见面课：汉语成语中的孝文化
1、问题:According to Confucius, filial piety means that we only need to support our parents physically.
选项：
A:对
B:错
答案: 【错】
2、问题:The Chinese idiom 孝感动天 comes from a story about “舜“，a well-known leader in ancient China.
选项：
A:错
B:对
答案: 【对】
3、问题:The film which the Chinese idiom 劈山救母 is related to is called Lotus Lantern.
选项：
A:对
B:错
答案: 【对】
4、问题:Which of the following statements is not correct about the proverb “羊有跪乳之恩，鸦有反哺之义。”？
选项：
A: It can be translated into “sheep has the grace of kneeling/crow has the righteousness of feeding back”.
B:Both sheep and crow are popular images connected to filial piety.
C:It comes from a poem written by Mengjiao.
D: From this proverb we can find two idioms: 羊羔跪乳 and 乌鸦反哺.
答案: 【It comes from a poem written by Mengjiao.】
5、问题:Which of the following statements best explains the meaning of the idiom 寸草春晖？
选项：
A:It’s easy for a blade of grass to repay the spring sunshine, just like a child to his parents.
B:The sun of spring is vital to the growth of grass.
C:A blade of grass brings life to spring.
D:It’s hard for a blade of grass to ever repay the spring sunshine, just like a child to his parents.
答案: 【It’s hard for a blade of grass to ever repay the spring sunshine, just like a child to his parents.】
6、问题:Which of the following statements best explains the phrase 孝道式微?
选项：
A: Inheritance of filial piety.
B:Continuance of filial piety.
C: Subtlety of filial piety.
D:Decline of filial piety.
答案: 【Decline of filial piety.】
7、问题:Which of the following translations about allusions are correct?
选项：
A:扇枕温衾–help cooling the bed with a fan in summer and warming the quilt with his body in winter
B:戏彩娱亲– entertaining one’s parents
C:亲尝汤药–tasting herb medicine for one’s parents
D:怀橘遗亲–keeping mandarins in secret for one’s parents
答案: 【扇枕温衾–help cooling the bed with a fan in summer and warming the quilt with his body in winter;
戏彩娱亲– entertaining one’s parents;
亲尝汤药–tasting herb medicine for one’s parents;
怀橘遗亲–keeping mandarins in secret for one’s parents】
见面课：由“一叶知秋”说起
1、问题:With the Chinese idiom “一叶知秋”, we know that the falling of one leaf may herald the _ of autumn.
选项：
A:coming
B:knowledge
C:end
D:passing
答案: 【coming】
2、问题:“明日” in the Chinese idiom “明日黄花” refers to _.
选项：
A:tomorrow
B:today
C:the day after the Double Ninth Festival
D:the next day
答案: 【the day after the Double Ninth Festival】
3、问题:The poem “Night Rain” by Xu Zaisi (《夜雨》徐再思) implies the poet’s __ on the rainy autumn night.
选项：
A:excitement
B:happiness
C:sadness
D:pleasure
答案: 【sadness】
4、问题:The leaves of the _ were most likely to imply the coming of the autumn.
选项：
A:camphor tree (樟)
B:ginkgo tree (银杏)
C:phoenix tree (梧桐)
D:maple tree (枫)
答案: 【ginkgo tree (银杏);
phoenix tree (梧桐);
maple tree (枫)】
5、问题:The season of spring always goes hand in hand with the season of autumn to refer to the concept of time.
选项：
A:对
B:错
答案: 【对】
6、问题:The Chinese idiom “万紫千红” indicates the warmth of the season of spring.
选项：
A:错
B:对
答案: 【错】
7、问题:The essential difference between trees and grass is that trees are taller than grass.
选项：
A:对
B:错
答案: 【错】
第一章 单元测试
1、判断题：
Wu-gu (五谷) includes sesame.
选项：
A:错
B:对
答案: 【错】
2、判断题：
Kuai zhi (脍炙) is a way of cooking meat.
选项：
A:对
B:错
答案: 【对】
3、判断题：
“目光如豆” is similar to the American idiom describing people who are as blind as bats.
选项：
A:错
B:对
答案: 【错】
4、判断题：
Iron is believed to facilitate weight loss for females.
选项：
A:错
B:对
答案: 【对】
5、判断题：
“孔融让梨” and “推枣让梨” share similar moral connotations of respecting the elders and taking good care of the young.
选项：
A:错
B:对
答案: 【对】
6、判断题：
“青梅煮酒论英雄” tells us a story about Cao Cao and Guan Yu.
选项：
A:对
B:错
答案: 【错】
7、判断题：
“桃之夭夭, 灼灼其华” stems from “Records of the Grand Historian” (《史记》).
选项：
A:错
B:对
答案: 【错】
8、判断题：
“桃李不言, 下自成蹊” is a phrase used to acclaim Li Guang, a great general in the East Han dynasty.
选项：
A:对
B:错
答案: 【错】
第二章 单元测试
1、单选题：
What are the six domesticated animals, or “六畜” in Chinese?
选项：
A:Sheep, horse, ox, pig, rooster, and dog.
B:Pig, ox, sheep, tiger, dragon, and rooster.
C:Horse, sheep, dog, rooster, phenix, and ox.
D:Ox, tiger, rabbit, snake, dog, and monkey.
答案: 【Sheep, horse, ox, pig, rooster, and dog.】
2、单选题：
Diligence, undependability, strength and determination are some of major qualities attached to ox by ancient Chinese.
选项：
A:True.
B:False.
答案: 【False.】
3、单选题：
The idiom “牛刀小试” means that a person with great potentials gives a little inkling of what he is capable of.
选项：
A:True.
B:False.
答案: 【True.】
4、单选题：
Sheep, chicken, and pig are the three most commonly used sacrifice in ancient China.
选项：
A:False.
B:True.
答案: 【False.】
5、单选题：
Why do many piggy banks take the image of pig?
选项：
A:Because pigs in some places symbolize good harvest and wealth.
B:Because pigs are fat.
C:Because pigs are cute.
答案: 【Because pigs in some places symbolize good harvest and wealth.】
6、单选题：
Which of the following idioms formed by the combination of Chicken and dog is positive in meanings?
选项：
A:鸡犬不宁.
B:鸡鸣狗盗.
C:鸡犬桑麻.
答案: 【鸡犬桑麻.】
7、单选题：
Which of the following idioms formed by the combination of Dragon and Phoenix is negative in meanings?
选项：
A:烹龙炮凤.
B:攀龙附凤.
C:龙肝凤髓.
答案: 【攀龙附凤.】
第三章 单元测试
1、单选题：
Which of the following expressions is used to describe offspring’s gratitude to their parents.
选项：
A:黄冠草服
B:承星履草
C:春晖寸草
D:草木一生
答案: 【春晖寸草】
2、单选题：
Which of the following statements about “草” is NOT true according to the passage?
选项：
A:It is often described as either small or large.
B:Its size can be large or small.
C:Compared with woody plants, it is low and small.
答案: 【It is often described as either small or large. 】
3、单选题：
Which expression depicts a self-sufficient and quiet life?
选项：
A:桑间之咏
B:沧海桑田
C:桑户蓬枢
D:鸡犬桑麻
答案: 【鸡犬桑麻】
4、单选题：
“采菊东篱下，悠然见南山” are well-known lines written by _______.
选项：
A:陶渊明
B:王羲之
C:苏东坡
答案: 【陶渊明】
5、单选题：
Chinese people express their steadfast loyalty with _______.
选项：
A:松柏之茂
B:松柏之志
C:松柏之寿
答案: 【松柏之志】
第四章 单元测试
1、单选题：
Originally, “日出而作, 日入而息” came from a song popular in _______.
选项：
A:the Qin Dynasty
B:the Zhou Dynasty
C:Xian Qin （先秦）
答案: 【Xian Qin （先秦）】
2、单选题：
Li Shen (李绅) was a poet of the _______ Dynasty.
选项：
A:Tang
B:Song
C:Ming
答案: 【Tang】
3、单选题：
Which of the following statements about Su Shi (苏轼) is false?
选项：
A:He has never been to Danzhou (儋州).
B:He was famous for his poems and calligraphy.
C:He experienced ups and downs in his life.
答案: 【He has never been to Danzhou (儋州).】
4、单选题：
Which of the following idioms describes the weather ancient farmers pray for?
选项：
A:五风十雨
B:瓢泼大雨
C:疾风骤雨
答案: 【五风十雨】
5、单选题：
Which of the following idioms originates from the story in Romance of the Three Kingdoms （《三国演义》）?
选项：
A:万事俱备, 只欠东风
B:春风得意
C:春风化雨
答案: 【万事俱备, 只欠东风】
第五章 单元测试
1、单选题：
A synonym for “水” is ________.
选项：
A:江
B:河
C:川
答案: 【川】
2、单选题：
Which one of the following is NOT included in the five most renowned mountains Wu Yue (五岳) in China?
选项：
A:Mount Hua (华山)
B:Mount Huang (黄山)
C:Mount Tai (泰山)
答案: 【Mount Huang (黄山)】
3、单选题：
Which of the following men is related to the idiom “覆水难收”?
选项：
A:Li Shimin (李世民)
B:Li Er (李耳)
C:Jiang Ziya (姜子牙)
答案: 【Jiang Ziya (姜子牙)】
4、单选题：
In the idiom “水能载舟亦能覆舟”, Wei Zheng (魏征) compared the collective power of water to that of ________.
选项：
A:an emperor
B:ordinary people
C:an official
答案: 【ordinary people】
5、单选题：
The goddess of “巫山神女” is _________.
选项：
A:Yaoji (瑶姬)
B:Xi Gui (息妫)
C:Fufei (宓妃)
答案: 【Yaoji (瑶姬)】
6、单选题：
Which of the following idioms is NOT used to describe the beauty of a woman?
选项：
A:明眸善睐
B:翩若惊鸿
C:巫山云雨
答案: 【巫山云雨】
7、单选题：
Which of the following idioms best suggests the spirit of “selfless devotion to public welfare”?
选项：
A:过门不入
B:河伯为患
C:精卫填海
答案: 【过门不入】
8、单选题：
Which of the following idioms best suggests the spirit of “tough-minded and independent as a key player to confront challenges and conquer difficulties”?
选项：
A:天府之国
B:中流砥柱
C:过门不入
答案: 【中流砥柱】
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