Question

The Chinese art of paper cutting has a long history. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization has recognized the art, called Jianzhi, on its Intangible Cultural Heritage List(无形文化遗产). But Jianzhi is at risk of disappearing. Voyo Woo, a Chinese immigrant(移民) to the US, hopes to bring the art back to life.

Voyo Woo loves paper cutting. And she works hard to celebrate the ancient art form. On a recent Saturday, Ms. Woo held a paper cutting show at a shopping center near Washington. She demonstrated the art for hours to crowds at the center.

Voyo Woo began to study the art of Jianzhi as a 14-year-old in her hometown in southeastern China. She says all the students at school had to learn the art. But she says she discovered a special love for it. So, her teacher gave her extra training after class. Later, she won second prize in a national painting and calligraphy competition. Ms. Woo came to the U.S. after she finished college in 2008. Soon after, she became involved in an event to support and expand understanding of Chinese paper cutting. She has been invited to demonstrate the art at a wide collection of events. She also has shown her skill at famous museums like the Smithsonian Institution’s Freer and Sackler art galleries in Washington. Ms. Woo says paper cutting represents Chinese cultural values, history and stories of people’s lives. She uses the art as a tool to present Chinese culture to people who know little about it.

Ms. Woo placed examples of her art around her as she demonstrated paper cutting at the shopping center. Some shoppers, like Ann Russ, took part in a workshop. Ms. Russ was struck by the finely detailed nature of the work. She said it put her at ease. Voyo Woo says Chinese art is for all people. “It is amazing how Chinese art can resonate, can echo with people from other cultural backgrounds.”

1.What can we learn from Paragraph 1?

A. Paper cutting is popular now in the US.

B. Jianzhi isn’t regarded as cultural heritage in the world.

C. Ms Woo hopes to make the art of Jianzhi come back to life.

D. Paper cutting has a long history in the US.

2.Ms Woo held a paper cutting show at a shopping center to _________.

A. earn more money

B. do her job for the United Nations

C. celebrate an art festival

D. make paper cutting well-known

3.What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?

A. Ms Woo’s success as a paper cutting artist.

B. Ms Woo’s experience as a Jianzhi artist.

C. The story of Ms Woo and her teacher.

D. The school life of Ms Woo in China.

4.The events mentioned in Paragraph 3 are developed __________.

A. in order of time B. in order of space

C. by giving examples D. by comparison(比较)

Answer 1

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：中国的剪纸有着悠久的历史，并且已经被联合国教科文组织列入无形文化遗产名录。但是，剪纸艺术正面临消失的危险。一位来自中国的移民Voyo Woo希望在美国推广剪纸艺术。

1.Voyo Woo, a Chinese immigrant(移民) to the US, hopes to bring the art back to life.”可知，Voyo Woo想把中国的剪纸艺术恢复生机，故选C。

2.hopes to bring the art back to life”和第二段“She demonstrated the art for hours to crowds at the center.”可知，Voyo Woo举办剪纸秀并向人们示范怎样剪纸是为了宣传剪纸艺术，故选D。

3.Soon after, she became involved in an event to support and expand understanding of Chinese paper cutting. She has been invited to demonstrate the art at a wide collection of events. She also has shown her skill at famous museums”可知，第三段主要讲的是Voyo Woo作为一个剪纸艺术家的经历，故选B。

4.Voyo Woo began to study the art of Jianzhi as a 14-year-old...Later, she won second prize...Ms. Woo came to the U.S. after she finished college in 2008. Soon after, she became involved in...She has been invited to demonstrate the art...She also has shown her skill at famous museums”可知，第三段是按照时间顺序来叙述的，故选A。

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