三、语法填空。
Niejiazhuang Village in Weifang is famous for colored clay sculpture handicraft(泥塑手工艺), which dates back to the Ming Dynasty. The Weifang government has 15. (encourage) local people to learn traditional handicraft and make more money to get rid of poverty.
Nie Peng 16. (be) a young villager in Niejiazhuang. He is crazy about clay sculpture handicraft. He began learning it from his father when he was 17. child. He has led lots of young craftsmen(手艺人) and near 18. (he) village to make colored clay sculptures and the handicraft has become an important way for local people to get 19. (rich) than before.
The tiger is a typical subject for colored clay sculptures. Nie started to learn 20. (make) clay tigers in 2010, the Year of the Tiger. Over these years, he has seen the development of the art form. 21.  first, the clay tigers were all of the same small size. Now there are tigers of different 22. (size) and the largest can be over two meters tall. The tigers used to be colored pink and green, but now they have become more colorful.
Today Nie cares for the future of clay sculpture handicraft 23. encourages young craftsmen to create more works. He 24. (real) hopes that the sculpture handicraft will be passed down to the next generation.

四、任务型阅读。
Chinese calligraphy is an important part of traditional Chinese culture. Calligraphy started in China and spread to other parts of Asia with Chinese culture. It has a history of 4,000 to 5,000 years. Calligraphy is the art of writing Chinese characters and rules of writing with a brush. When you practice calligraphy, it is important to pay attention to the changes of the strokes and the spaces between characters.
There are many famous calligraphers in history, such as Wang Xizhi and Yan Zhenqing. Different calligraphy works can show calligraphers' feelings and personalities. Today, they can be seen on the walls of offices, schools, hotels and many other places.
"If I live in China, I will become a calligrapher rather than a painter for sure," the world-famous master of art Picasso said. He fell in love with Chinese calligraphy as soon as he saw Zhang Daqian's works.
The tool for practicing calligraphy is brushes. They are usually made from the hair of different animals. Practicing calligraphy takes a lot of time and many people take lessons to learn it. During the lessons, they can learn how to write different strokes of Chinese characters. If you're interested in it, you may start practicing with a teacher right away.
Calligraphy, an amazing traditional art form, shows the love that all Chinese people have for culture and beauty. Chinese people of all ages practice calligraphy often, not to be calligraphers, but to enjoy the peaceful mind.