Chinese paper-cutting is a kind of folk art. People usually use scissors or knives to cut paper. It has a history of about 1,500 years. Let's learn something about paper-cutting.
Wonderful meanings
Paper-cutting has some wonderful meanings. Some paper-cuttings mean happiness and good luck. At the Spring Festival, people paste(粘贴)“Fu” on doors or windows. At a wedding, people paste “Xi”.
Why is it red?
In China, people always love red. In our mind, red is hope, so red is our favourite. We can see red everywhere in China. The walls of old palaces are red. Lanterns are red. Weddings are always full of red things, too.
Black paper-cutting in Shanzhou
Many of the paper-cuttings are red, but paper-cuttings in Shanzhou, Henan Province are black. Black is the best color there. Shanzhou is a dry place. People make black paper-cuttings to wish for rain.
Now, paper-cutting gets into many schools. Students can learn how to make paper-cutting at school. Li Jie, a middle school student, says, “It's really wonderful to change paper into different kinds of pictures, such as flowers and animals. We enjoy it.”
根据短文内容，回答问题。(每题答案不超过 5 个词)
1. How long is the history of Chinese paper-cutting?

2. Where do people usually paste paper-cuttings at the Spring Festival?

3. Why do Chinese people love red?

4. What do people in Shanzhou use black paper-cuttings to do?

5. What does Li Jie think of paper-cutting?

八、1. About 1,500 years. 2. On doors or windows. 3. Because red means hope. 4. To wish for rain. 5. Wonderful.

【分析】
这是一篇细节类英语阅读简答题，解题思路非常清晰：首先逐个对应题干的关键词，回到原文定位到相关语句，再从原文中提取符合题干要求的信息，最后严格遵守“每题答案不超过5个词”的要求精简内容即可，不需要自行拓展额外信息。比如第一题找关键词history of Chinese paper-cutting，直接定位第一段就能找到对应时长，其余题目也都可以通过题干里的Spring Festival、love red、Shanzhou、Li Jie这些专属关键词快速定位到对应段落找答案。
【解析】
1. 定位原文第一段第三句"It has a history of about 1,500 years"，直接提取中国剪纸的历史时长，得到答案。
2. 定位"Wonderful meanings"板块中"At the Spring Festival, people paste(粘贴)“Fu” on doors or windows"一句，提取春节张贴剪纸的位置信息即可。
3. 定位"Why is it red?"板块中"In our mind, red is hope, so red is our favourite"一句，精简得到中国人喜爱红色的原因。
4. 定位"Black paper-cutting in Shanzhou"板块中"People make black paper-cuttings to wish for rain"一句，提取陕州黑剪纸的用途。
5. 定位最后一段李杰的原话"It's really wonderful"，提取他对剪纸的评价即可。
【答案】
1. About 1,500 years.
2. On doors or windows.
3. Because red means hope.
4. To wish for rain.
5. Wonderful.
【知识点】
阅读细节定位，简答词数控制，传统民俗认知
【点评】
本题属于非常基础的阅读简答题型，所有答案都能在原文中直接找到对应内容，没有设置干扰项，只要能准确定位题干对应的原文段落，同时注意不要超出规定的答案词数限制，就可以顺利拿到满分，同时题目内容也能帮助学生了解中国传统剪纸的相关文化常识。
【难度系数】
0.9