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Section B 阅读提升
一、词语运用(教材课文改编)
Each different part of China has 1. (it) own special forms of traditional art.These usually try to show the things that are important in life,such as love,beauty and family.
According to Chinese history,sky lanterns were 2. (one) used by Zhuge Kongming.He sent them out to ask for help when in trouble.Today,sky lanterns are used at festivals and other 3. (celebration). They are seen as bright symbols of happiness 4. good wishes.
Paper cutting has been around for over 1,500 years.Durings 5.
Spring Festival,paper cuttings are put on windows,doors and walls as symbols of wishes for good luck and a happy new year.Homes look 6.
(nice) than before.
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Chinese clay art is famous because the small clay pieces look very real. The pieces are usually cute children or 7. (live) characters from a Chinese fairy tale or historical story.The pieces are 8. (careful) shaped by hand and then allowed to air-dry.After drying,they are fired
9. a very high heat.They are then polished and painted.People usually spend several weeks 10. (complete) everything.These small pieces show the love that all Chinese people have for life and beauty.
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二、阅读理解
Yangzhou paper cutting,with a history of about 2,000 years,dates back to the Sui Dynasty,making Yangzhou one of the places where paper cutting first became popular.
In the Sui Dynasty,the people of Yangzhou would cut colorful paper or silk and satin(缎子) to celebrate festivals.It is said that Emperor Yang came to Yangzhou three times.In winter,the flowers and trees in the garden became dry and weak.The emperor ordered the girl servants to cut fine silk and satin into flowers and leaves and use them to decorate the trees and lakes,copying nicely the looks of spring and summer.Since then,“colorful cutting” has become a popular art in Yangzhou.
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