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in the 14th century. Throughout the Qing Dynasty many paper cutting skills were developed including drafting and the use of smoked papers. By the end of the Qing ruling, however, paper cutting was once on the decline because new art forms were being introduced. The Republic of China later tried to revive the art in the 1980s.
Today, paper cut-outs are chiefly decorative. They decorate walls, windows, doors, columns, mirrors, lamps and lanterns in homes and are also used on presents or are given as gifts themselves. Entrances decorated with paper cut-outs are supposed to bring good luck. Paper cut-outs used to be used as patterns, especially for embroidery(刺绣).
There are two methods of manufacture: one uses scissors, the other uses knives. In the scissor method, several pieces of paper — up to eight — are fastened together. The image is then cut with sharp, pointed scissors. Knife cuttings are fashioned by putting several paper on a relatively soft foundation consisting of a mixture of oil and ashes. Skilled crafters can even cut out different drawings freely without stopping.
1.When can the existing oldest paper cutting date back to? A. about 1 500 years ago. C. about 1 400 years ago.
B. about 1 600 years ago. D. about 600 years ago.
2.The underlined word \A. survive C. copy
B. restore D. fix
3.Which of the following words can best summarize the last paragraph? A. History. C. Uses.
B. Origin.
D. Process.
4.What may be the best title of the text? A. Paper — the Eastern Charm B. The History of Paper Cutting C.A Brief Introduction to Paper Cutting
D. Paper Cutting — Unbelievable Skilled Crafters
【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。中国的剪纸艺术源远流长，距今已有1 500多年的历史。
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如今的剪纸主要用于装饰。剪纸过程简单但具有一定的文化特色。
1.A 【解析】细节理解题。根据文章第三段的首句中的关键信息\oldest surviving paper
cut-out...from the early 6th century found in Xinjiang, China\可知，该艺术始于六世纪早期，即500年左右，故用2017年减去500年，即可推知距今约1 500年。
3.D 【解析】段落大意题。最后一段介绍了剪纸的两种方法，具体使用什么工具和怎样操作。
由此可推知本段讲的是剪纸的过程，故用process概括此段较为合适。
4.C 【解析】标题归纳题。全篇从中国剪纸艺术的历史、用途以及过程等全方位阐述了Paper
Cutting，故用A Brief Introduction to Paper Cutting作为文章标题最合适。
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