Yunjin is a beautiful brocade(织锦缎) made in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province. Yun in Chinese means clouds and jin means brocade. The materials used in yunjin are valuable, such as silk, gold and silver, resulting in its high collecting value.
Yunjin, with a history of over 1,600 years, has the best quality among all the brocades in China. It stands for the finest Chinese silk cloth. The brocade comes out from a traditional wooden loom(织布机) as big as 5.6 metres long, 1.4 metres wide and 4 metres high. The huge loom needs two people to work, one above and one below. The process(过程) is so long and difficult that a brocade with a length of 5 to 6 centimetres takes two people all day to make and the production cannot be replaced with modern machines. Its pictures are large in shape and the use of gold and silver makes them rich and shining. In ancient times, yunjin served as materials for royal families' clothes and to beautify their palaces. It was also used as gifts for important foreign guests.
With the development of technology and changes in people’s lifestyle, young people have less interest in traditional arts which require a long time of learning and practising. To pass down the skills of yunjin, the Chinese government set up Nanjing Yunjin Research Institute in 1957, which has helped spread the culture of brocade and built a cultural bridge between China and the world.
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) 1. Why does yunjin have a high collecting value?
A. Because it has a long history.
B. Because it has the best quality.
C. Because it is made of valuable materials.
D. Because it is made by huge wooden looms.
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A
) 2. The Chinese government set up Nanjing Yunjin Research Institute to
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A. pass down the skills of yunjin
B. develop ways to make yunjin
C. help young people make yunjin
D. change traditional skills of yunjin
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) 3. What do you learn about yunjin from the passage?
A. It takes 5 to 6 days to make.
B. It interests more people to learn it.
C. It has large, rich and shining pictures.
D. It can be made by modern machines.
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D
) 4. Which can be the best title for the passage?
A. The first invention in Chinese history
B. The biggest change in Chinese history
C. The latest material of Chinese silk cloth
D. The greatest symbol of Chinese silk cloth
