一、文章
PASSAGE · 点击任意单词可查词典P1 In ancient China, there were "four treasures of the study (文房四宝)" — the writing brush, ink, paper, and the inkstone (砚台). Among all the inkstones, the Chengni inkstone was one of the most famous and was widely loved.
P2 The Chengni inkstone first appeared during the Western Han dynasty (朝代), but the skills of making it were lost during the late Ming dynasty and early Qing dynasty. Thankfully, today the traditional skills of making the Chengni inkstone have been revived (恢复) with the help of Lin Yongmao and his son Lin Tao.
P3 In 1984, Lin Yongmao began working at the museum in Xinjiang, Shanxi Province. There he read some books about the Xinjiang Chengni inkstone, and then he decided to revive the lost skills.
P4 It was easier said than done. It took two years to find proper materials to make the Chengni inkstone. That was just the first step. After failing many times, they finally succeeded in making two Chengni inkstones in 1991. Three years later, their Chengni inkstones won a gold prize at an expo (博览会) on China's famous inkstones.
P5 But the father and son did not stop. While improving the skills of making the Chengni inkstone, they set up a workshop in the hope of passing the skills on to young people. They also worked with universities and colleges to make the Chengni inkstone more popular. At the same time, Lin Tao has created special Chengni inkstone products and brought them to competitions at home and abroad to increase the influence of the Chengni inkstone.
二、题目精析
QUESTIONS · 定位词 → 原文依据 → 选项对错原因What do we know about the Chengni inkstone?
关于澄泥砚，我们知道什么？
Why did Lin Yongmao and his son set up a workshop?
林永茂和他儿子为什么要建立工坊？
What is the purpose of Paragraph 4?
第 4 段的目的是什么？
What can we infer from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4?
从第 4 段划线句子我们能推断出什么？
What is the best title for the passage?
这篇文章的最佳标题是什么？
三、文章精读
INTENSIVE READING · 词性标注 + 句型分析按词性标注颜色读句子：绿色=动词，粉字=形容词，蓝字=副词，紫字=介词，橙字=连词，带底纹=词形变化。点击生词仍可查词典。
P1 · 文房四宝S1In ancient China, there were "four treasures of the study" — the writing brush, ink, paper, and the inkstone.在古代中国，有"文房四宝"——毛笔、墨、纸和砚台。
S2Among all the inkstones, the Chengni inkstone was one of the most famous and was widely loved.在所有的砚台中，澄泥砚是最著名、最受欢迎的砚台之一。
S1The Chengni inkstone first appeared during the Western Han dynasty, but the skills of making it were lost during the late Ming dynasty and early Qing dynasty.澄泥砚最早出现在西汉时期，但它的制作技艺在明末清初失传了。
S2Thankfully, today the traditional skills of making the Chengni inkstone have been revived with the help of Lin Yongmao and his son Lin Tao.幸运的是，如今在林永茂和他儿子林涛的帮助下，澄泥砚的传统制作技艺已经复兴。
S1In 1984, Lin Yongmao began working at the museum in Xinjiang, Shanxi Province.1984 年，林永茂开始在山西省新绛县的博物馆工作。
S2There he read some books about the Xinjiang Chengni inkstone, and then he decided to revive the lost skills.在那里他读到了一些关于新绛澄泥砚的书，于是决定复兴失传的技艺。
S1It was easier said than done.这件事说起来容易做起来难。
S2It took two years to find proper materials to make the Chengni inkstone.找到制作澄泥砚的合适材料花了两年的时间。
S3That was just the first step.那仅仅是第一步。
S4After failing many times, they finally succeeded in making two Chengni inkstones in 1991.在失败多次之后，他们终于在 1991 年成功制作出两方澄泥砚。
S5Three years later, their Chengni inkstones won a gold prize at an expo on China's famous inkstones.三年后，他们的澄泥砚在中国名砚博览会上获得金奖。
S1But the father and son did not stop.但这父子俩并没有停下脚步。
S2While improving the skills of making the Chengni inkstone, they set up a workshop in the hope of passing the skills on to young people.在提高澄泥砚制作技艺的同时，他们建立了一个工坊，希望把技艺传给年轻人。
S3They also worked with universities and colleges to make the Chengni inkstone more popular.他们还与高等院校合作，让澄泥砚更受欢迎。
S4At the same time, Lin Tao has created special Chengni inkstone products and brought them to competitions at home and abroad to increase the influence of the Chengni inkstone.与此同时，林涛创作了特殊的澄泥砚产品，并把它们带到国内外比赛中，以扩大澄泥砚的影响力。
四、作文金句仿写
WRITING BOOST · 黑色为框架，灰色底纹为可替换词把文中的好句子拆成"句型框架"，换上你自己的词，就能写出漂亮的句子。
Among all the inkstones / my subjects / the players, the Chengni inkstone / English / Yao Ming was one of the most famous / interesting / popular and was widely loved / enjoyed / respected.
仿写：Among all my subjects, English was one of the most interesting and was widely enjoyed. 在我所有的科目中，英语是最有趣、最受欢迎的科目之一。
适用：在同类事物中突出其一（Among all ... , ... was one of the most ...）。
It was easier said than done, but they never gave up / but she kept trying / and it took us years.
仿写：It was easier said than done, but she kept trying. 这件事说起来容易做起来难，但她一直坚持尝试。
适用：谚语"知易行难"，用于描写困难与坚持。
After failing many times / practising for years / trying again and again, they / she / we finally succeeded in making two Chengni inkstones / winning the game / passing the exam.
仿写：After practising for years, she finally succeeded in winning the game. 经过多年的练习，她终于赢得了比赛。
适用：描写"历经失败/努力后终于成功"（After doing ... , finally succeeded in doing ...）。
They / Our school / My father set up a workshop / built a library / started a club in the hope of passing the skills on to young people / helping more students / sharing our culture.
仿写：Our school built a library in the hope of helping more students. 我们学校建了一座图书馆，希望能帮助更多学生。
适用：表达做某事的目的（in the hope of doing sth.）。