五、阅读理解。
Many people may throw away the pits(果核) inside fruits after eating them, but artists of nut carving(核雕) have turned them into artworks instead.
Weifang Nut Carving started from the Qing Dynasty. During that time, an old artist, Wang Dayan, taught the skill to common people in Shandong Province. Artists back then often used peach pits to show off their skills. In 2008, Weifang Nut Carving became a national intangible cultural heritage(非物质文化遗产) because it not only needs excellent carving skills, but also carries traditional culture, and shows rich artistic themes.
“One nut, from 0.8 to 6 cm long, can be made into many things,” said Tan Wanhai, 48, an artist of Weifang Nut Carving. Tan has studied the art of nut carving for 25 years and has created many nut carvings.
However, bringing this kind of artwork to life is not easy. “Each peach pit has its own special texture(质地),” Tan said, adding that artists have to study each peach pit to carefully plan their artwork. Nut carving artists also need to have knowledge in many areas, such as painting skills and calligraphy(书法).
Thanks to their creative designs and fresh ideas, Weifang Nut Carving artworks have been welcomed by people in China. More people are learning the art and more nut carving artists now give up the tradition of passing down the skill only through the family and open it up to anyone who is interested in learning the skill.
()1. How does the writer lead in the topic?
A. By giving an example.
B. By making a comparison.
C. By telling a story.
D. By raising a question.
()2. Weifang Nut Carving became an intangible cultural heritage because of .
①the carving skills ②its rich artistic themes
③the traditional culture ④its popularity around the world
A. ①②③ B. ②③④ C. ①②④ D. ①③④
()3. What does Paragraph 4 mainly tell us?
A. The cultural value of nut carving.
B. The size of the peach pit.
C. Tan Wanhai and his artworks.
D. The difficulties in nut carving.
()4. What can we learn about the passage?
A. Nut carving goes back to the Ming Dynasty.
B. Nut carving will be more popular in the future.
C. More artists give up passing down the skill.
D. Peach pit is very easy to carve on.
()5. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. Tan’s Nut Carving Achievements
B. Amazing Artworks in China
C. Carving Artworks out of Nut
D. The History of Nut Carving

1.B 2.A 3.D 4.B 5.C

1. 第一段通过对比人们扔掉果核和核雕艺术家将果核制成艺术品的不同做法引入话题，故选B；2. 根据第二段内容，潍坊核雕成为非物质文化遗产的原因是需要精湛的雕刻技艺、承载传统文化、展现丰富的艺术主题，对应①②③，故选A；3. 第四段首句点明核雕创作并不容易，后续内容围绕核雕过程中的困难展开，故选D；4. A项核雕始于清朝而非明朝，错误；B项文章提到更多人学习核雕、艺术家开放传承，可推断核雕未来会更受欢迎，正确；C项是放弃仅家族传承的传统而非放弃传承，错误；D项核雕并不容易，错误，故选B；5. 文章主要介绍核雕是用果核制作艺术品的工艺，C项准确概括主旨，A、B、D均片面，故选C。