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传统文化阅读表达。
阅读下面短文，用英语回答短文后的问题。
Chinese paper-cutting or Jianzhi, is a kind of folk art. People usually use scissors(剪刀) or knives to cut paper. It has a long history of about 1,500 years. Let's learn something about paper-cutting.
Wonderful meanings
Paper-cutting has some wonderful meanings. Some paper-cuttings mean (寓意) happiness and good luck. At the Spring Festival, people paste(粘贴) “Fu” on doors or windows. At a wedding, people paste “Xi”.
Why is it red? In China, people always love red. In our mind, red is hope, so red is our favourite. We can see red everywhere in China. The walls of old palaces are red. Lanterns are red. Weddings are always full of red things, too.
Black paper-cutting in Shanzhou
Many of the paper-cuttings are red, but paper-cuttings in Shanzhou, Henan Province, are black. Black is the best colour there. Shanzhou is a dry place. People make black paper-cuttings to wish for rain.
Now, paper-cutting gets into many schools. Students can learn how to make paper-cutting at school. Li Jie, a middle school student, says, “It's really wonderful to change paper into different kinds of pictures, such as flowers and animals. We enjoy it.”
1. How long is the history of Chinese paper-cutting?
About 1,500 years.
2. Where do people usually paste paper-cuttings?
On doors or windows.
3. Why do Chinese people love red?
Because red is hope.
4. What do people in Shanzhou use black paper-cuttings to do?
To wish for rain.
5. What does Li Jie think of paper-cutting?
Wonderful. (答案合理即可)
解析：
【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解细节题，解题思路是先通读短文把握大意，再针对每个问题，在短文中定位对应的关键语句，提取精准信息就能得出答案。
【解析】
1. 定位短文第一段：“It has a long history of about 1,500 years.”，提取信息得答案。
2. 定位“Wonderful meanings”部分：“At the Spring Festival, people paste “Fu” on doors or windows.”，提取信息得答案。
3. 定位“Why is it red?”部分：“In our mind, red is hope, so red is our favourite.”，提取信息得答案。
4. 定位“Black paper-cutting in Shanzhou”部分：“People make black paper-cuttings to wish for rain.”，提取信息得答案。
5. 定位最后一段：“Li Jie, a middle school student, says, “It's really wonderful to change paper into different kinds of pictures...””，提取信息得答案。
【答案】
1. About 1,500 years.
2. On doors or windows.
3. Because red is hope.
4. To wish for rain.
5. Wonderful.
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解
【点评】
本题围绕中国剪纸传统文化设题，考查学生快速定位原文细节的能力，题目难度低，认真阅读短文即可准确作答。
【难度系数】
0.8
