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主题: 人与社会——文化习俗 学科素养: 文化意识 词数: 约 230 建议用时: 5 分钟
When you use a knife and fork, you have to take the knife with your right hand and the fork with your left hand, or you can't put food into your mouth. But with chopsticks, you can solve the eating problems with just one hand. 16. B
Chopsticks were called zhu or jia in ancient China. It is said that they were invented by Da Yu, who successfully controlled the heavy flood (洪水). One day he was busy dealing with the flood. In order to save time when eating, he used two sticks from a tree to take the hot food. That was how chopsticks came into use. 17. C
In fact, the earliest chopsticks found in China were made of bronze (青铜), which were unearthed (挖掘) from Yinxu in Anyang city, Henan Province.
18. E They are regarded as one of the symbols of Chinese food culture. Do you notice that one end of chopsticks is square and the other end is round? So, why? According to our ancestors, the round end symbolizes Heaven and the square end symbolizes Earth. 19. A In Chinese culture, it shows the perfect combination (结合) of yin and yang.
The influence of Chinese culture has stretched (延伸) far and wide. 20. D So it's unbelievable that foreigners cannot use chopsticks.

答案： 【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文，文章介绍了筷子的来源以及文化意义。
16. B【点拨】根据上一句可知，此处是描述筷子的方便之处。选项 B“它们方便且高效。”符合语境。
17. C【点拨】根据上一句可知，此处是讲述了一个有关筷子来历的传说。选项 C“这是关于筷子的传说之一。”符合语境。
18. E【点拨】根据下一句可知，筷子被认为是中国饮食文化的象征之一。选项 E“许多人可能没有意识到筷子的文化意义。”符合语境。
19. A【点拨】根据上下文可推知此处是说筷子是成对使用的。选项 A“此外，筷子是成对使用的。”符合语境。
20. D【点拨】根据上一句可知，此处要给出关于文化延伸的例子。选项 D“全世界至少有 1.8 亿人在使用筷子。”符合语境。