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The Chinese shadow puppet play is an old art. Do you know how it plays? Usually one moves the puppets, one sings and the other three people play music.
It's said that it appeared in China over 2,000 years ago. After the wife of Emperor Wu of Han died, the emperor was very sad. One day, a man called Li Shaoweng saw children playing with dolls and the shadows of the dolls were dancing on the wall. So he thought of an idea to help the emperor. He went back home and made a puppet of the emperor's wife.
He put sticks on the puppet's hands and feet to make it easy to move. When night came, he put up a cloth, lit a candle and invited the emperor to sit before the cloth. Li Shaoweng moved the puppet behind the cloth. The emperor felt like he was seeing his wife again and he was very happy. After that the shadow puppet play became the emperor's favourite hobby. Today the shadow puppet play is still popular. And it is loved by more and more people all over the world.
16. What is the Chinese shadow puppet play?
17. When did the Chinese shadow puppet play appear?
18. Who thought of the idea to help the emperor?
19. Why did the emperor become happy while he was seeing the puppet?
20. What does the passage mainly talk about?
The Chinese shadow puppet play is an old art. Do you know how it plays? Usually one moves the puppets, one sings and the other three people play music.
It's said that it appeared in China over 2,000 years ago. After the wife of Emperor Wu of Han died, the emperor was very sad. One day, a man called Li Shaoweng saw children playing with dolls and the shadows of the dolls were dancing on the wall. So he thought of an idea to help the emperor. He went back home and made a puppet of the emperor's wife.
He put sticks on the puppet's hands and feet to make it easy to move. When night came, he put up a cloth, lit a candle and invited the emperor to sit before the cloth. Li Shaoweng moved the puppet behind the cloth. The emperor felt like he was seeing his wife again and he was very happy. After that the shadow puppet play became the emperor's favourite hobby. Today the shadow puppet play is still popular. And it is loved by more and more people all over the world.
16. What is the Chinese shadow puppet play?
It is an old art.
17. When did the Chinese shadow puppet play appear?
It appeared over 2,000 years ago.
18. Who thought of the idea to help the emperor?
A man called Li Shaoweng. /Li Shaoweng.
19. Why did the emperor become happy while he was seeing the puppet?
Because the emperor felt like he was seeing his wife again.
20. What does the passage mainly talk about?
It mainly talks about the Chinese shadow puppet play.
答案
16. It is an old art. 17. It appeared over 2,000 years ago. 18. A man called Li Shaoweng. /Li Shaoweng. 19. Because the emperor felt like he was seeing his wife again. 20. It mainly talks about the Chinese shadow puppet play.
解析
【分析】本题为英语阅读理解问答类题目，解题思路为：先通读全文理解大意，再针对每个问题定位原文对应内容，提取关键信息作答。具体步骤：1. 第16题询问皮影戏的定义，定位原文首句直接提取；2. 第17题询问出现时间，定位第二段首句提取时间信息；3. 第18题询问想出帮助皇帝办法的人，定位第二段找到对应人物；4. 第19题询问皇帝开心的原因，定位第三段找到原因；5. 第20题询问主旨，通读全文总结核心内容。
【解析】16. 根据原文第一句“The Chinese shadow puppet play is an old art.”，可直接提取答案；17. 根据原文第二段第一句“It's said that it appeared in China over 2,000 years ago.”，可直接提取时间信息；18. 根据原文第二段“a man called Li Shaoweng saw children playing with dolls... So he thought of an idea to help the emperor.”，可确定对应人物；19. 根据原文第三段“The emperor felt like he was seeing his wife again and he was very happy.”，可提取皇帝开心的原因；20. 全文围绕中国皮影戏的定义、起源故事等展开，核心主旨为介绍中国皮影戏。
【答案】16. It is an old art. 17. It appeared over 2,000 years ago. 18. A man called Li Shaoweng. /Li Shaoweng. 19. Because the emperor felt like he was seeing his wife again. 20. It mainly talks about the Chinese shadow puppet play.
【知识点】阅读理解细节查找、主旨大意概括
【点评】本题考查学生英语阅读理解的信息定位与主旨归纳能力，题目均为原文直接可找的细节或主旨，难度不大，只要认真阅读原文即可正确作答。
【难度系数】0.6
【解析】16. 根据原文第一句“The Chinese shadow puppet play is an old art.”，可直接提取答案；17. 根据原文第二段第一句“It's said that it appeared in China over 2,000 years ago.”，可直接提取时间信息；18. 根据原文第二段“a man called Li Shaoweng saw children playing with dolls... So he thought of an idea to help the emperor.”，可确定对应人物；19. 根据原文第三段“The emperor felt like he was seeing his wife again and he was very happy.”，可提取皇帝开心的原因；20. 全文围绕中国皮影戏的定义、起源故事等展开，核心主旨为介绍中国皮影戏。
【答案】16. It is an old art. 17. It appeared over 2,000 years ago. 18. A man called Li Shaoweng. /Li Shaoweng. 19. Because the emperor felt like he was seeing his wife again. 20. It mainly talks about the Chinese shadow puppet play.
【知识点】阅读理解细节查找、主旨大意概括
【点评】本题考查学生英语阅读理解的信息定位与主旨归纳能力，题目均为原文直接可找的细节或主旨，难度不大，只要认真阅读原文即可正确作答。
【难度系数】0.6
