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教材主题语篇练·山东英语
九年级(全)Units5~6
Ⅰ.阅读理解(2023泰安)
Manypeoplemaythrowawaythepitsinside
fruitsaftereatingthem,butin
heritorsofnutcarving(核雕继
承人)haveturnedtheminto
artworksinstead.
WeifangnutcarvinggoesbacktotheQing
Dynasty.Duringthattime,anoldimperialcrafts
man(皇家手艺人)WangDayanspreadtheskilto
thelocalpeopleinShandongProvince.Craftsmen
backthenoftenusedpeachpits(桃核)toshowof
theirartisticskils.Becauseofthehighlevelof
carvingskilsneeded,thetraditionalcultureandits
richartistictheme,Weifangnutcarvingwaslisted
asanationalintangibleculturalheritage(国家非物
质文化遗产)in2008.
“Onenut,from0.8to6centimeterslong,can
bemadeintofanpendants,earings,butons,seals
andsoon,”saidTanWanhai,48,aninheritorof
Weifangnutcarving.Tanhasstudiedtheartofnut
carvingfor25yearsandhascreatedmanynutcarvings.
However,thecraftsmanalsosaidthatbringing
thiskindofartworktolifeisnoteasy.“Unlike
somepitslikeolive(橄榄)pitswhichhaveaflat
surface,eachpeachpithasitsownspecialtexture
(质 地) likehumanfingerprints,” Tansaid,
adding,that,craftsmenhavetostudyeachpeach
pittocarefulyplanouttheirartwork.
Nutcarvingcraftsmenalsoneedtohaveknowledge
inmanyareas.AccordingtoTan,theyhavetomaster
skilsinpainting,sealcarvingandcaligraphyfrom
manytraditionalcultures.
Thankstotheircreativedesignandfresh
ideas,Weifangnutcarvingartworkshavebeen
increasinglywelcomedbypeopleinChina.More
peoplearelearningtheartandhaveevenbecome
inheritorstopassdowntheskiltoyoungpeople.
“Now,thenumberofinheritorsisabout
1,000.ButIbelieveitcouldbebigger.More
craftsmennowgiveupthetraditionofpassingdown
theskilonlythroughthefamilyandopenitupto
anyonewhoisinterestedinlearningtheskil,”said
Tan.
1.Weifangnutcarvingwaslistedasanational
intangibleculturalheritagebecauseof A .
①thehighlevelofcarvingskilsneeded
②itsrichartistictheme
③thetraditionalculture
④thepopularityaroundtheworld
A.①②③ B.②③④
C.①②④ D.①②③④
2.Whatdoesthefourthparagraphmainlytelus?
D
A.Theculturalvalueofnutcarving.
B.Theknowledgecraftsmenhavetomaster.
C.Theinheritorandhiscarvingartworks.