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Have you ever seen porcelain that has carved hollows (镂空雕刻) and clay flowers? This special kind of porcelain is called Tonghua porcelain (通花瓷). It is from Chaohou city, Guangdong province. In 2008, it was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage (“非物质文化遗产”).

 If (74)① ______ about 20 steps and 45 days to turn a porcelain design into a finished product, A Tonghua porcelain was less as many as 10,000 hollows. The maker must plan carefully. If a hollow is carved too large, it can crack (裂开) during firing.

 Born in 1995 into a family of Tonghua porcelain makers, Ye Hao is a young inheritor (传承人) of the art. (75) As the number of people with Tonghua skills is falling in Guangdong, he feels it is very important to master it. Ye has been improving his skills for over 10 years.

 During a winter holiday, while Ye was practicing clay flower shaping, his grandfather came and laughed at the cracks in the flowers he made. “My grandpa told me that I didn’t have the feel for clay. I didn’t understand (74)② ______ he meant then, but now I realize he was encouraging me to practice more.” Ye said. Moisture levels (湿度水平) in clay are important, as dry clay cracks easily.

Trying to be creative with the art, Ye chose to make it part of his everyday hobbies. For example, he created a porcelain brooch (胸针) with a rose design. It was chosen (74)③ ______ a souvenir (纪念品) by the Department of Culture and Tourism of Guangdong province. He also designed six Tonghua porcelain vases that include main characters from a popular show. He successfully improved Tonghua skills by mixing traditional art and pop culture.

 Ye said he would keep looking for ways to bring the art into everyday life and show it to more people with fresh designs.

1.1. When was Tonghua porcelain listed as a national intangible cultural heritage? (No more than 2 words)

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解析：选In 2008.。In 2008.题目要求答案不超过 2 个词，根据文章第一段最后一句 “In 2008, it was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage”，直接提取时间信息即可。

2.2. What will happen if a hollow of the porcelain vase is carved too large? (No more than 6 words)

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解析：选It can crack during firing.。It can crack during firing。要求答案不超过 6 个词，根据第二段最后一句 “If a hollow is carved too large, it can crack during firing”，提炼核心结果信息，符合词数要求。

3.3. How did Ye improve Tonghua skills according to the fifth paragraph? (No more than 10 words)

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解析：选By mixing traditional art and pop culture。By mixing traditional art and pop culture.题目要求答案不超过 10 个词，根据第五段最后一句 “He successfully improved Tonghua skills by mixing traditional art and pop culture”，提取关键方式状语，满足词数限制。

4.4. Fill in each blank in the passage with a proper word.  ① ______ ② ______ ③ ______

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解析：选①takes ②what ③as。①takes ②what ③as。① 此处考查固定句型 It takes some time/steps to do sth.（做某事需要花费某些步骤 / 时间），主语为形式主语 it，时态为一般现在时，故填 takes；② 此处考查宾语从句引导词，动词 understand 后缺宾语，从句 meant 后也缺宾语，用 what 指代爷爷话语的内容，故填 what；③ 此处考查固定搭配 be chosen as（被选为……），句意指胸针被选为纪念品，故填 as。

5.5. Translate the underlined sentence in the third paragraph into Chinese.

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解析：选由于在广东掌握通花瓷技艺的人数日益减少，他认为熟练掌握这项技艺至关重要。。由于在广东掌握通花瓷技艺的人数日益减少，他认为熟练掌握这项技艺至关重要。本句包含原因状语从句，as 译为 “由于”；the number of 译为 “…… 的数量”；fall 译为 “减少，下降”；master 译为 “掌握”，按照中文表达习惯调整语序，保证通顺准确。

6.6. There are many traditional art forms in our country. Which one do you like best? And why? Please list at least two reasons.

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解析：选答案不唯一，合理即可。。答案不唯一，合理即可。示例答案：I like Beijing opera best. First, it has... 开放性主观题 本题无固定答案，需满足两个要求：① 选定一种中国传统艺术形式；② 给出至少两个喜欢的理由。示例：I like paper - cutting best. First, it has rich cultural meanings and often symbolizes good luck. Second, its patterns are beautiful and can be used to decorate our homes.