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In New York, there is a special place called the Chinese Theatre Works(CTW). Here, the artists perform beautiful Chinese puppet shows. They mix old Chinese traditions with new American ideas.
Two people started the Chinese Theatre Works. They are Kuang-Yu Fong from China and Stephen from America. They use hand-carved puppets, silk costumes, and calligraphy brushes to tell Chinese stories. Some puppets are very old. Some puppets are new.
Charlie is a young artist who works here. He says, “Puppetry is very playful. Puppets are like toys that come alive! They make me feel like a child again.” Charlie learned about Chinese puppets on the Internet and came to help. He loves the old Chinese traditions. Another worker, Chen, saves old puppet shows on computers. “These stories are too precious to lose,” he says. He makes sure children in the future can see them too.
The shows mix Chinese and Western styles. They tell Chinese stories in English. In one show, they use projectors(投影仪) to make shadow puppets look wonderful.
Fong and Stephen got married some years ago. They love working together. Stephen says Chinese puppetry seemed strange at first, but now he thinks it’s so fun and loves it very much. They believe old traditions and new ideas can be friends.
The artists' most popular puppet show is about the Monkey King. Children in New York laugh and clap when they see it. Some of them love Chinese culture from it. The artists hope to keep sharing Chinese stories with everyone.

()1. From the first two paragraphs we can know that .
A. only American artists can perform at the CTW
B. people can only watch old Chinese puppet shows at the CTW
C. two Chinese people often perform puppet shows in New York
D. people can find some new hand-carved puppets at the CTW
()2. The underlined word “playful” here means “”.
A. serious B. interesting C. difficult D. boring
()3. What can we infer from Chen saving old puppet shows on computers?
A. Chen is not good at performing puppet shows.
B. Computers are the only way to save old puppet shows.
C. Children now are not interested in old puppet shows.
D. Old puppet shows are important and worth keeping.
()4. Why do the artists of the CTW tell Chinese stories in English in their shows?
A. They only perform for American children.
B. They don't think they can speak Chinese very well.
C. They want more people in America to understand the stories.
D. English puppet shows are more popular than Chinese ones.
()5. What do we know about Stephen's attitude towards Chinese puppetry?
A. Strange→Interesting.
B. Interesting→Boring.
C. Strange→Boring.
D. Boring→Strange.

在纽约有个特殊的中国戏剧工作室,这里的艺术家们运用手工雕刻木偶、丝绸服饰等道具,将中国传统木偶戏与美国新想法相融合,用英语讲述中国故事。
1. D 推理判断题。由 They use hand-carved puppets 可知,他们使用手工雕刻的木偶;再由句子“Some puppets are new.”可知,有些木偶很新。选项 D 符合描述。
2. B 词义猜测题。由“Puppets are like toys that come alive!”可知,木偶就像活过来的玩具,所以是很有趣。
3. D 推理判断题。由 These stories are too precious to lose 可知,这些故事很珍贵,不能丢失。由此可知,陈在电脑上保存旧木偶戏是因为旧木偶戏很重要,值得保留。
4. C 推理判断题。CTW 位于美国纽约。大多数当地人说英语。如果艺术家用英语讲述中国故事,更多的美国人可以理解其中的内容。
5. A 细节理解题。由句子“Stephen says Chinese puppetry seemed strange at first, but now he thinks it's so fun ...”可判断,Stephen 刚开始认为木偶戏很奇怪,现在觉得它很有趣。

【分析】
1. 第1题需定位前两段的细节信息，逐一核对选项，找到与“手工雕刻木偶”“新木偶”相关的内容，排除错误选项；
2. 第2题需结合划线词所在句的上下文语境，根据“木偶像活过来的玩具”推断词义；
3. 第3题需根据陈的表述“这些故事太珍贵不能丢失”，推理他保存旧木偶戏的原因；
4. 第4题需结合CTW位于纽约的背景，推理用英语讲中国故事的目的；
5. 第5题需定位Stephen的表述，提取他对中国木偶戏的态度变化。
【解析】
1. 第1题：由前两段“They use hand-carved puppets”和“Some puppets are new”可知，CTW有手工雕刻的木偶，也有新木偶，A选项“只有美国艺术家表演”、B选项“只能看旧木偶戏”、C选项“两个中国人表演”均不符合描述，故选D；
2. 第2题：划线词所在句提到“Puppets are like toys that come alive!”，说明木偶很有趣，故playful意为“有趣的”，选B；
3. 第3题：陈说“These stories are too precious to lose”，表明旧木偶戏珍贵值得保留，故选D；
4. 第4题：CTW位于纽约，用英语讲中国故事是为了让更多美国人理解内容，故选C；
5. 第5题：Stephen表示“Chinese puppetry seemed strange at first, but now he thinks it's so fun”，态度从奇怪变为有趣，故选A。
【答案】
1.D 2.B 3.D 4.C 5.A
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、词义猜测、推理判断
【点评】
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