九年级（上）英语期末复习阅读填表19篇（含答案）

期末复习 阅读填表 19篇 学校:_____姓名：_____班级：_____考号：_____ 一、任务型阅读 Chopsticks (or kuaizi in Chinese) are a kind of common tableware in the world, they are widely used in Asia and overseas Chinese Community. Chopsticks are also one of the symbols of Chinese food culture. There are many stories about who may have invented them. About 3000 years ago, our ancestor called Dayu who helped people fight against floods. He was always busy and often ate in the wild. To save time, he used two branches to get the food. He found this way was more convenient than using hands. People followed him to use chopsticks to eat. In fact, the earliest chopsticks were invented more than 3,000 years old ago, dating back to the Shang Dynasty. Around 500 A．D．, the use of chopsticks spread from China to some countries in Asia like Japan, Vietnam and Korea. Chopsticks are usually 7 cun and 6 fen long. Cun and fen are Chinese units of measurement.7 cun 6 fen is about 25.3333333cm. They are round at one end and squared at the other. In ancient times, the wealthy had their chopsticks made of silver, gold, jade or other precious materials. Nowadays, they are made from different materials. Although chopsticks are simple sticks, there is some Chinese philosophy (哲学) in them. The round end represents the sky and the squared end represents the earth. They are always used in pair which is full of Chinese best wishes. Chinese like even numbers (偶数) because pair in Chinese is a very lucky word. So a pair of chopsticks can be used as the wedding gift. It means “to have a smart baby soon”. Meanwhile, there are some customs to use chopsticks while eating. Remember not to use chopsticks to hit the side of your bowl or plate to make a lot of noise. Never use them to point at others or to put them into rice directly. They are considered as impolite manners. Chopsticks are commonly used in Chinese daily life, but they are full of Chinese culture. The culture of Chinese 1 Chopsticks are not just a kind of common tableware in the world, but one of the symbols of Chinese food culture. The long 2 of chopsticks ※A story says that Dayu came up with the idea to get the food 3 two branches similar to chopsticks. ※The earliest chopsticks were invented over 3000 years ago. ※The use of chopsticks spread from China to some 4 countries like Japan, Vietnam and Korea. The shape of chopsticks ※Chopsticks are usually 7 cun and 6 fen long. ※They are round at one end and squared at the other. ※In ancient times, people with much 5 had theirs made of silver, gold, jade or other precious materials while nowadays they are made from different ones. The philosophy in chopsticks ※The round end represents the sky and the squared end represents the earth. ※We Chinese try to avoid 6 words so we like even numbers. ※It is 7 to give a newly married couple a pair of chopsticks because it sounds like “zaoshengguizi” in Chinese. The 8 about chopsticks ※ 9 use chopsticks to hit the side or you ... ...