UNIT 4 Meeting the muse（Word教参）-【勤径学升】2024-2025学年高中英语选择性必修第一册同步练测（外研版2019）

[对应学生用书第64页] Paper cutting can be seen in many parts of China during the Spring Festival.People stick it on the windows, doors or desks for the festival atmosphere. It's difficult to tell when it originated．One saying is that it originated from the religious ceremony.The ancient people cut the paper into animals or people.They either buried them with the dead or burned them on the funerals, wishing that things that paper stood for could be with the dead．A thousand years ago, paper cutting was used for decoration.According to historic books, women in the Tang Dynasty used paper cutting as a headdress.In the Song Dynasty, it was the decoration of the gifts.People pasted the paper cutting on windows or doors or used it as decorations on walls, mirrors or lanterns.Some people made a living by it. Paper cutting is all made by hand．It is easy to learn.Non­craftsmen need only a knife and paper.For craftsmen, they need knives and gravers of various types to make complicated patterns.No mistake can be made during the process, otherwise the work would fail.Paper cutting covers nearly all topics, from flowers, birds, animals, legendary people, figures in classic novels, to types of facial make­up in Peking Opera． In the past, women living in the countryside gathered in their free time to make paper cutting, which is a way to judge their skillfulness.As society develops, fewer and fewer people learn this skill while there are some who still regard it as a profession.At present, there are factories and associations for paper cutting in China．Exhibitions and exchanges are held regularly and books of this kind are published．Paper cutting has changed from decoration to a kind of art.At the same time, paper cutting also appears in cartoons, on stage, in magazines or in TV series. 1．originate v.　　　　 起源；发源 2．pattern n. 模式；图案；模范 3．legendary adj. 大名鼎鼎的， 传奇式的 4．profession n. 职业；专业 5．association n. 协会；关联 As a Chinese, do you think paper cutting should be passed on from generation to generation? Why? Paper cutting should be passed on, as it is one of the symbols of traditional Chinese culture.It shows the wisdom and imagination of Chinese people. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$