五、阅读理解
你了解中国结吗? 我们一起来阅读下文了解一下中国结的形状、制作材料和美好寓意吧。
①Do you know which gift becomes the most popular in China? Of course, Chinese knots! With the Chinese cultural development all around the world, when Chinese people go abroad(出国) for business or study, they may choose a Chinese knot as a gift to their foreign friends, which makes it widely spread in the world.
②The Chinese knot is a beautiful handmade art work that began as a traditional art in the Tang and Song dynasties, and became popular in the Ming and Qing dynasties.
③It is named according to its different shapes, uses and origins(起源). The Treasure Knot, for example, it is like "Yuanbao". The Torx Knot looks like "meihua" which is a kind of beautiful flower. The Kingdee Knot is in a shape of a golden butterfly, and there is a knot called the Wukong Knot which comes from the Incantation of the Golden Hoop(紧箍咒) of Monkey King.
④We use the Chinese knot to give wishes to others now. The materials can be cotton, nylon and so on, and many of them are red, which stands for good luck in China. So the knots are usually sent as gifts in some important Chinese traditional festivals or on someone's big day to carry people's best wishes to their family or friends.
1. 中考新考法 推断文章开篇方式 How does the writer start this passage?
A. By asking a question.
B. By giving an example.
C. By telling a story.
D. By singing a song.
2. When did the Chinese knot begin as a traditional art?
A. In the Qin and Han dynasties.
B. In the Tang and Song dynasties.
C. In the Song and Ming dynasties.
D. In the Ming and Qing dynasties.
3. How many kinds of knots are mentioned in this passage?
A. Two.
B. Three.
C. Four.
D. Five.
4. According to the passage, which kind of Chinese knot stands for(象征) money?
A. The Treasure Knot.
B. The Torx Knot.
C. The Kingdee Knot.
D. The Wukong Knot.
5. 中考新考法 推断篇章结构 Which of the following can show the structure of the passage?
A. ①/②③/④
B. ①/②③④
C. ①②③/④
D. ①②/③④

五、[文章大意]本文是一篇说明文,介绍了中国结的形状、制作材料、美好寓意等。
1. A [解析]细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Do you know which gift becomes the most popular in China? Of course, Chinese knots!”可知,作者通过自问自答的方式引出了“中国结”的主题。故选 A。
2. B [解析]细节理解题。根据第二段中的“The Chinese knot is a beautiful handmade art work that began as a traditional art in the Tang and Song dynasties”可知,唐宋时代,中国结成为一项传统手工艺术。故选 B。
3. C [解析]细节理解题。第三段一共提到了四种类型的中国结,分别是:the Treasure Knot, the Torx Knot, the Kingdee Knot, the Wukong Knot。故选 C。
4. A [解析]细节理解题。根据第三段中的“The Treasure Knot, for example, it is like ‘Yuanbao’.”可知,The Treasure Knot 形状像元宝,象征金钱。故选 A。
5. B [解析]篇章结构题。文章采取“总—分”结构,第一段引出“中国结”主题,总述它现在传播广泛的现状;后面三段围绕“中国结”,分别介绍了它的起源、形状及制作材料等。故选 B。

【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解题，包含细节理解题与篇章结构题。解题思路为：先明确各题考查类型，再根据题干关键词定位原文对应段落，查找关键信息，最后结合选项选出答案。其中，第1题考查开篇方式，需定位第一段开头；第2题考查起源朝代，定位第二段；第3题考查中国结种类数量，定位第三段；第4题考查象征意义，定位第三段相关描述；第5题考查篇章结构，需分析各段大意梳理逻辑。
【解析】
1. 细节理解题：题干问作者如何开篇，回到第一段第一句“Do you know which gift becomes the most popular in China?”，作者通过提问引出主题，故选A。
2. 细节理解题：题干问中国结成为传统艺术的朝代，定位第二段“The Chinese knot... began as a traditional art in the Tang and Song dynasties”，可知是唐宋时期，故选B。
3. 细节理解题：题干问提到的中国结种类数量，定位第三段，提到the Treasure Knot、the Torx Knot、the Kingdee Knot、the Wukong Knot共四种，故选C。
4. 细节理解题：题干问哪种结象征金钱，定位第三段“The Treasure Knot, for example, it is like 'Yuanbao'”，元宝象征金钱，故选A。
5. 篇章结构题：分析各段大意：①段总述中国结受欢迎且传播广泛；②③④段分别介绍中国结的起源、形状种类、寓意及材料，属于分述，故结构为①/②③④，选B。
【答案】
1.A 2.B 3.C 4.A 5.B
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解、篇章结构分析
【点评】
本题为中考新考法题型，涵盖细节查找与篇章结构分析，需学生具备快速定位原文信息、梳理段落逻辑的能力，整体难度适中，适合考查学生的基础阅读能力。
【难度系数】
0.6