《2025年启东中学作业本七年级英语上册译林版》

六、传统文化 阅读表达。(2024·江苏淮安期中)
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 (意味着) happiness and good luck. At the Spring Festival, people paste(粘贴) “Fu” on doors or windows. At the wedding ceremony, people paste “Xi”.
Why is it red?
In China, people always love red. In our mind, red is hope and life, 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.”
根据短文内容回答问题(每小题答案不超过10个单词)。
1. How long is the history of Chinese paper-cutting?
It's about 1,500 years.
2. Where do people usually paste paper-cuttings at the Spring Festival?
On doors or windows.
3. Why do Chinese people love red?
Because red is hope and life.
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?
It's really wonderful.

答案： 1. It's about 1,500 years.
2. People usually paste paper-cuttings on doors or windows. /On doors or windows.
3. Because red is hope and life.
4. People in Shanzhou use black paper-cuttings to wish for rain. /To wish for rain.
5. Wonderful. /It's really wonderful.