四、综合填空
Sugar painting has a long history in China. It is not only 1. ____________ traditional art, but also one of 2. ____________ (child) favourite snacks. Now, we can often see some artists make sugar paintings along the streets, in the parks and near the schools.
The art of sugar painting dates 3. ____________ the Ming dynasty. People used sugar paintings as offerings (祭品) to gods. Sugar was made into tigers, lions, dragons and so on. They looked 4. ____________ real animals. In the Qing dynasty, sugar painting became more popular. A lot of people made a living by making and 5. ____________ (sell) sugar paintings.
Sugar painting is very different from other paintings. First, artists don't use brushes, oil paints or paper to paint. They use brown sugar as paints, spoons (勺子) as “brushes”, and marble slabs (大理石板) as “paper”. When the paintings are finished, artists use wooden sticks to hold 6. ____________ (they). Second, artists have to finish the works very 7. ____________ (quick), because it's hard 8. ____________ (paint) when the hot sugar cools down. Third, the sugar painting must be finished in one stroke (笔画), so artists should 9. ____________ (design) carefully beforehand. Painters have to practise 10. ____________ (hundred) of times to make it.

1. a 2. children’s 3. from 4. like 5. selling
6. them 7. quickly 8. to paint 9. design 10. hundreds

五、阅读短文，回答问题
Chinese painting is one of the oldest forms of painting in the world.
Chinese artists first began painting more than two thousand years ago. Chinese painters often paint natural scenes, animals or people.
There are two kinds of traditional Chinese paintings. The first is the gongbi style. This style of painting takes a lot of time to make, because painters painted everything in detail(细节). This style often uses a lot of colours as well. Long ago, most painters in China used the gongbi style.
The second style of Chinese painting is ink and wash painting. Ink and wash paintings are done very quickly, because they have less detail and the painter is trying to get across the impression of the scene with just a few brush strokes (笔画). Long ago, most ink and wash artists did not work as painters, but painted as a hobby. However, a good ink and wash artist could still become famous.
每题答案不超过6个单词
1. When did Chinese artists begin painting?
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2. What can you usually see in Chinese paintings?
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3. How many kinds of traditional Chinese paintings are mentioned (提及) in the passage?
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4. Why do paintings in the gongbi style take a long time to paint?
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5. Who were more popular long ago, the gongbi painters or the ink and wash painters?
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1. More than two thousand years ago. 2. Natural scenes, animals or people.
3. Two.
4. Because painters painted everything in detail.
5. The gongbi painters.