Chinese paper-cutting or Jianzhi, is a kind of folk (民俗的) 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 (粘贴) “Fu” on doors or windows. At a wedding, people paste “Xi”.
Why is it red?
In China, people always love red. In our mind, red is hope and life, so red is our favourite color. We can see red everywhere in China. The walls of old palaces are red. Lanterns are red. Weddings (婚礼) are always full of red things, too.
Black paper-cutting in Shanzhou.
Many of the paper-cuttings are red, but paper-cuttings in Shanzhou, Henan Province are black. Black is the best color 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-cutting at school. Li Jie, a middle school student, says, “It’s really wonderful to change paper into different kinds of pictures. We enjoy it.”
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 do people in Shanzhou use black paper-cuttings to do?
2 . Yang Hongwei, 56, was born into a kite-making family in Weifang. When she was young, she often saw kites with bright colours and different shapes (形状) in her grandfather’s workshop. “Every time I see these beautiful kites, my bad feelings go away,” said Yang.
Yang learned to make kites from her grandfather at the age of 16. After practising the skill for 10 years, she started her own shop in 1992.
“Many places around the world have a tradition of flying kites,” Yang said. “But I think the culture behind our kites is special.” On Yang’s kites, people can see not only common (普通的) pictures like butterflies and birds, but also some patterns (图案) telling Chinese myths (神话) and history. “It took me a lot of time,” Yang said, “but when I explain (解释) the stories of the kites to foreigners, I feel a great sense of achievement (成就感).”
In her free time, Yang travels to countries such as Germany, Australia, the United States and New Zealand. She tells the stories of Chinese kites and the traditional ways to make them. “It is an important job of mine,” she said.
1. Yang Hongwei saw some beautiful kites in her ________ workshop when she was young.| A．uncle’s | B．father’s | C．grandfather’s | D．brother’s |
| A．16 | B．26 | C．46 | D．56 |
| A．spreading Chinese culture | B．travelling abroad | C．selling more kites | D．making beautiful kites |
| A．Creative. | B．Humorous. | C．Honest. | D．Clever. |
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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-cutting has some wonderful meanings. Some paper-cuttings mean (寓意) happiness and good luck. At the Spring Festival, people paste “Fu” on doors or windows. At a wedding, people paste “Xi”.
Why is it red?
In China, people always 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-cutting in Shanzhou
Many of the paper-cuttings are red, but paper-cuttings in Shanzhou, Henan Province are black. Black is the best color 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-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.”
阅读短文，根据短文内容回答下列问题，每题不超过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 do people in Shanzhou use black paper-cuttings to do?
5. What does Li Jie think of paper-cutting?
6 . Paper cutting is very popular in China. It is not expensive, and very easy to make. Women in the countryside (农村) often make paper cutting works (作品) when farming is not busy.
Paper cutting works are usually made of red paper. We can see paper cutting works on walls, windows, doors, mirrors, lamps and so on. People also give paper cutting works as gifts.
It is easy to learn to make paper cutting works. We need a piece of paper and a knife or a pair of scissors. But it needs much practice and imagination (想象力) to be a good paper cutting artist.
Paper cutting is a kind of Chinese art. It can go back to (追溯到) the 6th century (世纪). From the 7th to the 13th century, paper cutting became popular during Chinese festivals. The art spread (传播) to many other countries in the 14th century. People all over the world love paper cutting very much.
1. In the countryside, women often make paper cutting works ________ .| A．in their free time | B．when they are busy farming |
| C．on the Mid-Autumn Festival | D．on Sunday evenings |
| A．Yellow. | B．Green. | C．Red. | D．Purple. |
| A．It’s easy to be a good paper cutting artist. |
| B．We see paper cutting works here and there. |
| C．It’s hard to make paper cutting works. |
| D．It’s expensive to make paper cutting works. |
| A．The stories of paper cutting. | B．The history of paper cutting. |
| C．The ways of making paper cutting works. | D．The Chinese art of paper cutting. |
Paper cuts (剪纸) are very popular in many parts of China during the Spring Festival. People put
A thousand years ago, paper cuts were used for decoration (装饰). In Tang Dynasty (朝代),
There are different kinds of paper cuts in different parts of China.
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| A．women | B．men | C．doctors | D．children |
| A．cover | B．stay | C．make | D．leave |
| A．different | B．healthy | C．boring | D．happy |
| A．houses | B．walls | C．buildings | D．cars |
| A．enjoying | B．spending | C．taking | D．welcoming |
| A．Animals | B．Pictures | C．Trees | D．Photos |
| A．in | B．with | C．to | D．between |
| A．factories | B．cities | C．schools | D．families |
| A．art | B．job | C．music | D．hobby |
8 . Han Zheming is 40 years old and he is from Shanghai, China. He can “draw” in a cup of tea. It makes tea beautiful, so it is fun to drink tea.
Han’s mother has a great love for traditional culture, so he loves it, too. Han’s really interested in tea art. It’s not easy to draw with tea, but he still likes it. The tea spoon is his pen and the tea is his paper. Now he is good at it.
This kind of tea art was popular in the Song Dynasty. Han wants people to know more about the Song culture after seeing his works.
根据语篇内容，判断下列句子正误，正确的在答题卡上将“T”涂黑，错误的在答题卡上将“F”涂黑。1. Han comes from Nanjing, China.
2. Han’s mother likes traditional Chinese culture.
3. It’s easy to draw with tea, so Han likes it.
4. Han learns tea art to make his mother happy.
5. Han wants people to know more about the Song culture.
Lan Lin is wearing an apron (围裙) with embroidery (刺绣的) patterns and bright colors. She is interested in embroidery.
“I always wear the old apron when I make a new work. It can make me do better in embroidery. Zhuang embroidery skills have a long history. They are popular in Guangxi,” said the 48-year-old from Guangxi.
Lan comes from an embroidery family of Zhuang. She has a talent for embroidery. At 16, she made her first piece of clothing. However, in the late 1990s, machine embroidery became popular, the traditional crafts (工艺) nearly got lost.
Lan wanted to keep the family tradition, so she built her own workshop with the help of her sisters and brothers. “If we couldn’t hand the craftsmanship down, it would be a great loss.” she said. Over the past 20 years, Lan has trained over 2,000 women. They work as craftswomen (手艺人) and make money by embroidery. They can embroider at home, and at the same time, ____▲____.
“It’s my lifelong dream to not only create Zhuang embroidery works but also bring the art into the daily life,” she said.
1. What does the underline word “talent” in Paragraph 3 mean in Chinese?| A．技巧 | B．天赋 | C．勤劳 | D．聪慧 |
| A．Because it was too expensive. | B．Because there were few craftspeople. |
| C．Because machine embroidery came out. | D．Because it was hard to learn to embroider. |
| A．She bought machines | B．She built a workshop |
| C．She helped her sister | D．She gave some lessons |
| A．They can go shopping. | B．They can learn to embroider. |
| C．They can visit their friends easily. | D．They can look after their children. |
| A．Lan is too old to work. | B．Lan wants to make more money. |
| C．Lan wants to teach more students. | D．Lan wants to make Zhuang embroidery more popular. |
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Paper-cutting is an old folk art form(民间艺术形式) with a long
