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主题: 人与社会——文化习俗 学科素养: 文化意识 词数: 约320 建议用时: 7分钟
Sugar painting, as the name means, is a painting made of sugar. It's the sugar for us to taste, and the painting for us to admire.
Since the Warring States Period (战国时期), the ancient people loved sweets and developed methods of producing sugar. In the Tang Dynasty, there was huge progress in the technology of sugar making. And sugar, the precious product once only served to the emperors and princes, also went into common people's homes. With the cultural and economic (经济的) development of 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.
Sugar painting is different from normal painting. Sugar painters use syrup (糖浆) 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 very quickly. They move the spoon full of syrup up and down, left and right. Soon a sugar painting is done.
However, it's a pity that this folk art is dying now. 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.
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 (非物质文化遗产) in China. Therefore, the art should be remembered, missed and passed on.
(A) 16. What does the underlined word "precious" in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. Valuable and expensive.
B. Useful and cheap.
C. Special but worthless.
D. Simple but priceless.
(B) 17. 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.
(C) 18. What's the writer's attitude (态度) towards today's sugar painting according to Paragraph 4?
A. Uncaring.
B. Doubtful.
C. Worried.
D. Unclear.
(A) 19. Which can be a suitable title for the passage?
A. Exploring the Art of Sugar Painting
B. Improving the Taste of Sugar Painting
C. Effects of the Sugar Producing Technology
D. Ways to Change the Future of Sugar Painting

答案： 【主旨大意】本文主要介绍了一种中国传统艺术形式和小吃——糖画。
16. A【点拨】词义猜测题。根据“And sugar, the precious product once only served to the emperors and princes”可知，糖曾经只供皇帝和王子食用，故应是非常珍贵的。
17. B【点拨】细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Since syrup may become hard...the work very quickly.”可知，由于糖浆冷却后可能会变硬，所以必须迅速完成作品。
18. C【点拨】推理判断题。根据“However, it's a pity that this folk art is dying now.” 和“What's worse, few people seem to...sugar painters.”可知，作者对糖画这种艺术形式是感到担忧的。
19. A【点拨】最佳标题题。本文主要介绍了一种中国传统艺术形式兼小吃——糖画。因此，A 项“探索糖画的艺术”最适合作为文章的标题。