Sun Qiye is a Liuli craftsman from Zibo, Shandong Province. He drew attention for making a beautiful Liuli copy of the Ming Dynasty Empress Xiaoduan’s phoenix crown (孝端皇后凤冠). The crown is made up of nearly 5,000 parts, including nine dragons, nine phoenixes and 4,800 Liuli pearls.
Before, Sun Qiye never got in touch with Liuli. He only took Liuli-making courses because of his mother. Though uninterested at first, he became interested in the traditional art form after trying to replicate a Liuli butterfly in class. Encouraged by a growing interest in the craft, Sun created a chrysanthemum-themed Liuli artwork and won much praise online. This gave him the chance to create a real crown for a museum exhibition. Although he had just over a year and a half of experience in traditional Liuli artwork, Sun accepted the project. “I wanted to challenge myself to bring the traditional art of Zibo Liuli into conversation with a national treasure,” he said.
The recreation process was more difficult than his team had thought. Sun and three other craftsmen could only work out the details through online photos and measurement data, and then find the right skills for each part. That was because none of them had ever seen the real crown.
After many failed efforts, they finally succeeded. “As a new-generation Liuli craftsman, I’m proud to develop the Liuli art of Zibo,” Sun said. “This crown is my way of honoring the craft of the past and giving it new life.”
任务一 回答问题(每题答案不超过10个词)
1. What did Sun Qiye make to get attention?

2. How many parts is the Liuli phoenix crown made up of?

3. What made Sun become interested in Liuli?

4. Why was the recreation process very difficult?

5. What other traditional handicrafts do you know? Introduce one to us.

任务二 阅读理解
1. What does the underlined word “replicate” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. Create a copy of something.
B. Destroy something completely.
C. Improve something quickly.
D. Sell something expensively.
2. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Sun Qiye’s mother taught him Liuli-making skills.
B. The Ming Dynasty crown was difficult to recreate.
C. Traditional Liuli art is popular online in China.
D. A young craftsman revived ancient art through hard work.

任务一
1. He made a Liuli copy of the phoenix crown.
2. Nearly 5,000 parts.
3. Trying to replicate a Liuli butterfly in class.
4. They had never seen the real crown.
5. Paper cutting. It's a traditional Chinese art form.（言之有理即可）
任务二
1. A 词义猜测题。根据上下文中的 copy、recreation 等信息可推断，replicate 意为“仿制，复制”。
2. D 主旨大意题。本文主要讲述年轻工匠孙启烨通过努力仿制凤冠，让传统琉璃艺术重获新生的故事。

【分析】本题分为任务一（细节理解类简答题）和任务二（词义猜测、主旨大意类选择题）。解题思路：任务一需根据问题关键词定位原文对应段落，提取符合字数要求的答案；任务二的词义猜测题需结合上下文同义词（如copy、recreation）推断划线词含义，主旨大意题需梳理全文核心人物、事件及主旨，从而选出正确选项。
【解析】
任务一：
1. 定位原文第一段第二句，孙启烨因制作明代孝端皇后凤冠的琉璃复制品受到关注，故答案为He made a Liuli copy of the phoenix crown.
2. 定位原文第一段最后一句，凤冠由近5000个部件组成，故答案为Nearly 5,000 parts.
3. 定位原文第二段第二句，他在课堂上尝试仿制琉璃蝴蝶后对琉璃产生兴趣，故答案为Trying to replicate a Liuli butterfly in class.
4. 定位原文第三段最后一句，因团队从未见过真凤冠导致复刻困难，故答案为They had never seen the real crown.
5. 选取中国传统手工艺品剪纸，介绍即可，故答案为Paper cutting. It's a traditional Chinese art form.
任务二：
1. 词义猜测题：上下文出现copy（复制品）、recreation（复刻）等词，可推断replicate意为“仿制、复制”，对应选项A。
2. 主旨大意题：全文围绕年轻琉璃工匠孙启烨通过努力复刻凤冠，让传统琉璃艺术重获新生展开，对应选项D。
【答案】
任务一
1. He made a Liuli copy of the phoenix crown.
2. Nearly 5,000 parts.
3. Trying to replicate a Liuli butterfly in class.
4. They had never seen the real crown.
5. Paper cutting. It's a traditional Chinese art form.
任务二
1. A
2. D
【知识点】英语阅读理解（细节理解、词义猜测、主旨大意）
【点评】本题选取与中国传统琉璃工艺相关的英语阅读材料，既考查学生的英语阅读信息定位、词义推断及主旨概括能力，又渗透了传统文化传承的教育意义，题型贴合初中英语阅读考查要求。
【难度系数】0.6