阅读延伸
Chopsticks, called "kuaizi" in Chinese, are a great ancient invention from China with a history of over 3,000 years. At first, they were never used as eating tools for meals.
In ancient times, people cooked food over fire. Boiling soup and hot dishes burned their fingers easily. To solve this
problem, they picked thin branches or bamboo twigs to take food out of hot pots. Those simple sticks became the earliest chopsticks, only working as cooking tools back then.
Later, during the Shang Dynasty, people made chopsticks out of bronze. Bronze chopsticks were found at Yin Ruins in Henan, the oldest real chopsticks we can see today. It was not until the Han Dynasty that ordinary people started using chopsticks
to eat every day. At that time, people cut food into small pieces to save firewood. Small food pieces were hard to pick up with spoons, so chopsticks became more popular at dinner tables.
As time went by, bamboo and wooden chopsticks took the place of bronze ones, for they were cheap and light. This small invention slowly spread to Japan, Korea and other Asian countries. Even now, billions of people use chopsticks every day. It is not only a useful tool, but also a precious symbol of traditional Chinese culture.
1. How old are chopsticks?

2. Where did people find the oldest bronze chopsticks?

3. When did common people begin to use chopsticks for daily meals?

4. Why did bamboo and wooden chopsticks replace bronze chopsticks later?

5. Some foreign people think chopsticks are hard to use. Would you advise them to learn to use chopsticks? Why or why not?

1. Over 3,000 years.
2. They were found at Yin Ruins in Henan.
3. They started to use chopsticks in the Han Dynasty.
4. Because bamboo and wooden chopsticks were cheap and light.
5. Yes. Chopsticks are a special part of Chinese culture. Learning to use them can help them understand our daily life and history better. It is also a fun new skill to try.(答案不唯一,合理即可)

【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解题，包含细节查找类和开放表达类题目。解题时需先通读全文，把握文章关于筷子的历史、用途、文化意义等内容；对于细节题，需定位原文对应句子提取准确信息；对于开放题，需结合文章主旨（筷子是中国传统文化符号），给出合理且贴合文意的回答。
【解析】
1. 细节题：根据第一段“Chopsticks... with a history of over 3,000 years.”可直接提取答案。
2. 细节题：根据第三段“Bronze chopsticks were found at Yin Ruins in Henan...”定位地点作答。
3. 细节题：根据第三段“It was not until the Han Dynasty that ordinary people started using chopsticks to eat every day.”定位时间作答。
4. 细节题：根据第四段“bamboo and wooden chopsticks took the place of bronze ones, for they were cheap and light.”提取原因作答。
5. 开放题：结合文章最后一段“it is not only a useful tool, but also a precious symbol of traditional Chinese culture.”，从文化意义、技能体验等角度给出合理建议即可。
【答案】
1. Over 3,000 years.
2. They were found at Yin Ruins in Henan.
3. They started to use chopsticks in the Han Dynasty.
4. Because bamboo and wooden chopsticks were cheap and light.
5. Yes. Chopsticks are a special part of Chinese culture. Learning to use them can help them understand our daily life and history better. It is also a fun new skill to try.
【知识点】
英语阅读理解，细节理解，观点表达
【点评】
本题围绕筷子的文化与历史展开，既考查学生从原文提取信息的能力，又引导学生理解中国传统文化，兼具基础性与文化教育意义。
【难度系数】
0.6