Chopsticks are a pair of sticks to be used when eating. ____1____ Chopsticks are considered one of the symbols of Chinese food culture. Here are three things you should know about them.

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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. ____3____

Who invented chopsticks?

____4____ 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. ____5____ 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.

1.1.

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B

C

D

解析：选E。1 题 题型：逻辑衔接题 解析：空格前介绍筷子的基本定义，空格后强调其文化象征意义。E 选项 “它们最早在中国使用，之后传入其他国家”，既承接 “筷子的使用属性”，又为 “文化符号” 的定位铺垫背景，逻辑连贯。其他选项中，A、B 是后文分点标题，C、D、F 与此处 “定义 - 文化地位” 的衔接无关，排除。 答案：E

2.2.

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B

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解析：选B。2 题 题型：段落主题句题 解析：空格后段落围绕 “商代开始使用”“先秦、秦汉、明代的名称变化” 展开，核心是筷子的起源时间与名称演变。B 选项 “筷子是什么时候发明的？” 精准概括段落核心话题，作为段首主题句统领全段。A 选项侧重 “发明方式”，与段落内容不符，其他选项均无法承担主题句功能，排除。 答案：B

3.3.

A

B

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D

解析：选C。3 题 题型：细节总结题 解析：空格前详细讲述了筷子从 “箸” 到 “筯” 再到 “筷” 的名称演变过程及原因。C 选项 “这就是如今中国筷子名称的由来”，是对前文名称演变内容的总结，“this” 指代前文所述的名称变化逻辑，衔接自然。其他选项与 “名称演变总结” 无关，排除。 答案：C

4.4.

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B

C

D

解析：选F。4 题 题型：逻辑衔接题 解析：空格前提出问题 “谁发明了筷子？”，空格后列举了姜子牙和大禹的两个民间传说。F 选项 “并没有确切的历史记载，但流传着许多民间故事”，既回应了 “谁发明” 的疑问（无确切答案），又引出后文的传说内容，起到承上启下的作用。A 选项是重复提问，其他选项与 “问题 - 传说” 的衔接逻辑不符，排除。 答案：F

5.5.

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B

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D

解析：选D。5 题 题型：细节补充题 解析：空格所在段落围绕 “使用筷子的礼仪” 展开，前句讲 “让长辈先动筷”，后句讲 “敲击碗边不可取”。D 选项 “此外，把玩筷子被认为是不礼貌的行为”，以 “besides” 表递进，补充了另一项不礼貌的用筷行为，与前后句共同构成礼仪规范的具体内容，逻辑一致。其他选项与 “用筷礼仪” 无关，排除。