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1、Unit5Music李仕才一、阅读理解Chinesepapercuttingorz，jian^hi"istheartofcuttingpaperdesigns,andthecut-outsarealsousedtodecoratedoorsandwindows,sotheyaresometimescalled，zchuanghua"・PapercuttinghaslongbeenasymbolofEasterncharm.Therearesymmetrical（对称的）designsthatareusuallycreatedby
2、somefoldingandcutting.Whenunfolded,itformsasymmetricaldesign.Chinesecut-outsarenormallysymmetricalandareusuallyinanevennumberseriesof2,4,24,etc.Theoldestsurvivingpapercut-outisasymmetricalcirclefromtheearly6thccnluryfoundinXinjiang,China.Fromthe7thto13thcentury,paper
3、cuttingbecamepopularespeciallyduringChinesefestivals.Theartspreadtotherestoftheworldinthe14thcentury.ThroughouttheQingDynastymanypapercuttingskillsweredevelopedincludingdraftingandtheuseofsmokedpapers.BytheendoftheQingruling,however,papercuttingwasonceonthedeclinebec
4、ausenewartformswerebeingintroduced.TheRepublicofChinalatertriedtorevivetheartinthe1980s.Today,papercut-outsarechieflydecorative・Theydecoratewalls,windows,doors,columns,mirrors,lampsandlanternsinhomesandarealsousedonpresentsoraregivenasgiftsthemselves.Entrancesdecorat
5、edwithpapercut-outsaresupposedtobringgoodluck.Papercut-outsusedtobeusedaspatterns,especiallyforembroidery（刺绣）.Therearetwomethodsofmanufacture:oneusesscissors,theotherusesknives.Inthescissormethod,severalpiecesofpaper—uptoeight—arefastenedtogether.Theimageisthencutwit
6、hsharp,pointedscissors.Knifecuttingsarefashionedbyputtingseveralpaperonarelativelysoftfoundationconsistingofamixtureofoilandashes.Skilledcrafterscanevencutoutdifferentdrawingsfreelywithoutstopping・1.Whencantheexistingoldestpapercuttingdatebackto?A.about1500yearsago.B
7、.about1600yearsago.C.about1400yearsago.D・about600yearsago.1.Theunderlinedword"revive"inParagraph3canbereplacedby"A.surviveB.restoreC.copyD.fix2.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestsummarizethelastparagraph?A・History.B.Origin.C.Uses.D.Process.3.Whatmaybethebesttitleofthete
8、xt?A.Paper—theEasternCharmB・TheHistoryofPaperCuttingC.ABriefIntroductiontoPaperCuttingD・PaperCutting—UnbelievableSkilledCrafters【文章
