七、任务型阅读每空一词
Chinese people started to use hand fans over
2,000 years ago. Then, they were almost the only
way to drive the heat away. The Chinese character for
the word "fan" has the same sound as the character
for "kindness". Thus, fans are viewed as good luck,
charms and expressions of generosity.
The fans came in different shapes and were
made from all kinds of materials. Palm棕榈
leaf fans were cheap and easy to make. Feather
fans showed the owner's high position. Sandalwood
檀香 fans could send out a sweet smell.
Later, hand fans became far more than just
something that could cool people down. They
developed into works of art, in which tuanshan—
round fans and zheshan—folding fans were the
most common.
In the shape of a full moon, the round fans
mean union and happiness. They have beautiful
embroidery featuring birds and flowers on them,
representing代表 wealth and longevity. Women,
especially those in the imperial palace皇宫,
liked to use them. Such fans were very popular in
the Han Dynasty202 BC-220 AD. Folding fans
were first produced in the Song Dynasty 960-
1279 and became popular in the Ming Dynasty
1368-1644. They have a history of symbolizing
scholarship. Men, especially the literati文人,
used zheshan because they were usually made of
paper and they could paint and write poems on
them. It was a way for them to show off their skills
in literature, painting and calligraphy 书法.
Many things were painted on zheshan, but the most
popular choice was usually landscapes.
Today, Chinese people still use these fans,
though not many people write or paint on them any
more.
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七、【语篇导读】本文主要介绍了扇子的悠久
历史、用途、种类、象征意义和重要性。
1. History 2. earlier 3. cool
4. different 5. materials 6. meaning
7. stand 8. popular 9. Landscapes
10. sounds

【分析】
首先，我们需要通读全文，明确文章主旨是介绍中国扇子的发展历史、用途、材质、象征意义等内容。然后针对每个空格，回到原文中寻找对应的关键信息：
1. 文章开篇就讲述了扇子从2000多年前开始使用的发展历程，所以第一空需要概括这部分内容，确定填表示“历史”的词；
2. 根据第一段中“they were almost the only way to drive the heat away”，这里指扇子早期的用途，需用“earlier”体现时间上的早期；
3. 扇子最初的功能是驱热，也就是给人降温，对应“cool”这个词；
4. 第二段明确提到扇子有不同的形状，直接提取“different”；
5. 第二段提到扇子由各种材料制成，提取“materials”；
6. 第四段重点讲了不同扇子的象征意义，所以填“meaning”；
7. 文中“representing”和“stand for”是同义表达，所以填“stand”；
8. 第四段提到折扇在明代变得流行，提取“popular”；
9. 文中明确指出折扇上最受欢迎的图案是风景，提取“Landscapes”；
10. 第一段提到“fan”和“kindness”发音相同，对应“sounds”。
【解析】
1. 根据文章开篇对扇子起源及发展的介绍，此处填History（首字母大写，概括扇子的发展历史）；
2. 由第一段“Then, they were almost the only way to drive the heat away.”可知，这里描述的是扇子早期的用途，填earlier；
3. 扇子最初的作用是驱热降温，对应“cool people down”，填cool；
4. 根据第二段“The fans came in different shapes”，直接提取形容词different；
5. 由第二段“made from all kinds of materials”，提取名词materials；
6. 第四段介绍了圆扇和折扇的象征意义，此处填meaning；
7. 文中“representing”与“stand for”为同义表达，填stand；
8. 根据第四段“became popular in the Ming Dynasty”，提取形容词popular；
9. 由第四段“Many things were painted on zheshan, but the most popular choice was usually landscapes.”，提取Landscapes；
10. 根据第一段“The Chinese character for the word "fan" has the same sound as the character for "kindness".”，填sounds。
【答案】
1. History 2. earlier 3. cool
4. different 5. materials 6. meaning
7. stand 8. popular 9. Landscapes
10. sounds
【知识点】
任务型阅读、文化常识、词汇转换
【点评】
本文围绕中国传统扇子文化展开，考查学生对文章细节信息的提取能力以及同义词汇的转换运用。解题时需先通读全文把握主旨，再逐空回归原文定位关键信息，同时注意词汇的形式和首字母大写等细节。
【难度系数】
0.6