试题3

一．single answer

1. (  B  ) played a fundamental role in shaping the traditional Chinese ideology.

A、Taoism  

B、Confucianism

C、Confucius 

D、Laozi

2. Confucius compiled and preserved the following literary works except (  C  ).

A、The Book of Songs  

B、The Book of Documents

C、The Records of Rites  

D、The Book of Changes

3. In (  A  ) Dynasty, the state put forward the policy that Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism.

A、 Tang 

B、Song 

C、Han 

D、Sui

4. In China, the first monograph about education is (   C   ).

A、The Doctrine of the Mean 

B、The Great Learning 

C、Record of Learning 

D、The Analects of Confucius

5. Three Friends in Cold Weather includes the follow things except (   D  ).

A、plum 

B、bamboo 

C、pine 

D、chrysanthemum

6. Taste Liquid Medicine for Mother is a story about （A  ）

A、Han Wendi 

B、Zengzi 

C、Ji Bu 

D、Lu Ji

7. (  A  ) is the first collection of poems in China.

A、The Book of Poems  

B、Poetry of the State of Chu  

C、Three Hundred Poems

D、The Book of Documents

8. (  A  ) is praised as ”Immoral of Poems”?

A、Li Bai   

B、Wang Bo 

C、Du Fu  

D、Du Mu

9. (  B  ) is the most prolific among the Ci poets of the Song Dynasty?

A、Li Qingzhao 

B、Xin Qiji 

C、Su Shi 

D、Lu You

10. The West Chamber was written by (  D  ).

A、Zheng Guangzu 

B、Guan Hanqing 

C、Ma Zhiyuan 

D、Wang Shifu

11.  which is not one of “three quintessence of Chinese culture” ？(B)

A  Traditional Chinese Painting

B  Martial Art

C  Beijing Opera

D  Chinese Medicine

12 The internationally distinguished archeologist , Karlburg says , “As for exquisiteness ＿＿ is above any one of it contemporary culture around the world .”(C)

A  Jiaguwen

B  liangzhu Jade

C  Sanxingdui

D  Simuwu Ding

13  Chime bells were decided into groups according to the factors following except ＿＿ ? (B)

A  size

B  age

C  temperament 

D  pitch

14  In 118BC , Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty used the

＿＿ as the national currency . (C)

A  yuanbao

B  tongbao

C  wuzhu

D  shells

15 Which of the following is the earliest still existing astronomical masterpieces of China and the world?(C)

A  Astronomic Book

B  Chronometer

C  Gan and Shi’s Celestial Book

D  The Spring and Autumn Annals

16  In which of the following dynasty was Movable Type Painting invented ? (C)

A  Sui Dynasty

B  Tang Dynasty

C  Southern Type Dynasty

D  Northern Song Dynasty

17 Which of the following place is Pingju Opera originated in? (D)

A         Tianjing

B  Beijing

C  Shaoxing

D  Tangshan , Hebei Province

18 When was the gunpowder first used to produce firecrackers and fireworks? (D)

A  Wester Han Dynasty

B  Song Dynasty

C  Easter Han Dynasty

D  Tang Dynasty

19 When was the pringting invented by Bi Sheng ? (B)

A  1000 age

B  900 age

C  1200 age

D  1100 age

20  Which type of local oprea does Butterfly Lovers belong to ? (B)

A  Pingju Oprea

B  Yue Oprea

C  Huangmei Oprea

D  Guangdong Oprea

 

二．Fill in the blank answers.

1.__________were regarded as the elementary text books for Confucianism study. 

2. __________are the Three Friends in Cold Weather.       

3. Most of the Yuefu songs of the Han Dynasty are____________, which truthfully uncovered the sentimental of people at the time.

4. _____________are “Four Treasures of The Study”.

5. Besides the Chinese Painting as one of the three quintessence of Chinese culture, the other two are __________and____________.

6. In 132AD, ZhangHeng made a _________ named Houfeng used for measuring the direction of a certain earthquake in the capital city of   Luoyang.

7. ________conveys that “All those in love shall be wedded”, which is written by Wang Shifu.

8. The four great inventions are __________, papermaking, ______________and gunpowder.

9. Yue or_________ opera became the second largest opera form next to Beijing Opera.

10. In appearance ,a jade suit consists of______ parts.

 

Keys: ( 填空题 )

1. Four books

2. pine , bamboo and plum

3. narrative poems

4. Chinese brush, ink, stick, paper and ink stone

5. traditional Chinese medicine ; Beijing Opera

6. Seismograph

7. The West Chamber

8. compass ; printing

9. shaoxing

10 . five

 

三．Questions and answers.

1．Five Classics refer to five ancient classics, what are they?

 答案：The Book of Documents; The Book of Changes; The Records of Rites; The Book of Poetry; The Spring and Autumn Annals.

 

2. Please list five traditional virtues of China.

答案：To Respect Teachers and Value Education

      Integrity and Credit

      Three Friends in Cold Winter

      To Respect the Aged and Love the Young

      Filial Virtue

 

3. what kind of subjects does The Book of Songs include？

答案：Love and marriage between young people

      The hard life of social underclass

      The general publics resistance to oppression

      Aspiration for freedom and happiness

      Denouncing the war and the suffering caused by it

 

4. Please give a brief introduction about Li Qingzhao’s works.

答案：Li Qingzhao is an outstanding Ci poets. Her works are exquisite, refined and full of true feeling.// She expressed her understanding and pursuit of true love, //described the impact of the changing seasons on human’s sentiment, //and reflected the misery of the people suffering from the decline and their county and the disasters befalling families.

 

5.List five stories about Chinese ancient mythology.(任答5点即可)

答案: Pan Gu Separated the Sky from the Earth

     Nu Wa Mends the sky

     Nu Wa Makes the Man

     Hou Yi Shoots Sown Suns

     Kua Fu Chases the Sun

Shen Nongshi Tastes Medicine

Jing Wei the Bird, Determines to Fill up the Sea

 

6. What are the categories of Chinese scripts ?

答案

Chinese scripts are generally divided into five categories : the seal(zhuan) , the official script (li) , the regular script(kai) , the cursive hand (cao) , and the running hand (xing) .

7 What is seal cutting ?

答案

Seal cutting refers to the art of carving on a block of certain material following a diagrant of calligragphy or painting already drawn on it .

8 The Dunhuang frescos can be mainly grouped under four heads . What are they ?

答案

 They are Joss Paintings ; Change Paiantings ; Painting of Folk ; Tradition and Myth ; and Dependent Portraits Paintings .

9 Make a brief introduction about the progress of Cai lun’s papermaking technique .

答案

 He used various kinds of plant fibers , bark , rags and torn fishing nets as raw materials . He steamed and cooked all those marerials with water , and pounded them into pulp , then rolled the pulp out evenly on a fine screen and dried it into a kind of thin paper .

10 What is Cong jade ?

答案

  Cong jade is prominent for its unique shape of an oblong, squared tube with a round hole which symbolized the sovereign metaphysical power .

 

四．论述题：

What are the four Chinese classic novels? Choose one of them, and analyze it in the following aspects: author, plot, characters, theme, significance and so on.

 

答案(论述题)

Romance of Three Kingdoms is the first complete historical novel in China. The author Luo Guanzhong lived in the late Yuan and early Ming dynasties. This novel was written on the basis of historical records and the stories about the three kingdoms that circulated among the people. It focused on the military and political rivalry between the kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu, reflecting the upheavals of the time. In the novel, the author successfully created a number of impressive characters with different characteristics with different characteristics, such as Zhuang Liang, a superb strategist, cunning and suspicious Cao Cao, loyal and brave Guan Yu, reckless Zhang Fei, etc.

Outlaws of the Marsh is a novel about a peasant rebellion. The author Shi Nai’an also lived in the late Yuan and early Ming dynasties. Based on popular stories about a peasant rebellion led by Song Jiang in the later years of the Song Dynasty, Shi wrote this novel. It describes the rise and fall of the peasant rebellion in the area of Liangshan, uncovering the social reality of a rebellion of civilians forced by persecution of officials. The novel successfully depicts 108 Liangshan heroes and heroines and lauds their dauntless acts. Episodes like Wu Song Strikes a Tiger and Lu Zhishen Pulls out a Willow Tree remain vivid till now.

Journey to the West is a renowned mythical novel. The author Wu Cheng’en of the Ming Dynasty wrote this novel in accordance with stories about Tang Seng (Xuanzang), a monk of the Tang Dynasty who traveled to India in the face of many difficulties in order to learn the Buddhist scriptures. The author created a cast of figures like Monkey, Pig and Sandy who escorted and protected their master, the Tang Monk on the way to the west. They subdued all kinds of demons during the journey and survived 81 calamities to eventually bring back the scriptures. As the most attractive figure in the novel, Monkey was clever and brave as well as possessed the great power. He showed no fear in the face of heavenly gods or sinister monsters, which made him in high favor with most readers. The novel is full of fantasies that indicate the author’s abundant imagination. It has always had a tremendous impact on the Chinese people.

A Dream of Red Mansions can be regarded as the best Chinese classic novel. The author was Cao Xueqin, one of great litterateurs of the Qing Dynasty. Through a tragedy of romance between Jia Baoyu of a noble clan and Lin Daiyu, The novel gives an account of the history of a feudal clan from its heyday to its final collapse. There are more than 400 characters vividly depicted in the novel, like Wang Xifeng, Xue Baochai and Qing Wen, etc. With its fascinating scenario and superb language, A Dream of Ren Mansions has reached the zenith of the Chinese classic novels, and holds an important position in the history of world literature.