中国文化概览期末题英文

1、文化概略期末考试答疑一、选择题。Multiple Choice (20%1. Which was the dyn asty that first in troduced the imperial exam in ati on system for recruit ing civil service officials in ancient Chi na?An swer: The Sui Dyn asty.2. Of the four religio ns prevaili ng in Chi na: Buddhism, Taoism, Islam and Chri stia nity, whi

2、ch one is the n ative born?An swer: Taoism3. Chin ese people usually worship a nu mber of deities that, they wish, will bring them bless ings in their daily life. They en shri ne and worship various gods in their home to meet their various n eed, They take such a deity just as an i mage of power rat

3、her tha n a genuine religi on. For example, they put up an imag e of the god of home guard on the door wish ing to keep the security of the fam ily. When they wish to get rich, they usually put up the god ofin theirhome?An swer: Cai Shen or the god of wealth.4. What is the n ame of the god that peop

4、le in the coastal regi on of Southeastern China worship and wish him to keep them safe at sea?A. Mazu B. Gua nyin C. BuddhaAn swer: A5. Buddhism was first in troduced to Chi na in the first cen tury A.D. or so, when Emperor Min gdi of the Easter n Han Dyn asty was in rule. The first Buddhist temple

5、in Chin ese history, built at Luoya ng city, Henan Provin ce, is calledAn swer: Bai Ma Si (The Temple of White Horse)6. The great con temporary pain ter Qi Baishi was gifted with a fine arts power,being skillful in painting the images of fish, birds, flowers and in sects. The won der of his works li

6、es in somewhere betwee n resembla nee and dissembla nee, vividly and lively. Hisis widely known in Chi na.A. A cluster of shrimps B. Don key C. Gallopi ng HorsesAn swer: A7. True or False? Is Jasm ine ( 茉莉花)a folk song of Jia ngsu Provin ce?An swer: True.8. Which min ority eth nic groups dwelli ng c

7、om mun ity is called the hometow n of peacocks?A. Tujia n ati on alityB. Dai n atio nalityC. Hui n atio nalityD. Shui n ati on alityAn swer: B.9. What is the n ame of the moun ta in where the largest Chin ese Taoist architect ural complex is located?An swer: Wuda ng Mountain. 29. Accord ing to wedd

8、ing customs in ancient China, a b ride was carried to a bridegrooms home by?A. Bridal seda n-chair B. a horse C. a carAn swer: Bridal seda n-chair.10. Of all the traditi onal Chin ese festivals, which one is set to mark the fam ous poet Quyua n?A. Drag on-boat FestivalB. Qi ngmi ng FestivalC. Festiv

9、al of the 8th of the lunar December.An swer: A. Drago n-boat Festival.11. Choose: 布衣 ” refers to:A. Ordi nary people B. Officials C. SoldiersAn swer: An ordinary people12. The logo adopted for Olympic games in 2008 is a Chi nese seal. When were seals com monly used in China?A. Zhou Dyn asty B. Han D

10、yn asty C. Tang Dyn astyAn swer: A13. The Qin Dyn asty first in troduced the official system of using seals or sta mps: The pers onal seal of the emperor was called imperial seal, the coun selor- in-chief used gold seal, and various officials of the court used gold, silveror bronze seals accord ing

11、to their differe nt ran ks. Later, follow ing dyn asties in Chin ese history gen erally in herited the same system. What ki nd of material was the imperial seal made of?A.Gold B. Jade. C. Bron ze D. SilverAn swer: B14. Which of the followi ng products were traditi onal exported ones in ancient Chi n

12、a?A. Glass B.Silk C.Porcelai n D.SugarAn swer: B, C.15. She n Kuo of the Norther n Song Dyn asty wrote a world famous scie ntific work, which gave a detailed descripti on of the movable-type printing, in additi on to the in troduct ion to the assembli ng of a compass. What work is it?Answer: Sketchb

13、ook of Dream Brook （ 梦溪笔谈）16. Excha nges betwee n China and other coun tries and regi ons in an cie nt times ha d lasted for a long time, and duri ng this long process of excha nge China had l earned various tech no logies from other coun tries. Which of the followi ng tech n ologies was in troduced

14、 to Chi na from other coun tries?A. Glassmak ing tech no logy B. Raisi ng silkworm C. Wine brew ing D Papermaki ng.An swer:A.17. Which of the followi ng fruits does not orig in ate from Chi na?A. Peach. B.apricot C. water mel on D.appleAn swer: C, D.18. Which of the followi ng vegetables are in trod

15、uced from other coun tries?A.Potato B.Ch in ese cabbage C.sweet potato D. tomatoAn swer: A. C. D.19. Nostalgia seems to be a shallow cha nn el; I am on this side, and the mainl and on the other. Who is the famous poet of Taiwa n?An swer: Yu Guan gzh ong.20. What is the n ame of the archetypal Neolit

16、hic cultural site discovered in the suburbs of Xia n in Shaa nxi Provin ce?An swer: The Banpo Cultural site.21. In Chin as mythology, who was the hero to separate heave n from earth?An swer: Pan Gu.22. In Chi nas mythology, who created huma n bein gs?An swer: Nvwa.23. I n Chi nas historical lege nds

17、, who was the first of the Five Emperors?An swer: Huan gdi ( and the others were Zhua nxu, Diku, Yao, Shun).24. I n Chi nas historical lege nds, who was the first to teach people to fish a nd raise livestock?An swer: Fu Xi.25. I n Chi nas historical lege nds, who was the first to teach people farmi

18、ng a nd to taste and experime nt with various types of herbal medici nes?An swer: Yan di.26. Which two an tiquate cities of Chi na have bee n listed as World Cultural He ritage Sites?An swer: Lijia ng in Yunnan, and Pin gyao in Shan xi. (Picture: Lijia ng and Pin gya o)27. The main architectural str

19、ucture in ancient Chi na was.A. A woode n framework B. A stone frameworkAn swer: A.28. One of the characteristics of Chi nas an tiquate architecture isA. The disti nguished differe nee of ranks in society B. No differe neeAn swer: A29. The Grand Canal was first ope ned duri ng theDyn asty.An swer: S

20、ui.30. Which province has the largest nu mber of min ority eth nic group in China?A. Guan gzhou B. Shaa nxi C. Sichua n D.YunnanAn swer: D.31. The smallest eth nic group in China has only a populati on of about 2300. Wh at is this mi nority eth nic group called ?A. Shui B. Deru ng C. Lhoba D. PrimiA

21、n swer: C.32. The first Chin ese editio n of The Bible was published in Malacca in 1823. The tran slator of this editi on was a famous British missi on ary. What is his name?An swer: Robert Morris on.33. The In dia n Monk Bodhidharma came to China and in a temple he had kept still in meditati on fac

22、ing the wall for ten years, thus creat ing the Chin ese Buddhist school Cha n or Zen Buddhism. What is the n ame of the temple?An swer: Henans Shaoli n Temple.二、判断题。True or False? (20%34. True or False: The Mid-Autu mn Festival falls on the 15th of the lunar August, just in the middle of autu mn, he

23、nce the n ame.An swer: True.35. True or False: In Chi na, wine has a Ion ger history tha n tea. I n 1986, a pot of wine un earthed in Henan Province was made more tha n 3,000 years before. M aotai liquor, Five-Gra in Liquor, Fenjiu, Zhuyeq ing, Luzhou Laojiao, Gujin Gong jiu are all brand-n ame liqu

24、ors produced in China.An swer: True.36. True or False: Cloth prin ted with Batik and soaked-i ndigo tech niq ues are i mported from overseas.An swer: False. Batik and soaked-i ndigo tech niq ues are inven ted by Chin ese peop le, which are used in traditi onal Chin ese textile desig n and dye ing to

25、 produce art and han dicraft products.37. True or False: The paper-cutt ing art of China has bee n listed as one of th e worlds cultural legacies.An swer: True.38. True or False: There is gen erally a pair of ide ntical stone lio ns placed in front of Chin ese palaces, officials mansions and houses

26、in order to ward o ff evil spirits.An swer: False. Gen erally speak ing, on the left side of the gate is a male lionwith its right foot stamp ing on a silk ball, suggesti ng the symbol of power;on the right side of the gate is a lion ess with her left foot caress ing a cub lion, symboliz ing procrea

27、ti on of more desce ndan ts.39. Judge: Both sun dial and copper clepsydra were hour meters used for coun ti n g time in an cie nt Chi na. Sun dial had bee n popular in Qin and Han Dyn asties.An swer: Right.40. Judge: The main source of traditi onal Chin ese medici ne is herbage, in addi tion to some

28、 ani mals and mi nerals.An swer: Right.41 True or False? Oracle-b one in scripti ons （甲骨文）are so called because theywere in scribed on tortoise shells or ani mal bon es.An swer: True.42. True or False? Most Chin ese characters may be writte n either in the complex form with more strokes or in a simp

29、lified versi on with less strokes. A chara cter with more strokes is called an orig inal complex character; and its simpli fied versi on is called a simplified character.An swer: True.43. True or False? The simplified Chin ese characters are one of the worki ng lan guages used in the Un ited Nati on

30、s.An swer: True.44. True or False? In Chi na, a Buddhist Temple is called 庙, while a Taoistmon astery is called 观.An swer: Correct.45. True or False? The sta ndard Ian guage of moder n Chin ese is Put on ghua.An swer: True.46. True or False? Lu Xun is a famous comtemporary Chin ese writer and thi nk

31、er, whose sur name is Lu and give n n ame is Xun.An swer: False. His real n ame is Zhou Shure n, and Lu Xun is his pen n ame.47. True or False? Chin ese poetry had see n its prime stage in the Tang Dyn asty. Accord ing to the Qua n Tang Shi,(Complete Poetry of Tan g), about 50,000 poems were writte

32、n by over 2,300 poets in this period.An swer: True.48. True or False? Chin ese characters are not on ly the oldest Ian guage in the world, but also are used by the largest nu mber of people in the world. The num ber of Chin ese characters totals about 60,000, with about 6,000 in daily use.An swer: T

33、rue.49. True or False? In China, brick was first used for con structi on duri ng theQin Dyn asty, 2,300 years ago. The famous Great Wall was mai nly built with bric ks.An swer: True.三、简答题。Brief Answer Questions(30%50. What are the awards set up for films in China?An swer: Golde n Rooster Award and H

34、un dred Flowers Award51. What are the two Awards for Chi nese TV plays?An swer: Golde n Eagle Award, and Flyi ng God Award.52. What are the n ames of the followi ng four an cie nt historic capital cities n ow in moder n Chi na?Tang Dyn astyChan ga nKaife ngYua n Dyn astyDaduHangzhouNorther n Song Dy

35、n astyDongjingBeiji ngSout nern Song Dyn astyLin a nXianAn swer:Tang Dyn astyChan ga nXianYua n Dyn astyDaduBeiji ngNorther n Song Dyn astyDongjingKaife ngSout nern Song Dyn astyLinanHan gzhou53. Please link up the followi ng local specialties with the place of productio n:Maotai liquor ShanxiPeony

36、SuzhouLon g-stored vin egarZhejia ngSuzhou embroideryGuizhouLongjing teaXin jia ngRais insLuoya ngAn swer:PeonyLuoya ngLon g-stored vin egar ShanxiSuzhou embroiderySuzhouLongjing teaZhejia ngRaisi nsXinjia ng54. The main form of Chin ese marriage is.An swer: Mono gamous system.55. When is the Qin gm

37、i ng holiday (the day of Clear ness and Bright ness in the lunar cale ndar)? What are the ways and customs people like to follow on the d ay?An swer: Around the 5th of the lunar April, people usually go to the tombs and graves to pay respects to their passed away relatives, or go hiki ng on the out

38、skirts, or fly kites.56. The traditio nal Double Ni nth Festival falls on the 9th day of the 9th lunar month in China. What is the festival now?An swer: The festival for the elderly.57. What is the last day of the lunar year in China?An swer: The Eve of the lunar New Year, or the 30th of the 12 luna

39、r month. (Da n ian san shi).58. During the Spring Festival, people ofte n put up someth ing on both sides of the gate to festo on the festival. What are they?An swer: Spring Festival couplets.59. Chin ese people like to use some nu mbers to mea n somethi ng good in daily li fe. What do these nu mber

40、s six, eight and nine mea n?An swer: Six for smooth ness, eight for fortune, and nine for Ion gevity.60. What do the Seve n Necessities of Life mea n in daily life? which are often referred to by Chin ese people.An swer: Firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy, vin egar and tea,61. China bega n to use paper

41、curre ncy duri ng the Song Dyn asty, the first of its kind in the world. What was this ki nd of curre ncy called at that time?An swer: Jiaozi.62. Who was the scie ntist in the Mi ng Dyn asty, who had lear ned Western scie nee,translated Elements (几何原本)and compiled Complete Treatise on Agriculture(农政

42、全书)?An swer: Xu Gunan gqi.63. Chin ese people in an cie nt times used sheets of bamboo as writ ing media. Itis called ?(Picture: Bamboo slip)An swer: Bamboo slip.An swer: It is the book writte n on the silk by an cie nt Chin ese.65. Who made Chi nas first airpla ne?Answer: Feng Ru (1883-1912), born

43、in Enping, Guangdong. He designed and produced an airpla ne and succeeded in a test fly in 1909.66. One way of traditi onal Chin ese medici ne to treat patie nts is to put filiform n eedles into their body accord ing to certa in acupo in ts. What method is it c alled?An swer: Acup un cture and moxib

44、usti on.67. Treatise on Febrile and Miscellaneous Diseases (伤寒杂病论)was written byin the Han Dyn asty who was honored by later gen erati ons as a MasterDoctor?An swer: Zhang Zhon gji ng.68. Sun Simiao, a well-k nown physicia n of the Tang Dyn asty, compiled a collection of traditi onal Chin ese herbal

45、 medici nes, providi ng more tha n 6000 doses ofprepared prescripti on, honored by Taoists as King of Medici nes, what is the n ame of the collect ion?An swer: Esse ntial Prescript ons Worth a Thousa nd Prices of Gold （千金药方）69. Li Shizhe n, medical scie ntist of the Ming Dyn asty, spe nt 30 years to

46、 compi le a huge work, which in troduced 1892 kinds of traditi onal Chin ese herbal medi cin es. This work is called .An swer: Compe ndium of Materia Medica70. Xu Xiake, Chin ese traveler and geologist of the Mi ng Dyn asty, had made ins pecti on tours of 16 provin ces across Chi na in 34 years, and

47、 jotted dow n whatev er he saw everyday. He fin ally wrote a book, known as the best geographic trav elogue in an cie nt China. This book is .Answer: Xu Xiakes Travel Notes （徐霞客游记）71. What were the ancient Chin as four great inven ti ons?An swer: The compass, gun powder, papermak ing and prin ti ng.

48、72. Chi nas first an thology of ancient poetry is; with 305 poems collected, it is also known as Three Hun dred Poems.An swer: Shi Jing. (The Book of Songs)73. What is the typical work of the great poet Qu Yua n duri ng the Warri ng Stat es period?An swer: Li Sao, Chuci. (The Lame nti. The elegies o

49、f Chu.).74. Fill in the bla nk: Chi na boasts a wealth of an cie nt mythology, of which the largest nu mber of mythologies appeared in the.An swer: Sha n Hai Jing. (The Classic of Mountains and Rivers)75. I n each stage of its developme nt. Chin ese literature boasted a specific ty pe of literary fo

50、rm marki ng the highest achieveme nt of its own. Please connect with lines the followi ng literary forms with their corresp onding stage.Han Dyn asty PoetryTang Dyn astyProse-poetry (Song Dyn astyZaju (杂居 U)Ming & Qi ng dyn astiesCi (Yuan Dyn astyNovelAn swer:Han Dyn astyprose-poetryTang Dyn astyPoe

51、trySong Dyn astyCiMing & Qing dyn asties no velYua n Dyn astyZaju76. There was a great poet of the Tang Dyn asty known as a ba ni shed immortalpoet. Who is he?77. There was a great poet of the Tang Dyn asty whose poems are regarded as hi story of poetry. Who is the poet?An swer: Du Fu.78. Who is the

52、 writer of the long n arrative poems Chan ghe nge and Pipa Xing?An swer: Bai Juyi.79. What is the n ame of a no vel in which the Mon key King is the main character? Who is its author?An swer: Jour ney to the West, Wu Chen ge n.80. The classical Chin ese no vel Journey to the West writte n in the ver

53、n acular is based on the story of Monk Xuanzan gs pilgrimage to the wester n Tian zhu in search of the Buddhist scriptures. Which place does Tia nzhu refer to?A.A ncie nt Arabia B. An cie nt In dia C. Ancient Persia, D. An cie nt Rome81. Wu Song and Song Jia ng are characters in a famous no vel, wha

54、t is the n ameof the no vel? Who is the writer of the no vel?An swer: Outlaws of the Marshes, Shi Naia n.82. What is the n ame of a no vel in which Zhu Gelia ng and Cao Cao are characters?An swer: The Roma nee of the Three Kin gdoms.83. What was the first no vel writte n in the vern acular in the mo

55、der n history of Chin ese literature? What is the n ame of the author?An swer: The Diary of a Madma n, by Lu Xun.84. In which no vel did Lu Xun depict an in tellectual who was deeply in flue need and defiled by the feudal civil service recruitme nt exam in ati on system and ev en tually had to make

56、a livi ng on steali ng books?An swer: Kong Yiji.85. Who is the writer of the saga no vels, The Rickshaw Boy, Four Gen erati ons u n der One Roof, and the dramas Teahouse, Lon gxugou, etc.?An swer: Lao She.86. Who created the Turbule nt curre nt Trilogy which is composed of Family, Spr ing, and Autu

57、mn?An swer: Ba Ji n.87. Who is the author of the Rural Trilogy (Spri ng Silkworm, Autu mn Harvest, a nd Rem nant Win ter)?An swer: Mao Dun.88. Goddess is the typical work of Chi nas new poetry moveme nt. Who is the aut hor of this work?An swer: Guo Moruo.89. Who is the most in flue ntial swordsme n fictio n writer from the 1950s up to now in Hong Kong?90. I n Chi nas con temporary literature, Zhu Ziqi ng is a famous prose writer whose most renown work are, Bei Ying, (M