《2025年通城学典初中英语阅读组合训练七年级上册江苏专版》

The art of Chinese paper-cutting, or jianzhi, has a history of thousands of years. The art form is said to date back to the Han dynasty. During that time, paper was quite expensive. During the Tang dynasty, Chinese people started using paper for artistic expression. 1. ____B
Common themes of paper-cutting include animals, plants and traditional Chinese characters like fu, shou and xi. 2. ____FIn the past, people usually used paper-cutting as decorations for festivals. They put it up on windows and doors for good luck.
Now Chinese paper-cutting becomes more than just a traditional art form. 3. ____AIn recent years, lots of people all over the world enjoy Chinese paper-cutting. It is not only for decorative purposes, but also in fashion, design, advertising and more areas.
4. ____DThe beautifully shaped designs can easily be broken. And the traditional skills used to create them are at the risk of being lost. Luckily, some people are trying to keep this tradition alive. 5. ____EThey want to make sure that it will be passed down to many more generations.

答案： 1.B 2.F 3.A 4.D 5.E

1. What was very important to Tina? Winning.
2. Who always won first place in school races? Janice.
3. Why could Tina stay in the lead? Because Janice fell over.
4. Which place did Tina get at last? She got sixth place.
5. What did Tina learn from the race that day? Only hard work will take one to first place.

答案： 1. Winning. 2. Janice. 3. Because Janice fell over. 4. She got sixth place. 5. Only hard work will take one to first place.