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八年級英語下學(xué)期專項訓(xùn)練（含答案解析）

YangXiuying,76,sitsatawoodenloom（織布機）.Asherfingerspasstheshuttlebackand

forththroughthecottonthreads,theoldmachinecomestolife.Eversinceshewasayounggirl,

Yanghasbeenmakingindigo（靛藍的）cloth."Youcanneverbuythistypeofhandmadeclothat

themarket,"shesays.

FortheDongpeople（侗族）inGuizhou,itisalongtraditiontomakeindigocloth.Theskill

hasbeenpasseddownfrommothertodaughterovergenerations.Nearlyeveryfamilymakesits

owncloth.

Thistraditionalskill,unfortunately,isnowfacingdanger.Youngpeopleshowlittleinterest

init.Someofthemhavemovedtobigcitiestofindbetterjobs.Localofficialsaretryingtochange

youngpeople'sattitude.Oneprogramhassetupseveralcloth-makingfactoriesinGuizhou.After

learninghowtomakeindigocloth,youngDongpeoplecannowfindjobseasily.Theycanalso

workclosertohome.

Traditionally,theDongpeopleconsiderindigoclothasimportantasrice.ManyDong

womenspendlonghoursmakingthecloth.Theyriseandstartworkingveryearlyinthemorning.

Tomaketheclothshiny,itmustberubbedandbeatenhard.Thenoiseofclothbeingbeatenoften

wakesthewholevillageup.Theclothhastobeputinthedye（染料）overmanytimestogetthe

richcolor.Theprocessofcoloringusuallytakestwoweeks.

Yangholdsoutherpurplehands."Theysayshewhohasthedarkestindigomarksonher

handsmakesthebestcloth,“theoldladysaysproudly.

1.WhatisYangXiuyingdoingatthebeginningofthetext?

A.Sheismakingsomecottoncloth.

B.Sheisrepairinganoldmachine.

C.Sheissellingnewly-madeindigocloth.

D.Sheisteachinghowtomakeindigocloth.

2.WhatisthepurposeoftheprogrammentionedinPara.3?

A.Tohelppeopleunderstandthehistoryofmakingindigocloth.

B.Toforcesomeyoungpeopletolearnthetradition.

C.Tobringsomeyoungpeoplebackfrombigcities.

D.Tosavethetraditionofmakingindigocloth.

3.WhatdoesYangprobablywanttosayinthelastparagraph?

A.Sheaimstomaketheprocessofcoloringshort.

B.Shewantstowashthemarksonherhands.

C.Sheisproudofherskillsatmakinggoodindigocloth.

D.Shehastaughtmanypeopletomakeindigocloth.

Firstappearance;October4,1950(comicstrip)

Createdby:CharlesM.Schulz

Information:Snoopycanbeselfish,likeeatingalot,andlazyattimes,andsometimesfoolshis

owner,butonthewholeheshowsgreatlove,care,andloyalty(忠誠)tohisowner(even

thoughhecannotevenrememberhisnameandalwaysreferstohimas"TheRound-Headed

Kid")

Firstappearance:May15,1928(PlaneCrazy)

Createdby:WaltDisney

Information:Mickeywasconsideredasaniceguy,usuallyseenasanhonestandbravehero.

Thismousealwayswearsredshorts,largeyellowshoe,andwhitegloves.Mickeyisoneofthe

world'smostrecognizable(可辨認的)characters.

震明Firstappearance:June9,1934（TheWiseLittleHen）

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Createdby:WaltDisney

Information:ThecinemaaudiencelikedDonaldDuckbecausehewaslazyandgreedy（貪婪

的）.AndtheylovedhisvoicewhenhebecameangrywithMickey'seightnephews（侄子）.

SoonDonaldwasmorepopularthanMickeyMousehimself.

WV&MIFirstappearance:June24,1995（comicbooks）

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Createdby:AliceMak/BrianTse

Information:McDullisamalepig.Hehasaheartofgold,butheisn'tverysmartandis

ordinaryineveryway;hehasmanydreams.However,everytimehetries,hefails;heis

disappointed,buttriesagain.Inthiswayhecreateshisowncolourfulworld.Heisnotperfect,

buthisattitude（態(tài)度）towardslifemakeshimapopularcharacter.

4.Whatcartooncharactersfirstappearedinthecomicbooks?

A.McDullDonaldDuck.B.MickeyMouseSnoopy.

C.DonaldDuckSnoopy.D.SnoopyMcDull.

5.WhatcanweknowaboutMcDullaccordingtothematerial?

A.McDullisafemalepig.B.Henevergivesupeasily.

C.Hisperfectnessmakeshimpopular.D.Heisveryspecialandhasmanydreams.

6.Whatcanwelearnfromtheaboveinformation?

A.SnoopywascreatedearlierthanDonaldDuck.

B.Theaudiencedidn'tlikeDonaldDuckbecausehewasgreedy.

C.BothMickeyMouseandDonaldDuckwerecreatedbyWaltDisney.

D.MickeyMousefirstappearedinthefilmcalledTheWiseLittleHen.

PresentsForChildren'sDay

CharlesM.Schulzwasbornin1922inMinneapolis,theonlychildofahousewifeanda

barber.Hisinterestincomicswasencouragedbyhisfather,wholovedthefunnypages.CharlesM.

SchulzsoldseventeencartoonstotheSaturdayEveningPostfrom1948to1950andLi'IFolksto

theSt.PaulPioneerPress.Peanutsdebuted（首次露面）onOctober2,1950,andranwithout

interruption（中止）forthenextfiftyyears.CharlesM.Schulzdiedin2000.

u-5aa亞

Charlie

工

Brownfacessomeofliffe's

oneisthespecialedition

littlechallengeswiththe

DogsLife.SnoopyPeanuts2000,which

helpofSnoopy,Lucy,

bringsallyourfamiliarincludesallthelastyear's

PeppermintPatty,Linus,

friendstogetherforPeanutscomicstripand

andtherestofthegang（一

greattimesandfun.CharlesM.Schulz's

伙）inItsaBigWorld.

famousfarewellstrip.

CharlieBrown.

Comeandvisitoutwebsiteatwww.ballantinebooks,comorcometoBallantineBookshop,

you'llhaveabigsurprise.

7.WhydidyoungCharlesbecomeinterestedincomics?

A.Hewantedtosellcartoons.

B.Hismotherencouragedhim.

C.Cartoonsbroughthimgreattimesandfun.

D.Hisfather^loveforthefunnypagesinfluencedhim.

8.Whodoesn'tbelongtothePeanutsgang?

A.Snoopy.B.Lucy.C.CharlesM.Schulz.D.PeppermintPatty.

9.Whatdoyouthinkthepassageis?

A.Anovel.B.Amenu.C.Adiary.D.Anadvertisement.

Wouldyouliketoknowsomethingabouttheunknownworldinnature?Nowyoucandoit

withthefamousstarWangYibo.Inhisnewshow,ExploringtheUnknownWithWangYibo,the

startakesusonajourneyintothewild.

Intheshow,Yibogoestodifferentwildareaswithsixotherpeoplewhoaregoodatliving

inthewild.Theyclimbacrosssnowymountains,drydesertsandwetrainforests.Theshow

focusesonsixtopicsoflife.

Yibofacesalotofdifficultiesandevendangersintheunknownareas.Manypeopleare

amazedtoseethathecandealwiththembravelyandcarefully.TheythinkYibo'sspiritoftrying

newthingsisworthlearning.

The27-year-oldyoungmanlearnsmanynewskillsintheshow.Forexample,helearnsto

climbtreesusingropes.Thishelpshimtofindawaytogothroughthewoods.Also,toreacha

habitatofgibbons（長臂猿棲息地），hemakesabuoyancyequipment（浮力裝備）tocrossariver

withwhathelearns.

Yibovisitsseveralnaturalhabitatsofwildanimalsintheshow.Itgivespeopleachanceto

findthebeautyofnatureandconnectwithit.Oneday,theymaywanttosteptothemountainsand

riversofChinainperson.Foryoungpeople,thereisalsoanimportantmessage:Facethe

challengesyoumeetwithnofear.

10.WhatdidYibodowhenhecouldn'tfindawaygothroughthewoods?

A.Hestoppedandgaveup.B.Heaskedsomebodyforhelp.

C.Heclimbedtreesusingropes.D.Hemadeabuoyancyequipment.

11.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"fbar"inthelastparagraphmean?

A.Beinghopeful.B.Beingafraid.C.Beingbrave.D.Beinghappy.

12.WhafsthemainpurposeofYibo'snewshowforyoungpeople?

A.Tointroduceafamousstartothem.B.Totellthemhowtoliveinwildareas.

C.Toencouragethemtofacechallengesbravely.D.Toshowthemsomenaturalhabitatsof

wildanimals.

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14.Whatcanthe5-DayHolidayCoursehelpchildrenlearn?

15.Howmuchshould17-year-oldJackandhis5-year-oldsisterpayforRockCampintotal?

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Cananyonemakeart?Canartistsmakeartfromanything?Lefslookatartthroughtheeyesof

someveryamazingmodernartiststoanswerthesequestions.*KieronWilliamsonthePainting

Talent

Whenhewasfive,KieronWilliamsondrewpicturesofboatshesawonafamilytriptoCornwall,

England.ThiswasthestartofKieron'sloveofdrawing.Themorehedrew,thebetterhisdrawings

became.Kieronwantedtolearnmoreaboutart,sohespenttimewithlocalartistsinhis

hometown.Theyhelpedhimbuildhisskillsindrawingandpainting.Fouryearslater,Kieronis

consideredtobeatalentedchild.Today,althoughheisbusywithschoolandfootball,hedrawsor

paintsdaily.Aroundtheworld,peopleenjoyhisbeautifulartwork,includingmanyfamouspeople.

Theyoungartistsays,"Ilikecreatingartbecauseit'sfunandamazing.Itmakesmethinkof

placesIcan'tsee.9,*PatrickDougherty,theStickSculptor

PatrickDoughertyisaspecialsculptor.Hemixeshisloveofnaturewithhisskillsasa

woodworker.Hisgoalis“tobuildagreatsculpture（雕塑）thatexistsinpeople'simaginations.^^

Youcanseehislarge-sizesculpturesinmanyplacesaroundtheworld.

Dougherty'ssculpturesaremadeofyoungtrees,orthinbranches.Thebranchesaresoft,sohecan

maketheminroundshapes.Hekeepsthebranchestogetherbytyingthemaroundeachother.

Buildingthesculptureisabigjob,sothelocalcommunityhelpsDoughertywithhisproject.

Manyvolunteershelptocollectthebranches,markoutthespace,andbuildthesculpture.The

sculpturesarenotlonglasting.Theywillbreakdowninafewmonths.*EdgarMueller,the

StreetPainter

Thenexttimeyouwalkoutside,youmayfindthatyouarepartofEdgerMueller'sart.

EdgarisanexpertstreetpainterfromGermany.<6Ialwayshavethewishtocreatesomethingnew,^^

hesays.Youcanfindhispaintingsallaroundtheworldatfestivalsandinpublicoutdoorareas.

His3Dpaintingsincludewaterfalls,canyonsandmore.Muelleruseswashablepaintorchalk,

severalkindspaintbrushes,andstring.Hisworkhelpspeopletolookataplacedifferently.

16.WhattoolisNOTmentionedforMueller'spainting?

A.Chalk.B.String.C.Washablepaint.D.Paintboard.

17.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthethreeartists?

A.Patrick'ssculpturescanlastforalongtime.

B.Thethreeartistsshowedtheirtalentsinartattheearlyage.

C.Kierongaveuphisotherhobbiesexceptpaintingordrawing.

D.PeoplecanlookataplaceinadifferentwaythroughMueller?swork.

18.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?

A.WorldinArtists5Eyes.B.ArtthroughNewEyes.

C.ArtistsinHistory.D.PaintingsoftheWorld.

RayaandtheLastDragonKumandraisarichland.

ButbadspiritscalledtheDnnumattackthepeopleandturn

everyoneintostones.ThedragonsofKumandrausetheir

magictocreateanorbthatnotonlykeepsofftheDruun,but

alsoturnsbackeveryonetolifeinreturn,thedragonsbecome

stones.

ThechieFsdaughter.Raya,findsthedragonwho

createstheorb.Theymeetalotofchallengesanddefeatthe

Druun.Everyoneisbroughtbacktolife.Allthedragonsare

broughtbacktolife,too.RayaisaspecialDisneyprincess

whodoesn'tneedaprincetosaveher.Instead,she'sastrong

warrior（勇士）tosaveherkingdom.

PussinBoots:TheLastWishPussdiscoversawish

mapthatcanhelpachievehiswishtogetallhisninelives

back.HegoesonanadventurewithhisdogfriendPerritoand

catloverKitty.Duringthejourney,hemeetsmanydifficulties.

ThetwofriendsaccompanyPussallthetimeandgiveahand

whenheisinneed.

Finally,Pussrealizesthatthere?snolegendlefttochase

andnoliveslefttowasteandhelearnsthevalueoflife.

IAmWhatIAmA'juanlivesinapoorvillagein

Guangdong.Hisparentsworkinabigcity.Manypeopleinthe

villagethinkheisgoodatnothing.Heandhisfriendstakepart

a??,

inaliondancecompetitioninGuangzhou.Atlast,theywin.

二Ri

A'juanprovesthathecanbegoodatsomething.Andtheycan

realizetheirdreams.

Theaudiencecanfeelthecharmofthetraditional

cultureofliondanceatthesametime.

Encantolttellsastoryofthemagicalfamily.They

createahouseinEncanto.Peoplelivehappilyinthevillagein

Encanto.UnlikemanyotherDisneyprincesses.Encanto'sstar

Mirabellooksordinaryanddoesn'thavesuperpowerswhile

everyoneelseinherfamilydoes.Somearesuperstrong.Some

cantalktoanimals.However,whendangercomes,she'sthe

onlyonewhocansaveherfamily.Thafshermagic.

Intheend,thevillagepeoplecometogetherandbecome

wholeagain,withloveandfriendshiparoundthem.

19.WhichtwocartoonsareproducedbyDisney?

A.IAmWhatIAmEncanto.

B.EncantoRayaandtheLastDragon.

C.PussinBoots:TheLastWishIAMWhatIAM.

D.RayaandtheLastDragonPussinBoots:TheLastWish.

20.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"accompany“meaninPussinBoots:TheLastWisli?

A.gowithB.playwithC.dependonD.waitfor

21.WhichofthefollowingsayingscanbestdescribeA'juan?

A.Ifsnevertoooldtolearn.B.Agoodbeginningishalfdone.

C.Wherethere,sawill,thereisaway.D.WheninRome,doastheRomansdo.

22.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.A'juanandhisparentsliveinabigcity.

B.Mirabeluseshersuperpowertosaveherfamily.

C.ThedragonsofKumandraturnpeopleintostones.

D.AwishmapisusedtohelpgetbackPuss'sninelives.

Arthasalwaysbeenareflectionofhumancreativityandimagination.Withthe

developmentofartificialintelligence(AI),theworldofartischanging.AIpaintingischanging

thewaywecreateandappreciateart.

PeopleusecomputerprogramstocreateartworkonlinewhichiscalledAIpainting.These

programsaretrainedonlargedatabasesofexistingartwork,sketches,andphotographs.

OneofthekeyadvantagesofAIpaintingisitsabilitytoproduceartworkatamuchfaster

pacethanahumanartist.Whileitmaytakeahumanartisthoursorevendaystocompletea

painting,anAIcancreateasimilarpieceinjustafewminutes.AnotheradvantageofAIpainting

isitsabilitytocreateartworkthatisdifficultorimpossibleforhumanstoproduce.Forexample,

someprogramscanturn2Dimagesinto3Dimages.Additionally,AIcanbeusedtocreateartwork

thatcombinesvariousstyles,leadingtospecialpiecesthatwouldbechallengingforahumanartist

tocreatealone.

However,therearealsoworriesabouttheinfluenceofAIontheartworld.Somepeople

arguethatAIartworkisshortoftheemotionaldepthofhuman-createdart.Theybelievethatartis

notjustaboutcreatingpleasingimagesbutalsoaboutexpressinghumanexperiencesandfeelings.

OthersworrythatthewidespreaduseofAIinartcouldleadtothesamestyles.

Inconclusion,AIpaintingisredefiningtheworldofart.Itisagoodtoolforartiststo

explorenewideas.Aswecontinuetoexplorethisexcitingnewtrend,itwillbefascinatingtosee

howAIpaintingdevelopsandshapesthefutureofart.

23.Whyistheworldofartchanging?

A.BecauseAImakesartmoretraditional.

B.BecauseAIchangeshowartismadeandexperienced.

C.BecauseAIreducestheneedforartists.

D.BecauseAImakesartmoreexpensive.

24.WhafstheworryofpeopleaboutAIart?

A.Itcan'tmixdifferentartstyles.

B.Itistoodifficultandexpensiveforpeopletoproduce.

C.Itcan'tshowthedeepfeelingsoftheart.

D.OnlyafewpeoplecanenjoytheAIart.

25.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsAIpainting?

A.Ithasmoredisadvantagesthanadvantages.

B.Everyoneshoulduseittoproduceartwork.

C.Itwillreplacehuman-createdartinthefuture.

D.Artistscanuseitasatooltoexplorenewpossibilities.

26.Whatisthestructureofthepassage?

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Doyoureyesjumpafewtimesasecondoveraperiodoftime?Ajumpingeyecanhappen

toanybodyatanytime.Thereareseveralreasonsforajumpingeye.Lefshavealookatit!

TirednessNotgettingenoughsleeporworkingfortoolongwithoutrestmaycauseour

eyestocomplain.Scientistsaren'tsurewhy,butthey'vefoundthatgettingmorerestwillmake

oureyesfeelbetter.Remembernottostayuplate.

DryeyesMoreandmorepeopleworkofficejobsthatrequirealotofsittingandstaring

atacomputerscreen.Thisunhealthywayoflifecanleadtodryeyesyndrome（DES干眼癥）.

Whenoureyesaretoodry,theycan'thelpjumpingtokeepthemwet.TostayawayfromDES,

useeyedropsifyouusethecomputerformorethansevenhoursadayandmakesuretolook

awayfromthescreenonceevery20minutes.

Stress（壓力）Thisisthenumber-onereasonforajumpingeye.Itdoesharmtooureyes

ifitlastsfortoolong.Whenwe'reunderalotofstress,thebodygivesoutstresshormones（荷

爾蒙）whichleadstoa“fightorflight“response（回應(yīng)）.Tosolvetheproblem,wecanseeour

friendsorrelaxourselvesinordertoreducethestressthatmightleadtojumpingeyes.

27.Howdoesthewriterintroducethetopic?

A.Bylistingsomeexamples.

B.Bystartingwithaquestion.

C.Byusinganinterestingfact.

D.Bytellingastory.

28.HowcanwestayawayfromDESaccordingtothepassage?

A.Keepstaringatthecomputerscreen.

B.Useeyedropsasoftenaspossible.

C.Lookawayfromthescreenonceevery20minutes.

D.Usethecomputerformorethansevenhourseveryday.

29.Howdoesstressaffectoureyesaccordingtothepassage?

A.Stressdirectlyleadtopooreyesight.

B.Stressmakesyourbodygiveouthormones.

C.Stresscausesdryeyes.

D.Stressmakespeopleneglecteyehealth.

30.Whatisthewriter'spurposeinwritingthepassage?

A.Ittalksabouttheimportanceofgettingenoughsleep.

B.Itintroducesthenumber-onereasonforajumpingeye.

C.Itexplainsthreereasonswhywehavejumpingeyes.

D.Itintroducessomeusefulwaystoreducethestress.

Jennyfinishedplayingthelastfewpiecesofmusicandbowedtotheanimalsonherbed."I

justhopeIcanplayitwellattheconcert”.Injustanhourshewouldbeplayingtheviolinonstage

forthefirsttime,andthethoughtmadehernervous.

Shelookedaroundtheroomatthebear,lion,moneyandotheranimalsthatlinedherbed

andshelves.wishyoucouldallcomewithme,“shesighed.Shegavethemonelastlookand

wenttojoinherparentsinthecar.

“DoIhavetoplayintheconcert?^^askedJennyassheclimbedintothebackseat.

“Ismyfavoritefirst-gradergettingnervous?^^herdadasked,smiling.

Jennydidn'tanswer.Shewastryingtopicturewhatitwouldbeliketoplayinfrontofthose

people.

“Youwillbefine.Thefirsttimeisalwaysthehardest.9,saidMom.

Whentheyarrived,Jennyheadedbackstage.Shecouldseethatalltheseatswerefilled,

withmanypeoplestandinginback.

Nervouslyshesatwiththeotherstudentsonstage.Sheheldherbreathasthecurtainsstarted

toopenandherteacherpickedupthemicrophonetobegintheprogram.Onebyonethestudents

playedtheirpiecesofmusic.FinallyJennyheardtheteacherannounced,ctOurlaststudenttonight

willbeJenny,whowillplayBach'sMinuetinGMajor.^^

Sheputherviolinunderherchin,butshecouldn,trememberevenherfirstnote（音符）.Her

eyeswerefilledwithtears.Sheclosedthem,hopingtoholdbackthetears.Strangely,itlookedas

ifallthepeoplehadchangedintoanimals.ShecouldseetheLeopard,GiraffeandZebra.Shefelt

likelaughing.Morerelaxed,sherememberedherpiece.Assheplayed,shelookedoutatthe

audienceandsomeoftheanimalschangedintopeople.Butshewasnotnervousanymore.The

audiencelookedfriendlynow.

Finallysheplayedthelastnote.Shetookabow.Shehaddoneit.Shehadplayedherfirst

solo.Asshewalkedoffstage,herparentsgreetedherwithhugs.

31.Whatcanweinferfromthefirstparagraph?

A.Shewasplayingwiththetoyanimalsonthebed.

B.Shewasgladtoplayintheconcert.

C.Shepracticedplayingtheviolininfrontofthetoyanimals.

D.Halfanhourlater,shewouldbeonstage.

32.WhydidJennyfeelnervousbeforetheconcertstarted?

A.Sheforgothermusicpiece.

B.Herparentsdidnotcometosupporther.

C.Herteacherhadnoconfidenceinher.

D.Itwasherfirsttimeplayingtheviolinonstage.

33.WhatdidJennydotofinishherfirstviolinperformancesuccessfully?

A.Shesawanimalsintheaudienceandfelthappy.

B.Sheimaginedtheaudiencechangedintohertoyanimalfriends.

C.Shestoppedcryingwhensheforgotherfirstnote.

D.Sheclosedhereyestoplaytheviolin.

34.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Onstage.B.Animalsonthebed.

C.Jennyplayedtheviolin.D.NervousJenny.

Manypeoplemaythrowawaythepitsinsidefruitsaftereatingthem,butinheritorsofnut

carving（核雕繼承人）haveturnedthemintoartworksinstead.

WeifangnutcarvingcandatebacktotheQingDynasty.Duringthattime,anoldimperial

craftsman（皇家手藝人）WangDayanspreadtheskilltothelocalpeopleinShandongProvince.

Craftsmenbackthenoftenusedpeachpits（桃核）toshowofftheirartisticskills.Becauseofthe

highlevelofcarvingskillsneeded,thetraditionalcultureanditsrichartistictheme,Weifangnut

carvingwaslistedasanationalintangibleculturalheritage（國家三￡物質(zhì)文化遺產(chǎn)）in2008.

“Onenut,from0.8to6centimeterslong,canbemadeintofanpendants（墜飾），earrings,

buttons,sealsandsoon,“saidTanWanhai,48,aninheritorofWeifangnutcarving.Tanhas

studiedtheartofnutcarvingfor25yearsandhascreatedmanynutcarvings.

However,thecraftsmanalsosaidthatbringingthiskindofartworktolifeisnoteasy.

“Unlikesomepitslikeolivepitswhichhaveaflatsurface,eachpeachpithasitsownspecial

texture（質(zhì)地）likehumanfingerprints,9,Tansaid,addingthat,craftsmenhavetostudyeachpeach

pittocarefullyplanouttheirartwork.

Nutcarvingcraftsmenalsoneedtohaveknowledgeinmanyareas.AccordingtoTan,they

havetomasterskillsinpainting,sealcarvingandcalligraphy（書法）frommanytraditional

cultures.

Thankstotheircreativedesignandfreshideas,Weifangnutcarvingartworkshavebeen

increasinglywelcomedbypeopleinChina.Morepeoplearelearningtheartandhaveeven

becomeinheritorstopassdowntheskilltoyoungpeople.

“Now,thenumberofinheritorsisabout1,000.ButIbelieveitcouldbebigger.More

craftsmennowgiveupthetraditionofpassingdowntheskillonlythroughthefamilyandopenit

uptoanyonewhoisinterestedinlearningtheskill,9,saidTan.

35.Weifangnutcarvingwaslistedasanationalintangibleculturalheritagebecauseof

①thehighlevelofcarvingskillsneeded②itsrichartistictheme

(3)thetraditionalculture@thepopularityaroundtheworld

A.①②③B.②③④C.①②④D.①③④

36.Whatdoesthefourthparagraphmainlytellus?

A.Theculturalvalueofnutcarving.B.Theknowledgecraftsmenhavetomaster.

C.Theinheritorandhiscarvingartworks.D.Thedifficultiescraftsmenhave.

37.Whatdistinguishes(區(qū)另(J)peachpitsfromothertypesofpitsfornutcarving,accordingtoTan

Wanhai?

A.Peachpitsaresmallerinsizecomparedtoothertypesofpits.

B.Eachpeachpithasauniquetexturesimilartohumanfingerprints.

C.Peachpitsarehardertocarveduetotheirirregularshape.

D.Peachpitsareonlysuitableforcreatingcertaintypesofnutcarvingartworks.

38.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Tan'sNutCarvingAchievements.B.AmazingArtworksinChina.

C.CarvingArtworksoutofNut.D.TheHistoryofNutCarving.

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