B
Wearing armor(盔甲) and holding weapons, they look like ancient soldiers on traditional door posters. But look closer—they are two cats instead of the generals Qin Qiong and Yuchi Gong.
These posters were designed(设计) by Liu Shuning and Lin Chen from Hangzhou, Zhejiang. They wanted to mix modern art and youth culture with traditional culture.
The posters use the style of woodblock New Year paintings, which are a form of intangible cultural heritage(非物质文化遗产) in China. Called nianhua in Chinese, this style of art dates back to the Western Han Dynasty(202 BC – AD 8).
“We think woodblock New Year paintings are treasures—their colours and patterns are beautiful,” Lin said. “We want to show that young people are still interested in traditional culture.” “Protecting cultural heritage requires breathing new life into it. So I tried to add something that young people like,” Liu said. “People love little cute animals, so Lin and I keep three cats.”
★ They designed a carpet(地毯) using the traditional “six children pattern”—six children making up a circle and sharing three heads—but the children were replaced with dogs and cats.
Their design got hundreds of “likes” on the art website LOFTER. “Their creative design will help more young people become interested in traditional culture,” Paper News said. But Liu and Lin aren’t stopping there.
They are now planning another project that will include things borrowed from pictures in Dunhuang.
()56. What can we know about the Chinese door posters?
A. They usually have cats.
B. They are made of metal.
C. They have a long history.
D. They are world cultural heritage.
()57. Which of the following can be put in “★ ”?
A. They used a carpet pattern.
B. They let more people love cats.
C. They showed their deep love for the carpet.
D. They used these cats as models.
()58. What does the writer want to tell us in Paragraph 4?
A. How they protected cultural heritage.
B. How they had the idea of creating such a design.
C. What they prepared before creating such a design.
D. What they thought of the intangible cultural heritage.
()59. What does the underlined phrase “replaced with” in Paragraph 5 probably mean?
A. Taken the place of.
B. Covered with.
C. Got hurt by.
D. Shared with.
()60. What can be the best title for the passage?
A. Nianhua Gets Popular Again
B. Old Art Gets a Modern Touch
C. Pass on Cultural Heritage Online
D. Create a New Painting Style
C

56. C 【解析】细节理解题。根据第三段“The posters use the style of woodblock New Year paintings, which are a form of intangible cultural heritage in China. Called nianhua in Chinese, this style of art dates back to the Western Han Dynasty(202 BC - AD 8).”可知,中国的门神贴画有着悠久的历史。故选C。
57. D 【解析】推理判断题。根据第四段“People love little cute animals, so Lin and I keep three cats.”以及第五段“They designed a carpet using the traditional 'six children pattern'—six children making up a circle and sharing three heads—but the children were replaced with dogs and cats.”可知,第四段提到她们把三只猫融入了传统的文化中,第五段讲她们设计了一个地毯,里面的小孩被狗和猫代替。因此此处应是一个承上启下的句子,选项D符合语境,故选D。
58. B 【解析】段落大意题。根据第四段“'We think woodblock New Year paintings are treasures—their colours and patterns are beautiful,' Lin said. 'We want to show that young people are still interested in traditional culture.'”可知,第四段讲述了她们是如何想到创造这样一个设计的。故选B。
59. A 【解析】短语猜测题。根据第五段“They designed a carpet using the traditional 'six children pattern'—six children making up a circle and sharing three heads—but the children were replaced with dogs and cats.”并联系前句可猜测出,画线短语“replaced with”的意思应为“代替”,与选项A“Taken the place of.”意思相近。故选A。
60. B 【解析】标题归纳题。根据第二段“They wanted to mix modern art and youth culture with traditional culture.”以及全文可知,文章主要介绍了刘树宁和林晨在设计年画与地毯的过程中,将传统文化与现代艺术和青年文化相结合。故选B。