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外刊阅读——学会地道英语 树叶上的“雕刻”,简直美呆了!
What happens to all the leaves that fall from the trees in the autumn and winter? They fly into gardens and rivers, they’re taken by the wind to new places, or they’re put in the trash.
But some become art, thanks to a Japanese artist known as Lito.
He has won fans from around the world with his intricate designs made of leaves, which have many small parts or details that all work or fit together. There’s a frog holding an umbrella, fish swimming in an aquarium, and a leaf he created after taking inspiration from the famous painting The Great Wave off Kanagawa.
Lito first puts a special chemical on the leaves. Then he draws his very, very small images on the leaf with a pen and carefully cuts them out using a knife. It’s slow, difficult work, and Lito often does it at night. One leaf design can take eight hours to finish. “I would rather finish it in one go when I am focused,” the 38-year-old said.
The work has also helped him to manage his ADHD (多动症). He said he found school life difficult and it was only when he was 30 that he was told by doctors that he has ADHD. He felt that this diagnosis (诊断) explained why he had always done things differently.
Lito posts his designs on social media almost every day, something he has been doing since 2020. As well as becoming popular on social media, he has published books on his leaf-cutting work and often holds exhibitions in Japan.
“If I can make people happy by doing what I am doing, I want to do more,” Lito said.
一、好词句深练
（一）根据语境用所给单词的适当形式填空
1. Walking in the park gives me
2. The gardener uses a safe
3. My little sister likes to decorate her notebook
（二）用方框中词的正确形式替换下列句子中的黑体部分(有一个词多余) manage create focus
1. She is always attentive when she reads her favorite storybooks.
2. He was able to deal with his mental illness by walking in the park every morning and talking with his family.
（三）根据所给汉语，完成下列句子
1. I like to finish a small box of blueberry muffins
2. The girl’s cute hand-painted stones
（四）仿写句子
As well as becoming popular on social media, he has published books on his leaf-cutting work and often holds exhibitions in Japan. (as well as 后加动词 -ing 形式作伴随状语)
仿写: 妈妈每个周末浇花的同时，还会听音乐。
二、 阅读短文，选择正确答案
（
A. simple and easy to make B. inspired by a famous painting
C. made of one type of leaf D. created without much effort
（
A. By giving examples. B. By comparing his process with other artists’.
C. By using technical terms. D. By listing steps and showing its difficulty.
（
A. Lito’s daily life. B. Lito’s social activities.
C. Lito’s online popularity. D. Lito’s interest in books.
（
A. To make a lot of money. B. To help manage his illness.
C. To teach us how to cut leaves. D. To inspire people and make them happy.
（
A. A recent news report. B. A guide on leaf-cutting art.
C. An introduction of an artist. D. A review of an art exhibition.
What happens to all the leaves that fall from the trees in the autumn and winter? They fly into gardens and rivers, they’re taken by the wind to new places, or they’re put in the trash.
But some become art, thanks to a Japanese artist known as Lito.
He has won fans from around the world with his intricate designs made of leaves, which have many small parts or details that all work or fit together. There’s a frog holding an umbrella, fish swimming in an aquarium, and a leaf he created after taking inspiration from the famous painting The Great Wave off Kanagawa.
Lito first puts a special chemical on the leaves. Then he draws his very, very small images on the leaf with a pen and carefully cuts them out using a knife. It’s slow, difficult work, and Lito often does it at night. One leaf design can take eight hours to finish. “I would rather finish it in one go when I am focused,” the 38-year-old said.
The work has also helped him to manage his ADHD (多动症). He said he found school life difficult and it was only when he was 30 that he was told by doctors that he has ADHD. He felt that this diagnosis (诊断) explained why he had always done things differently.
Lito posts his designs on social media almost every day, something he has been doing since 2020. As well as becoming popular on social media, he has published books on his leaf-cutting work and often holds exhibitions in Japan.
“If I can make people happy by doing what I am doing, I want to do more,” Lito said.
一、好词句深练
（一）根据语境用所给单词的适当形式填空
1. Walking in the park gives me
inspiration
(inspire) to draw small flowers.2. The gardener uses a safe
chemical
(chemistry) to help the roses grow.3. My little sister likes to decorate her notebook
differently
(different) from me.（二）用方框中词的正确形式替换下列句子中的黑体部分(有一个词多余) manage create focus
1. She is always attentive when she reads her favorite storybooks.
focused
2. He was able to deal with his mental illness by walking in the park every morning and talking with his family.
manage
（三）根据所给汉语，完成下列句子
1. I like to finish a small box of blueberry muffins
in one go
(一口气).2. The girl’s cute hand-painted stones
won fans from
(赢得来自……的粉丝) her neighborhood.（四）仿写句子
As well as becoming popular on social media, he has published books on his leaf-cutting work and often holds exhibitions in Japan. (as well as 后加动词 -ing 形式作伴随状语)
仿写: 妈妈每个周末浇花的同时，还会听音乐。
二、 阅读短文，选择正确答案
（
B
）1. From Paragraph 3, we can infer that one of Lito’s designs is .A. simple and easy to make B. inspired by a famous painting
C. made of one type of leaf D. created without much effort
（
D
）2. 新考法·写作方法 How does the writer describe Lito’s creative process in Paragraph 4?A. By giving examples. B. By comparing his process with other artists’.
C. By using technical terms. D. By listing steps and showing its difficulty.
（
B
）3. What is the main idea of Paragraph 6?A. Lito’s daily life. B. Lito’s social activities.
C. Lito’s online popularity. D. Lito’s interest in books.
（
D
）4. What is the purpose of Lito sharing his works on social media?A. To make a lot of money. B. To help manage his illness.
C. To teach us how to cut leaves. D. To inspire people and make them happy.
（
C
）5. What type of article is this passage?A. A recent news report. B. A guide on leaf-cutting art.
C. An introduction of an artist. D. A review of an art exhibition.
答案
一、（一）1. inspiration 2. chemical 3. differently
（二）1. focused 2. manage
（三）1. in one go 2. won fans from
（四）Mom waters the flowers as well as listening to music every weekend.
二、 答案速查 1.B 2.D 3.B 4.D 5.C
【主旨大意】一位名叫Lito的日本艺术家利用树叶创作出复杂的艺术作品，这些作品受到了世界各地粉丝的喜爱。除了在社交媒体上走红外，他还出版了关于自己作品的书，并经常在日本举办展览。
1. B【点拨】推理判断题。根据第三段的“a leaf he created after taking inspiration from the famous painting The Great Wave off Kanagawa”可知，一片叶子是由他从名画《神奈川冲浪里》中获得灵感而创作的。由此可知，Lito的一个设计受到了一幅名画的启发。
2. D【点拨】写作方法题。第四段详细描述了Lito的创作过程，包括先涂上一种特殊的化学品，再用笔画出图像，然后仔细雕出来，并表明这项工作缓慢且艰难。
3. B【点拨】段落大意题。第六段主要讲述了Lito几乎每天都在社交媒体上发布他的设计，自2020年以来一直这样做，他还出版了关于自己叶雕作品的书，并经常在日本举办展览。由此可知，这段主要介绍了Lito的社会活动。
4. D【点拨】推理判断题。根据最后一段的“If I can make people happy by doing what I am doing, I want to do more”可知，Lito在社交媒体上分享作品是为了激励人们，并让人们快乐。
5. C【点拨】文章类型题。整篇文章讲述了日本艺术家Lito如何利用树叶进行创作，赢得了世界各地的粉丝，以及他的个人经历等，因此这是一篇介绍艺术家的文章。
（二）1. focused 2. manage
（三）1. in one go 2. won fans from
（四）Mom waters the flowers as well as listening to music every weekend.
二、 答案速查 1.B 2.D 3.B 4.D 5.C
【主旨大意】一位名叫Lito的日本艺术家利用树叶创作出复杂的艺术作品，这些作品受到了世界各地粉丝的喜爱。除了在社交媒体上走红外，他还出版了关于自己作品的书，并经常在日本举办展览。
1. B【点拨】推理判断题。根据第三段的“a leaf he created after taking inspiration from the famous painting The Great Wave off Kanagawa”可知，一片叶子是由他从名画《神奈川冲浪里》中获得灵感而创作的。由此可知，Lito的一个设计受到了一幅名画的启发。
2. D【点拨】写作方法题。第四段详细描述了Lito的创作过程，包括先涂上一种特殊的化学品，再用笔画出图像，然后仔细雕出来，并表明这项工作缓慢且艰难。
3. B【点拨】段落大意题。第六段主要讲述了Lito几乎每天都在社交媒体上发布他的设计，自2020年以来一直这样做，他还出版了关于自己叶雕作品的书，并经常在日本举办展览。由此可知，这段主要介绍了Lito的社会活动。
4. D【点拨】推理判断题。根据最后一段的“If I can make people happy by doing what I am doing, I want to do more”可知，Lito在社交媒体上分享作品是为了激励人们，并让人们快乐。
5. C【点拨】文章类型题。整篇文章讲述了日本艺术家Lito如何利用树叶进行创作，赢得了世界各地的粉丝，以及他的个人经历等，因此这是一篇介绍艺术家的文章。
解析
【分析】
本题分为词汇运用和阅读理解两部分，解题思路如下：
1. 词汇类题目：需结合语境判断词性，根据所给单词的适当形式填空；替换题要理解句子含义，匹配方框内词汇；完成句子需牢记固定短语；仿写题要掌握as well as后接动词-ing形式的用法。
2. 阅读理解题：需回到原文定位关键信息，分析段落内容、写作方法、主旨大意及文章类型，逐一匹配选项。
【解析】
一、（一）
1. 此处需名词作give的宾语，inspire的名词形式为inspiration，故填inspiration。
2. 形容词safe修饰名词，chemistry的名词形式chemical（化学品）符合语境，故填chemical。
3. 此处需副词修饰动词decorate，different的副词形式为differently，故填differently。
（二）
1. 句意为“她读喜欢的故事书时总是很专注”，方框中focused（专注的）符合，故填focused。
2. 句意为“他通过散步和与家人交谈应对心理疾病”，manage（处理、应对）与deal with同义，故填manage。
（三）
1. “一口气”的固定短语为in one go，故填in one go。
2. “赢得来自……的粉丝”译为won fans from，故填won fans from。
（四）
仿写需遵循as well as后接动词-ing形式的规则，“妈妈每个周末浇花的同时，还会听音乐”译为Mom waters the flowers as well as listening to music every weekend。
二、
1. 根据第三段“a leaf he created after taking inspiration from the famous painting...”可知，Lito的一个设计受名画启发，选B。
2. 第四段详细描述了创作步骤（涂化学品、画、剪）并说明工作艰难，选D。
3. 第六段讲述Lito在社交媒体发布作品、出书、办展览，属于社会活动，选B。
4. 根据最后一段“make people happy”可知，目的是让人们快乐，选D。
5. 全文介绍艺术家Lito的叶雕创作及经历，属于介绍艺术家的文章，选C。
【答案】
一、（一）1. inspiration 2. chemical 3. differently
（二）1. focused 2. manage
（三）1. in one go 2. won fans from
（四）Mom waters the flowers as well as listening to music every weekend.
二、1.B 2.D 3.B 4.D 5.C
【知识点】
英语词汇变形、固定短语运用、句子仿写、阅读理解推理判断、段落大意概括
【点评】
本题结合基础词汇运用和语篇理解，考查学生的英语语言基础和阅读分析能力，内容贴近生活，难度适中，能有效检验学生的综合英语水平。
【难度系数】
0.6
本题分为词汇运用和阅读理解两部分，解题思路如下：
1. 词汇类题目：需结合语境判断词性，根据所给单词的适当形式填空；替换题要理解句子含义，匹配方框内词汇；完成句子需牢记固定短语；仿写题要掌握as well as后接动词-ing形式的用法。
2. 阅读理解题：需回到原文定位关键信息，分析段落内容、写作方法、主旨大意及文章类型，逐一匹配选项。
【解析】
一、（一）
1. 此处需名词作give的宾语，inspire的名词形式为inspiration，故填inspiration。
2. 形容词safe修饰名词，chemistry的名词形式chemical（化学品）符合语境，故填chemical。
3. 此处需副词修饰动词decorate，different的副词形式为differently，故填differently。
（二）
1. 句意为“她读喜欢的故事书时总是很专注”，方框中focused（专注的）符合，故填focused。
2. 句意为“他通过散步和与家人交谈应对心理疾病”，manage（处理、应对）与deal with同义，故填manage。
（三）
1. “一口气”的固定短语为in one go，故填in one go。
2. “赢得来自……的粉丝”译为won fans from，故填won fans from。
（四）
仿写需遵循as well as后接动词-ing形式的规则，“妈妈每个周末浇花的同时，还会听音乐”译为Mom waters the flowers as well as listening to music every weekend。
二、
1. 根据第三段“a leaf he created after taking inspiration from the famous painting...”可知，Lito的一个设计受名画启发，选B。
2. 第四段详细描述了创作步骤（涂化学品、画、剪）并说明工作艰难，选D。
3. 第六段讲述Lito在社交媒体发布作品、出书、办展览，属于社会活动，选B。
4. 根据最后一段“make people happy”可知，目的是让人们快乐，选D。
5. 全文介绍艺术家Lito的叶雕创作及经历，属于介绍艺术家的文章，选C。
【答案】
一、（一）1. inspiration 2. chemical 3. differently
（二）1. focused 2. manage
（三）1. in one go 2. won fans from
（四）Mom waters the flowers as well as listening to music every weekend.
二、1.B 2.D 3.B 4.D 5.C
【知识点】
英语词汇变形、固定短语运用、句子仿写、阅读理解推理判断、段落大意概括
【点评】
本题结合基础词汇运用和语篇理解，考查学生的英语语言基础和阅读分析能力，内容贴近生活，难度适中，能有效检验学生的综合英语水平。
【难度系数】
0.6
