七、传统文化 任务型阅读。(2025·江苏盐城期中)
阅读短文，回答下列问题。
Wax printing(蜡染) is an ancient way of producing dyed textiles(染色纺织品). It is an important part of traditional Chinese culture. It is believed that wax printing appeared in China as early as the Qin and Han Dynasties and got popular in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. There is an interesting story about how wax printing was invented. Once upon a time, a girl was fond of dyeing(染色) white cloth blue and purple. One day, while she was working, a bee landed on her cloth. She got the bee away and found there was beeswax(蜂蜡) on the cloth. After she dyed the cloth, she saw a round white mark on the cloth. It looked very pretty. Her finding later led to the use of wax in dyeing.
Wax printing has many steps(步骤). First, draw some pictures of flowers, birds, fish, etc. on a piece of white cloth. Then use a special knife-like tool to spread melted(融化的) wax on the pictures. After that, put the cloth into a dye bath so that the unwaxed part take on the colour. Finally, wash the dyed cloth in boiling water and wait for the wax to melt, leaving clear pictures in white on the dyed cloth.
Today, wax printing is mainly used in some ethnic minority(少数民族) areas in Guizhou, Yunnan, Sichuan, and Guangxi. Some girls in those areas are highly skilled at wax printing.
注:每题答案不超过6个词。
1. When did wax printing appear?
2. What insect(昆虫) helped the finding of wax printing?
3. How many steps does wax printing have?
4. What colour of cloth is used to draw pictures on?
5. What does the last paragraph mainly talk about?
阅读短文，回答下列问题。
Wax printing(蜡染) is an ancient way of producing dyed textiles(染色纺织品). It is an important part of traditional Chinese culture. It is believed that wax printing appeared in China as early as the Qin and Han Dynasties and got popular in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. There is an interesting story about how wax printing was invented. Once upon a time, a girl was fond of dyeing(染色) white cloth blue and purple. One day, while she was working, a bee landed on her cloth. She got the bee away and found there was beeswax(蜂蜡) on the cloth. After she dyed the cloth, she saw a round white mark on the cloth. It looked very pretty. Her finding later led to the use of wax in dyeing.
Wax printing has many steps(步骤). First, draw some pictures of flowers, birds, fish, etc. on a piece of white cloth. Then use a special knife-like tool to spread melted(融化的) wax on the pictures. After that, put the cloth into a dye bath so that the unwaxed part take on the colour. Finally, wash the dyed cloth in boiling water and wait for the wax to melt, leaving clear pictures in white on the dyed cloth.
Today, wax printing is mainly used in some ethnic minority(少数民族) areas in Guizhou, Yunnan, Sichuan, and Guangxi. Some girls in those areas are highly skilled at wax printing.
注:每题答案不超过6个词。
1. When did wax printing appear?
In the Qin and Han Dynasties. /During the Qin and Han Dynasties.
2. What insect(昆虫) helped the finding of wax printing?
A bee. /The bee.
3. How many steps does wax printing have?
Wax printing has four steps. /Four.
4. What colour of cloth is used to draw pictures on?
White (cloth).
5. What does the last paragraph mainly talk about?
Where wax printing is mainly used. /The main areas of wax printing.
答案：七、1. In the Qin and Han Dynasties. /During the Qin and Han Dynasties.
2. A bee. /The bee.
3. Wax printing has four steps. /Four.
4. White (cloth).
5. Where wax printing is mainly used. /The main areas of wax printing.
2. A bee. /The bee.
3. Wax printing has four steps. /Four.
4. White (cloth).
5. Where wax printing is mainly used. /The main areas of wax printing.
解析：
【分析】
这是结合传统文化主题的任务型阅读，解题时首先要抓住每个题干的关键词，回到原文精准定位对应语句，同时严格遵守题干要求的“答案不超过6个词”的规则：
1. 第一题关键词是"When did...appear"，回到原文找蜡染出现的时间描述，直接提取对应时间即可；
2. 第二题关键词是"What insect"，回到蜡染发明的小故事部分找对应的昆虫；
3. 第三题关键词是"How many steps"，数第二段中标记步骤的逻辑词即可得出总数；
4. 第四题关键词是"What colour of cloth"，定位蜡染制作第一步的布料描述提取信息；
5. 第五题问最后一段主旨，通读最后一段提炼核心讲述的内容即可。
【解析】
1. 定位原文第一段中"It is believed that wax printing appeared in China as early as the Qin and Han Dynasties"，直接提取时间信息，符合字数要求。
2. 定位原文故事部分"a bee landed on her cloth. She got the bee away and found there was beeswax on the cloth"，可知是蜜蜂留下蜂蜡，帮助促成了蜡染的发现。
3. 第二段中出现了First、Then、After that、Finally共4个步骤标识，可知蜡染一共有4步。
4. 定位第二段"First, draw some pictures of flowers, birds, fish, etc. on a piece of white cloth"，可知作画用的是白布。
5. 最后一段主要介绍了如今蜡染的主要应用分布地区，提炼核心内容即可。
【答案】
1. In the Qin and Han Dynasties. /During the Qin and Han Dynasties.
2. A bee. /The bee.
3. Wax printing has four steps. /Four.
4. White (cloth).
5. Where wax printing is mainly used. /The main areas of wax printing.
【知识点】
阅读细节定位，段落主旨归纳，传统工艺常识
【点评】
本题以我国传统非遗蜡染为命题素材，既考查初中英语阅读的信息提取、主旨归纳基础能力，又渗透了中华传统文化知识，所有题目的信息都能在原文直接找到对应内容，只要注意控制答案字数不超过6词就不容易失分。
【难度系数】
0.8
这是结合传统文化主题的任务型阅读，解题时首先要抓住每个题干的关键词，回到原文精准定位对应语句，同时严格遵守题干要求的“答案不超过6个词”的规则：
1. 第一题关键词是"When did...appear"，回到原文找蜡染出现的时间描述，直接提取对应时间即可；
2. 第二题关键词是"What insect"，回到蜡染发明的小故事部分找对应的昆虫；
3. 第三题关键词是"How many steps"，数第二段中标记步骤的逻辑词即可得出总数；
4. 第四题关键词是"What colour of cloth"，定位蜡染制作第一步的布料描述提取信息；
5. 第五题问最后一段主旨，通读最后一段提炼核心讲述的内容即可。
【解析】
1. 定位原文第一段中"It is believed that wax printing appeared in China as early as the Qin and Han Dynasties"，直接提取时间信息，符合字数要求。
2. 定位原文故事部分"a bee landed on her cloth. She got the bee away and found there was beeswax on the cloth"，可知是蜜蜂留下蜂蜡，帮助促成了蜡染的发现。
3. 第二段中出现了First、Then、After that、Finally共4个步骤标识，可知蜡染一共有4步。
4. 定位第二段"First, draw some pictures of flowers, birds, fish, etc. on a piece of white cloth"，可知作画用的是白布。
5. 最后一段主要介绍了如今蜡染的主要应用分布地区，提炼核心内容即可。
【答案】
1. In the Qin and Han Dynasties. /During the Qin and Han Dynasties.
2. A bee. /The bee.
3. Wax printing has four steps. /Four.
4. White (cloth).
5. Where wax printing is mainly used. /The main areas of wax printing.
【知识点】
阅读细节定位，段落主旨归纳，传统工艺常识
【点评】
本题以我国传统非遗蜡染为命题素材，既考查初中英语阅读的信息提取、主旨归纳基础能力，又渗透了中华传统文化知识，所有题目的信息都能在原文直接找到对应内容，只要注意控制答案字数不超过6词就不容易失分。
【难度系数】
0.8