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1、Unit5Music一、阅读理解Chinesepapercuttingor"jianzhi"istheartofcuttingpaperdesigns,andthecut-outsarealsousedtodecoratedoorsandwindows,sotheyaresometimescalled"chuanghua".PapercuttinghaslongbeenasymbolofEasterncharm.Therearesymmetrical(对称的)designsthatareusuallycreatedbysomefoldinga
2、ndcutting.Whenunfolded,itformsasymmetricaldesign.Chinesecut-outsarenormallysymmetricalandareusuallyinanevennumberseriesof2,4,24,etc.Theoldestsurvivingpapercut-outisasymmetricalcirclefromtheearly6thcenturyfoundinXinjiang,China.Fromthe7thto13thcentury,papercuttingbecamepopula
3、respeciallyduringChinesefestivals.Theartspreadtotherestoftheworldinthe14thcentury.ThroughouttheQingDynastymanypapercuttingskillsweredevelopedincludingdraftingandtheuseofsmokedpapers.BytheendoftheQingruling,however,papercuttingwasonceonthedeclinebecausenewartformswerebeingin
4、troduced.TheRepublicofChinalatertriedtorevivetheartinthe1980s.Today,papercut-outsarechieflydecorative.Theydecoratewalls,windows,doors,columns,mirrors,lampsandlanternsinhomesandarealsousedonpresentsoraregivenasgiftsthemselves.Entrancesdecoratedwithpapercut-outsaresupposedtob
5、ringgoodluck.Papercut-outsusedtobeusedaspatterns,especiallyforembroidery(刺绣).Therearetwomethodsofmanufacture:oneusesscissors,theotherusesknives.Inthescissormethod,severalpiecesofpaper—uptoeight—arefastenedtogether.Theimageisthencutwithsharp,pointedscissors.Knifecuttingsaref
6、ashionedbyputtingseveralpaperonarelativelysoftfoundationconsistingofamixtureofoilandashes.Skilledcrafterscanevencutoutdifferentdrawingsfreelywithoutstopping.1.Whencantheexistingoldestpapercuttingdatebackto?A.about1500yearsago.B.about1600yearsago.C.about1400yearsago.D.about6
7、00yearsago.2.Theunderlinedword"revive"inParagraph3canbereplacedby"_______".A.surviveB.restoreC.copyD.fix3.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestsummarizethelastparagraph?A.History.B.Origin.C.Uses.D.Process.4.Whatmaybethebesttitleofthetext?A.Paper—theEasternCharmB.TheHistoryofPaper
8、CuttingC.ABriefIntroductiontoPaperCuttingD.PaperCutting—UnbelievableSkilledCrafter
