五、【文化知识】阅读材料，完成下面的题目。
Four treasures of the study(文房四宝)
Chinese calligraphy(书法）has a long history. It is one of the most beautiful forms of handwriting in the world. The brush, ink, paper and inkstone are necessary(必要的）things for Chinese calligraphy.
A
The writing brush is an important writing and painting tool. The body of the brush is usually made of bamboo. The head of the brush can be made of animal hair, such as wolf hair and rabbit hair.
B
The ink is usually black in calligraphy and painting. In ancient(古代的）China, the ink should be ground(研磨，原形为“grind”）from the ink stick.
C
Calligraphy and painting need a kind of special paper—Xuan paper. This kind of paper keeps colours for a long time.
D
The inkstone is used for ink grinding. As its name says, it is made of(由……制成）stones. The ink is made by grinding the ink stick on the inkstone with a little water.
（一）阅读材料，将描述相应物品语段的序号填在图片内的圆圈中，并在横线上写出相应物品的中文名称。


（二）阅读材料，根据材料内容，回答下面的问题。
1. What is the head of the writing brush made of?

2. Why do people use Xuan paper in calligraphy and painting?

(一)1. D;砚(台) 2. B;墨
3. A;(毛)笔 4. C;(宣)纸
(二)1. It can be made of animal hair.
2. Because this kind of paper keeps colours for a long time.

【分析】
本题分为两部分，第一部分需识别图片中的文房四宝物品，再匹配材料中对应的描述语段；第二部分需从材料中提取关键信息回答问题。首先观察四幅图片：第1幅是砚台，第2幅是墨，第3幅是毛笔，第4幅是宣纸；再对应材料A-D的描述，最后从材料中找到问题的答案即可。
【解析】
（一）1. 图片1是砚台，对应材料D（描述inkstone砚台），故填D，物品名称为砚（台）；
2. 图片2是墨，对应材料B（描述ink墨），故填B，物品名称为墨；
3. 图片3是毛笔，对应材料A（描述writing brush毛笔），故填A，物品名称为（毛）笔；
4. 图片4是宣纸，对应材料C（描述Xuan paper宣纸），故填C，物品名称为（宣）纸。
（二）1. 根据材料A中“The head of the brush can be made of animal hair”，可知答案为It can be made of animal hair；
2. 根据材料C中“This kind of paper keeps colours for a long time”，可知答案为Because this kind of paper keeps colours for a long time。
【答案】
(一)1. D;砚(台) 2. B;墨 3. A;(毛)笔 4. C;(宣)纸
(二)1. It can be made of animal hair. 2. Because this kind of paper keeps colours for a long time.
【知识点】
文化常识、英语阅读理解
【点评】
本题结合英语阅读与中国传统文化知识，考查学生对文房四宝的认知及英语材料的信息提取能力，难度适中，需仔细阅读材料并匹配对应内容。
【难度系数】
0.6