2020年江苏宿迁中考英语真题（已公布）(8)

　　B

　　The Chinese kite is a symbol of the Chinese handicraft (手工艺品). Flying a kite is a very popular activity in China. In spring, large numbers of people gather in the squares or parks and fly beautiful kites there.

　　A philosopher (哲学家) called Mozi was said to be the inventor of the Chinese kite. His invention had the bird's name of "Yuan", a kind of bird of the hawk (鹰) family with a long tail. He made the kite out of wood. Later, his student Lu Ban improved it and made the kite out of bamboo.

　　With the development of papermaking, paper was introduced into the kite making. The kite got the name "Zhi Yuan", as "Zhi" in Chinese means paper. And during the Five Dynasties period, people tied the bamboo whistle (哨子) to the kite. When the kite was flying, the airflow (气流) could make the whistle sound like Guzheng playing. So the kite carried the name "Fengzheng".

　　From then on, making and playing the kite became very popular in Weifang, Shandong Province. Every year in spring, when the weather became warm, almost every family went out to fly the kite and have a picnic on sunny and windy days. It was an exciting folk activity and a good time to display various beautiful kites. At the same time, they also enjoyed the warm weather and fresh air. The tradition has been well kept until today and has become the world-famous Weifang International Kite Festival, which is held from 20th to 25th in April every year.

　　Flying a kite in spring does people much good. For example, it is a good way to reduce the backache (背痛) . Besides, when people fly a kite, it can help them forget their stressful (压力重的) situations and reconnect (再连接) them to nature.

　　34. From the second paragraph, we can know that "Yuan" is ________.

　　A. a bird's name

　　B. a kind of shape

　　C. a symbol of stress

　　D. an inventor's name

　　35. How long does Weifang International Kite Festival last every year?

　　A. 5 days.              B. 6 days.

　　C. 7 days.              D. 8 days.

　　36. What is the last paragraph mainly about?

　　A. A lot of ways of making kites.

　　B. Some advantages of flying kites.

　　C. The dynasties of making kites.

　　D. The good places of flying kites.

　　【类型】文化类

　　【文章大意】本文主要介绍了中国传统手工艺品——风筝的由来以及风筝在现代生活中的地位、作用。

　　【答案】ABB

　　【解析】

　　34. 细节理解题。根据第二段第二行中“... a kind of bird of the hawk (鹰) family with a long tail.”可知，鸢是一种鸟的名称。故选A。

　　35. 细节理解题。根据第四段末句“... which is held from 20th to 25th in April every year.”可知，潍坊国际风筝节每年持续6天。故选B。

　　36. 段落大意题。A项意为“有很多制作风筝的方法”；B项意为“放风筝的一些好处”；C项意为“制作风筝的朝代”；D项意为“放风筝的好地方”。根据末段内容可知，该段主要介绍了放风筝对人的好处。且末段首句（该段中心句）中的“does people much good”（对人有很多好处）也证明了这一点。故选B。

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