Changan, Xinjiang, Mediterranean Sea 8) Opium War 9) Sun Yat-sen, feudal monarchical system 3. Translate the following terms into English. 10) a. the Paleolithic Era b. the Neolithic Age c. slave society d. Dream of Red Mansions 11) a. painted pottery b. the spring and Autumn Period c. socialist market economy d. Opium War 4. Explain the following in English. 12) During the reign of Emperor Wudi (Liu Che, r. 140-87 B.C.), the Han regime reached the