Let Weifang kite fly to the whole world讓濰坊風箏飛向全世界

涂麗平

1 After a long， cold and dry winter， life and color are starting to return. Flowers areeverywhere， birds are singing and people are flying kites. Known as the birthplace of kites，Weifang in Shandong Province has a long history of making kites.

2 It is believed that Weifang kite?making can be traced back to 2000 years ago. Atfirst， they were often used by the army for communication purposes. During the MingDynasty， kites started to be popular. Made from bamboo and covered with traditionalChinese paintings， Weifang kite?making was included in the intangible cultural heritagelists in 2006. The International Kite Festival has been held in Weifang every year since1984.

3 Yang Hongwei， 58， is an inheritor of the Weifang kite?making. Born into akite?making family， Yang often saw kites with bright colors and different shapes in hergrandfather's workshop.“Many places around the world have a tradition of flying kites，”Yang said.“But I think behind our kites is the beauty of our nature and culture.”

4 On Yang's kites， people can see not only common things like flowers and birds，but also some patterns telling about Chinese fairy tales and history.“It takes lots oftime，”Yang added.“But when I explain the things on the kites to foreign customers， I feela sense of great achievement.”

5 In her spare time， she also travels to different countries including Germany， Austra?lia， the US and New Zealand to tell people about Chinese stories seen on kites and thetraditional ways of making kites.“I'm an inheritor of the culture. It is an important job ofmine to spread the heritage around the world and pass on to the next generation，”she said.

Reading Check

1. Whats paragraph 2 mainly about？

A. The purposes of flying kites.

B. The history of Weifang kite?making.

C. The materials to make Weifang kites.

D. The International Kite Festival.

2. What can we know about Yangs kites？

A. They're very common.

B. They're easy to make.

C. They're only sold in China.

D. They show people the beauty of Chinese culture.

3. What does the underlined word“things”refer to in paragraph 4？

A. Common things. B. Flowers and birds.

C. Leaves and flowers. D. Chinese fairy tales and history.

4. Why does Yang travel to different countries？

A. To enjoy the beautiful scenery.

B. To experience different cultures.

C. To spread the heritage of Weifang kites.

D. To collect interesting stories.

語篇研讀

本文是一篇說明文。文章主要介紹了濰坊風箏的制作歷史和傳承情況。

語言學習

Ⅰ. 語料薈萃

Ⅱ. 語句分析

1. It is believed that Weifang kite?making can be traced back to 2000 years ago. 人們相信，濰坊制作風箏（的歷史）可以追溯到2000年前。

【點石成金】該句中，It作形式主語，真正的主語為that從句。It is believed that意為“人們相信”。

2. On Yang's kites， people can see not only common things like flowers and birds， butalso some patterns telling about Chinese fairy tales and history. 在楊（紅衛）的風箏上，人們不僅可以看到常見的花和鳥，還可以看到一些講述中國神話和歷史的圖案。

【點石成金】該句是一個簡單句。not only...， but also...意為“不僅……，而且……”。

語言運用

Ⅰ. 例句仿寫

1. 人們認為他做生意賺了很多錢。

______________________________________________________?he has made a lot of money by doing?business.

2. 她不僅寫了正文部分，而且還挑選了插圖。

______________________________________________________， but also selected the illustrations.

Ⅱ. 寫作實踐

假定你是李華，你的外國朋友John對濰坊風箏很感興趣，并發來郵件向你咨詢相關情況，請你給他寫一封回信，內容包括：

1. 濰坊風箏簡介；

2. 你所知道的傳承人。

注意：

1. 詞數80左右；

2. 可以適當增加細節，以使行文連貫。

Dear John，

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Yours，

Li Hua