4 . 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。

Pan, a silversmith (银匠) in Maliao village in Guizhou Province, used to dream of people living     1     abundant life in his village,     2     nobody has to work far away from home and customers go for beautiful silver jewellery. Now his dream has come true.

Maliao village is famous for its silver jewellery. In fact, Miao silver jewellery    3     (list) as National Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2006. But with cheaper, machine-produced trinkets (小首饰)     4     (rule) the market, they couldn’t rely on the old technique     5     (survive).

At that time, most people in the village lived with poverty, which means they could simply afford food and basic clothing, but seldom purchase things like bicycles or televisions. So many villagers left their hometown     6     (hope). But in 2019, the government allocated 580,000 yuan of poverty funds to set up the silverware workshop of Maliao village, helping Maliao villagers fight poverty with their own craft.

Since that year, most young craftsmen     7     (return) to their hometown and found a bright future.     8     the help of the government’s workshop, they learned the     9     (late) fashion trends and how to meet clients’ various     10     (request). Instead of holding on to old ideas and existing design, villagers enhanced their skills and made their products customized.

5 . 阅读下列短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Living Heritage: Woodblock Printing

Delicate touches, carved onto wood, with ultimate precision. This is woodblock printing,    1    ancient printing technique that enhances human civilization.

As Buddhism was popular in China during the Tang Dynasty (618-907), there was a strong need    2    (produce) a large amount of Buddhist works, and copying by hand could not meet the     3    (rise) demand. Ancient Chinese craftsmen thus came up    4    a novel way to mass produce printed works. Hence came the prototype (雏形) of woodblock printing.

Traditional woodblock printing can be divided into four major steps: writing, engraving, printing, and binding. With each step then sub-divided into several procedures, it takes    5    (rough) 30 steps to produce a woodblock print.

Carving lies at the center of woodblock printing as this step can make    6    break the final print. Characters and images    7    ( carve) to produce    8    (raise) areas or lines that will eventually apply ink to paper. It calls for a pair of skilled hands. A five-meter-scroll of the Buddhist scripture Diamond Sutra, printed in 868, is the “earliest dated printed book” in the words of the British

Library where it is stored. It is not only one example of ancient works of art    9    tell the wisdom of our ancestors, but also is a witness to the pursuit of beauty by Chinese craftsmen throughout centuries.

The invention of writing gave life to great    10    (thought), but it is the invention of printing that made knowledge a shareable fruit for all humankind.

7 . For Western designers, China and its rich culture have long been an inspiration for Western creative.

“It’s no secret that China has always been a source(来源) of inspiration for designers,” says Amanda Hill, chief creative officer at A+E Networks, a global media company and home to some of the biggest fashion(时尚) shows.

Earlier this year, the China Through A Looking Glass exhibition in New York exhibited 140 pieces of China-inspired fashionable clothing alongside Chinese works of art, with the aim of exploring the influence of Chinese aesthetics(美学) on Western fashion and how China has fueled the fashionable imagination for centuries. The exhibition had record attendance, showing that there is huge interest in Chinese influences.

“China is impossible to overlook,” says Hill. “Chinese models are the faces of beauty and fashion campaigns that sell dreams to women all over the world, which means Chinese women are not just consumers of fashion — they are central to its movement.” Of course, not only are today’s top Western designers being influenced by China—some of the best designers of contemporary fashion are themselves Chinese. “Vera Wang, Alexander Wang, Jason Wu are taking on Galliano, Albaz, Marc Jacobs—and beating them hands down in design and sales,” adds Hill.

For Hill, it is impossible not to talk about China as the leading player when discussing fashion. “The most famous designers are Chinese, so are the models, and so are the consumers,” she says. “China is no longer just another market; in many senses it has become the market. If you talk about fashion today, you are talking about China—its influences, its direction, its breathtaking clothes, and how young designers and models are finally acknowledging that in many ways.”

1. What can we learn about the exhibition in New York?

A．It promoted the sales of artworks.	B．It attracted a large number of visitors.
C．It showed ancient Chinese clothes.	D．It aimed to introduce Chinese models.

2. What does Hill say about Chinese women?

A．They are setting the fashion.	B．They start many fashion campaigns.
C．They admire super models.	D．They do business all over the world.

3. What do the underlined words “taking on” in paragraph 4 mean?

A．learning from

B．looking down on

C．working with

D．competing against

4. What can be a suitable title for the text?

A．Young Models Selling Dreams to the World

B．A Chinese Art Exhibition Held in New York

C．Differences Between Eastern and Western Aesthetics

D．Chinese Culture Fueling International Fashion Trends