高中英语阅读写作素材之中国传统文化
中国艺术 围棋(素材+语法填空+书面表达)
第一部分 话题素材积累
Weiqi(Go),together with zither playing, calligraphy and painting,is one of the four supreme artistic genres in Chinese culture. It is believed that a strong Go skill is an indication of great wisdom. As the oldest game still played in its original form, Go today is popular among men and women internationally at all ages.
围棋同琴、书、画齐名,是中国文化四大艺术流派之一。人们认为,围棋技艺高超是智慧的体现。作为一种仍以原始形式存在的最古老的游戏,围棋在今天深受世界各地男女老少的欢迎。
Weiqi originated in China and was called “围棋”(pronounced as “weiqi”), which means “encircling game”。 But Japanese players later presented the game internationally.Consequently,the Japanese name いご(pronounced as igo) became the first associated with the game by the Western world. To simplify pronunciation, Go was then settled on as the game's accepted English name. That's why the now famous game-playing artificial intelligence(AI) program was given the name AlphaGo by its developers.
围棋起源于中国,被称为围棋(发音weiqi),意思是“包围的游戏”。但后来日本棋手将这项游戏推向了国际舞台。因此,日本名字いご(发音为igo)成为西方世界对这项游戏的第一个称呼。为了简化发音,Go被定为该游戏的英文名。这就是现在著名的人工智能围棋程序被其开发者命名为AlphaGo的原因。
In Weiqi, two players take turns placing their stones on the intersections of lines on the board. The idea is to fence off more space than your opponent, outlining your “territory” with your stones. When stones are surrounded by stones of the opposite color, they are “dead” and can be “captured”。 At the end of the game,the players figure out the amount of space they have claimed, and the one who has the most spaces wins.
在围棋中,两名棋手轮流把自己的棋子放在棋盘线的交叉点上。这样做的目的是比对手隔开更多空间,用棋子勾勒出自己的“领地”。当棋子被相反颜色的棋子包围时,它们就“死”了,可以被“吃掉”。在游戏的最后,棋手计算出自己所占空间的大小,拥有最多空间的棋手获胜。
Words and Expressions
① zither n.齐特琴;扁琴
② genre n.(文学、艺术、电影或音乐的)体裁;类型
③ indication n.表明;标示;显示;象征
④ originate vi.起源;发源
⑤ encircle vt.包围
⑥ settle on 选定
⑦ take turns 轮流;依次
⑧ intersection n.交点
⑨ fence off (用栅栏、篱笆、围栏)隔开
⑩ outline vt.显示……的轮廓;勾勒……的外形
territory n.领土;版图;领地
围棋 weiqi;Go
手谈 the hand conversation
围棋盘 a weiqi board
围棋子 a weiqi stone/piece
和棋 a drawn game
第二部分 话题语法填空
一、阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The game of weiqi can date back to 4,000 years ago. There are mentions of a similar game 1_________ (call) yì made by Confucius and Mencius but it is not certain whether it is the same game.
The name “Go” comes 2_________ its name in Japan. Like many Japanese traditions it 3_________(adopt) from China during the Tang Dynasty 4_________Chinese influence was at its peak.As it made 5_________ (it) way to the West via Japan, it is the Japanese form of the game that is widely played now. The game,which can be 6_________(literal) translated as “encircling game”,was long considered to be an appropriate study for scholars as it taught people a variety of strategies.
7_________ (rule) of weiqi are extraordinarily simple. There are 180 identical white pieces and 181 identical black pieces 8_________ (fight)against each other on a board. Black starts first and then the players take it in turns to place one piece into 9_________unoccupied place on the board until all the pieces have been played. There is nothing special about a 19x19 board,and 10_________(small) sizes are used by beginners.
二、阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Weiqi is a game which can best show the deep culture of China. About 4,000 years ago the Emperor Yao created 1 game to develop the intelligence of his son, Dan Zhu. Dan Zhu, who had been rude, was turned into a learned general 2 (final). Yao educated his son with success by 3 (teach) him to play weiqi, and thus the game has passed down through generations till today.
Weiqi is a game attracting many people. The charm of weiqi lies 4 its concept and strategy. The player shouldn’t care about the gain or loss of a city or a troop; instead, he should seek opportunities 5 (attack) the enemy and defend 6 (he) at the right time by sacrificing (牺牲) some pieces. Only when the player is not blinded by immediate success and short-term gains but looks for long-term 7 (benefit) can he win the battle in the end.
Playing weiqi is not only for recreation but also for developing one’s temperament (性情). For centuries, weiqi 8 (regard) as a good way to train one’s mind. It is said that people 9 enjoy playing weiqi can have “five gains”—friends, harmony, 10 (educate), wisdom and longevity (长寿). That is to say, weiqi can help them to make friends and get along well with others, and teach them how to understand the laws of life.
第三部分 话题写作
假定你是李华,是学校围棋协会负责人。你校的英国交换生Tom给你发来邮件,询问交换生是否可以加入协会。请你给Tom回复邮件,欢迎他加入协会,并包含以下内容:1.加入协会的意义;2.协会每周的活动安排。
注意:1.词数80左右;2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;3.开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。
Dear Tom,
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Yours,
Li Hua
【参考答案】
话题语法填空
一、
called 2. from 3. was adopted 4. when 5. its
literally 7. Rules 8. fighting 9. an 10. smaller
【语篇解读】
本文是一篇说明文,介绍了围棋的发展历史和规则。
【答案解析】
1.called 考查非谓语动词。动词call与a similar game之间是逻辑上的被动关系,故用过去分词作后置定语。
2.from 考查介词。come from意为“来自”,为固定搭配。
3.was adopted 考查动词时态语态和主谓一致。主语 it指代围棋,与动词adopt之间是被动关系,因而需用被动语态,根据时间状语during the Tang Dynasty 可知,用一般过去时,故填was adopted.
4.when 考查定语从句关系副词。分析句子结构可知,空处引导限制性定语从句,先行词为the Tang Dynasty,关系词在从句中作时间状语,故填关系副词when.
5.its 考查代词。作定语,修饰名词,用形容词,意为“它的”,故填形容词性物主代词its.
6.literally 考查副词。作状语,修饰动词,用副词,意为“字面上地”,故填副词literally.
7.Rules 考查名词复数。空处作主语,由谓语动词are可知,此处需用复数,故填Rules.
8.fighting 考查非谓语动词。空前的pieces意为“棋子”,与动词fight之间是逻辑上的主动关系,故填动词-ing形式作后置定语。
9.an 考查冠词。设空处修饰名词place,此处指“任何一处空位”,需用不定冠词,并且unoccupied发音是元音音素开头,故填不定冠词an.
10.smaller 考查形容词比较级。句意:19x19路棋盘没有什么特别之处,初学者可以使用较小尺寸的棋盘。结合句意可知,此处应用形容词比较级,故填smaller.
二、
1.the 2.finally 3.teaching 4.in 5.to attack 6.himself 7.benefits 8.has been regarded 9.who/that 10.education
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了中国的围棋历史以及特点和好处。
1.考查冠词。句意:大约4000年前,尧皇帝为了培养儿子丹朱的智力,创造了围棋。此处game特指围棋应用定冠词the。故填the。
2.考查副词。句意:丹朱,一个粗鲁的人,终于变成了一个博学的将军。修饰动词turn into应用副词finally。故填finally。
3.考查非谓语动词。句意:尧成功地教育了他的儿子,教他下围棋,因此这项运动代代相传,直到今天。teach作介词by的宾语,应用动名词。故填teaching。
4.考查介词。句意:围棋的魅力在于它的理念和策略。结合句意表示“在于”可知短语为lie in。故填in。
5.考查非谓语动词。句意:玩家不应该关心城市或军队的得失;相反,他应该寻找机会攻击敌人,并在适当的时候牺牲一些棋子来保护自己。名词opportunities后跟不定式作后置定语。故填to attack。
6.考查代词。句意:玩家不应该关心城市或军队的得失;相反,他应该寻找机会攻击敌人,并在适当的时候牺牲一些棋子来保护自己。此处表示“保护他自己”应用反身代词himself。故填himself。
7.考查名词的数。句意:只有当玩家不被眼前的成功和短期收益所蒙蔽,而是着眼于长期利益时,他才能最终赢得战斗。benefit为可数名词,数量大于一应用复数形式。故填benefits。
8.考查时态语态。句意:几个世纪以来,围棋一直被认为是一种训练思维的好方法。主语weiqi与谓语构成被动关系,根据上文For centuries可知为现在完成时的被动语态,助动词用has。故填has been regarded。
9.考查定语从句。句意:据说喜欢下围棋的人可以得到“五得”——交友、和谐、教育、智慧和长寿。限制性定语从句修饰先行词people,关系词在从句中作主语,指人,故填who/that。
10.考查名词。句意:据说喜欢下围棋的人可以得到“五得”——交友、和谐、教育、智慧和长寿。根据friends, harmony以及wisdom and longevity可知此处应填名词education,此处为抽象名词,不可数,故填education。
话题写作
One possible version:
Dear Tom,
I'm glad to hear from you and learn that you have interest in weiqi. As an exchange student, you will be specially welcome to join the Weiqi Association.
Weiqi is a traditional game in China and has already become part of Chinese culture, so you can learn much about our culture.Besides, you will have a chance to meet some amazing people here and make friends with them.
We members gather to play weiqi once a week, usually from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Thursday afternoon. Sometimes we invite some masters to train our members, which is the best part of our activities.
I wish you could become one of us soon! Looking forward to meeting you.
Yours,
Li Hua