1、 Module 5Ethnic Culture Section Introduction,Reading and Vocabulary 课后训练案巩固提升巩固提升 一、写作词汇 完成下列小对话。 1.How many (少数民族) in our country? There are 55. 答案:minorities 2.Are you a local resident? No,Im (土生土长的) to Beijing. 答案:native 3.His factory has closed down. He has no idea of how to (经营) a business. 答案:
2、run 4.How long do hens eggs take to (孵化) out? About 21 days. 答案:hatch 5.We should respect our traditional (风俗). I agree.Art is influenced by it greatly. 答案:custom 6.Why was that man arrested? Because some stolen (财物) was found in his house. 答案:property 7.Have you made many friends through the activi
3、ty? Yes,especially people from (完全不同的) cultures. 答案:diverse 8.We should call for peace and put an end to the war. Thats it.The (大多数) of people prefer peace to war. 答案:majority 二、阅读词汇 写出画线部分的汉语意思。 1.There are varied goods in this mall. 含义 答案:各种各样的 2.All ethnic groups have the freedom to respect their
4、 traditions. 含义 答案:种族的 3.He hopes that his daughter can inherit his company. 含义 答案:继承 4.Fasten your seatbelt when youre driving. 含义 答案:安全带 三、完成句子 1. (一小部分) people have a golf course. 答案:A minority of 2.My money (用完了).Can you lend me some? 答案:has run out 3.On the wall (挂着一些相片). 答案:are hanging some pi
5、ctures 4.I will not attend the meeting (除非被邀请). 答案:unless invited 5. (时间允许的话),we will visit our friends in Qingdao. 答案:Time permitting 6.I (偶然遇见) an old friend in the street last week. 答案:ran into/came across 7.The laboratory is (使用中) until three oclock. 答案:in use 8.I think we can (整理) a very strong
6、 case for the defence. 答案:put together 四、阅读理解 A According to historical documents,the forefathers of the Naxi people were closely related to a tribe called “Maoniu Yi” in the Han Dynasty,“Maoniu Yi” in the Jin Dynasty and “Moxie Yi” in the Tang Dynasty. Between the early 10th century and the middle
7、of the 13th century,production in the Lijiang area experienced marked changes,as agriculture replaced livestock(家畜)breeding as the main occupation of the people.Scores of agricultural,handicraft,mineral and livestock products were turned out,and the country presented a picture of prosperity.During t
8、hat period,a number of slave-owning groups in Ninglang,Lijiang and Weixi counties gradually grew into a feudal manorial lord caste(世袭封建庄园领主制). In 1278 the Yuan Dynasty established Lijiang Prefecture(自治州)representing the imperial court in Yunnan Province.This resulted in closer links between the Liji
9、ang area and the centre of the empire. In the early Ming Dynasty,the leader of the Naxi people,named Mude,was made chief of Lijiang Prefecture,exercising control over the Naxi and other ethnic groups nearby.Throughout the Ming Dynasty,the chiefs from the Mu family kept taxes and tribute(贡品)flowing t
10、o the Ming court in the form of silver and grain.The Ming,in turn,relied on the Mu family as the mainstay for the control of the people of various ethnic groups in northwestern Yunnan Province. Later,with the development of the productive forces,buying,selling and renting of land began to take place
11、 in the Naxi areas,marking the beginning of a landlord economy. 1.In the 13th century,the main occupation probably be . A.livestock breeding B.agriculture C.fishing D.forestry 答案:B 解析:从文章第二段第一句可知,10世纪早期至 13 世纪中期丽江经济经历了重大变化,也就是 agriculture replaced livestock breeding。 2.Lijiang Prefecture was set up
12、in . A.the Tang Dynasty B.the Song Dynasty C.the Yuan Dynasty D.the Ming Dynasty 答案:C 解析:从第三段第一句可知答案为 C 项。 3.During the Ming Dynasty,the Mu family kept taxes and tribute flowing to the Ming court in the form of . A.gold B.livestock and gold C.gold and silver D.silver and grain 答案:D 解析:从文章第四段可知,the M
13、u family向明朝政府进贡的物品是 silver and grain。 4.What marked the beginning of the landlord economy? A.A feudal manorial lord caste. B.The appearance of buying,selling and renting of land. C.The rule of Mu family in Lijiang. D.The establishment of Lijiang Prefecture. 答案:B 解析:从文章最后一段可知,the landlord economy的开始是
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17、ir on the second day. At the fair,young lovers throw love pouches to each other. The third day is the actual water-splashing day,people splash water on each other to wash away illnesses and bad luck and bring good luck for the coming year. Losar Losar is a Tibetan word for New Year.“Lo” means “year”
18、 and “sar” means “new”. As the most popular festival among Tibetans,it is celebrated from the first day in the first month to the fifteenth day based on the traditional Tibetan calendar. On the last day of the year,people clean their houses and prepare for the festival. On the first day of the New Y
19、ear,Tibetan women usually wake up early at about 5 oclock,and prepare for a special kind of barley wine for the family which have tsamba,brown sugar,and milk dregs. The whole family have to drink the wine in their beds and then continue to sleep,while the housewives sit in front of their windows,wai
20、ting for the sunrise. As soon as they see the sun rays in the east,they go to the well for the first bucket of water in the New Year. It is said that water in the well is the freshest and sweetest at this time and the family who get the lucky water earliest will be the most fortunate. 5.People eat y
21、uanxiao during the Lantern Festival because . A.it is the traditional food and has its symbolic meaning B.it is delicious and easy to be made C.it is sticky,round and sweet D.it is made of rice flour 答案:A 解析:细节理解题。由第一段的最后两句可知,元宵是在元宵节吃的传统食物,它具有团圆、幸福的象 征意义。所以 A项正确。 6.What can we know from Paragraph 2
22、about the word “fair”? A.Young people splash water on each other at the fair. B.It is the time when young people have meetings. C.Young people find their lovers there. D.Young people sing and dance there to celebrate the festival. 答案:C 解析:细节理解题。由第二段中的“At the fair,young lovers throw love pouches to e
23、ach other.”可知年轻 人在此时扔示爱的小袋子给喜欢的人,所以 C 项正确。 7.How many days does Tibetan Losar last? A.2. B.3. C.15. D.25. 答案:C 解析:细节理解题。由 Losar 部分的第三句可知,藏历新年从藏历第一个月的 1号开始一直持续到 15 号。 8.The passage is mainly about . A.the culture and custom in China B.the reason why people celebrate festivals C.several festivals in C
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