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臚，千年傳承

烙畫葫蘆，又稱燙畫葫蘆，是以烙痕代替筆墨，在葫蘆表面作畫的一種藝術

表現形式。它不僅是一種中國傳統工藝美術品，更是一項非物質文化遺產。

1NiuChengguowasbeyondproudandexcited

whenheknewhishandmadegift—afire-paintedbottlegourd（葫蘆）had

beenwellreceivedbyaspecialinternationalguestnamedJuanAntonioSamaranch

Jr.

2Niusbottlegourdworksfeatureelementsofplumblossom（梅花），orchid,

bambooandchrysanthemum（菊花）—fourofthefavoritesubjectsofwell-known

Chinesepaintersandcalligraphersthroughoutthecourseofhistory.Thefourplants

arefamousfortheircharacteristicsofastrongwillandtheabilitytoovercome

hardship.ThebottlegourdpresentedtoSamaranchfeaturedorchids,symbolizing

wealth,peace,goodfortuneandgoodwill.

3Niuhastakenupthegourdartformorethan40years.Theartwasnameda

localintangibleheritagebytheBeijinggovernmentinSeptember,2021.He

learneditfromhisgrandfather.Asachild,hewatchedhisgrandfatherburn

patternswithheatedpiecesofmetal,andNiufounditverymagical.

4Thebottlegourdhaslongbeenconsideredauspicious（吉祥的）bythe

Chinese.Itsshapemadeitanidealcontainerinthepast.Inancienttimes,many

doctorsusedbottlegourdstoholdmedicineandhungthematthefrontoftheir

clinics.AndthegourdhasturnedintoasymboloftraditionalChinesemedicine.

5Bottlegourdpyrography（烙畫）istheartofdecoratinggourdsbyburninga

graphicdesignontothesurface.Thetechniqueknownaspyrographycanbetraced

backmorethan2,200yearstotheQinDynasty,butitwasnotuntiltheendofthe

MingDynastythattheartwasfirstapplied（運用）togourds.

6Skilledcraftsmenhaveappliedpyrographytoturnordinarybottlegourdsinto

artworks.Thefirststeptomakingoneistopickaripeandgoldenbottlegourd.

Then,theartisthastodesignacreativepatternbeforeapplyingit.Finally,skilled

artistsusuallytakeadvantageofthenaturalshapeandtexture（質地）ofthe

gourd,usingaheatedtoolorwiretoburnthedesignsontoit,whichcantakeon

athree-dimensional（立體的）appearance.

1.Whatdoesthesecondparagraphmainlytalkabout?

A.Niusattitudetohisworks.

B.FeaturesofNiusworks.

C.Popularflowersinhistory.

D.Niusrelationshipwithhisgrandfather.

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inparagraph4referto?

A.Akindofmedicine.

B.Apieceofmetal.

C.Abottlegourd.

D.Aclinic.

3.Whenwastheartofpyrographyusedindecoratinggourds?

A.AtthebeginningoftheQinDynasty.

B.IntheendoftheMingDynasty.

C.Aboutfortyyearsago.

D.InSeptember,2021.

4.Howmanystepsarementionedtoturnordinarybottlegourdsinto

artworks?

A.One.

B.Two.

C.Three.

D.Four.

I.Usefulexpressions

plumblossom梅花

orchid蘭花

bamboo竹子

chrysanthemum菊花

astrongwill堅強的意志

intangibleheritage非物質遺產

II.Difficultsentence

ThebottlegourdpresentedtoSamaranchfeaturedorchids,symbolizingwealth,

peace,goodfortuneandgoodwill.送^?薩馬蘭奇的葫蘆以蘭花為特色，象征著

財富、和平、好運和友好。

【,點石成金】該句中，symbolizingwealth,peace,goodfortuneandgoodwill

為現在分詞短語作伴隨狀語。

‘嘆寸話’達芬奇

文明因交流而精彩，文明因互鑒而豐富。國畫作品開展文明對話交流互鑒活

動，為推動構建人類命運共同體提供精神力量，不斷書寫人類文明發展的新華

早。

1Ithasonlybeenalittleover100yearssinceoilpaintingswereintroducedto

China,whichwasdominated（在..中占主要地位）byitsowntraditional

paintings.ThefamousChinesepainterXuLiscreativepracticefollowstheartistic

pathofrealism.HisworkshavebeencollectedbyChinastopmuseums,overseas

celebritiesandrenownedcollectors.

2Theworldtodayisexperiencinggreatchangesinthepoliticalandeconomic

areas,anewchapterinwhichEasternandWesternculturesexchange.Civilizations

（文明）arecolorfulduetoexchangesandareenrichedduetomutual（相互的）

learning.MostofXuLisworksconfirmthisfact.XuLicombinesthemountainsand

riversinLeonardodaVincispaintingswithtraditionalChineselandscapesinasingle

painting,andengagesinanartisticdialoguebetweentheEastandtheWest.

3InhisworkcalledDuiHua（Dialogue）,themountainsandriversinLeonardo

daVincis23-year-oldsketch（素描）becomethelandscapeontheleftinXuLis

creation.ThetwocleverlycombinetoformalandscapewithChinesecultureand

aesthetic（美學的）interest.Theworkswerecollectedanddisplayedinthe

LeonardodaVinciMuseuminItalyin2019.Here,the500-yeargapintimeseems

tohavedisappeared,leavingonlyafascinatingwonderland.

4TheoilpaintingJiaYuan（Homeland）hecreatedin2013wasinspiredbya

subtlemountainvillage.ItshowsthatWesternartisticmethodscanbeabsorbed

intotheancientChinesevisuallanguage,andthelanguageofWesternoilpaintings

canbeusedtoexpressEasternculturemeaning.

5Inaddition,healsocreatedahugeoilpaintingXinHuiHuang（NewGlory）

fortheBeijingDaxingInternationalAirport,showingthevitality（生命力）ofthe

neweratoimportantguestsenteringandleavingtheairport.

6Asearlyasthe1990s,XuLihadinspectedtheSilkRoadmanytimes.Whilehe

wasshockedbytheglorioushistoricalrelicscreatedbythecollision（碰撞）of

EasternandWesterncivilizations,thesacredmountainsinthesnowyplateau,

werealreadydeeplyinhisheart.InhisworkSnowMountain,allthescenesare

fromhislife.

1.WhatcanbeinferredaboutXuLisworks?

A.Theyaremainlysketches.

B.Theyarewell-knownathomeandabroad.

C.They'rerarelyrelatedtoWesternart.

D.They/remostlyaboutmountainsandrivers.

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart"thisfactwinparagraph2referto?

A.Culturalexchangesareunnecessary.

B.Theworldisexperiencingpoliticalchanges.

C.Theworldisexperiencingeconomicchanges.

D.Mutuallearningmakescivilizationsmorecolorful.

3.Whichofthefollowingworkswasinspiredbyamountainvillage?

A.DuiHua.

B.JiaYuan.

C.XinHuiHuang.

D.SnowMountain.

4.Whereisthetextprobablyfrom?

A.Aculturewebsite.

B.Asciencemagazine.

C.Abookreview.

D.Abusinessreport.

I.Usefulexpressions

beintroducedto被介紹到..

oilpaintings油畫

bedominatedby被..主導

becollectedby被……收藏

renownedcollectors著名的收藏家

combine...with把和結合在一起

beabsorbedinto被融入..

thecollisionofEasternandWesterncivilizations東方和西方文化的碰撞

II.Difficultsentence

XuLicombinesthemountainsandriversinLeonardodaVincispaintingswith

traditionalChineselandscapesinasinglepainting,andengagesinanartistic

dialoguebetweentheEastandtheWest.徐里將列奧納多?達?芬奇畫作中的山水

與中國傳統風景畫結合在一幅畫中，使東西方產生了一次藝術性的隔空對話。

【點石成金】該句為一個簡單句,and連接兩個并列謂語combines和engages.,

《蟠，月劫：獻理尺0鄉

和月亮道晚安，和身邊的事物道晚安，和家中的小動物道晚安……這是多少

孩子潛意識中最想做的事情啊!

1Withoutamystery,aheroorahandsomeprince,GoodnightMoonhas

helpedmillionsofchildrenrelaxandsleep,inmorethantwodozenlanguages,

for76years.

2WrittenbyMargaretWiseBrown,withillustrations（插圖）byClement

Hurd,thepicturebook,whichhassoldmorethan40millioncopiessinceits

publicationin1947,winsitsreaderswithaseriesofgoodnightstotheeveryday

objectsin“thegreatgreenroom“beforebedtime.

3"Onceuponatime,librarianssetthestandardforwhatbookschildren

shouldread.Fordecades,theybelievedclassicfairytalesandfantasies（幻想作

品）werebestforyoungminds,"sayschildren/sbookhistorianLeonardS.Marcus.

Heexplains,“Theyfavoredstoriesthattransportedchildrenoutoftheeveryday

worldandenrichedtheirimagination.wBycontrast（相比之下），Brownbrought

childrenintoaworldtheymightknow."GoodnightMoonwasoneofthefirst

booksforyoungchildrenthatfocusedontheeverydayworldandrecognizedits

valueandsignificanceforyoungchildren,"saysMarcus,authorofMargaretWise

Brown：AwakenedbytheMoon.

4In1935,Brownbeganalongassociation（合作）withtheprogressiveBank

StreetschoolinNewYorkCity.FoundedbyeducatorandwriterLucySprague

Mitchell,BankStreetbroughttogetherpsychologists,pediatriciansOL科醫

生），sociologists,andstudentteacherstoexplorehowchildrenlearn.They

collecteddatabyobservingandtalkingdirectlytotheexperts：Thechildren

themselves.MarcussaysBankStreetpractitioners（從業人員）learnedthat

childrenwanttoknowabouttheworldtheyareinatthemoment,startingwith

theirownrooms,theirownsurroundingsandtheirownstreets.Thenoisesthey

hear,theairplanesthatgooverhead,thetrainsandcarsthatgoby,they

thoughtallthoseeverydaythingswerewonderfulfromayoungchild/sview.”

5WhenGoodnightMoonwaspublishedin1947,reviewsweregenerally

positive.Oneofthemwasthatinthesedaysofhurry,abookforlittlechildren

whichcreatesanatmosphereofpeaceandcalmissomethingforwhichtobe

thankful.

1.WhatcanweknowaboutGoodnightMoon?

A.It'saboutsuperheroesandhandsomeprinces.

B.Ithasbeenpublishedinmorethan20languages.

C.ItwaswrittenbyClementHurd.

D.Ithardlyinfluenceschildren/ssleep.

2.Whatbooksshouldchildrenreadaccordingtolibrariansstandard?

A.Booksabouthistory.

B.Booksaboutart.

C.Booksaboutfairytales.

D.Booksabouteverydaylife.

3.Whomdoestheunderlinedword"they"inparagraph4referto?

A.Psychologists.

B.Teachers.

C.Doctors.

D.Kids.

4.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytalkabout?

A.Whatchildrenreallywanttolearn?

B.Howchildrenreacttothenoises.

C.PositivecommentsonGoodnightMoon.

D.GoodnightMoonsmaintopics.

en前綴實用構詞法

1.加在某些名詞前面構成動詞，有"把……置于……之中"等含義。例如:

encage把關于籠中

encase把裝入箱中

encage把藏入洞中

2.加在一些名詞前面構成動詞，有"用……來做某事"“飾以……〃"配以.?…

等含義。例如：

enchain用鐵鏈鎖住

entrap用陷阱誘捕

entitle給命名（或題名）

3.加在某些形容詞或名詞前面構成動詞，有"使……處于某種狀態”“致

使……”使……如同……""作為"等含義。例如：

enlarge使擴大

enable使能夠

enrich使富裕

endanger使..遭遇危險

encourage使有勇氣；鼓勵

中期^他即承

2022年5月20日，來自中國廣東惠州的芭蕾舞者陳鎮威被紐約城市芭蕾舞

團任命為首席舞者。他是該舞團74年歷史里任命的首位中國首席舞者。

1Asthecurtainonthestagefallsslowly,LincolnCenterburstsintothunderous

applause.Chineseballetcavalier（騎士風度的男子）ChunWaiChanonceagain

impressestheaudiencefromallovertheworldwithhiswonderfulperformance.

2"It'sincredible.Ineverthoughtmydreamwouldcometruesosoon,"Chan

said,recallingthescenewhenhegotthenewsinMay,2022thathewas

promotedtotheprincipal（首席）danceroftheNewYorkCityBallet（NYCB）,

thecompany/sfirstChineseandfourthAsianprincipaldancerin74years.

3FoundedbyGeorgeBalanchine,thefatherofUSballet,NYCBisoneofthe

leadingballetcompaniesintheworld,with95percentofthecompany/sdancers

comingfromtheSchoolofAmericanBallet,andonly5percentselectedfromtop

dancersaroundtheworld.

4Tostandoutfromthetopdancers,Chanhasmadeeveryeffort.''Whether

youcanbecomeaprincipalornotdependsonmanyfactors.Youneedexcellent

physicalcondition,goodteachers,strongsupportfromfamily,continuous

practice,goodluckandopportunity,aswellasahealthybody.Alloftheseare

tooimportanttobewithout,"hesaid.

5BorninHuizhou,SouthChinasGuangdongProvincein1992,Chanbecame

attached（喜歡）todanceasachild.However,hisparentspreferredthathe

becomeadoctororalawyerinthefuture.Theboythenwroteasevenletter

tohisparentsdescribinghisdeterminationtostudydance.Thankstothesincere

letter,Chanfinallygainedthesupportofhisfamilyandstartedhisdream-seeking

journey.

6Chan,withaChineseculturalbackground,isalsotryinghardtopromote

ChinesecultureontheWesternballetstage.LiangZhu,aballetadaptationofan

ancientChineselegenddesignedbyhim,wasperformedatLincolnCenterinNew

York."ThisisalovestoryfromChina.IhopethatUSaudiencescanenjoyour

wonderfulChineseculture,"Chansaid.

1.Whichwordcanreplacetheunderlinedword“incredible“inparagraph2?

A.Strange.

B.Alarming.

C.Harmonious.

D.Unbelievable.

2.WhatcanbelearnedaboutNYCB?

A.ItincludesmostlyAsiandancers.