Unit 6 Design
ChinesePaper-cutting
Paper-cuttingisaveryspecialvisualartofChinesehandicrafts.Onesayingisthatitoriginatedfromthereligiousceremonyofofferings.Theancientpeoplecutpapersintoanimalsorpeople.Theyeitherburiedthemwiththedeadorburnedthemonthefunerals
，
wishingthatthingsthatpaperstoodforcouldbewiththedead.Afterhundredsofyears’development
，
nowtheyhavebecomeaverypopularmeansofdecorationamongcountryfolk，especiallywomen.
Itiseasytolearnaboutcuttingapieceofpaperbutverydifficulttomasteritwithperfection.Beginnersneedonlyaknifeandpaper.Forcraftsmen
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theyneedknivesandgraversofvarioustypestomakecomplicated(复杂的) patterns.Forcomplicatedpatterns，peoplefirstpastethepatternonthepaperandthenusevariouskindsofknivestomakeit.Nomistakecanbemadeduringtheprocessotherwisetheworkwouldfail.
Paper-cuttingcoversnearlyalltopics，fromflowers，
birds，animals，legendarypeople，，
figuresinclassicnovels
totypesoffacialmake-upinBeijingOpera.Paper-cuttinghasvariousstylesindifferentpartsofChina.
Inthepast
，
womenlivinginthecountrysidegatheredintheirfreetimetomakepaper-cutting
，
whichwasawaytojudgetheirskillfulness.Associetydevelops
，
fewerandfewerwomenstillregarditasaprofession.Atpresent
，
therearefactoriesandassociationsforpaper-cuttinginChina.Exhibitionsandexchangesareheldregularlyandbooksofthiskindarepublished.Paper-cuttinghaschangedfromdecorationtoakindofart.Atthesametimepaper-cuttingalsoappearsincartoonsinmagazinesorinTVseries. 根据上文回答下列问题
1．Whydidancientpeopleburnpaperanimalsorpeopleonthefunerals?
Theywantedthemtogowiththedead.
2．Ifamistakeismadeduringtheprocessofpaper-cutting，
，
onstage
，，
whatshouldthecraftsmendo?
Theyshouldhavetheprocessagainandthepreviousworkwillbewasted.
3．Ispaper-cuttingstillpopulartoday? Yes，asakindofart，itisstillpopular.
PeriodOne Warm-up&Lesson1 AMatterofTaste—Pre-reading
匹配左边的单词与右边的汉语意思 [第一组]
1．abstract A．展览会 2．straight B．直的；直，直接 3．imagination 4．pain
C．抽象的，深奥的
D．想像；想像力
5．exhibition E．痛苦；疼，痛 答案 1.C 2.B 3.D 4.E 5.A [第二组] 6．poetry
A．鬃毛
7．missile 8．mane 9．shade 10．sweat
B．(色彩的)浓淡；阴影 C．导弹 D．汗 E．诗(总称)
答案 6.E 7.C 8.A 9.B 10.D [第三组] 11．youth 12．insect
A．贵重的，有价值的
B．动物；(有特性或特质的)人
13．creature C．典型的 14．valuable D．青春；年轻人 15．typical E．昆虫
答案 11.D 12.E 13.B 14.A 15.C
[第四组]
16．elegantly A．岸边 17．fold
B．浅的
18．shallow C．优雅地 19．shore
D．视力
20．eyesight E．皱褶
答案 16.C 17.E 18.B 19.A 20.D
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