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2023年5月21日初中英语周测/单元测试

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Chinesefancyknots(中国结),alsocalledChineseknots,areveryimportantinChineseculture.TheybeganasaformoftraditionalartintheTangandSongDynastiesinChina,andbecamepopularintheMingDynasty.Longago,theyfoundtheirwaytoJapanandotherSoutheastAsiancountries,andwerewellreceivedthere.NowtheyareregardedasoneofthesymbolsofChineseculture.

Asforthenameitself,itissurelymeaningful.TheChinesewordfor“knot”,jie,means“connection”.AndthepronunciationoftheChinesewordjieisveryclosetothatofji,“goodluck”.Asaresult,Chineseknotsareusedasawaytoexpresspeople’sstrongwishesformarvellousthingslikehappiness,loveandgoodluck.

Theknotsareusedwidelyineverydaylife.Theycomeindifferentsizes.Smallonesareconnectedtojewellery(珠宝),clothesandgiftsinordertodrawpeople’sattention,whilelargeonesareusedtomakealivingroomorstudymorebeautiful.Whetherlargeorsmall,theyarenamedaftertheirshapesandusages.Forexample,DoubleCoinKnotsarecalledShuangqianJiebecausetheyareintheshapeoftwoancientChinesecoins,meaning“goodthingscomeinpair.”Besides,Chineseknotsarefamousfortheirbrightcolors.Differentcolorshavedifferenttraditionalculturalmeanings.Redmeansgoodluckandhappiness,greenmeanshealth,andyellowmeanswealth.

Allinall,thefamousChinesefancyknotsfullyshowtheChineseculture.Thesebrightlycoloredknotswiththeirendlesschainsofknotsmeanthatlifeonearthwillcontinueforever.

1．Whatdidthewriterwanttoexpressinthispassage?

A．AskpeopletobuyChinesefancyknots.

B．IntroduceatraditionalChineseartform.

C．TeachpeoplehowtomakeaChineseknot.

D．DescribetheusagesofChinesefancyknots.

2．DoubleCoinKnotsare