约181060字。第一讲   中国古代天文··············································································································································· 1 
一、天文学的产生和地位······································································································ 1 
二、五曜与七曜······················································································································ 2 
三、三垣二十八宿及四象······································································································ 3 
四、南斗和北斗······················································································································ 6 
五、十二辰与十二次·············································································································· 8 
六、占星术和分野·················································································································· 9 
第二讲   中国古代历法············································································································································· 11 
一、日、月、年···················································································································· 11 
二、四时（四季）与“三九”、“三伏”········································································ 12 
三、二十四节气···················································································································· 13 
四、阳历、阴历、阴阳历···································································································· 15 
五、“世纪”、“年代”、“星期”、“礼拜”···························································· 17 
六、纪年法···························································································································· 18 
七、纪月法···························································································································· 20 
八、纪日法···························································································································· 22 
九、纪时法···························································································································· 23 
十、趣味历法························································································································ 24 
第三讲   中国古代节日············································································································································· 26 
一、元旦、春节···················································································································· 26 
二、人日································································································································ 27 
三、上元节···························································································································· 28 
四、中和节···························································································································· 29 
五、社日································································································································ 30 
六、寒食节与清明节············································································································ 30 
七、花朝节···························································································································· 33 
八、上巳节···························································································································· 33 
九、浴佛节···························································································································· 34 
十、端午节···························································································································· 35 
十一、七夕节························································································································ 37 
十二、中元节························································································································ 38 
十三、中秋节························································································································ 39 
十四、重阳节························································································································ 42 
十五、冬至节························································································································ 43 
十六、腊八节························································································································ 43 
十七、小年···························································································································· 44 
十八、除夕···························································································································· 44 
第四讲   中国古代数学············································································································································· 48 
一、十进制···························································································································· 48 
二、计算工具和方法············································································································ 49 
三、数学成就························································································································ 50 
第五讲   中国古代物理············································································································································· 53 
一、发展概况························································································································ 53 
二、磁学成就························································································································ 54 
三、力学成就························································································································ 56 
四、光学成就························································································································ 58 
五、声学成就························································································································ 60 
六、电学成就························································································································ 62 
第六讲   中国古代化学············································································································································· 65 
一、陶瓷技术························································································································ 65 
二、冶金技术························································································································ 65 
三、造纸术···························································································································· 68 
四、物质理论························································································································ 69 
五、炼金术···························································································································· 70 
六、火药································································································································ 71 
七、石油································································································································ 73 
八、豆腐································································································································ 73 
第七讲   中国古代医学············································································································································· 77 
一、独特的理论体系············································································································ 77 
二、中医的基础···················································································································· 77 
三、医学理论························································································································ 77 
四、诊断方法························································································································ 78 
五、治疗方法························································································································ 78 
六、外科学···························································································································· 78 
七、免疫学···························································································································· 79 
八、著作成就························································································································ 81 
九、著名医家························································································································ 83 
第八讲   中国古代书法············································································································································· 88 
一、书法艺术的产生············································································································ 88 
二、书法艺术的发展············································································································ 88 
三、书法艺术的成熟············································································································ 89 
四、个性化的时代················································································································ 90 
五、历代名家························································································································ 92 
第九讲   中国古代绘画············································································································································· 95 
一、原始社会至秦汉············································································································ 95 
二、三国两晋南北朝············································································································ 95 
三、隋唐································································································································ 97 
四、五代辽宋金元················································································································ 97 
五、明清······························································································································ 100 
六、古代绘画的特点·········································································································· 104 
七、历代名家······················································································································ 104 
第十讲   中国古代音乐·········································································································································· 108 
一、发展概貌······················································································································ 108 
二、音乐常识······················································································································ 110 
三、民族乐器······················································································································ 111 
四、中国古代十大名曲······································································································ 113 
第十一讲   中国古代礼仪····································································································································· 118 
一、概说······························································································································ 118 
二、政治礼仪······················································································································ 118 
三、生活礼仪······················································································································ 123 
第十二讲   中国古代科举···································································································································· 128 
一、科举与选举·················································································································· 128 
二．隋唐科举······················································································································ 129 
三、宋元科举······················································································································ 130 
四、明清科举······················································································································ 131 
五、科举制度的结束·········································································································· 134 
六、科举名人······················································································································ 134 
第十三讲   中国古人称谓···································································································································· 136 
一、姓、氏·························································································································· 136 
二、名、字·························································································································· 139 
三、号之种种······················································································································ 143 
四、名、字、号的用法······································································································ 149 
第十四讲   中国古代避讳···································································································································· 150 
一、名字的避讳·················································································································· 150 
二、避讳习俗始于何时······································································································ 150 
三、避讳的分类·················································································································· 150 
四、避讳的方法·················································································································· 155 
五、有关避讳的著作·········································································································· 157 
第十五讲   中国古代机械···································································································································· 158 
一、指南车·························································································································· 158 
二、木牛流马······················································································································ 158 
三、记里鼓车······················································································································ 160 
四、水转百戏······················································································································ 161 
五、地动仪·························································································································· 161 
六、鼓风机械······················································································································ 161 
七、走马灯·························································································································· 162 
第十六讲   中国古代对联···································································································································· 163 
一、对联简史······················································································································ 163 
二、对联分类······················································································································ 163 
三、修辞手法······················································································································ 164 
四、趣联故事······················································································································ 166 
附：口试题目举例第一讲   中国古代天文 
《三国演义》第一百三十四回：诸葛亮病重，夜观天象，慨然长叹：“吾命在旦夕矣！”姜维问其故，诸葛亮道：“吾见三台星中，客星倍明，主星幽隐，相辅列曜，其光昏暗。天象如此，吾命可知。”姜维说：“天象虽则如此，丞相何不用祈禳之法挽回之？”诸葛亮道：“吾素谙祈禳之法，但未知天意若何。汝可引甲士四十九人，各执皂旗，穿皂衣，环绕帐外，我自于帐中祈禳北斗。若七日内主灯不灭，吾寿可增一纪（十二年）；如灯灭，吾必死矣。闲杂人等，休教放入。凡一应需用之物，只令二小童搬运。”姜维遂前去安排。 
时值八月中秋，银河灿灿，玉露零零，旌旗不动，刁斗无声。诸葛亮在帐中设香花祭物，地上分布七盏大灯，外布四十九盏小灯，内安本命灯一盏，然后拜祝道：“亮生于乱世，甘老林泉。承昭烈皇帝三顾之恩，托孤之重，不敢不竭犬马之劳，誓讨国贼。不意将星欲坠，阳寿将终，谨书尺素，上告穹苍：伏望天慈，俯垂鉴听，曲延臣算，使得上报君恩，下救民命，克复旧物，永延汉祀。非敢妄祈，实由情切。”之后几日，诸葛亮日则计议军机，夜则步罡踏斗。及至第六夜，诸葛亮见主灯明亮，心中甚喜，心想再有几个时辰，禳星延寿即可大功告成。忽然间，听得帐外呐喊声起，诸葛亮刚想派人去问个究竟，只见魏延飞步闯入帐内报告：“魏兵来了！”