D
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Embroidery (刺绣) is an important traditional art form in Chinese culture. The most famous embroidery styles are Su embroidery from Suzhou, Shu embroidery from Sichuan, Xiang embroidery from Hunan and Yue embroidery from Guangdong. Shu embroidery has the longest history of all.
Since modern machines can make cheaper embroidery products today, fewer people buy handmade Shu embroidery products. There are also very few young embroiderers. The skill is endangered.
Meng Dezhi, a national - level inheritor (传承人) of the art form, has been making Shu embroidery for forty years. She used to work at the Chengdu Shu Embroidery Factory. But in 2006, the factory went broke and Meng lost her job. Wanting to save the art, Meng wanted to have her own place and teach Shu embroidery to others.
It’s hard work. Embroidery takes time and patience. Workers need to divide each silk thread (线) into more than ten or even thirty pieces. Each piece is thinner than a single human hair. In 2016, Baidu invited Meng to make a homepage logo for Qixi Festival. It was a small logo, but it required the use of 45 types of sewing techniques (针法) and 35,000 stitches (针).
Meng is teaching in different universities and communities to save Shu embroidery. She believes that Shu embroidery stands for thousands of years of Sichuan culture and should be saved. “I feel that I have the responsibility to pass on Shu embroidery skills to young people, to let it run from generation to generation. ” She said.
()16. How many embroidery styles are mentioned in the passage?
A. Three.
B. Four.
C. Five.
D. Six.
()17. Why are the Shu embroidery skills in danger of dying out?
A. Because Shu embroidery has the longest history.
B. Because embroidery takes time and patience.
C. Because the Shu Embroidery Factory went broke.
D. Because there are fewer people buying handmade Shu embroidery products.
()18. How is Meng trying to save Shu embroidery?
A. By making more Shu embroidery products.
B. By making more logos for companies like Baidu.
C. By teaching in different universities and communities.
D. By encouraging young people to learn the skill.
()19. What does the passage mainly talk about?
A. Embroidery needs protecting.
B. A traditional art form.
C. A famous embroiderer.
D. A hard job.
()20. In which part of a newspaper or magazine can we read this passage?
A. Technology.
B. Sports.
C. Culture.
D. Business.

16.B 17.D 18.C 19.A 20.C

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刺绣是中国文化中一种重要的传统艺术形式。最著名的刺绣流派有苏州的苏绣、四川的蜀绣、湖南的湘绣和广东的粤绣。蜀绣在所有刺绣中历史最为悠久。
如今，由于现代机器能够生产出更便宜的刺绣产品，购买手工蜀绣产品的人越来越少。年轻的刺绣艺人也非常少。这项技艺正面临失传的危险。
孟德芝是这门艺术形式的国家级传承人，她从事蜀绣制作已有四十年。她曾在成都蜀绣厂工作。但在2006年，工厂倒闭，孟德芝失去了工作。为了拯救这门艺术，孟德芝希望拥有自己的场所，并向其他人传授蜀绣技艺。
这是一项艰苦的工作。刺绣需要时间和耐心。绣工需要把每根丝线分成十多份甚至三十多份。每一份都比人的头发丝还细。2016年，百度邀请孟德芝为七夕节制作一个首页标志。这是一个小标志，但它需要使用45种针法和35000针。
孟德芝正在不同的大学和社区授课，以拯救蜀绣。她认为蜀绣代表着数千年的四川文化，应该被拯救。“我觉得我有责任把蜀绣技艺传承给年轻人，让它代代相传。”她说。
（ ）16. 文中提到了多少种刺绣流派？
A. 三种。
B. 四种。
C. 五种。
D. 六种。
（ ）17. 为什么蜀绣技艺有失传的危险？
A. 因为蜀绣历史最悠久。
B. 因为刺绣需要时间和耐心。
C. 因为蜀绣厂倒闭了。
D. 因为购买手工蜀绣产品的人更少了。
（ ）18. 孟德芝是如何努力拯救蜀绣的？
A. 通过制作更多的蜀绣产品。
B. 通过为像百度这样的公司制作更多的标志。
C. 通过在不同的大学和社区授课。
D. 通过鼓励年轻人学习这项技艺。
（ ）19. 这篇文章主要讲了什么？
A. 刺绣需要保护。
B. 一种传统艺术形式。
C. 一位著名的刺绣艺人。
D. 一份艰苦的工作。
（ ）20. 我们可以在报纸或杂志的哪个部分读到这篇文章？
A. 科技。
B. 体育。
C. 文化。
D. 商业。