2020年江蘇宿遷中考英語(yǔ)真題答案（已公布）(8)

　　B

　　The Chinese kite is a symbol of the Chinese handicraft (手工藝品). Flying a kite is a very popular activity in China. In spring, large numbers of people gather in the squares or parks and fly beautiful kites there.

　　A philosopher (哲學(xué)家) called Mozi was said to be the inventor of the Chinese kite. His invention had the bird's name of "Yuan", a kind of bird of the hawk (鷹) family with a long tail. He made the kite out of wood. Later, his student Lu Ban improved it and made the kite out of bamboo.

　　With the development of papermaking, paper was introduced into the kite making. The kite got the name "Zhi Yuan", as "Zhi" in Chinese means paper. And during the Five Dynasties period, people tied the bamboo whistle (哨子) to the kite. When the kite was flying, the airflow (氣流) could make the whistle sound like Guzheng playing. So the kite carried the name "Fengzheng".

　　From then on, making and playing the kite became very popular in Weifang, Shandong Province. Every year in spring, when the weather became warm, almost every family went out to fly the kite and have a picnic on sunny and windy days. It was an exciting folk activity and a good time to display various beautiful kites. At the same time, they also enjoyed the warm weather and fresh air. The tradition has been well kept until today and has become the world-famous Weifang International Kite Festival, which is held from 20th to 25th in April every year.

　　Flying a kite in spring does people much good. For example, it is a good way to reduce the backache (背痛) . Besides, when people fly a kite, it can help them forget their stressful (壓力重的) situations and reconnect (再連接) them to nature.

　　34. From the second paragraph, we can know that "Yuan" is ________.

　　A. a bird's name

　　B. a kind of shape

　　C. a symbol of stress

　　D. an inventor's name

　　35. How long does Weifang International Kite Festival last every year?

　　A. 5 days.              B. 6 days.

　　C. 7 days.              D. 8 days.

　　36. What is the last paragraph mainly about?

　　A. A lot of ways of making kites.

　　B. Some advantages of flying kites.

　　C. The dynasties of making kites.

　　D. The good places of flying kites.

　　【類型】文化類

　　【文章大意】本文主要介紹了中國(guó)傳統(tǒng)手工藝品——風(fēng)箏的由來(lái)以及風(fēng)箏在現(xiàn)代生活中的地位、作用。

　　【答案】ABB

　　【解析】

　　34. 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第二行中“... a kind of bird of the hawk (鷹) family with a long tail.”可知，鳶是一種鳥(niǎo)的名稱。故選A。

　　35. 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段末句“... which is held from 20th to 25th in April every year.”可知，濰坊國(guó)際風(fēng)箏節(jié)每年持續(xù)6天。故選B。

　　36. 段落大意題。A項(xiàng)意為“有很多制作風(fēng)箏的方法”；B項(xiàng)意為“放風(fēng)箏的一些好處”；C項(xiàng)意為“制作風(fēng)箏的朝代”；D項(xiàng)意為“放風(fēng)箏的好地方”。根據(jù)末段內(nèi)容可知，該段主要介紹了放風(fēng)箏對(duì)人的好處。且末段首句（該段中心句）中的“does people much good”（對(duì)人有很多好處）也證明了這一點(diǎn)。故選B。

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