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六、任务型阅读。
When eating, we Chinese people use chopsticks. We can solve the eating problem with just one hand. 1. ______
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. 2. ______
In fact, the earliest chopsticks found in China were made of bronze (青铜), which were unearthed from Yinxu in Anyang City, Henan Province.
Many people probably haven't realized the cultural meanings of chopsticks. 3. ______ 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 symbolized (象征) Heaven and the square end symbolized Earth. 4. ______ 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. 5. ______
根据材料内容,从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项,使文章意思通顺、内容完整。
A. Besides, chopsticks are used in pairs.
B. It's convenient and efficient (有效率的).
C. It was one of the legends about chopsticks.
D. At least 1.8 billion people are using chopsticks around the world now.
E. They are regarded as one of the symbols of Chinese food culture.
1. B
2. C
3. E
4. A
5. D

答案： 1—5 BCEAD