Unit 6 Design
ChinePapercutting
PapercuttingisaveryspecialvisualartofChinehandicrafts.Onesayingisthatitoriginatedfromthereligiousceremonyofofferings.Theancientpeoplecutpapersintoanimalsorpeople.Theyeitherburiedthemwiththedeadorburnedthemonthefunerals，wishingthatthingsthatpaperstoodforcouldbewiththedead.Afterhundredsofyears’development，nowtheyhavebecomeaverypopularmeansofdecorationamongcountryfolk，especiallywomen.
Itiasytolearnaboutcuttingapieceofpaperbutverydifficulttomasteritwithperfection.Beginnersneedonlyaknifeandpaper.Forcraftsmen，theyneedknivesandgraversofvarioustypestomakecomplicated(复杂的) patterns.Forcomplicatedpatterns，peoplefirstpastethepatternonthepaperandthenuvariouskindsofknivestomakeit.Nomistakecanbemadeduringtheprocessotherwitheworkwouldfail.
Papercuttingcoversnearlyalltopics，fromflowers，birds，animals，legendarypeople，figur
esinclassicnovels，totypesoffacialmakeupinBeijingOpera.PapercuttinghasvariousstylesindifferentpartsofChina.
Inthepast，womenlivinginthecountrysidegatheredintheirfreetimetomakepapercutting，whichwasawaytojudgetheirskillfulness.Associetydevelops，fewerandfewerwomenstillregarditasaprofession.Atprent，therearefactoriesandassociationsforpapercuttinginChina.Exhibitionsandexchangesareheldregularlyandbooksofthiskindarepublished.Papercuttinghaschangedfromdecorationtoakindofart.Atthesametime，papercuttingalsoappearsincartoons，onstage，inmagazinesorinTVries.
根据上文回答下列问题
1．Whydidancientpeopleburnpaperanimalsorpeopleonthefunerals?
Theywantedthemtogowiththedead.
2．Ifamistakeismadeduringtheprocessofpapercutting，whatshouldthecraftsmendo?
Theyshouldhavetheprocessagainandthepreviousworkwillbewasted.
3．Ispapercuttingstillpopulartoday?
Yes，asakindofart，itisstillpopular.
PeriodOne Warmup&Lesson1 AMatterofTaste—Prereading
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 C．抽象的，深奥的
4．pain 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 B．(色彩的)浓淡；阴影
8．mane C．导弹
9．shade D．汗
10．sweat E．诗(总称)
答案 6.E 7.C 8.A 9.B 10.D
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[第三组]
11．youth A．贵重的，有价值的
12．inct 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
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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
Skimthetextandwriteoutthemainidea.
Thetextisaboutart，anditintroducessomefamousartiststous.
Ⅰ.Tellwhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfal(F)．
1.XuBeihongheldveralexhibitionsinAsiaandEuropebetween1933and1940topromoteChineart.(T)
2．QiBaishiworkedwithwoodwhenhewasyoung.(T)
3．QiBaishilikedpaintingmanypicturesofscenerywhenhebecameold.(F)
4．Thetinyinctonthecabbagehassomeredonitsback.(F)
5．TheaudienceoftenutheirimaginationtoguesssomethingfromQi’spaintings.(T)
6．ChenYifei’ssoftportraitsofbeautifulwomenareveryvaluable.(T)
Ⅱ.Choothebestansweraccordingtothetext.
1．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothetext?
A．XuBeihongwasgoodatpaintingvegetables.
B．QiBaishiwasn’toneofChina’sgreatestpainters.
C．CabbageisawellknownexampleofChenYifei’sworks.
D．PoppyisatypicalexampleofChen’sstyle.
答案 D
2．Fromthetextwecanethat.
A．RacingHor，CabbageandPoppyareallwellknownexamplesofChineart
B．thepaintingofdarkandlightcoloursisafavouriteofalltheartlovers
C．ChenYifeilivedlongestofthethreegreatartistsmentionedinthepassage椭圆机使用方法>做一个好人
D．onlythecolourblackcanshowanimalsinmovingpaintings
答案 A
3．XuBeihongwasimportantinmodernChinefolkartmainlybecau.
A．hedevelopedthetraditionofcombiningpoetrywithpainting
B．heheldveralexhibitionsinAsiaandEuropetopromoteChineartbetween1933and1940腹肌板
C．hepaintedthewellknownpainting—家庭剁椒鱼头的做法RacingHor
D．heuddifferentshadesofgreyinacreativeway
答案 A
4．WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutQiBaishiisWRONG?
A．Heworkedwithwoodwhenhewasyoung.
