Question

    Cheongsam (also known as Qipao), is a kind of traditional Chinese dress for women. It ______ from Manchu people of the Qing Dynasty (清朝) in the early 17th century.

Once there was a young fisherwoman living near a place called Jingbo Lake. She made a living by fishing, ______ only problem was that when fishing she often felt bad because of her long wide clothes. Then an idea came into her ______ - why not make a more comfortable dress to wear. Then she invented Qipao that helped herself fish ______.

The ______ emperor (皇帝) who was in control of China at that time had a dream one night. In the dream, his dead father told him a lovely fisherwoman wearing a long dress, who lived by Jingbo Lake, would ______ his wife. After that, the emperor sent some people to ______ that woman. At last, they found her ______ the place which his father told him. Then she became the emperor's wife, ______ her beautiful Qipao with her. Manchu women all liked Qipao and soon it became popular across China. Now it's also well-known all over the world. Not only Chinese women, but also women from foreign ______, such as Indonesia, are interested in wearing it.

This kind of traditional dress is made of either silk or cotton. And anyway, it becomes one of the symbols (象征) of China.

1.A.started B.stopped C.remained D.asked

2.A.his B.my C.her D.your

3.A.head B.thought C.world D.mind

4.A.easily B.luckily C.slowly D.politely

5.A.lucky B.young C.rich D.different

6.A.treat B.admire C.become D.connect

7.A.ask for B.look for C.wait for D.thank for

8.A.on B.with C.in D.at

9.A.catching B.holding C.bringing D.regarding

10.A.lands B.languages C.people D.countries

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.B

6.C

7.B

8.D

9.C

10.D

【解析】

文章主要讲述了旗袍是中国女士传统的服装，文章介绍了旗袍是如何产生的以及如何流行开来的历史。

1.句意：它起源于17世纪初的清朝满族。

started开始；stopped停止；remained 留下，保持；asked问；根据句意理解及句中的from Manchu people of the Qing Dynasty可知，这里指的是“开始，起源”，故选A。

2.句意：唯一的问题是钓鱼时，她常常因为长而宽的衣服而感到不舒服。

his他的；my我的；her她的；your你的；根据句意理解及前句She made a living by fishing可知，这里指代的是“这位女子”，而空格后面是名词，所以这里应该用形容词性的物主代词，故选C。

3.句意：后来她想到了一个主意。

head头；thought想法；world世界；mind头脑；根据句意理解及前句an idea came into可知，这里指的是“一个主意在脑海里”，所以应该用mind，故选D。

4.句意：后来她发明了旗袍，使自己很容易地钓鱼。

easily容易地；luckily幸运地；slowly慢慢地；politely礼貌地；根据句意理解及前文when fishing she often felt bad because of her long wide clothes.可知，这里表达的是“容易地钓鱼”，英语是easily，用副词来修饰动词，故选A。

5.句意：当时统治中国的年轻皇帝有一天晚上做了一个梦。

lucky幸运的；young年轻的；rich富有的；different不同的；根据句意理解及后文Then she became the emperor’s wife可知，这么指的是“年轻的皇帝”，故选B。

6.句意：在梦中，他死去的父亲告诉他，一个穿着长裙的可爱渔妇，住在镜泊湖边，会成为他的妻子。

treat对待；admire羡慕；become成为；connect连接；根据句意理解及后文At last, they found her ___8___ the place which his father told him. Then she became the emperor’s wife可知，这里表达的是“成为他的妻子”，故选C。

7.句意：之后，皇帝派人去找那个女人。

ask for请求；look for寻找；wait for等待；thank for感谢；根据句意理解及后句At last, they found her ___8___ the place which his father told him.可知，这里表达的是“寻找”，英语是look for，故选B。

8.句意：最后，他们在他父亲告诉他的地方找到了她。

on在……上；with有；in在……里面；at在……点时；根据句意理解及前文In the dream, his dead father told him a lovely fisherwoman wearing a long dress, who lived by Jingbo Lake可知，这里指的是“在静泊湖找到了”， Jingbo Lake是一个小地方，所以这里应该用介词at，故选D。

9.句意：后来她成了皇帝的妻子，带来了漂亮的旗袍。

catching抓住；holding拿住；bringing带来； regarding当作；根据句意理解及后句Manchu women all liked Qipao and soon it became popular across China.可知，这里指的是“带来”，故选C。

10.句意：不仅是中国女性，印尼等外国女性也对穿上它感兴趣。

lands陆地；languages语言；people人们；countries国家；根据句意理解及后句such as Indonesia可知，这里指的是“国家”，英语是country，故选D。