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Numbers and colours had great meanings and played an important role (作用) in the culture of ancient China. Some were thought to be lucky, while others were thought to be unlucky and should be avoided.
|Numbers|Colours|
|Numbers were important to the ancient Chinese. They often used lucky numbers in their buildings and designs. For example, the number eight is thought to be the luckiest number. Even today people in China will pay more for an address or a telephone number in it. The number six is thought to be a very lucky number in China. But the number four is unlucky. It is still sometimes avoided today in China. Many buildings skip all the floors with the number in them like 4, 14, and 24.|There are five primary Chinese colours: red, black, green, white and yellow. Red is the colour of fire, summer and the south. It stands for good luck, happiness and success. Red is often the colour used at celebrations such as weddings and birthdays. Children are given red packets with money inside for luck. Black is also the colour of the first emperor (皇帝) of China, Emperor Qin. White is not thought to be a lucky colour. It is worn as the colour of mourning (哀悼) when someone died.|
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D
) 1. Which of the following is thought to be unlucky in ancient China?
A. The number 8. B. The colour black. C. The number 6. D. The colour white.
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B
) 2. What does red stand for according to the article?
A. Hope. B. Success. C. Power. D. Harvest.
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C
) 3. What can we know from the article?
A. People think the number 6 is the luckiest. B. Emperor Qin liked the colour yellow best.
C. Children receive red packets for good luck. D. The number 4 is often used in the buildings.
解析:
翻译:
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数字和颜色在古代中国文化中具有重要意义并发挥着重要作用。有些被认为是幸运的,而另一些则被认为是不幸运的,应该避免。
|数字|颜色|
|数字对古代中国人很重要。他们经常在建筑和设计中使用幸运数字。例如,数字8被认为是最幸运的数字。即使在今天,中国人也会为带有8的地址或电话号码支付更多费用。数字6在中国被认为是一个非常幸运的数字。但数字4是不吉利的。即使在今天,在中国它有时仍然会被避免。许多建筑物会跳过所有带有4的楼层,比如4楼、14楼和24楼。|中国有五种基本颜色:红色、黑色、绿色、白色和黄色。红色是火、夏天和南方的颜色。它代表好运、幸福和成功。红色通常是庆祝活动(如婚礼和生日)中使用的颜色。孩子们会收到里面装有钱的红包以求好运。黑色也是中国第一位皇帝——秦始皇的颜色。白色不被认为是一种幸运的颜色。当有人去世时,人们会穿白色衣服以示哀悼。|
( )1. 以下哪项在古代中国被认为是不吉利的?
A. 数字8。
B. 颜色黑色。
C. 数字6。
D. 颜色白色。
( )2. 根据文章,红色代表什么?
A. 希望。
B. 成功。
C. 权力。
D. 丰收。
( )3. 从文章中我们可以知道什么?
A. 人们认为数字6是最幸运的。
B. 秦始皇最喜欢黄色。
C. 孩子们收到红包以求好运。
D. 数字4经常在建筑物中使用。