三、阅读理解
Do you have any idea of Chinese New Year paintings?
The art of Chinese New Year paintings has a very long history. It goes by *nianhua* in Chinese. It is an ancient handicraft. Its early form was a picture of the Door God during the Tang Dynasty. Later, more subjects such as the Kitchen God and babies were included. As the Chinese New Year arrives, every family puts up its New Year paintings in order to say goodbye to the past and welcome the future. One type of the most famous woodblock New Year paintings (木版年画) comes from Yangjiabu of Shandong Province. The paintings cover all kinds of themes and forms. They are about ordinary people's everyday life.
Usually, it takes four steps to produce colourful woodblock New Year paintings. Firstly, the artists draw a simple sketch (素描) on the paper. Secondly, they make the simple sketch on the wood board and print a few samples (样品). Thirdly, they add colour to the sample. Lastly, when the preparation is finished, the printers paint colour on the colour board, and then put paper on the wood board and brush the paper. Then the colourful woodblock New Year paintings are ready.
There are four main themes in Chinese New Year paintings...
1. Which is the first form of Chinese New Year paintings?
A. A picture of babies.
B. A picture of the Door God.
C. A picture of woodblock.
D. A picture of the Kitchen God.
2. What does paragraph 3 mainly talk about?
A. How artists add colour to the sample.
B. What woodblock New Year paintings show us.
C. How artists produce colourful woodblock New Year paintings.
D. Who makes the simple sketch on the wood board and the paper.
3. In which part of a magazine can we probably read this text?
A. Culture.
B. Nature.
C. Sports.
D. Health.
4. What will the writer probably write next in the last paragraph?
A. The history of Chinese New Year paintings.
B. The future of Chinese New Year paintings.
C. The creating of Chinese New Year paintings.
D. The main themes of Chinese New Year paintings.
Do you have any idea of Chinese New Year paintings?
The art of Chinese New Year paintings has a very long history. It goes by *nianhua* in Chinese. It is an ancient handicraft. Its early form was a picture of the Door God during the Tang Dynasty. Later, more subjects such as the Kitchen God and babies were included. As the Chinese New Year arrives, every family puts up its New Year paintings in order to say goodbye to the past and welcome the future. One type of the most famous woodblock New Year paintings (木版年画) comes from Yangjiabu of Shandong Province. The paintings cover all kinds of themes and forms. They are about ordinary people's everyday life.
Usually, it takes four steps to produce colourful woodblock New Year paintings. Firstly, the artists draw a simple sketch (素描) on the paper. Secondly, they make the simple sketch on the wood board and print a few samples (样品). Thirdly, they add colour to the sample. Lastly, when the preparation is finished, the printers paint colour on the colour board, and then put paper on the wood board and brush the paper. Then the colourful woodblock New Year paintings are ready.
There are four main themes in Chinese New Year paintings...
1. Which is the first form of Chinese New Year paintings?
A. A picture of babies.
B. A picture of the Door God.
C. A picture of woodblock.
D. A picture of the Kitchen God.
2. What does paragraph 3 mainly talk about?
A. How artists add colour to the sample.
B. What woodblock New Year paintings show us.
C. How artists produce colourful woodblock New Year paintings.
D. Who makes the simple sketch on the wood board and the paper.
3. In which part of a magazine can we probably read this text?
A. Culture.
B. Nature.
C. Sports.
D. Health.
4. What will the writer probably write next in the last paragraph?
A. The history of Chinese New Year paintings.
B. The future of Chinese New Year paintings.
C. The creating of Chinese New Year paintings.
D. The main themes of Chinese New Year paintings.
答案：1. B
2. C
3. A
4. D
2. C
3. A
4. D
解析：
【分析】
1. 第1题是细节理解题，解题思路是带着问题“年画的最初形式”回到原文定位相关语句，找到描述早期形式的内容即可得出答案。
2. 第2题是段落主旨题，需通读第三段，抓住段落开头的总起句，明确该段核心内容是介绍彩色木版年画的制作步骤，从而确定答案。
3. 第3题是推理判断题，要判断文章所属杂志板块，需分析文章主题：本文围绕中国年画这一传统民间艺术展开，属于文化范畴，据此选择对应板块。
4. 第4题是推理判断题，根据最后一段开头的语句“There are four main themes in Chinese New Year paintings...”，可推断作者接下来会围绕“主要主题”展开内容，进而选出答案。
【解析】
1. 第1题：根据原文第二段“Its early form was a picture of the Door God during the Tang Dynasty.”可知，中国年画的早期形式是门神画像，故选B。
2. 第2题：第三段开头提到“Usually, it takes four steps to produce colourful woodblock New Year paintings.”，随后详细介绍了制作的四个步骤，因此该段主要讲述彩色木版年画的制作过程，故选C。
3. 第3题：本文介绍了中国年画的历史、制作工艺等内容，属于传统文化主题，因此最可能出现在杂志的文化板块，故选A。
4. 第4题：最后一段首句明确指出“There are four main themes in Chinese New Year paintings...”，按照写作逻辑，作者接下来会具体介绍这些主要主题，故选D。
【答案】
1. B
2. C
3. A
4. D
【知识点】
细节信息查找、段落主旨概括、推理判断
【点评】
本文以中国年画为主题，考查了阅读理解的基础题型，涵盖细节查找、主旨概括和推理判断。题材贴近中国传统文化，在考查英语阅读能力的同时，也能帮助学生了解传统民间艺术，题目难度适中，适合巩固阅读理解基础能力。
【难度系数】
0.7
1. 第1题是细节理解题，解题思路是带着问题“年画的最初形式”回到原文定位相关语句，找到描述早期形式的内容即可得出答案。
2. 第2题是段落主旨题，需通读第三段，抓住段落开头的总起句，明确该段核心内容是介绍彩色木版年画的制作步骤，从而确定答案。
3. 第3题是推理判断题，要判断文章所属杂志板块，需分析文章主题：本文围绕中国年画这一传统民间艺术展开，属于文化范畴，据此选择对应板块。
4. 第4题是推理判断题，根据最后一段开头的语句“There are four main themes in Chinese New Year paintings...”，可推断作者接下来会围绕“主要主题”展开内容，进而选出答案。
【解析】
1. 第1题：根据原文第二段“Its early form was a picture of the Door God during the Tang Dynasty.”可知，中国年画的早期形式是门神画像，故选B。
2. 第2题：第三段开头提到“Usually, it takes four steps to produce colourful woodblock New Year paintings.”，随后详细介绍了制作的四个步骤，因此该段主要讲述彩色木版年画的制作过程，故选C。
3. 第3题：本文介绍了中国年画的历史、制作工艺等内容，属于传统文化主题，因此最可能出现在杂志的文化板块，故选A。
4. 第4题：最后一段首句明确指出“There are four main themes in Chinese New Year paintings...”，按照写作逻辑，作者接下来会具体介绍这些主要主题，故选D。
【答案】
1. B
2. C
3. A
4. D
【知识点】
细节信息查找、段落主旨概括、推理判断
【点评】
本文以中国年画为主题，考查了阅读理解的基础题型，涵盖细节查找、主旨概括和推理判断。题材贴近中国传统文化，在考查英语阅读能力的同时，也能帮助学生了解传统民间艺术，题目难度适中，适合巩固阅读理解基础能力。
【难度系数】
0.7
四、信息还原
阅读短文，从方框中选出能填入空格处的最佳选项，有一个多余选项。
The Chinese people have a long history of drinking tea. And they care more about the choice of tea leaves, water, brewing (沏茶) methods and the quality of teapots. Among many kinds of teapots, 1. This unique clay resource (资源), the *zisha* clay, is rich in Yixing, a city in Jiangsu Province in the east of China.
Yixing has been famous for the *zisha* pottery since the Ming Dynasty. Yixing *zisha* teapots, as works of art, are always popular because of their own designs, beautiful shapes and good quality. 2.
In recent years, the auction (拍卖) prices of Yixing *zisha* teapots are always high. You may want to know why a little *zisha* teapot is so expensive. First, 3. This *zisha* clay can make the teapot have a special structure. It can allow the air to flow freely so as to better maintain the tea quality and enhance the smell. Also, it is difficult to make the *zisha* teapots. It usually takes much time to make a *zisha* teapot. 4.
Now people like shopping on the internet, and many craftspeople can sell their *zisha* teapots online. So more people around the world can have such handicrafts.
5. It's not just for brewing tea but also for experiencing Chinese culture.
A. This adds value to the *zisha* teapots
B. its material, the *zisha* clay, is really special
C. Many people like drinking tea in the teapots
D. You might as well try brewing tea with a *zisha* teapot
E. the *zisha* teapot played an important role for hundreds of years
F. They can also keep the tea's colour, smell and taste for a long time
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
阅读短文，从方框中选出能填入空格处的最佳选项，有一个多余选项。
The Chinese people have a long history of drinking tea. And they care more about the choice of tea leaves, water, brewing (沏茶) methods and the quality of teapots. Among many kinds of teapots, 1. This unique clay resource (资源), the *zisha* clay, is rich in Yixing, a city in Jiangsu Province in the east of China.
Yixing has been famous for the *zisha* pottery since the Ming Dynasty. Yixing *zisha* teapots, as works of art, are always popular because of their own designs, beautiful shapes and good quality. 2.
In recent years, the auction (拍卖) prices of Yixing *zisha* teapots are always high. You may want to know why a little *zisha* teapot is so expensive. First, 3. This *zisha* clay can make the teapot have a special structure. It can allow the air to flow freely so as to better maintain the tea quality and enhance the smell. Also, it is difficult to make the *zisha* teapots. It usually takes much time to make a *zisha* teapot. 4.
Now people like shopping on the internet, and many craftspeople can sell their *zisha* teapots online. So more people around the world can have such handicrafts.
5. It's not just for brewing tea but also for experiencing Chinese culture.
A. This adds value to the *zisha* teapots
B. its material, the *zisha* clay, is really special
C. Many people like drinking tea in the teapots
D. You might as well try brewing tea with a *zisha* teapot
E. the *zisha* teapot played an important role for hundreds of years
F. They can also keep the tea's colour, smell and taste for a long time
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
答案：1. E
2. F
3. B
4. A
5. D
2. F
3. B
4. A
5. D
解析：
1. 空格前提及在众多茶壶种类中，空格后介绍紫砂泥这一独特黏土资源，E选项“the zisha teapot played an important role for hundreds of years”能自然引出紫砂壶，顺畅衔接上下文。
2. 空格前说明宜兴紫砂壶因设计、造型和品质受欢迎，F选项“They can also keep the tea's colour, smell and taste for a long time”进一步补充紫砂壶的优势，符合语境逻辑。
3. 空格后介绍紫砂泥的特殊结构，B选项“its material, the zisha clay, is really special”作为紫砂壶昂贵的第一个原因，可引出后文对泥料特殊性的阐述。
4. 空格前指出制作紫砂壶难度大、耗时长，A选项“This adds value to the zisha teapots”承接前文，解释该特性为何提升紫砂壶的价值。
5. 空格后表明紫砂壶兼具泡茶与体验中国文化的作用，D选项“You might as well try brewing tea with a zisha teapot”提出尝试建议，能自然引出后文的意义。
2. 空格前说明宜兴紫砂壶因设计、造型和品质受欢迎，F选项“They can also keep the tea's colour, smell and taste for a long time”进一步补充紫砂壶的优势，符合语境逻辑。
3. 空格后介绍紫砂泥的特殊结构，B选项“its material, the zisha clay, is really special”作为紫砂壶昂贵的第一个原因，可引出后文对泥料特殊性的阐述。
4. 空格前指出制作紫砂壶难度大、耗时长，A选项“This adds value to the zisha teapots”承接前文，解释该特性为何提升紫砂壶的价值。
5. 空格后表明紫砂壶兼具泡茶与体验中国文化的作用，D选项“You might as well try brewing tea with a zisha teapot”提出尝试建议，能自然引出后文的意义。