“We’ve prepared some games for you. If you make it, you can get a stamp（盖章） which shows the logo of the 110th anniversary（周年纪念日） of our school,” said the teacher. To celebrate the founding of the school, it designed the special seal（印章）. The seal shows the long history and culture of the school, just like the art of seal carving.
The Chinese art of seal carving puts together calligraphy（书法）, sculpture（雕像）, painting and designing. The history of seals goes back to before the Qin Dynasty. At that time, seals were used as a symbol of power. Both emperors and officers called their seals xi. However, starting from the Qin Dynasty, only the emperors’ seals could be called xi. The officers’ seals were named yin. For centuries, seals were mostly functional（功能性的）. It was during the Song and Yuan Dynasties that seal carving became a form of art.
Now the art of seal carving has caught young people’s eye again. Fang Xiaoxi, a 36-year-old artist, set up a seal carving workshop. Offering hands-on experience of carving seals, the workshop has seen people come up with their own ideas or designs, including logos, cartoon characters like Peppa Pig and pictures of food.
“Experiencing seal carving is only a start to learn about the art, and people are free to carve whatever they want. They are giving a new life to traditional seal carving,” Fang said. “It might not be a wonderful work of seal carving in some ways but I think it is a kind of beauty.”
(
A. By listing numbers.
B. By asking questions.
C. By telling a story.
D. By giving an example.
(
A. However, behind these interesting designs, there were some sad stories.
B. Fang Xiaoxi was also willing to share her own stories to develop her workshop.
C. Besides showing creativity, seals become a way to express personal feelings.
D. To Fang’s joy, seal carving was seen and liked by more and more young people.
(
A. Seal carving was functional and became a form of art.
B. In ancient times, only emperors and officers could use seals.
C. In the Qin Dynasty, emperors’ power became stronger than before.
D. Fang Xiaoxi thought people always wasted time carving what they liked.
(
A. The History of Seal Carving
B. Seal Carving Art Gets New Life
C. Traditional Seal Carving Art
D. The Beauty in Seal Carving
The Chinese art of seal carving puts together calligraphy（书法）, sculpture（雕像）, painting and designing. The history of seals goes back to before the Qin Dynasty. At that time, seals were used as a symbol of power. Both emperors and officers called their seals xi. However, starting from the Qin Dynasty, only the emperors’ seals could be called xi. The officers’ seals were named yin. For centuries, seals were mostly functional（功能性的）. It was during the Song and Yuan Dynasties that seal carving became a form of art.
Now the art of seal carving has caught young people’s eye again. Fang Xiaoxi, a 36-year-old artist, set up a seal carving workshop. Offering hands-on experience of carving seals, the workshop has seen people come up with their own ideas or designs, including logos, cartoon characters like Peppa Pig and pictures of food.
C
▲ Once an old couple came to carve a nine-square hotpot（火锅） because they first met each other when eating the hotpot. This was a way for them to keep the sweet memories（回忆） of the past. Another girl carved out her boyfriend’s name. “I’ll give this seal to him as a gift so he’ll think of me whenever he sees it,” she said.“Experiencing seal carving is only a start to learn about the art, and people are free to carve whatever they want. They are giving a new life to traditional seal carving,” Fang said. “It might not be a wonderful work of seal carving in some ways but I think it is a kind of beauty.”
(
D
) 5. How does the writer start the passage?A. By listing numbers.
B. By asking questions.
C. By telling a story.
D. By giving an example.
(
C
) 6. Which sentence can be put in “▲ ”?A. However, behind these interesting designs, there were some sad stories.
B. Fang Xiaoxi was also willing to share her own stories to develop her workshop.
C. Besides showing creativity, seals become a way to express personal feelings.
D. To Fang’s joy, seal carving was seen and liked by more and more young people.
(
A
) 7. What can we infer from the passage?A. Seal carving was functional and became a form of art.
B. In ancient times, only emperors and officers could use seals.
C. In the Qin Dynasty, emperors’ power became stronger than before.
D. Fang Xiaoxi thought people always wasted time carving what they liked.
(
B
) 8. What’s the best title of the passage?A. The History of Seal Carving
B. Seal Carving Art Gets New Life
C. Traditional Seal Carving Art
D. The Beauty in Seal Carving
答案：5.D 6.C 7.A 8.B
解析：
【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解题，包含细节理解、句子还原、推理判断、主旨大意四类题型。解题思路为：1. 通读全文，把握文章核心内容（介绍中国篆刻艺术的历史及当代新发展）；2. 针对各题目，定位原文对应信息，分析选项与原文的匹配度；3. 句子还原题需结合上下文逻辑，选择承上启下的句子；4. 主旨大意题需提炼全文核心，排除片面选项。
【解析】
5. 作者以学校为110周年设计盖章（篆刻相关）的例子引出话题，属于举例子的方式，故选D。
6. 空格后内容为老夫妻刻火锅（纪念相遇）、女孩刻男友名字（表达爱意），均体现印章用于表达个人情感，对应C选项“除展示创造力外，印章成为表达个人情感的方式”，符合上下文逻辑，故选C。
7. 原文明确提到“For centuries, seals were mostly functional. It was during the Song and Yuan Dynasties that seal carving became a form of art.”，对应A选项；B选项错误，古代官员也使用印章，仅称呼不同；C选项原文未提及秦代皇帝权力强弱；D选项与原文“people are free to carve whatever they want. They are giving a new life to traditional seal carving”相悖，故选A。
8. 全文围绕篆刻艺术展开，重点讲述其从古代到当代通过年轻人的实践获得新生命，B选项“Seal Carving Art Gets New Life”最贴合主旨；A选项仅涉及历史，片面；C选项未体现“新生命”；D选项仅强调美，非核心，故选B。
【答案】
5.D 6.C 7.A 8.B
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解、主旨大意
【点评】
本文介绍了中国篆刻艺术的历史演变及当代的新发展，考查学生对文章细节、逻辑衔接、推理判断和主旨的理解能力，需学生具备快速定位信息、分析上下文逻辑的能力，是典型的初中英语阅读理解题型。
【难度系数】
0.6
本题为英语阅读理解题，包含细节理解、句子还原、推理判断、主旨大意四类题型。解题思路为：1. 通读全文，把握文章核心内容（介绍中国篆刻艺术的历史及当代新发展）；2. 针对各题目，定位原文对应信息，分析选项与原文的匹配度；3. 句子还原题需结合上下文逻辑，选择承上启下的句子；4. 主旨大意题需提炼全文核心，排除片面选项。
【解析】
5. 作者以学校为110周年设计盖章（篆刻相关）的例子引出话题，属于举例子的方式，故选D。
6. 空格后内容为老夫妻刻火锅（纪念相遇）、女孩刻男友名字（表达爱意），均体现印章用于表达个人情感，对应C选项“除展示创造力外，印章成为表达个人情感的方式”，符合上下文逻辑，故选C。
7. 原文明确提到“For centuries, seals were mostly functional. It was during the Song and Yuan Dynasties that seal carving became a form of art.”，对应A选项；B选项错误，古代官员也使用印章，仅称呼不同；C选项原文未提及秦代皇帝权力强弱；D选项与原文“people are free to carve whatever they want. They are giving a new life to traditional seal carving”相悖，故选A。
8. 全文围绕篆刻艺术展开，重点讲述其从古代到当代通过年轻人的实践获得新生命，B选项“Seal Carving Art Gets New Life”最贴合主旨；A选项仅涉及历史，片面；C选项未体现“新生命”；D选项仅强调美，非核心，故选B。
【答案】
5.D 6.C 7.A 8.B
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解、主旨大意
【点评】
本文介绍了中国篆刻艺术的历史演变及当代的新发展，考查学生对文章细节、逻辑衔接、推理判断和主旨的理解能力，需学生具备快速定位信息、分析上下文逻辑的能力，是典型的初中英语阅读理解题型。
【难度系数】
0.6
三、信息还原（10分）
Look at the beautiful work of art. Do you know how Yue Shun, a 31-year-old man, made it? Out of paper! 1.
Over the years, Yue has spent all his free time practising. So far, he's made hundreds of paper quilling works. “To finish a beautiful work, I need to use all kinds of coloured paper and different skills. 4.
Yue also teaches paper quilling at several schools now. Paper quilling is easy to get started. 5.
In the future, Yue plans to make more paper quilling works about Chinese culture.
A. Then he started to learn it through online videos.
B. When Yue was a child, he was interested in DIY.
C. It takes hard work and lots of time, but I enjoy it.
D. His mother thought his hobby took up all his free time.
E. Lots of students fall in love with the art because of his classes.
F. With their help, I finished my first paper quilling work—a clock.
G. Paper quilling can be used to create designs on their own or to decorate other objects.
Look at the beautiful work of art. Do you know how Yue Shun, a 31-year-old man, made it? Out of paper! 1.
B
He joined the DIY Club at college and heard of paper quilling（衍纸）for the first time. However, Yue didn't learn much about it then. One day in 2015, Yue watched a video of paper quilling online. 2. A
“I got to know many people who take a strong interest in paper quilling. They shared their skills and experience with me online,” Yue said. “3. F
”Over the years, Yue has spent all his free time practising. So far, he's made hundreds of paper quilling works. “To finish a beautiful work, I need to use all kinds of coloured paper and different skills. 4.
C
It's interesting for me,” said Yue.Yue also teaches paper quilling at several schools now. Paper quilling is easy to get started. 5.
E
Yue is glad that his dream has come true—more and more people know and love paper quilling.In the future, Yue plans to make more paper quilling works about Chinese culture.
A. Then he started to learn it through online videos.
B. When Yue was a child, he was interested in DIY.
C. It takes hard work and lots of time, but I enjoy it.
D. His mother thought his hobby took up all his free time.
E. Lots of students fall in love with the art because of his classes.
F. With their help, I finished my first paper quilling work—a clock.
G. Paper quilling can be used to create designs on their own or to decorate other objects.
答案：1.B 2.A 3.F 4.C 5.E
解析：
【分析】
本题为英语信息还原题，需结合上下文语境、逻辑关系及内容衔接选择合适选项。解题思路：先通读全文把握主旨（岳顺的衍纸创作经历），再逐个分析空格前后内容，匹配对应选项：第1空需铺垫他对DIY的兴趣，第2空衔接看视频后的学习行动，第3空承接爱好者分享技能的结果，第4空呼应创作的辛苦与热爱，第5空衔接教学生的影响。
【解析】
1. 第1空：后文提到“加入大学DIY俱乐部”，说明他对DIY有兴趣，选项B“小时候对DIY感兴趣”符合语境，故选B；
2. 第2空：前文提到“2015年看衍纸视频”，后文提到认识衍纸爱好者，选项A“开始通过在线视频学习”衔接自然，故选A；
3. 第3空：前文提到“爱好者分享技能经验”，选项F“在他们帮助下完成第一个作品”承接上文，故选F；
4. 第4空：前文提到“完成作品需要各种纸和技能”，后文说“有趣”，选项C“费功夫但喜欢”符合逻辑，故选C；
5. 第5空：前文提到“衍纸容易入门”，后文提到“他教学生”，选项E“很多学生爱上这门艺术”衔接合理，故选E。
【答案】
1.B 2.A 3.F 4.C 5.E
【知识点】
英语信息还原、上下文逻辑推理
【点评】
本题围绕人物衍纸创作经历设题，需关注前后文的内容衔接与逻辑呼应，考查学生的语篇理解能力，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.5
本题为英语信息还原题，需结合上下文语境、逻辑关系及内容衔接选择合适选项。解题思路：先通读全文把握主旨（岳顺的衍纸创作经历），再逐个分析空格前后内容，匹配对应选项：第1空需铺垫他对DIY的兴趣，第2空衔接看视频后的学习行动，第3空承接爱好者分享技能的结果，第4空呼应创作的辛苦与热爱，第5空衔接教学生的影响。
【解析】
1. 第1空：后文提到“加入大学DIY俱乐部”，说明他对DIY有兴趣，选项B“小时候对DIY感兴趣”符合语境，故选B；
2. 第2空：前文提到“2015年看衍纸视频”，后文提到认识衍纸爱好者，选项A“开始通过在线视频学习”衔接自然，故选A；
3. 第3空：前文提到“爱好者分享技能经验”，选项F“在他们帮助下完成第一个作品”承接上文，故选F；
4. 第4空：前文提到“完成作品需要各种纸和技能”，后文说“有趣”，选项C“费功夫但喜欢”符合逻辑，故选C；
5. 第5空：前文提到“衍纸容易入门”，后文提到“他教学生”，选项E“很多学生爱上这门艺术”衔接合理，故选E。
【答案】
1.B 2.A 3.F 4.C 5.E
【知识点】
英语信息还原、上下文逻辑推理
【点评】
本题围绕人物衍纸创作经历设题，需关注前后文的内容衔接与逻辑呼应，考查学生的语篇理解能力，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.5