人教版 (2019)选择性必修 第二册Unit 3 Food and Culture同步测试题

课外拓展阅读——中国优秀传统文化专题练

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Paper lanterns, originating from the Eastern Han Dynasty (25 AD－220 AD), were mainly used   1   lamps in ancient China. A variety of crafts (工艺) were used in their making, such as painting, paper­cutting, paper crafts and seaming (缝合). Many   2   (kind) of materials such as bamboo, wood, wheat­straw and metal were also used in their manufacture. And paper and silk were the major materials.

  3   (original), monks (僧侣) used lanterns on the   4   (twelve) day of the first lunar month to show their respect to the Buddha. During the Eastern Han Dynasty, Emperor Liu Zhuang was a Buddhist and he ordered the people of the imperial palace and citizens   5   (light) lanterns to worship the Buddha just as the monks did. Later, this custom gradually became   6   grand festival among common people. During the Tang Dynasty (618 AD－907 AD), people made lanterns to celebrate   7   (they) peaceful life while the splendid illuminations (灯饰) symbolized and   8   (celebrate) the booming, strong and powerful country. From then on, lighting lanterns became popular in the country.

Once used for lighting before the   9   (introduce) of gas and then electricity, lanterns are now merely   10   (decorate) objects and are more significantly used during the yearly Lantern Festival.

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答案：1.as　2.kinds　3.Originally　4.twelfth　5.to light　6.a　7.their　8.celebrated　9.introduction　10.decorative

Lanterns, also known as colored lights, originated from the Western Han Dynasty of more than 2,000 years ago.

灯笼又称为灯彩，起源于2,000多年前的西汉时期。