Unit 2 The World of Art 单元话题阅读回答问题练习-2025-2026学年八年级英语上册单元重难点易错题精练（仁爱科普版2024）

Unit 2 The World of Art 单元话题阅读回答问题练习 Unit 2 The World of Art单元话题：传统工艺 本资料共10篇专题训练，从上到下依次按照难度分为基础语篇巩固练和重难语篇提升练 基础语篇巩固练 阅读短文，回答短文后的五个问题。 Embroidery (刺绣) is often seen as “women’s work”. People think that it’s useless for a boy to learn embroidery. Therefore, Fu Jian’s parents didn’t want him to work in this industry. But Fu didn’t care. He believed he could do it well. Fu was born into an embroidery family in Yangzhou. His mother is a master craftsman of Suzhou embroidery. Fu fell in love with this beautiful art when he was four years old. In his last year of high school, Fu was clear about his life goal: to promote this traditional art. After graduating from college, Fu and his mother built a research center of Suzhou embroidery. Since then, he has created many new stitches (针法). He has also trained many workers. Fu spends a lot of time on his works. He often works late into the night. Even so, he enjoys his work. “I am doing what I love, so I never feel tired,” said the 37-year-old. Most recently, the artist “created” a piece of bronze ware (青铜器) on cloth. What gave him the idea to create this work? “Many bronzes can only be seen in museums. A work of embroidery, however, can be hung in one’s home or office. People can see it at any time,” said Fu. 注：每题答案不超过6个单词 1．What does the underlined part “this industry” refer to? 2．When did Fu Jian become interested in embroidery? 3．What was Fu Jian’s life goal? 4．Why does Fu Jian never feel tired? 5．What do you think of Fu Jian? 【答案】1．The embroidery industry. 2．When he was four years old. 3．To promote traditional embroidery. 4．Because he loves his work. 5．He is determined and passionate. 【导语】本文讲述了付健不顾父母反对，坚持从事刺绣行业并取得成就的故事。他从小热爱刺绣艺术，大学毕业后与母亲共同建立了苏绣研究中心，并不断创新针法。尽管工作辛苦，但他乐在其中。 1．根据“Embroidery (刺绣) is often seen as ‘women’s work.’…Fu Jian’s parents didn’t want him to work in this industry.”可知，“this industry”指的是“刺绣行业”。故填The embroidery industry. 2．根据“Fu fell in love with this beautiful art when he was four years old.”可知，付健四岁时就对刺绣产生了兴趣。故填When he was four years old. 3．根据“Fu was clear about his life goal: to promote this traditional art.”可知，付健的人生目标是推广这门传统艺术。故填To promote traditional embroidery. 4．根据“I am doing what I love, so I never feel tired.”可知，付健从不感到疲倦是因为他在做自己热爱的事。故填Because he loves his work. 5．根据全文内容可知，付健坚持自己的梦想，克服偏见，并致力于推广传统刺绣艺术，因此他是一个有决心和热情的人。故填He is determined and passionate. Chinese paper-cutting or jianzhi, is a kind of folk art. People usually use scissors (剪刀) or knives to cut paper. It has a long history of about 1,500 years. Let’s learn something about paper-cutting. Wonderful meanings  Paper-cuttings have some wonderful meanings. Some paper-cuttings mean (寓意) happiness and good luck. At the Spring Festival, people paste (粘贴) the Chinese character fu on doors or windows. At a wedding, people paste the Chinese character xi. Why is it red?  In China, people always love red. In our mind, red stands for hope, so red is our favourite. We can see red everywhere in China. The walls of old palaces are red. Lanterns are red. There are many red things at weddings too. Black paper-cutting in Shanzhou  Many of the paper-cuttings are red, but paper-cuttings in Shanzhou, Henan Province are black. People there love black paper-cuttings. Now, paper-cutting gets into many schools. Students can learn how to make paper-cuttings at school. Li Jie, a middle school student, says, “It’s really wonderful to change paper into different kinds of pictures such as flowers and animals. We enjoy it.” 阅读短文，回答下列问题，每题答案不超过6个词。 1．How long is the history of Chinese paper-cutting? 2．Where do people usually paste paper-cuttings? 3．Why do Chinese people love red? 4．What colour of paper-cuttings do people in Shanzhou like? 5．What does Li Jie think of paper-cutting? 【答案】1．It’s about 1,500 years. 2．On doors or windows. 3．Because it stands for hope. 4．Black. 5．Wonderful./It’s really wonderful. 【导语】本文介绍了中国剪纸是民间艺术，讲述其历史、寓意、颜色特点，提及在学校受学生喜爱。 1．根据“It has a long history of about 1,500 years.”可知，中国剪纸有大约1500年的历史，故填It’s about 1,500 years. 2．根据“At the Spring Festival, people paste (粘贴) the Chinese character fu on doors or windows.”可知，人们通常在门窗上粘贴剪纸，故填On doors or windows. 3．根据“In our mind, red stands for hope, so red is our favourite.”可知，中国人喜欢红色是因为红色代表希望，故填Because it stands for hope. 4．根据“but paper-cuttings in Shanzhou, Henan Province are black. People there love black paper-cuttings.”可知，陕州人喜欢黑色剪纸，故填Black. 5．根据“Li Jie, a middle school student, says, ‘It’s really wonderful to change paper into different kinds of pictures such as flowers and animals. We enjoy it.’”可知，李杰认为剪纸很棒，故填Wonderful./It’s really wonderful. 阅读下面短文，并用英语回答问题（请注意每小题的词数要求）。 Chinese knots (中国结) are a kind of Chinese traditional art. They have a long history in China. Chinese began to make Chinese knots in the Tang and Song dynasties (朝代) and later they became popular in the Ming and Qing dynasties. Every knot is made of only one rope (绳) and colorful ropes are used to tie the knots. However, Chinese use red ropes to make Chinese knots most because they stand for good luck. The knots can be used as car decorations (装饰). Also, people put the knots in their houses. You can see Chinese knots in different places of China and they are popular among the young and the old. 1．When did Chinese knots become popular? (不超过10个词) 2．Why do people use red ropes to make Chinese knots? (不超过10个词) 3．What is this passage about? (不超过5个词) 【答案】1．They became popular in the Ming and Qing dynasties. 2．Because they stand for good luck. 3．It’s about Chinese knots. 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了中国结的历史、制作材料、象征意义及其用途。 1．根据“Chinese began to make Chinese knots in the Tang and Song dynasties and later they became popular in the Ming and Qing dynasties.”可知，中国结在明清时期流行。故填They became popular in the Ming and Qing dynasties. 2．根据“However, Chinese use red ropes to make Chinese knots most because they stand for good luck.”可知，人们用红绳编中国结是因为红绳象征着好运。故填Because they stand for good luck. 3．通读全文可知，本文围绕中国结这一传统艺术展开，介绍了其历史、材料和寓意。故填It’s about Chinese knots. Datiehua is a traditional Chinese art. People heat iron until it is very hot and turns into liquid (液体). Then they splash (泼洒) the liquid iron against a wall or the ground. It makes lots of bright sparks (火花) that look like stars in the night sky. So the best time to watch Datiehua is at night. Safety is very important in Datiehua. The workers must wear special clothes to protect themselves. They also use long sticks to hold the hot iron to keep their hands far from the heat. Only experienced (有经验的) workers can do this dangerous art safely. This tradition has a long history. Hundreds of years ago, ancient Chinese people started this tradition because they believed it could scare away bad luck and bring happiness. Today, many people still enjoy watching Datiehua. It reminds people of China’s cultural history and is an important way to celebrate special moments. 根据语篇内容，回答下面的5个问题。 1．What is Datiehua? 2．When is the best time to watch Datiehua? 3．What do workers wear to protect themselves? 4．Who can do this art safely? 5．Why did ancient Chinese people start the tradition of Datiehua? (不超过15词) 【答案】1．It is a traditional Chinese art. 2．At night. 3．Special clothes. 4．Experienced workers. 5．Because they believed it could scare away bad luck and bring happiness. 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了中国传统艺术“打铁花”。 1．根据第一段“Datiehua is a traditional Chinese art.”可知，打铁花是一种传统的中国艺术。故填It is a traditional Chinese art. 2．根据第二段“So the best time to watch Datiehua is at night.”可知，最佳观赏打铁花的时间是夜晚。故填At night. 3．根据第三段“The workers must wear special clothes to protect themselves.”可知，工人穿特殊服装来保护自己。故填Special clothes. 4．根据第三段“Only experienced workers can do this dangerous art safely.”可知，只有有经验的工人才能安全地进行这项危险的技艺表演。故填Experienced workers. 5．根据最后一段“Hundreds of years ago, ancient Chinese people started this tradition because they believed it could scare away bad luck and bring happiness.”可知，中国古人开创了这一传统，因为他们相信这能驱走厄运、带来福气。故填Because they believed it could scare away bad luck and bring happiness. 阅读下面短文，简略回答问题。 Chinese paper-cutting or jianzhi is a kind of folk (民间的) art. People usually use scissors or knives to cut paper. It has a history of over 1,500 years. Let’s learn something about paper-cutting. Wonderful meanings Paper-cutting has some wonderful meanings. Some paper-cuttings mean happiness and good luck. At the Spring Festival, people put the paper-cutting of “福” on doors or windows. At a wedding, people put up the paper-cutting of “囍”. Why is red used? In China, most people love red. In our mind, red is hope and life, so red is our favourite. We can see red everywhere in China. The walls of old palaces are red. Lanterns are red. Weddings are always full of red things, too. Black paper-cuttings in Shanzhou Most of the paper-cuttings are red, but paper-cuttings in Shanzhou, Henan Province are black. Black is the best colour there. Shanzhou is a dry place. People make black paper-cuttings and wish for rain. Now, paper-cutting gets into many schools. Students can learn how to make paper-cuttings at school. Li Jie, a middle school student, says, “It’s really wonderful to change paper into different kinds of pictures, such as flowers and animals. We enjoy it.” 1．How long is the history of Chinese paper-cutting? 2．Where do people usually put paper-cuttings at the Spring Festival? 3．Why do Chinese people like red? 4．What do people make black paper-cuttings for? 5．What do you think of paper-cutting? Do you know other traditional art forms? Write one or two. 【答案】1．Over 1,500 years. 2．On doors or windows. 3．Because red is hope and life. 4．They wish for rain. 5．It is really wonderful/ beautiful… Lanterns and kites. (言之有理即可) 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，文章主要介绍了中国的剪纸艺术。 1．根据第一段中“It has a history of over 1,500 years.”可知，中国剪纸艺术拥有至少1500年的悠久历史。故填Over 1,500 years. 2．根据第二段中“At the Spring Festival, people put the paper-cutting of  ‘福’ on doors or windows.”可知，在春节，人们把剪纸的 “福” 贴在门上或窗户上。故填On doors or windows. 3．根据第三段中“In China, most people love red. In our mind, red is hope and life, so red is our favourite.”可知，在中国，大多数人喜欢红色，因为在我们心中，红色是希望和生命。故填Because red is hope and life. 4．根据第四段中“People make black paper-cuttings and wish for rain.”可知，人们制作黑色剪纸，希望下雨。故填They wish for rain. 5．开放性试题，答案不唯一，言之有理即可。参考答案为 It is really wonderful/ beautiful… Lanterns and kites. Have you ever seen paintings inside a 3-centimeter glass bottle? This is interior painting (内画). There are different schools (派别) of interior painting, and Shandong school is one of them. It’s from Zibo, Shandong and has a history of over 100 years. The artists (艺术家) paint the inside of a bottle, vase or glass ball. The interior painting became a national intangible cultural heritage (国家级非物质文化遗产) in 2014. Master’s story Li Shaoyue, 30, is an artist of interior painting. Li learned the art for about 20 years. She said that interior painting is much harder than painting on paper. “One needs to plan (计划) before painting lines (线) inside ,” she said. Years of practice and hard work are important, she added. When she learned the art, she wanted to do more. So she did something new. “Drawing the background (背景) on the outside of the bottle and people on the inside makes the painting more three-dimensional (立体的),” Li said. Li also likes to use things and people from today in her art. We can see young girls dressing and looking cool at a fashion show (时装秀) in Li’s works. By ZHANG DONGYUE, 21st Century Teens Answer the following questions: 1．What are interior paintings? 2．When did Li Shaoyue start to learn interior painting? 3．What does she do before painting? 4．How does she make her paintings more three-dimensional? 5．What does she like to use in her works? 【答案】1．They are paintings inside a bottle, vase or glass ball. 2．When she was about 10./About 20 years ago. 3．She plans first. 4．She draws the background on the outside of the bottle and people on the inside. 5．Things and people from today. 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了内画艺术及其山东派别，并讲述了内画艺术家李韶玥的故事。 1．根据第1段“The artists (艺术家) paint the inside of a bottle, vase or glass ball.”可知，内画是在瓶子、花瓶或玻璃球的内部作画。故填They are paintings inside a bottle, vase or glass ball。 2．根据文章第2段“Li Shaoyue, 30, is an artist of interior painting. Li learned the art for about 20 years.”可知，李韶玥30岁，学习内画约20年，因此她开始学习内画的年龄约为10岁。故填When she was about 10./About 20 years ago。 3．根据文章第3段“One needs to plan before painting lines inside”可知，她在内画前需要先计划。故填She plans first。 4．根据文章第4段“Drawing the background on the outside of the bottle and people on the inside makes the painting more three-dimensional”可知，她通过在瓶子外画背景、内部画人物使画作更具立体感。故填She draws the background on the outside of the bottle and people on the inside。 5．根据文章第5段“Li also likes to use things and people from today in her art.”可知，她喜欢在作品中使用现代的事物和人物。故填Things and people from today。 阅读下面短文，简略回答问题。 Li Chenxi is at No. 2 Primary School in Yinchuan. She is interested in tie-dyeing (扎染). She can make dolls and dresses after learning for more than a year. “Now I can do what I want to do in my free time, and I enjoy it,” she said. Chloe is from Canada. She is a paper cutting lover. Every Sunday, she learns paper cutting from Mrs Smith. The girl can easily cut butterflies, horses, flowers and so on. Last weekend, Chloe made a paper cutting of Rongbao. She felt excited to see it shown on the school wall. Antoine is an international (国际的) student from London. He was surprised at the dragon dance. He kept practicing the basic skills day by day, because he wanted to perfectly do the jumps and turns and lift the dragon body high in the air. Antoine set up (建立) the first international student dragon dance team in his school. 1．What is Li Chenxi interested in? 2．What can Li Chenxi make after learning tie-dyeing for over a year? 3．When does Chloe learn paper cutting from Mrs Smith? 4．What did Antoine set up in his school? 5．Which traditional Chinese art do you like best and why? 【答案】1．Tie-dyeing. 2．Dolls and dresses. 3．Every Sunday. 4．The first international student dragon dance team. 5．I like paper cutting best because it is creative and can show beautiful patterns. 【导语】本文主要介绍了三位学生对不同中国传统艺术的兴趣和学习成果。 1．根据“Li Chenxi is at No. 2 Primary School in Yinchuan. She is interested in tie-dyeing (扎染).”可知，李晨曦对扎染感兴趣。故填Tie-dyeing. 2．根据“Li Chenxi…She can make dolls and dresses after learning for more than a year.”可知，学习扎染一年多后，她能制作娃娃和裙子。故填Dolls and dresses. 3．根据“Chloe…Every Sunday, she learns paper cutting from Mrs Smith.”可知，克洛伊每周日向史密斯夫人学习剪纸。故填Every Sunday. 4．根据“Antoine set up (建立) the first international student dragon dance team in his school.”可知，他在学校建立了首个国际学生舞龙队。故填The first international student dragon dance team. 5．开放性试题，言之有理即可，参考答案：I like paper cutting best because it is creative and can show beautiful patterns. Chinese paper-cutting or Jianzhi, is a kind of folk art. People usually use scissors or knives to cut paper. It has a long history of about 1,500 years. Let’s learn something about paper-cutting. Wonderful meanings Paper-cutting has some wonderful meanings. Some paper-cuttings mean happiness and good luck. At the Spring Festival, people paste (粘) “Fu” on doors and windows. At a wedding, people paste “Xi”. Why is it red? In China, people always love red because red is hope and life. We can see red everywhere in China. The walls of old palaces are red. Lanterns are red. Weddings are always full of red things too. Now, paper-cutting gets into many schools. Students can learn how to make paper-cutting at school. Li Jie, a middle school student, says, “It’s really wonderful to change paper into different kinds of pictures, such as flowers and animals. We enjoy it.” 回答下面5个问题，每题答案不超过6个词。 1．How long is the history of Chinese paper-cutting? 2．What do some paper-cuttings mean? 3．Where do people usually paste paper-cuttings? 4．Why do Chinese people love red so much? 5．What do you think of Chinese paper-cutting? 【答案】1．About 1,500 years. 2．Happiness and good luck. 3．On doors and windows. 4．Because red is hope and life. 5．Wonderful. 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了中国剪纸艺术的悠久历史、美好寓意、红色象征意义及其在现代教育中的普及。 1．根据“It has a long history of about 1,500 years.”可知，它有约1500年的悠久历史。故填About 1,500 years. 2．根据“Some paper-cuttings mean happiness and good luck.”可知，一些剪纸寓意幸福和好运。故填Happiness and good luck. 3．根据“people paste (粘) ‘Fu’ on doors and windows.”可知，人们将“福”字贴在门窗上。故填On doors and windows. 4．根据“In China, people always love red because red is hope and life.”可知，人们喜爱红色，因为它象征希望和生命。故填Because red is hope and life. 5．开放性试题，言之有理即可，参考答案：Wonderful. 重难语篇提升练 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题。 As visitors from other countries, you may see something special at places like parks and streets when you visit China. They are paintings made of hot, liquid (液体) brown sugar. These paintings are called sugar paintings. They are not only beautiful to look at but also delicious to eat. With their bright colours and fun shapes, they are very popular, especially with kids. A sugar painting is a traditional Chinese art with a history of over 500 years. It started during the Ming dynasty and became even more popular in the Qing dynasty. At first, people used sugar to make small animal shapes for some special activities. Over time, this sugar art puts skills from Chinese shadow puppet (皮影戏) and paper-cutting together to become the sugar painting today. To make a sugar painting, artists use brown or white sugar, a pot, a bronze spoon, a marble slab, a spatula and a wooden stick. First, they melt (融化) the sugar in a pot until it becomes liquid. Then, they use the spoon to draw thin lines with the liquid sugar on the marble. The artist works quickly because the sugar will become hard when it cools. In just a few minutes, they can create a beautiful picture of a bird, fish, dragon, or other shapes. Once the painting is done, the artist uses the spatula to lift it off the marble, adds a wooden stick for holding, and gives it to the buyer. Isn’t this a wonderful traditional art? If you visit China, don’t forget to try a sugar painting! 1．What makes sugar paintings popular? 2．When did people start to make a sugar painting? 3．How many things do artists need to make a sugar painting? 4．Why do artists work quickly when making a sugar painting? 5．Who is this article for? 【答案】1．Their bright colours and fun shapes. 2．During the Ming dynasty. 3．Six. 4．Because the sugar will become hard when it cools. 5．Visitors from other countries who visit China. 【导语】本文介绍了中国传统艺术糖画，包括其受欢迎的原因、历史起源、制作所需材料与步骤，并建议来中国的外国游客尝试糖画。 1．根据“With their bright colours and fun shapes, they are very popular, especially with kids”可知糖画有鲜艳的颜色和有趣的形状，这让它们很受欢迎。故填Their bright colours and fun shapes. 2．根据“A sugar painting is a traditional Chinese art with a history of over 500 years. It started during the Ming dynasty”可知糖画始于明朝。故填During the Ming dynasty. 3．根据“To make a sugar painting, artists use brown or white sugar, a pot, a bronze spoon, a marble slab, a spatula and a wooden stick”可知制作糖画需要红糖或白糖、一口锅、一个铜勺、一块大理石板、一把刮刀和一根木棍，共六样东西。故填Six. 4．根据“The artist works quickly because the sugar will become hard when it cools”可知艺术家制作糖画时动作快是因为糖冷却后会变硬。故填Because the sugar will become hard when it cools. 5．根据“As visitors from other countries, you may see something special at places like parks and streets when you visit China”可知这篇文章是写给来中国的外国游客的。故填Visitors from other countries who visit China. 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容回答问题，答案不超过7个词。 Do you wear clothes with colorful patterns? Most of these patterns are dyed (染色) by machines. But how did ancient people dye their clothes? Tie-dye (扎染) is a very old way of dyeing clothes in China—it’s more than 1,000 years old. It is most popular among the Bai ethnic group (白族) in Yunnan. The Bai people usually make blue dye from plants. During the Tang and Song dynasties, people gave tie-dyed clothes to the emperor (帝王) as gifts. To tie-dye, you first need to use threads (线) to tie your cloth together. Then you put the cloth into the dye. As the cloth is folded and dyed, some parts become dark blue, while other parts have a lighter color. When you open out the cloth, you’ll see beautiful patterns. In 2006, the tie-dye technique became China’s national intangible cultural heritage. Anning in Yunnan is known for tie-dye. Yang Cheng, 52, learned to tie-dye from his mother in the 1980s. Now he is still doing the job and has passed the skill down to his daughter. He is an inheritor (传承人) of tie-dye in Anning. “Tie-dye is worthy of the efforts of generations of people,” Yang said. Yang carried on the old skills of tie-dye. At the same time, he studied tie-dye in other countries, such as Japan, India and France. He also used some creative designs. Yang now teaches tie-dye in schools, communities and companies. More than 100,000 people have learned from him, he said. Some worry that tie-dye may die out because using machines is fast and cheap. But Yang said, “Machines can’t take the place of our creative (富有创造力的) hands.” 1．When did ancient people begin to tie-dye their clothes? 2．What is blue dye made from? 3．How do people tie cloth together? 4．Why do some people worry that tie-dye may die out? 5．What do you think of Yang Cheng? 【答案】1．More than 1,000 years ago. 2．Plants. 3．They use threads to tie cloth together. 4．Because using machines is fast and cheap. 5．Yang Cheng is creative and devoted. 【导语】本文主要讨论了扎染这一古老的中国衣物染色方式，包括其历史、制作方法、传承现状以及传承人杨成的努力和观点。 1．根据“Tie-dye (扎染) is a very old way of dyeing clothes in China—it’s more than 1,000 years old.”可知，扎染在中国是一种非常古老的衣物染色方式，已经有一千多年的历史了。故填More than 1,000 years ago. 2．根据“The Bai people usually make blue dye from plants.”可知，白族人通常用植物来制作蓝色染料。故填Plants. 3．根据“To tie-dye, you first need to use threads (线) to tie your cloth together.”可知，人们用线将布料绑在一起。故填They use threads to tie cloth together. 4．根据“Some worry that tie-dye may die out because using machines is fast and cheap.”可知，有些人担心扎染会消失，因为使用机器染色既快速又便宜。故填Because using machines is fast and cheap. 5．本题属于开放性试题，言之有理即可。参考答案：Yang Cheng is creative and devoted. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ Unit 2 The World of Art 单元话题阅读回答问题练习 Unit 2 The World of Art单元话题：传统工艺 本资料共10篇专题训练，从上到下依次按照难度分为基础语篇巩固练和重难语篇提升练 基础语篇巩固练 阅读短文，回答短文后的五个问题。 Embroidery (刺绣) is often seen as “women’s work”. People think that it’s useless for a boy to learn embroidery. Therefore, Fu Jian’s parents didn’t want him to work in this industry. But Fu didn’t care. He believed he could do it well. Fu was born into an embroidery family in Yangzhou. His mother is a master craftsman of Suzhou embroidery. Fu fell in love with this beautiful art when he was four years old. In his last year of high school, Fu was clear about his life goal: to promote this traditional art. After graduating from college, Fu and his mother built a research center of Suzhou embroidery. Since then, he has created many new stitches (针法). He has also trained many workers. Fu spends a lot of time on his works. He often works late into the night. Even so, he enjoys his work. “I am doing what I love, so I never feel tired,” said the 37-year-old. Most recently, the artist “created” a piece of bronze ware (青铜器) on cloth. What gave him the idea to create this work? “Many bronzes can only be seen in museums. A work of embroidery, however, can be hung in one’s home or office. People can see it at any time,” said Fu. 注：每题答案不超过6个单词 1．What does the underlined part “this industry” refer to? 2．When did Fu Jian become interested in embroidery? 3．What was Fu Jian’s life goal? 4．Why does Fu Jian never feel tired? 5．What do you think of Fu Jian? Chinese paper-cutting or jianzhi, is a kind of folk art. People usually use scissors (剪刀) or knives to cut paper. It has a long history of about 1,500 years. Let’s learn something about paper-cutting. Wonderful meanings  Paper-cuttings have some wonderful meanings. Some paper-cuttings mean (寓意) happiness and good luck. At the Spring Festival, people paste (粘贴) the Chinese character fu on doors or windows. At a wedding, people paste the Chinese character xi. Why is it red?  In China, people always love red. In our mind, red stands for hope, so red is our favourite. We can see red everywhere in China. The walls of old palaces are red. Lanterns are red. There are many red things at weddings too. Black paper-cutting in Shanzhou  Many of the paper-cuttings are red, but paper-cuttings in Shanzhou, Henan Province are black. People there love black paper-cuttings. Now, paper-cutting gets into many schools. Students can learn how to make paper-cuttings at school. Li Jie, a middle school student, says, “It’s really wonderful to change paper into different kinds of pictures such as flowers and animals. We enjoy it.” 阅读短文，回答下列问题，每题答案不超过6个词。 1．How long is the history of Chinese paper-cutting? 2．Where do people usually paste paper-cuttings? 3．Why do Chinese people love red? 4．What colour of paper-cuttings do people in Shanzhou like? 5．What does Li Jie think of paper-cutting? 阅读下面短文，并用英语回答问题（请注意每小题的词数要求）。 Chinese knots (中国结) are a kind of Chinese traditional art. They have a long history in China. Chinese began to make Chinese knots in the Tang and Song dynasties (朝代) and later they became popular in the Ming and Qing dynasties. Every knot is made of only one rope (绳) and colorful ropes are used to tie the knots. However, Chinese use red ropes to make Chinese knots most because they stand for good luck. The knots can be used as car decorations (装饰). Also, people put the knots in their houses. You can see Chinese knots in different places of China and they are popular among the young and the old. 1．When did Chinese knots become popular? (不超过10个词) 2．Why do people use red ropes to make Chinese knots? (不超过10个词) 3．What is this passage about? (不超过5个词) Datiehua is a traditional Chinese art. People heat iron until it is very hot and turns into liquid (液体). Then they splash (泼洒) the liquid iron against a wall or the ground. It makes lots of bright sparks (火花) that look like stars in the night sky. So the best time to watch Datiehua is at night. Safety is very important in Datiehua. The workers must wear special clothes to protect themselves. They also use long sticks to hold the hot iron to keep their hands far from the heat. Only experienced (有经验的) workers can do this dangerous art safely. This tradition has a long history. Hundreds of years ago, ancient Chinese people started this tradition because they believed it could scare away bad luck and bring happiness. Today, many people still enjoy watching Datiehua. It reminds people of China’s cultural history and is an important way to celebrate special moments. 根据语篇内容，回答下面的5个问题。 1．What is Datiehua? 2．When is the best time to watch Datiehua? 3．What do workers wear to protect themselves? 4．Who can do this art safely? 5．Why did ancient Chinese people start the tradition of Datiehua? (不超过15词) 阅读下面短文，简略回答问题。 Chinese paper-cutting or jianzhi is a kind of folk (民间的) art. People usually use scissors or knives to cut paper. It has a history of over 1,500 years. Let’s learn something about paper-cutting. Wonderful meanings Paper-cutting has some wonderful meanings. Some paper-cuttings mean happiness and good luck. At the Spring Festival, people put the paper-cutting of “福” on doors or windows. At a wedding, people put up the paper-cutting of “囍”. Why is red used? In China, most people love red. In our mind, red is hope and life, so red is our favourite. We can see red everywhere in China. The walls of old palaces are red. Lanterns are red. Weddings are always full of red things, too. Black paper-cuttings in Shanzhou Most of the paper-cuttings are red, but paper-cuttings in Shanzhou, Henan Province are black. Black is the best colour there. Shanzhou is a dry place. People make black paper-cuttings and wish for rain. Now, paper-cutting gets into many schools. Students can learn how to make paper-cuttings at school. Li Jie, a middle school student, says, “It’s really wonderful to change paper into different kinds of pictures, such as flowers and animals. We enjoy it.” 1．How long is the history of Chinese paper-cutting? 2．Where do people usually put paper-cuttings at the Spring Festival? 3．Why do Chinese people like red? 4．What do people make black paper-cuttings for? 5．What do you think of paper-cutting? Do you know other traditional art forms? Write one or two. Have you ever seen paintings inside a 3-centimeter glass bottle? This is interior painting (内画). There are different schools (派别) of interior painting, and Shandong school is one of them. It’s from Zibo, Shandong and has a history of over 100 years. The artists (艺术家) paint the inside of a bottle, vase or glass ball. The interior painting became a national intangible cultural heritage (国家级非物质文化遗产) in 2014. Master’s story Li Shaoyue, 30, is an artist of interior painting. Li learned the art for about 20 years. She said that interior painting is much harder than painting on paper. “One needs to plan (计划) before painting lines (线) inside ,” she said. Years of practice and hard work are important, she added. When she learned the art, she wanted to do more. So she did something new. “Drawing the background (背景) on the outside of the bottle and people on the inside makes the painting more three-dimensional (立体的),” Li said. Li also likes to use things and people from today in her art. We can see young girls dressing and looking cool at a fashion show (时装秀) in Li’s works. By ZHANG DONGYUE, 21st Century Teens Answer the following questions: 1．What are interior paintings? 2．When did Li Shaoyue start to learn interior painting? 3．What does she do before painting? 4．How does she make her paintings more three-dimensional? 5．What does she like to use in her works? 阅读下面短文，简略回答问题。 Li Chenxi is at No. 2 Primary School in Yinchuan. She is interested in tie-dyeing (扎染). She can make dolls and dresses after learning for more than a year. “Now I can do what I want to do in my free time, and I enjoy it,” she said. Chloe is from Canada. She is a paper cutting lover. Every Sunday, she learns paper cutting from Mrs Smith. The girl can easily cut butterflies, horses, flowers and so on. Last weekend, Chloe made a paper cutting of Rongbao. She felt excited to see it shown on the school wall. Antoine is an international (国际的) student from London. He was surprised at the dragon dance. He kept practicing the basic skills day by day, because he wanted to perfectly do the jumps and turns and lift the dragon body high in the air. Antoine set up (建立) the first international student dragon dance team in his school. 1．What is Li Chenxi interested in? 2．What can Li Chenxi make after learning tie-dyeing for over a year? 3．When does Chloe learn paper cutting from Mrs Smith? 4．What did Antoine set up in his school? 5．Which traditional Chinese art do you like best and why? Chinese paper-cutting or Jianzhi, is a kind of folk art. People usually use scissors or knives to cut paper. It has a long history of about 1,500 years. Let’s learn something about paper-cutting. Wonderful meanings Paper-cutting has some wonderful meanings. Some paper-cuttings mean happiness and good luck. At the Spring Festival, people paste (粘) “Fu” on doors and windows. At a wedding, people paste “Xi”. Why is it red? In China, people always love red because red is hope and life. We can see red everywhere in China. The walls of old palaces are red. Lanterns are red. Weddings are always full of red things too. Now, paper-cutting gets into many schools. Students can learn how to make paper-cutting at school. Li Jie, a middle school student, says, “It’s really wonderful to change paper into different kinds of pictures, such as flowers and animals. We enjoy it.” 回答下面5个问题，每题答案不超过6个词。 1．How long is the history of Chinese paper-cutting? 2．What do some paper-cuttings mean? 3．Where do people usually paste paper-cuttings? 4．Why do Chinese people love red so much? 5．What do you think of Chinese paper-cutting? 重难语篇提升练 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题。 As visitors from other countries, you may see something special at places like parks and streets when you visit China. They are paintings made of hot, liquid (液体) brown sugar. These paintings are called sugar paintings. They are not only beautiful to look at but also delicious to eat. With their bright colours and fun shapes, they are very popular, especially with kids. A sugar painting is a traditional Chinese art with a history of over 500 years. It started during the Ming dynasty and became even more popular in the Qing dynasty. At first, people used sugar to make small animal shapes for some special activities. Over time, this sugar art puts skills from Chinese shadow puppet (皮影戏) and paper-cutting together to become the sugar painting today. To make a sugar painting, artists use brown or white sugar, a pot, a bronze spoon, a marble slab, a spatula and a wooden stick. First, they melt (融化) the sugar in a pot until it becomes liquid. Then, they use the spoon to draw thin lines with the liquid sugar on the marble. The artist works quickly because the sugar will become hard when it cools. In just a few minutes, they can create a beautiful picture of a bird, fish, dragon, or other shapes. Once the painting is done, the artist uses the spatula to lift it off the marble, adds a wooden stick for holding, and gives it to the buyer. Isn’t this a wonderful traditional art? If you visit China, don’t forget to try a sugar painting! 1．What makes sugar paintings popular? 2．When did people start to make a sugar painting? 3．How many things do artists need to make a sugar painting? 4．Why do artists work quickly when making a sugar painting? 5．Who is this article for? 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容回答问题，答案不超过7个词。 Do you wear clothes with colorful patterns? Most of these patterns are dyed (染色) by machines. But how did ancient people dye their clothes? Tie-dye (扎染) is a very old way of dyeing clothes in China—it’s more than 1,000 years old. It is most popular among the Bai ethnic group (白族) in Yunnan. The Bai people usually make blue dye from plants. During the Tang and Song dynasties, people gave tie-dyed clothes to the emperor (帝王) as gifts. To tie-dye, you first need to use threads (线) to tie your cloth together. Then you put the cloth into the dye. As the cloth is folded and dyed, some parts become dark blue, while other parts have a lighter color. When you open out the cloth, you’ll see beautiful patterns. In 2006, the tie-dye technique became China’s national intangible cultural heritage. Anning in Yunnan is known for tie-dye. Yang Cheng, 52, learned to tie-dye from his mother in the 1980s. Now he is still doing the job and has passed the skill down to his daughter. He is an inheritor (传承人) of tie-dye in Anning. “Tie-dye is worthy of the efforts of generations of people,” Yang said. Yang carried on the old skills of tie-dye. At the same time, he studied tie-dye in other countries, such as Japan, India and France. He also used some creative designs. Yang now teaches tie-dye in schools, communities and companies. More than 100,000 people have learned from him, he said. Some worry that tie-dye may die out because using machines is fast and cheap. But Yang said, “Machines can’t take the place of our creative (富有创造力的) hands.” 1．When did ancient people begin to tie-dye their clothes? 2．What is blue dye made from? 3．How do people tie cloth together? 4．Why do some people worry that tie-dye may die out? 5．What do you think of Yang Cheng? 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $