《2026年山东省中考试卷精选九年级英语》

E
Chopsticks are a pair of sticks to be used when eating. 16 E Chopsticks are considered one of the symbols of Chinese food culture. Here are three things you should know about them.
17 B
Chinese people started to use chopsticks about 3,000 years ago during the Shang Dynasty. During the pre - Qin period, chopsticks were called "Jia", and in the Qin and Han dynasties, they were called "Zhu". Because "Zhu" shares the same pronunciation with "stop" in Chinese, which is an unlucky word, by the Ming Dynasty, people began to call them "Kuai", meaning "fast" in Chinese. 18 C
Who invented chopsticks?
19 F One is that Jiang Ziya created chopsticks after getting an idea from a mythical (神秘的) bird. It is also said that Yu the Great, who founded the Xia Dynasty, used sticks to pick hot food in order to save time to control floods, so chopsticks came into being.
How should we behave when using chopsticks?
When eating with the elders, Chinese people usually let the elders take up chopsticks before anyone else. 20 D It's also bad to tap (敲) chopsticks on the edge of your bowl, because in ancient China beggars (乞丐) often did it to attract attention.
根据短文内容，从下列选项中选出能填入文中空白处的最佳选项，选项中有一项为多余选项。
A. How were chopsticks invented?
B. When were chopsticks invented?
C. This is the origin of today's name of Chinese chopsticks.
D. Besides, playing with chopsticks is thought to be impolite.
E. They were first used in China and then introduced to other countries.
F. There is no exact historical record, but there are many folk stories about it.
16. E 17. B 18. C 19. F 20. D

答案： 16.E 解析 根据“Chopsticks are considered one of the symbols of Chinese food culture.”可知，筷子与中国有很深的渊源。E项(它们最先在中国被使用，然后传到其他国家)展示了筷子与中国的联系，与下文衔接自然，符合此处语境。故选E。
17.B 解析 根据本段第一句“Chinese people started to use chopsticks about 3，000 years ago during the Shang Dynasty.”可知，本段阐述的是“筷子是何时出现的”。B项(筷子是什么时候被发明的)符合此处语境。故选B。
18.C 解析 根据上文提到的明朝时期筷子的名称由“Zhu”改为“Kuai”可知，本句应总结其现代名称的由来。C项(这就是今天中国筷子名称的由来)承接上文，符合此处语境。故选C。
19.F 解析 根据“One is that Jiang Ziya created chopsticks... It is also said that Yu the Great，who founded the Xia Dynasty，used sticks to pick hot food...”可知，下文讲述的是关于谁发明了筷子的传说。F项(对此没有明确的历史记录，但是有很多民间传说)与下文衔接自然，且是对本段小标题“Who invented chopsticks?”的回答，符合此处语境。故选F。
20.D 解析 根据下一句“It’s also bad to tap(敲) chopsticks on the edge of your bowl，because in ancient China beggars(乞丐) often did it to attract attention.”可知，此处是在描述使用筷子时不礼貌的行为。D项(此外，玩筷子被认为是不礼貌的)符合此处语境。故选D。