Jingdezhen is located in the northeast of Jiangxi province. Ceramic is the foundation and core of Jingdezhen. Since the 10th century AD, China has spread porcelain making skills and industrial civilization to Korea, Japan, and Europe. For westerners, Jingdezhen becomes an important window of understanding and learning Chinese culture.

During the Yuan Dynasty, Kublai Khan established Fuliang Ceramic Bureau before he became an emperor. During the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang set up Imperial Kiln (窑) in the second year of Hongwu reign. Until now, Imperial Kiln has a long history of more than 630 years. During its long history, Jingdezhen has absorbed widely from other famous kilns’ successful experience across the country. The produced porcelains have gradually formed the distinctive feature of “as white as jade, as bright as a mirror, as thin as a piece of paper, as songful as a musical instrument”.

Many ceramic masters and professional talents gather in Jingdezhen. It has a large number of experts with special government allowance of the State Council and Jiangxi province, national level masters of arts and crafts, ceramic arts and crafts professors, provincial and municipal (市政的) senior industrial artists and folk ceramic artists, and people working in the ceramic industry. Every year, thousands of domestic and overseas ceramists are attracted here to create and exchange, which forms a large and abundant ceramic team.

With a profound culture and rich ecological resources, Jingdezhen highlights its regional features to vigorously develop the tourism industry led by ceramic culture. Currently, Jingdezhen has 18 national A-level scenic spots. Strange Stone Forest in Leping has successfully become a 4A scenic spot, Yaoli town is selected as “China Top Ten Most Beautiful and Nostalgia Travel Destination Town”, and Liyang town is selected as “Jiangxi Top Ten Cultural Ancient Town”.

1.1.What does the first paragraph emphasize?

A People’s contented life.

B Exploration of ceramic.

C Jingdezhen’s cultural status.

D Economic prosperity of Jiangxi.

解析：选C。C 推理判断题。根据第一段中的“For westerners, Jingdezhen becomes an important window of understanding and learning Chinese culture.”可知，第一段强调景德镇是西方人了解和学习中国文化的重要窗口，即景德镇具有重要的文化地位。故选C。

2.2.Which of the following does not belong to porcelains’ features?

A Pure feeling.

B Thick skin.

C Clear voice.

D Smooth surface.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“as white as a jade, as bright as a mirror, as thin as a piece of paper, as songful as a musical instrument”可知景德镇陶瓷具有“白如玉，明如镜，薄如纸，声如磬”的特色，不包含B项。故选B。

3.3.What can we know about Jingdezhen’s ceramic team?

A It has few provincial senior industrial artists.

B It consists solely of domestic ceramists.

C It has a diverse range of professionals in the ceramic industry.

D The number of experts is limited to only a few individuals.

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据第三段内容可知，景德镇市陶瓷大家云集，专业人才济济，拥有庞大的、丰富的陶瓷队伍。故选C。

4.4. Jingdezhen’s tourism industry __________.

A is focused on its ecological resources

B has only one national A-level scenic spot

C is not well-developed

D develops for its cultural heritage and ecological resources

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句可知，景德镇市依托深厚的文化底蕴和丰富的生态资源，突出文化和生态特色，以陶瓷文化为引领，大力发展旅游产业。故选D。