Liu Zhicheng is using brushes and paints to paint on the walls of buildings in Yongsheng County, Lijiang City, southwest China’s Yunnan province.

27-year-old Liu grew up in the countryside. He studied the wall painting for about six years. In 2020, Liu and his friend began painting walls for free. Their first work included painting the walls of an ancient town in Chongqing. In about three months, they finished seven wall paintings.

Liu borrows cultural highlights from guochao, which is known for its interesting designs using different elements(元素) from traditional culture. “I have a deep interest in rural China and hope to do my part in bringing some modern street decorations(装饰) to villages,” Liu says. Last year, he began a two-year project of painting 100 walls in his hometown Yongsheng. So far, he has finished more than 30 walls. It usually takes him about two to three days to finish a simple wall painting and more than a week for an elaborate design.

Liu has recorded what he did and posted the short videos on the Internet. His videos are popular on the Internet. His artworks have added color to the countryside and are attracting tourists. Many children also come to see him paint, and some of them even made paintings of their own to show them.

“I will pay more attention to Chinese cultural elements in my wall paintings and decorate more walls in villages to draw visitors,” says Liu. 

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1.What can we know about Liu?

A He was born in 1993.

B He comes from Chongqing.

C He makes a living by painting.

D He knows about wall paintings.

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据第二段第二句的“He studied the wall painting for about six years.”可知，他学习墙绘六年了，因此他对墙绘有一定了解。故选D。

2.What’s the two-year project about?

A Learning more about wall paintings.

B Teaching kids in Yongsheng wall paintings.

C Finishing 100 wall paintings in Yongsheng.

D Going to 100 places in Yunnan on vacations.

解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据第三段倒数第三句的“Last year, he began a two-year project of painting 100 walls in his hometown Yongsheng.”可知，刘志诚想要在两年内在村里的墙面上作100幅画。故选C。

3.Which has the same meaning as the underlined word “attracting”?

A Interesting.

B Refusing.

C Fearing.

D Beating.

解析：选A。A词义猜测题。根据划线部分前文的“His videos are popular on the Internet.”可知，刘志诚把作画的过程拍成了视频，传到了网上，这些视频在网上很火。他的作品“吸引(interest)”了很多游客到他的家乡游玩打卡。故选A。

4.Next, Liu will paint more to improve his hometown’s ___________.

A tourism

B medicine

C education

D safety

解析：选A。A推理判断题。根据最后一段的“and decorate more walls in villages to draw visitors”可知，他将继续创作新的作品，在乡村这块巨幅的“画布”上描绘美好，为家乡旅游业出一份力。故选A。

5.In which part of a newspaper can we read the passage?

A People & Geography.

B Art & History.

C Health & Art.

D Art & People.

解析：选D。D推理判断题。根据全文内容可知，本文主要讲了95后墙绘师刘志诚在村民的院墙上画画，把村子画成打卡景点的故事，我们可以在“艺术和人物”版块读到。故选D。