一 单选题

1 According to The Six Categories of Chinese Characters (六书) there are six rules of Chinese character conformation, including: pictographs, self-explanatory character, associative components, _______, phonetic loan characters and synonymous character.

A.picto-semantic characters

B.semantic characters

C.phonetic characters

D.picto-phonetic characters

2 The central theme of Confucius thought is _______.

A.rituals

B.love

C.wisdom

D.faithfulness

3 It was in ___________________ that the emperor announced the result of imperial examinations.

A.the Hall of Supreme Harmony

B.the Hall of Middle harmony

C.the Hall of Preserving harmony

D.the Hall of Union

4 Which buildings have three-layer terrace?

A.the three halls of the Outer Court.

B.the Three Rear Palaces

C.the three gates of the Outer Court

D.All of the above

5 Which of the following rites is not included in Six Rites?

A.Wenming

B.Miaojian

C.Naji

D.Qingqi

6 How do we pronounce 行什 in Chinese?

A.háng shí

B.xíng shí

C.hang shi

D.xing shi

7 Respectfulness without the rules of propriety is ____________.

A.timidity

B.rudeness

C.insubordination

D.lost labour

8 It took __________ years to find a solution to the reconstruction of the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

A.eighty

B.eighteen

9 Five Elements are metal, wood and _______.

A.water

B.fire

C.earth

D.all of the above

10 In 1950s, cheongsam was not popular among Chinese women not because ______.

A.It was not practical in everyday life and work.

B.It was criticized as the “bourgeois life style”.

C.It was not beautiful and elegant.

D.It was beautiful and elegant.

11 People often celebrate_____ from the 23rd day of the twelfth month to the 15th day of the first month in the lunar calendar.

A.Lantern Festival

B.Mid-Autumn Festival

C.Spring Festival

D.Dragon Boat Festival

12 Halloween activities are often characterized or marked by_____.

A.wearing costumes

B.throwing costume parties

C.carnival style events with spooky elements

D.all of the above

13 The upside down letter “Fu” was meant to be a rotating symbol for ______.

A.propagation

B.easy life

C.perpetual life

D.happy life

14 Based on what you have learned above, please choose the best one from the following choices:

Legend describes the inventor of Chinese characters as a great hero with____ eyes and____ pupils and his invention of the characters made deities and ghosts cry and millet drop from the sky.

A.two…four

B.four…two

C.four… four

D.two…two

15 _____mainly refer to those discovered in Yin Dynasty Ruins, that is, characters inscribed on bones or tortoise shells in the Shang Dynasty more than____ thousand years ago.

A.Regular Script…four

B.Bronze Inscriptions…six

C.Oracle Bone Scripts… three

D.Clerical Script…two

16 Li refers to all of the following EXCEPT ___________________.

A.norms of social life

B.law

C.traditions

D.good manners

17 Which of the following is not the reason for bride to cry for marriage?

A.Crying for departure from home and gratitude to parents for raising her up.

B.Crying for the change of identity and worry for the future.

C.Crying to express fairness of fate.

D.Crying to complain about marriage and scold the matchmaker.

18 What is the meaning of blue in the facial makeup?

A.uprightness and loyalty

B.rough and forthright

C.bravery and pride

D.treachery and cunning

19 Red color used in Chinese paper cutting ______.

A.is the symbol of life

B.can dispel evil

C.is the symbol of spiritual eternity

D.A, B, C

20 All of the following statements are correct about the relationship between ren and li EXCEPT ____________.

A.ren is realized by means of li

B.ren is an essence while li is a form

C.ren and li are two sides of one coin

D.li puts ren into practice

21 The exquisite and refined techniques for making a cheongsam mainly include ______.

A.edging (滚边)

B.coiling (盘扣)

C.embroidering (刺绣)

D.A, B, C

22 Which of the following pattern in Chinese folk paper cutting is the patron saint and god of propagation in North China?

A.“Baby with coiled hair”.

B.“A deer and a crane”.

C.“Sweeping lady”.

D.“Spirit calling baby”.

23 Which of the followings is common seasonings of Chuan cuisine?

A.Chinese prickly ash

B.fermented bean sauce

C.all of the above

D.none of the above

24 The Forbidden City _________________________.

A.represents the ideas of Fengshui

B.embodies Chinesearchitectural wisdom

C.uses dragon on imperial architecture to symbolise the imperial regime

D.all of the above

25 When the Spring Festival comes, “_____” is the main color for the festival, as it is believed to be an auspicious color.

A.yellow

B.red

C.golden

D.orange

二 判断题

1 The original version of qipao was the gown of the Manchu women of Ming Dynasty.

A.正确

B.错误

2 Paper-cuts for the dead and the immortal were a set ritual in funerals for people alive to express grief and mourning.

A.正确

B.错误

3 It was recorded in the Instruction Books for Women (《女诫》) in the Han Dynasty that dress must cover the women’s whole body except the head, hands, and the tips of the toes, which was considered one of the manner disciplines for Chinese women.

A.正确

B.错误

4 Mianjian is usually led by the oldest lady in the family to announce tothe ancestors that one descendent of the family now get married.

A.正确

B.错误

5 China is also known as the land of dragon and Chinese people are called the descendants of dragon.

A.正确

B.错误

6 People with high blood fat or hyperlipemia are suggested by doctors to take in a lot of sugar.

A.正确

B.错误

7 Lunar Calendar is based on the movement and cycles of the moon, which represents a linear concept of time.

A.正确

B.错误

8 Front and rear means the ritual of the official court in the front and the residential court in the rear in The Rites of Zhou.

A.正确

B.错误

9 The bride would be very nervous before meeting her parents-in-law in the past.

A.正确

B.错误

10 The Letter of Marriage serves as the marriage certificate.

A.正确

B.错误

11 Xiaosheng’s voice is different from Laosheng, but the same to that of Dan.

A.正确

B.错误

12 The Central Axis of the Forbidden City functions with mains buildings in parallel with it to achieve symmetry.

A.正确

B.错误

13 According to Confucius, the greatest love for people is the love for social peace and political order.

A.正确

B.错误

14 The rite of Nazheng is to confirm whether the boy and the girl's eight characters of birth are compatible or not.

A.正确

B.错误

15 So, different from the alphabetic script which is only phonogram, Chinese characters are the combinations of sound, form and meaning.

A.正确

B.错误

16 In Analects Confucius put emphasis on ren and didn't mention anything about li.

A.正确

B.错误

17 Traditional Chinese cheongsam was mainly asymmetrical with the buttons on the left, as the ancient Chinese people highly esteemed the left.

A.正确

B.错误

18 Usually, the wedding date is fixed according to the bride and groom's eight characters of birth and Wan Nian Li.

A.正确

B.错误

19 Left and right represents the ritual of the ancestral shrines on the left and altar of Gods of Land and Grain on the right in The Rites of Zhou·Records of Construction.

A.正确

B.错误

20 The oldest surviving paper-cuts in China are the two excavated in Astana Tombs of Turpan City in Xinjiang in the 1950s.

A.正确

B.错误

21 There was strict specification of the number of the mythological animals on the eaves.

A.正确

B.错误

22 Generally speaking, boiling food makes them yang, and frying them makes them yin.

A.正确

B.错误

23 International Chinese Food Day is set on March 25th because this day is Yuan Mei's Birthday.

A.正确

B.错误

24 The feudal ritual of the official court in the frontand the residential court in the rear has been recorded in The Book of Changes.

A.正确

B.错误

25 Confucius took non-action as the principal doctrine.

A.正确

B.错误

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