四、阅读理解。
新素材 传统文化 ① Sugar painting is a painting made of sugar. The development of the art is a long process(过程). Every change in the form of sugar painting reflects the changes in the social life, and it is also a reflection of historical and cultural customs.
② Since the Warring States Period, the ancient people loved sweets and developed methods of producing sugar. In the Tang Dynasty, there was huge development in the technology of sugar making. And sugar, the precious product once only served to the emperors and princes, also went into people's homes. With the cultural and economic development of the Song and Yuan dynasties, people became less interested in only tasting sweetness. In the Ming Dynasty, some people added pictures with good luck into the bowl of sugar, and sugar painting appeared.
③ Sugar painting is different from normal painting. It needs boiling syrup(熬糖浆) and painting. It seems simple, but it is extremely challenging to make. Sugar painters use syrup as the material, a spoon as the "paintbrush", and a smooth table as the "paper". To make syrup, they have to make sugar hot before painting. Since syrup may become hard if it cools, the painters have to produce the work in a very short time. They move the spoon full of syrup up and down, left and right. Soon a sugar painting is done.
④ However, it's a pity that this folk art is dying recently. The sugar painting that used to be rich in shapes has become poorer and poorer because of fewer needs.
What's worse, few people seem to be willing to pass on the art except those aging sugar painters.⑤ For most people, painting is a kind of art and difficult to understand. However, sugar painting has pulled the art down into people's daily lives. Through it, we may see the spiritual support of the ancient people across centuries. Now, sugar painting has been listed as an intangible cultural heritage in China.
1. Why should sugar painters make the work very quickly?
A. To show their excellent skills.
B. To avoid syrup becoming hard.
C. To protect the spoon and the table.
D. To reduce people's waiting time.
2. 新考法 句意理解 What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 probably mean?
A. Sugar painting is popular in people's daily lives.
B. Sugar painting is dying and it is worrying recently.
C. Sugar painting should be remembered and passed on.
D. Sugar painting is a kind of art and difficult to understand.
3. 新考法 篇章结构 Which of the following shows the structure of this passage?
