二、 新语篇 书法家介绍 “书法社团”的学生们正在学习我国古代书法家的故事。阅读介绍，完成下列各题。
Ouyang Xun was a famous calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty. He was one of the Four Great Masters of Regular Script. He loved learning calligraphy very much.
One day, he found a wonderful stone tablet with beautiful writing. He studied it carefully. He stood there to observe every detail, and even sat down to take notes. He spent a long time watching and learning from the tablet.
His hard work and careful observation made his calligraphy excellent.
Huai Su was a famous calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty too. People called him the “Sage of Cursive Script” because he was good at wild cursive.
He was poor and had no paper to practise. So he grew many plantain trees and wrote on their big leaves every day. He practised so hard that he used up many brushes and their tips were buried in a small hill. His hard work made his calligraphy lively and powerful.
词汇积累 regular script 楷书 stone tablet 石碑 observe /əb'zɜːv/ 观察
detail /'diːteɪl/ 细节 Sage of Cursive Script 草圣 plantain trees 芭蕉树
lively /'laɪvli/ 活泼的；充满活力的(指人或气氛)；生动的(描述故事、颜色等)
powerful /'paʊəfl/ 强大的；强有力的
（一）阅读短文，选择正确的答案。
（
C
）1. Why was Huai Su called the “Sage of Cursive Script”?
A. Because he wrote on plantain leaves.
B. Because he was poor.
C. Because he was very good at wild cursive.
（
B
）2. Ouyang Xun became excellent in calligraphy mainly by
.
A. drinking wine for inspiration B. working hard and observing carefully
C. washing brushes in a pool
（
A
）3. Ouyang Xun and Huai Su both came from the
.
A. Tang Dynasty B. Ming Dynasty C. Qing Dynasty
（二）新考法 开放式谈想法 根据实际情况回答问题。
What do you learn from the passage?
Practice makes perfect.
I should try my best to do everything. (答案不唯一)
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