2023届高三英语一轮复习中国传统文化之文字主题阅读训练(含答案).pdfVIP

TheOriginsandEvolutionofChinese

Characters

导读：

本文探讨了中国汉字的起源和演变历程。汉字是世界上最古老的书写形式之一，历史可以追溯到三千多

年前的商代甲骨文。汉字从最初的象形文字逐渐演化为表示抽象概念的文字，并经历了多个朝代的标准

化和改革。现代汉字不仅在中国广泛使用，还被应用于日本和韩国等国家。文章介绍了汉字演化的历

史，反映了中国文化的发展和演变。了解汉字的起源和演变历史可以深入了解中国这个古老文明的丰富

性和复杂性。

evolutionofChinesecharacters.

OriginsofChineseCharacters

TheearliestknownChinesecharactersarefoundonoraclebones,whichwereusedindivination

duringtheShangDynasty(1600BCE–1046BCE).Thesecharacterswereprimarilypictograms,

representingconcreteobjectssuchasanimalsandtools.Overtime,thecharactersbecamemore

abstractandbegantorepresentideasandconcepts.

TheEvolutionofChineseCharacters

DuringtheZhouDynasty(1046BCE–256BCE),theuseofChinesecharactersbecamemore

standardized.Thecharactersweregroupedintosixcategoriesbasedontheirfunction,including

explanatorycharacters,andphoneticloancharacters.

DuringtheQinDynasty(221BCE–206BCE),thefirstemperorofChina,QinShiHuang,ordered

wasmoreuniformandeasiertoreadthanpreviousscripts.Thisscriptwaslaterreplacedbythe

clericalscriptduringtheHanDynasty(206BCE–220CE).

Theclericalscriptwasusedforofficialdocumentsandinscriptionsonbronzevessels.Itwas

spacedstrokes.

useofpinyin,asystemofromanizationusedtorepresentthesoundsofChinesewords.

Conclusion

charactershaveplayedasignificantroleinthedevelopmentofChinesecultureandsociety.

complexityofthisancientlanguage.

ReadingComprehension

1.WhatisthemeaningofthetermHanzi?

a)Chinesedynasty

b)Chinesefood

c)Chinesecharacters

d)Chinesecity

Answer:c)Chinesecharacters

2.WhatisthepurposeofstandardizingChinesecharacters?

a)Tomakethemeasiertolearn

b)Tomakethemmorecomplex

c)Tomakethemmoredecorative

d)Topreservetheirtraditionalform

Answer:a)Tomakethemeasiertolearn

3.Wh