初中英语时文阅读02-中华传统文化篇2（原卷版）.pdf

初中英语时文阅读2

（中华传统文化篇）

文章导读

阅读理解A篇：放假、纳凉、外卖……古代人生活方式是如何的呢？

B篇：中秋节和感恩节，都是与家人团聚一起的节日。

C篇：火锅、东坡肉、餐桌礼仪探寻中国饮食文化

D篇：国学故事。千金买马首。

E篇：国学故事。用人如器。

完形填空Cloze1中国传统经典故事——闻鸡起舞。

Cloze2中国传统经典故事——滴水穿石。

Cloze3中国传统经典故事——仓颉造字。

语法填空国学故事——见贤思齐焉，见不贤而内自省也

A阅读理解

Weekends,airconditioners(空调),takeouts…areallcommonthingsformodernpeople.Haveyouever

wonderedifancientpeopleenjoyedthesamelifestyles?Let’stakealook.

Noweekends

InancientChina,therewerenoweekendsbecausepeopledidnotuseaweeklycalendar.Buttheycouldstill

relaxafterwork.DuringtheHanDynasty(206BC-AD220),officials(官员)tookonedayoffeveryfivedays.

DuringtheTangDynasty(618-907),officialsworkedfor10daysandrestedforoneday.Theyusuallybathedand

washedtheirhairontheirdayoff,whichwascalledxiumu(休沐).Therewerealsomanypublicholidaysinancient

times,suchasSpringFestival,wintersolsticeandMid-AutumnFestival.Peoplelikefarmersandbusinessmen

usuallyworkedmostoftheyear,buteventhemosthard-workingpeoplewouldtakeafewdaysoffduringSpring

Festival.

Smartwaysofstayingcool

Inmoderntimes,wecanenjoycolddrinksinair-conditionedroomstostaycool.Inancienttimes,though

peopledidn’thavethesethings,theyhadtheirownwisdomtogetthroughtheheatedsummer.

AsearlyastheZhouDynasty,therewasaspecialdepartment(部门)calledthe“iceadministration”whose

workerswereresponsibleforcollectingiceblocks(冰块)inwinterandstoringtheminanicehouse.Whensummer

came,peoplecouldtaketheiceblockshomeandusethemtomaketheirroomscooler.

Theicecouldalsobeusedtomakecolddrinks.The“bingjian(冰鉴)”wasatypeofancientfridge.Itwasa

bigboxmadeofceramic(),woodormetal()filledwithice.Peoplewouldputdrinksinsideandclosethe