一、完形填空
(2025 南京玄武期中)It often looks like a painting, but there is a lot of carving in this artwork. It
is ruanmuhua(软木画). It dates back to 1914. Back then, Chinese Wu Qiqi got the idea
from a picture postcard from Germany and created this beautiful art form. In 2008, ruanmuhua was
listed as a national intangible cultural heritage.
As a lover of ruanmuhua, Chen Kongguo started to learn the at 13. The 73-year-old from
Fuzhou, Fujian Province has spent his life ruanmuhua.
"Instead of using a pen or a brush, we use a set of nicking tools(雕刻工具) to create
ruanmuhua," Chen Kongguo said. He has to tools for the small parts of an artwork.
Making such an artwork is not . Although there are different kinds of things like buildings,
trees, and animals on ruanmuhua, every craftsman usually focuses on one kind of them. Sometimes it
needs several people to work together on one artwork. "We usually start by carving small parts, and
we'll stick all the small parts together to a work," Chen Kongguo added.
As a person who focuses on carving ______ , every time Chen Kongguo begins, he has to visit the
building and then use a computer to make a smaller model. " there's a small change, the
whole work cannot be finished," Chen Kongguo said. "After many years of working as a ruanmuhua
creator, I even get to know more about Chinese-style architecture(建筑)," he added.
() 1. A. believed B. said C. called D. reported
() 2. A. artist B. musician C. scientist D. writer
() 3. A. language B. tool C. interest D. skill
() 4. A. trying on B. turning on C. working on D. putting on
() 5. A. repair B. change C. hold D. tidy
() 6. A. easy B. fantastic C. relaxing D. special
() 7. A. wake up B. cheer up C. make up D. take up
() 8. A. animals B. buildings C. flowers D. mountains
() 9. A. in time B. in order C. in surprise D. in person
()10. A. Although B. If C. However D. Until

【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了软木画的起源和艺术特色,并以软木画创作者陈孔国为例,说明了软木画的创作难度、过程及其传承发展。
1. C 提示:believe意为“相信”;say意为“说”;call意为“称作”;report意为“报道”。根据语境可知,此处指它被称作软木画。
2. A 提示:artist意为“艺术家”;musician意为“音乐家”;scientist意为“科学家”;writer意为“作家”。根据下文“created this beautiful art form”可推知,此处指中国艺术家吴启棋从德国风景明信片上获得灵感,创造了这种美丽的艺术形式。
3. D 提示:language意为“语言”;tool意为“工具”;interest意为“兴趣”;skill意为“技术”。句意:作为软木画的爱好者,陈孔国从13岁开始学习这项技术。
4. C 提示:try on意为“试穿”;turn on意为“打开”;work on意为“从事”;put on意为“穿上”。上文提到陈孔国13岁开始学习软木画,因此这位73岁的老人一生都在从事软木画。
5. B 提示:repair意为“修理”;change意为“改变,更换”;hold意为“握住”;tidy意为“整理”。上文“a set of nicking tools”提示,在创作软木画时,需要更换工具。
6. A 提示:easy意为“容易的”;fantastic意为“极好的”;relaxing意为“令人放松的”;special意为“特别的”。根据下文“Sometimes it needs several people to work together on one artwork.”可知,创作软木画
并不容易。
7. C 提示:wake up意为“叫醒”;cheer up意为“振作”;make up意为“组成”;take up意为“占据”。根据常识可知,此处表示将所有的小部件粘在一起组成一件作品。
8. B 提示:根据下一句中“visit the building”可知,他专注于雕刻建筑物。
9. D 提示:in time意为“及时”;in order意为“按顺序”;in surprise意为“惊讶地”;in person意为“亲自”。句意:作为一名专注于雕刻建筑物的软木画创作者,陈孔国每次开始创作时,都会亲自去参观那座建筑,然后用电脑制作一个缩小版的模型。
10. B 提示:although意为“虽然”;if意为“如果”;however意为“然而”;until意为“直到”。根据语境可知,“有一处小改变”与“整个作品就无法完成”在语义上是假设关系,应用if引导条件状语从句。

二、阅读理解
A(2024 陕西中考A卷)
When I was young, I loved paper-cutting and I was pretty good at it. As I grew up, I became busy
and didn't have much time for it. Later, I stopped doing it.
However, the news I came across online touched my heart and changed my mind. A little girl from
Jieyang, Guangdong was practicing lion dance when a professional lion dance performance team(专业舞
狮表演队) passed by. As soon as they saw the girl practicing, they started to beat drums and gongs for
her and quickly she did a lion dance in return. People around all cheered for her. Her love for the
ancient Chinese culture evoked my strong memories of paper-cutting.
I remembered the happy times of making paper-cuttings with my teacher and friends in the club.
When I was ten, I joined the paper-cutting club. Every Monday and Friday, I learned to make paper-
cuttings there. Our teacher, Ms Li, was very talented. With a pair of scissors and a piece of paper, she
could create lively works(作品). That amazed us. And we learned much from her. Together, we
created lots of works. They covered many topics, including animals, flowers and things about Chinese
history. Every time we held a paper-cutting show, our works attracted many visitors. The girl in the
news encouraged me to go on with paper-cutting. I want to be an inheritor (继承者) of the ancient
Chinese culture. Together with other inheritors, I hope to pass down our excellent culture.
() 1. What did the girl do after the team began to beat drums and gongs for her?
A. She watched their show carefully. B. She did a lion dance in return.
C. She cheered for the team. D. She made a paper-cutting for the team.
() 2. The underlined word "evoked" means "" in Paragraph 2.
A. brought back B. took away C. cut off D. depended on
() 3. What is the main idea of Paragraph 3?
A. The long history of paper-cutting.
B. The steps of making paper-cuttings.
C. The writer's happy times of making paper-cuttings.
D. The writer's plans for setting up a paper-cutting club.
() 4. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The writer wasn't good at paper-cutting at a young age.
B. Now the writer practices paper-cutting twice a week.
C. The writer hopes to be an inheritor of paper-cutting.
D. After watching the news, the writer decided to learn lion dance.

【语篇导读】本文作者受到一个小女孩舞狮表演的启发,回忆起自己曾经热爱的剪纸艺术,并决定重拾这项技艺,成为传承中国传统文化的一份子。
1. B 提示:细节理解题。根据第二段第三句“As soon as they saw the girl practicing, they started to beat drums and gongs for her and quickly she did a lion dance in return.”可知,当队员们开始为小女孩敲锣打鼓时,她跳了一段舞狮作为回报。
2. A 提示:词义猜测题。bring back意为“使记起”;take away意为“带走”;cut off意为“切断”;depend on意为“依赖”。根据画线词后一句“I remembered the happy times of making paper-cuttings with my teacher and friends in the club.”可知,作者回忆起在俱乐部和老师、朋友一起剪纸的快乐时光,由此推知,是小女孩对舞狮的热爱唤醒了作者对剪纸的记忆。画线词“evoke”意为“回想起”,与bring back意思最为接近。
3. C 提示:段落大意题。通读文章第三段,尤其是该段第一句“I remembered the happy times of making paper-cuttings with my teacher and friends in the club.”可知,该段主要介绍了作者在俱乐部和老师、朋友一起剪纸的快乐时光。
4. C 提示:细节理解题。根据最后一段倒数第二、三句“The girl in the news encouraged me to go on with paper-cutting. I want to be an inheritor of the ancient Chinese culture.”可知,作者想成为剪纸艺术的传承者。