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四、(2025·南京市建邺区期末)阅读表达。
新素养 文化意识 Chinese people like the red colour a lot. Even now, Chinese people like to refer to ourselves as “chizi”, meaning the red descendant(子孙).
Red represents the motherland and authority. Official uniforms of the Tang dynasty were red. In the Qing dynasty, red was used on official hats to show different rankings. As we know, the Five-starred Red Flag was first raised on October 1st, 1949. Even nowadays, headlines of official documents(文件) are painted red. This is why they are called red-head documents.
For ordinary people, red stands for happiness. For example, the word “double happiness” used for weddings is red. The bride(新娘) wears red clothes which are different from the white gowns of the West. During the Spring Festival, people will give red packets with money inside to the children as good wishes. Couplets(对联) hanging on both sides of the doors are red. The word “red” equals “prettiness”. The expression “hongyan” meaning red colour is a synonym of a beautiful girl. Red is also one of the most popular words used in the names of Chinese women. But in traffic lights, red means stop driving. This is how the westerners like to use the red colour. It is because red is very bright, and is good for warning purposes. But it doesn't really have any negative meanings.
1. What does “chizi” mean?
2. When was the Five-starred Red Flag first raised?
3. Why are official documents called red-head documents?
4. When will people give red packets?
5. 新考法 开放性设问 What do you think of the red colour?

答案： 1. (It means) The red descendant. 2. On October 1st, 1949. 3. Because headlines of official documents are painted red. 4. During/At the Spring Festival. 5. I think red is a bright colour because it can represent happiness and good luck. (答案不唯一,言之有理即可)