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1、Unit1Talesoftheunexplained一、阅读理解。Chinesepapercuttingor"jianzhi"istheartofcuttingpaperdesigns,andthecut-outsarealsousedtodecoratedoorsandwindows,sotheyaresometimescalled"chuanghua".PapercuttinghaslongbeenasymbolofEasterncharm.Therearesymmetrical(对称的)designsth
2、atareusuallycreatedbysomefoldingandcutting.Whenunfolded,itformsasymmetricaldesign.Chinesecut-outsarenormallysymmetricalandareusuallyinanevennumberseriesof2,4,24,etc.Theoldestsurvivingpapercut-outisasymmetricalcirclefromtheearly6thcenturyfoundinXinjiang,China
3、.Fromthe7thto13thcentury,papercuttingbecamepopularespeciallyduringChinesefestivals.Theartspreadtotherestoftheworldinthe14thcentury.ThroughouttheQingDynastymanypapercuttingskillsweredevelopedincludingdraftingandtheuseofsmokedpapers.BytheendoftheQingruling,how
4、ever,papercuttingwasonceonthedeclinebecausenewartformswerebeingintroduced.TheRepublicofChinalatertriedtorevivetheartinthe1980s.Today,papercut-outsarechieflydecorative.Theydecoratewalls,windows,doors,columns,mirrors,lampsandlanternsinhomesandarealsousedonpres
5、entsoraregivenasgiftsthemselves.Entrancesdecoratedwithpapercut-outsaresupposedtobringgoodluck.Papercut-outsusedtobeusedaspatterns,especiallyforembroidery(刺绣).Therearetwomethodsofmanufacture:oneusesscissors,theotherusesknives.Inthescissormethod,severalpieceso
6、fpaper—uptoeight—arefastenedtogether.Theimageisthencutwithsharp,pointedscissors.Knifecuttingsarefashionedbyputtingseveralpaperonarelativelysoftfoundationconsistingofamixtureofoilandashes.Skilledcrafterscanevencutoutdifferentdrawingsfreelywithoutstopping.1.Wh
7、encantheexistingoldestpapercuttingdatebackto?A.about1500yearsago.B.about1600yearsago.C.about1400yearsago.D.about600yearsago.2.Theunderlinedword"revive"inParagraph3canbereplacedby"_______".A.surviveB.restoreC.copyD.fix3.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestsummariz
8、ethelastparagraph?A.History.B.Origin.C.Uses.D.Process.4.Whatmaybethebesttitleofthetext?A.Paper—theEasternCharmB.TheHistoryofPaperCuttingC.ABriefIntroductiontoPaperCuttingD.PaperCutting—Unbelieva
