专题01 中国艺术 剪纸 -2023-2024学年高中英语阅读写作素材之中国传统文化

高中英语阅读写作素材之中国传统文化 中国艺术 剪纸（素材+语法填空+书面表达） 第一部分 话题素材积累 Paper cutting is a very distinctive visual art form of Chinese handicrafts. It originated from the 6th century when women used to stick golden and silver foil cuttings onto their hair at the temples, and men used them in sacred rituals. Later, paper cuttings were used during festivals to decorate gates and windows. 剪纸是中国手工艺品中一种非常独特的视觉艺术形式。它起源于公元6世纪，当时女性在寺庙里把剪好的金箔和银箔粘在头发上，而男性则用它们来举行神圣的仪式。后来，剪纸在节日期间被用来装饰大门和窗户。 Today, paper cuttings are used as decorations, and they are usually made of red paper. Red is the most popular and propitious color in Chinese culture. They adorn walls,windows, doors,mirrors,lamps and so on, and they themselves can also be given as gifts. 今天，剪纸被用作装饰品，它们通常是用红纸做的，红色是中国文化中最流行和最吉祥的颜色。剪纸可以装饰墙壁、窗户、门、镜子和灯具等，它们本身也可以作为礼物赠送他人。 Wishes for wealth,health and longevity are conveyed through paper cuttings. For example, during the Chinese New Year,the character“fu”is pasted upside down on the door to express people's wish for the coming of good luck. 剪纸传达了人们对财富、健康和长寿的祝愿。例如，春节期间，人们把“福”字倒贴在门上来表达希望好运到来的愿望。 Required tools are a piece of paper and a knife or a pair of scissors for the making of paper cuttings. But to master this art requires much effort,practice,craftsmanship and imagination. 制作剪纸所需的工具是一张纸和一把刀或一副剪刀。但是掌握这门艺术需要投入大量的精力、不断的练习、精湛的技艺和丰富的想象力。 With its roots in the lives of the common people, paper cutting has a country charm, which is both simple and honest. 剪纸艺术植根于老百姓的生活，具有朴实的乡土气息。 Words and Expressions ① distinctive adj.独特的 ② handicraft n.手工艺品 ③ foil n.箔 ④ sacred adj.神圣的 ⑤ ritual n.仪式 ⑥ propitious adj.吉祥的 ⑦ adorn vt.装饰 ⑧ longevity n.长寿 ⑨ upside down adv.颠倒；倒转 ⑩ craftsmanship n.手艺；技艺 ⑪乡土气息 the country charm ⑫文化价值 cultural value ⑬窗花 paper cuttings pasted on windows 第二部分 话题语法填空 一、阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Paper-cut, a traditional Chinese folk decorative art, takes the scissors or knife as the tool and colored paper as the material to cut out various motifs (花纹) or