Ye Xiaopeng is a woodcarver (木雕艺人) from Zhejiang, China. He is 53 years old and comes from a family of carvers. He makes beautiful works from boxwood (黄杨木). But he believes that reading is just as important as carving skills.

When Ye was a teenager, he loved martial-arts novels. He also read old Chinese classics. But the book that touched him most was The Roots of Wisdom. He did not fully understand it at first, but as he grew older, it gradually taught him to think about life.He said reading changed the way he looks at the world.

Later, Ye started to read more about history and art. He learned that good art needs both skill and culture. He said reading gives him a deeper understanding of culture, while life gives him vivid images. He believes that tradition is not just about copying old ways. It is about understanding why people made art in the past and finding new ways to express it.

1.1.What can we learn about Ye’s family background?

A They are teachers.

B They are woodcarvers.

C They are doctors.

D They are farmers.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。文章第一段明确提到“He is 53 years old and comes from a family of carvers”（他53岁，出身于雕刻世家），“carvers”与 “woodcarvers”同义，直接对应选项B。选项A（教师）、C（医生）、D（农民）在文中均未提及，属于无中生有。故选B。

2.2. What did The Roots of Wisdom bring to Ye?

A Many facts.

B A new way of thinking.

C Carving skills.

D Happy stories.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。第二段指出“it gradually taught him to think about life”（这本书逐渐教会他思考人生），紧接着又说“He said reading changed the way he looks at the world”（阅读改变了他看待世界的方式），这正是一种新的思维方式，对应选项B。选项A（许多事实）、C（雕刻技巧）、D（快乐的故事）在关于这本书的描述中均未出现。故选B。

3.3. According to Paragraph 3, what does reading give Ye?

A Real-life scenes.

B Carving skills.

C Cultural understanding.

D Historical stories.

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。第三段原文明确说“He said reading gives him a deeper understanding of culture”（他说阅读让他对文化有了更深的理解），与选项C“Cultural understanding”（文化理解）完全对应。选项A（真实生活场景）是生活“life”带给他的，而非阅读；选项B（雕刻技巧）和D（历史故事）虽与段落内容相关，但并非阅读直接赋予他的东西。故选C。

4.4. How does reading influence Ye’s work according to the last paragraph?

A It helps at once.

B It has no effect.

C It only changes his life.

D It shows its effect over time.

解析：选D。D 推理判断题。最后一段提到“He says reading may not help you right away, but it will quietly find its way into your work”（阅读可能不会立刻帮到你，但会悄然融入你的作品），以及文末比喻“every book is like a hidden grain inside wood — shaping his art and his life over time”（每本书都像木头里隐藏的纹理——随着时间的推移塑造他的艺术和人生）。这说明阅读的影响是渐进的、长期的，对应选项D。选项A（立刻有帮助）与原文“not help you right away”直接矛盾；选项B（没有效果）和C（只改变生活）均与文意不符。故选D。

5.5. What is the main idea of the whole passage?

A A woodcarver’s love for reading.

B The history of woodcarving art.

C Ways to learn traditional art.

D Famous books for young artists.

解析：选A。A主旨大意题。全文围绕木雕艺人叶小鹏展开，核心线索是他对阅读的热爱与坚持：第一段提出“reading is just as important as carving skills”（阅读与雕刻技巧同等重要）；第二、三段讲述阅读如何改变他的思维、加深他对文化的理解；最后一段强调阅读对年轻学徒和他自身的长远影响。因此，文章主旨是“一位木雕艺人对阅读的热爱”，选项A准确概括。选项B（木雕艺术的历史）、C（学习传统艺术的方法）、D（年轻艺术家的名著推荐）均偏离了文章以“阅读”为核心的主题。故选A。