中国文化概论期末复习题

1、中国文化概论复习（英文）Part I Multiple Choice1. Zi Lu, Ran You and Gongxi Chiaspirations represent_,while Zeng Diansreflects_.A. personal ambition; selfishnessB.lofty ideals; meaningless pursuitC.personal struggle; generous contributionD. individual contribution to society; harmony4.How is the“energy”of o“ne-s

2、troke characte”r achieved?A. By pressing the brush harderB. By writing the character with only one stroke.C. By writing the strokes at one go.D. By connecting the strokes in the interior.5.How was Chinese calligraphy displayed by Lin Huaimin?A. By dance B. By scriptC. By musicD. By brush6.The windin

3、g path in the gardens reflects the Chinese philosophy of being_.A. unrefined未提炼的B. irresistible不可抵抗的C. uninhibited无拘束的D.reserved7. What can we learn about Peking Opera through the sayin“g watchinga play is watchingfamous actors?”A. The viewers go to the theatre to see the actors instead of the play.

4、B. The famous actors are good-looking and perform well.C.The actors are good at all the four basic aspects of Peking Opera.D. The performances of the actors are as important as the play itself.8. According to Sunzi, the strategy of the level in a war is to_.A. use different strategiesB.frustrate the

5、 diplomacy of the enemyC.attack the army of the enemyD attack the city of the enemy10. Which of the following is irrelevant to the pictographic symbols of Chinese characters?A. Aspiration B. Imagination C. Creativity D. AllusionPart II True or False Answers_T_ According to Laozis philosophy of natur

6、alness, man should not attempt to manipulatenature._F_ The driving force for building the Great Wall is to protect the lives and peace from wars._F Guanyin or the Goddess of mercy, known also as the Bodhisatva, is the founder of Buddhism._T_ The names of some Chinese dishes cannot be understood lite

7、rally._T_ According to ancient Chinese people, music could not only cultivate peoples mind, but alsohelp govern the county.Part III Fill in the Blanks1. _CPG_, the Central Peoples Government, is the highest state administrative body, which carriesout the laws en acted and decisi ons adopted by the N

8、PC and its Standing Committee.2.In China, the education is divided into three categories: basic education,_higher_and adult educati on.5. After he had visited various mountains in China, the great Ming Dynasty Chinese geographerand traveler,XuXiaKe_, said of it:I find it no Ion ger worth my while to

9、 look at a mountain after visit ing the five sacred mountains.No Ion ger do I find it worth my while to look at the sacred five after retur ning from Huan gshan.Questions名词解释1. What is Con fucius view on Heave n?Confucius regarded Heaven as nature.2. What are the most important traditional holidays

10、in China?Spring Festival.3. What lege nd do you kn ow about the Mid-Autu mn Festival?Chang Er Flies to the Moon4. How is tea related to the Chin ese way of life?5. What is the cultural significance of the Moon Cake and Yuan Xiao?6. What con tributi on did Bruce Lee make to Chin ese martial arts?His

11、superb kung fu popularized throughout the world and he became the embodiment ofChinese martial arts.7. What do you th ink is the fun cti on of Wushu in the modern society?To exercise and keep fit.8. How do Chin ese food and drinks reflect and in flue nce Chin ese way of life?9. What are the four mas

12、terpieces of the Chin ese no vel?Water Margin, Journey to The West, Dream of the Red Mansions, Romance of the ThreeKindoms.10. What are the common ly used methods of treatme nt in traditi onal Chin ese medici ne?Acupuncture, Herbal Medicine, Qi Gong11. What are the five fun dame ntal comp onents of

13、the uni verse accord ing to traditi onal Chinese medici ne and philosophy?Fire, Earth, Metal, Water, Wood12. What are the Four Great Inventions of ancient China?Papermaking, gunpowder, printing and the compass13. What are the most famous represe ntatives of Chin ese reside nces?Beijings siheyuan, Fu

14、jians HaKa group houses cave dwellingsin northern Shanxi and ganlanin Guangxi.14. What is the major differe nce betwee n the imperial garde n and the private garde n?15. What is the major differe nce betwee n the gen eral layout of Chin ese garde ns and Europea ngarde ns?There are usually sculptures

15、 in a European garden instead of rock formations in aChinese-style garden.16. Why does Beijing Opera enjoy the most special reputation throughout the world?17. What were the ben efits of con struct ing the Great Wall? What were the costs? Do you thinkthe ben efits and costs of buildi ng the Great Wa

16、ll bala need out? Expla in.Military defense in the age of cold steel. (2).Protection for the southerners from beingattacked by the northerners18. What traits do you find prevailing among the Chinese people?19. Ca n you give a brief acco unt of the philosophies of Con fucious, Men cious, Laozi andZhu

17、angzi? In what ways are they alike and in what ways are they different?Reading comprehension排序A)The theme is to celebrate the festive spirit and worldly commotion at the Qingming Festival,rather tha n the holidays cerem onial aspects, such as tomb sweep ing and prayers.B) It offers glimpses of cloth

18、ing and architecture of that period.C) A Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival is the title of several pano ramic pain tin gs; the original versi on is gen erally attributed to the Song Dyn asty artist Zhang Zedua n.D) The en tire piece was pain ted in hand scroll format and it displays the lifestyle

19、 of all walksof life from rich to poor as well as different economic activities in rural areas and the city.E) It captures the daily life of people at the capital, Bia njing (todays Kaife ng) duri ng theNorther n Song period.F) The painting is famous for its geometrically accurate images of boats, b

20、ridges, shops, andsce nery.G) As an artistic creation, the piece has been revered and court artists of subsequent dynasties have made several replicas.H) Because of its fame, it has bee n calledChi naMona Lisa”.2. The following is a passage on Tang poems. The underlined sentence is taken from thepas

21、sage. Choose the best place where the sentence could be put from A, B, C andD.Tang poems in particular rema in the most popular out of every historical era of Chi na.The Tang period is a golde n age of Chin ese literature and art. There are over 48, 900poems penned by some 2,200 Tang authors that ha

22、ve been popular until modern times. APerfecting oneskills in the poem writing became a required study for those wishing to passimperial exam in ati ons. Poetry was also heavily competitive, and poetry con tests amon gstdisti nguished guests at banq uets and gatheri ngs of social elite were com mon i

23、n the Tangperiod. Poetry styles popular in the Tang included gushi and jintishi, with the renowned Tangpoet Li Bai (701-761) and Cui Hao (704-754) famous for their use of the latter. B Jintishi poetry,or regulated verse, is in the form of eight-line stanzas or seven characters per line with a fixedp

24、attern of tones that required the second and third couplets to be an tithetical (although the antithesis is ofte n lost in tran slati on to other Ian guages). C This great emulati on仿效)of Tangera poetry bega n in the Song dyn asty; duri ng that period, Yan Yu (严羽)asserted that he wasthe first to des

25、ig nate the poetry of the Glorious Age of Ta ng Dy nasty (c. 713-766) as theorthodox正统的)material with“canonica(典范的)status within the classical poetictraditior”.D Yan Yu reserved the position of highest laurel of all Tang poets for Du Fu(712-770), who was not viewed as such in his own era, and was br

26、an ded by his peers as an anti-traditi onal poet.39.The best place is_Translation 46.己所不欲,勿施于人。Do not do toward others anything you would not want tobe done to you.The greatest virtue is like water.Continuous creation of life is change.Is it not pleasant to have friends coming fromGood wine needs no bush.One-third of doctors, seven support.One can fight and win a hundred wars if one knowsboth oneself and the enemy53.开门七件事： 柴米油盐酱醋茶。Firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and teaare the seven ne