中国生物大学中国文化概论期末复习题

中国文化概论复习（英文）

Part I Multiple Choice

1.. Zi Lu, Ran You and Gongxi Chi

’

aspirations represent______, while Zeng Dian

’

s reflects______.

al ambition; selfishness

B. lofty ideals; meaningless pursuit

C. personal struggle; generous contribution

D

. individual contribution to society; harmony

4.

How isthe

“

energy

”of “

one- stroke character

”

achieved?

A. By pressing the brush harder

B. 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 script

C

. By music

D. By brush

6.

The winding 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. reserved

7. What can we learn about Peking Opera through the saying

“watching

a play is watching famous actors?

”

A. The viewers go to the theatre to see the actors instead of the play.

B. The famous actors are good-looking and perform well.

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 strategies

B. frustrate the diplomacy of the enemy

C.

attack the army of the enemy

D attack the city of the enemy

10. Which of the following is irrelevant to the pictographic symbols of Chinese characters?

A

. Aspiration

ation

C. Creativity

D. Allusion

Part II True or False Answers

_

T

__According to Laozi

’

s philosophy of naturalness, man should notattempt to manipulate nature.

_

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 literally.

_

T_

_According

to

ancient

Chinese

people,

music

could

not

only

cultivate

people

’

s

mind,

but

also

help

govern the county.

Part III Fill in the Blanks

1.

_

CPG

_,the Central

People

’

s

Government,

is

the highest

state administrative body, which

carries out

the laws enacted and decisions adopted by the NPC and its Standing Committee.

2.

In

China,

the

education

is

divided

into

three

categories:

basic

education,

__

_higher_

____and

adult

education.

1

5.

After

he

had

visited

various

mountains

in

China,

the

great

Ming

Dynasty

Chinese

geographer

and

traveler, _

XuXiaKe

_, said of it:

I find it no longer worth my while to look at a mountain after visiting the five sacred mountains. No longer

do I find it worth my while to look at the sacred five after returning from Huangshan.

Questions

名词解释

is Confucius view on Heaven?

Confucius regarded Heaven as nature.

are the most important traditional holidays in China?

Spring Festival.

3.

What legend do you know about the Mid-Autumn Festival?

Chang Er Flies to the Moon

is tea related to the Chinese way of life?

is the cultural significance of the Moon Cake and Yuan Xiao?

contribution did Bruce Lee make to Chinese martial arts?

His

superb

kung

fu

popularized

throughout

the

world

and

he

became

the

embodiment

of

Chinese

martial arts.

do you think is the function of Wushu in the modern society?

To exercise and keep fit.

do Chinese food and drinks reflect and influence Chinese way of life?

are the four masterpieces of the Chinese novel?

Water Margin, Journey to The West, Dream of the Red Mansions, Romance of the Three Kindoms.

are the commonly used methods of treatment in traditional Chinese medicine?

Acupuncture,Herbal Medicine,Qi Gong

are the five fundamental components of the universe according to traditional Chinese medicine and

philosophy?

Fire, Earth, Metal, Water, Wood

are the Four Great Inventions of ancient China?

Papermaking, gunpowder, printing and the compass

are the most famous representatives of Chinese residences?

Beijing's

siheyuan,

Fujian's

HaKa

group

houses

,

cave

dwellings

in

northern

Shanxi

and

ganlan

in

Guangxi.

is the major difference between the imperial garden and the private garden?

2

is the major difference between the general layout of Chinese gardens and European gardens?

There are usually sculptures in a European garden instead of rock formations in a Chinese-style

garden.

does Beijing Opera enjoy the most special reputation throughout the world?

were the benefits of constructing the Great Wall? What were the costs? Do you think the benefits

and costs of building the Great Wall balanced out? Explain.

(1)Military defense in the age of cold steel. (2).Protection for the southerners from being attacked by

the northerners

traits do you find prevailing among the Chinese people?

you give a brief account of the philosophies of Confucious, Mencious, Laozi and Zhuangzi? 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 than

the holiday

’

s ceremonial aspects, such as tomb sweeping and prayers.

B) It offers glimpses of clothing and architecture of that period.

C) A Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival is the title of several panoramic paintings; the original version

is generally attributed to the Song Dynasty artist Zhang Zeduan.

D) The entire piece was painted in hand scroll format and it displays the lifestyle of all walks of 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, Bianjing (today

’

s Kaifeng) during the Northern Song

period.

F) The painting is famous for its geometrically accurate images of boats, bridges, shops, and scenery.

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 been called

“

China

’

s Mona Lisa

”

.

2

. The following is a passage on Tang poems. The underlined sentence is taken from the passage.

Choose the best place where the sentence could be put from [A], [B], [C] and [D].

Tang poems in particular remain the most popular out of every historical era of China.

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