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There are several items that most women would consider to be daily essentials that they need to have in their purses at all times. Few would consider a pair of scissors to be among these items. But for Shi Qinling, this tool has been with her everywhere she goes for the past decade—not as a means of self-protection but artistic expression.“Paper-cutting is not about cutting random patterns from paper. Writers tell stories using words, I do the same,but with a pair of scissors,”Shi said.

Shi developed an interest in handicraft (手工艺)when she was a child who often found herself alone at home. Out of boredom, she would play with paper, folding and cutting them into different shapes. This interest later developed into a passion, one that she decided to pursue by majoring in arts and design during her time in university. After graduation, however, she found herself working at a ship design company as she was unsure about what she wanted to do with her future. About a year later, the Shanghai Arts and Crafts Research Institute offered her a position in their paper-cutting department. Realizing that she still had a love for the handicraft, she made the career switch.

In 2010, Shi started learning paper-cutting from Xi Xiaoqin, an expert of paper-cutting. Three years later, one of her works, The Fighting Fish, won the third place in a national competition. Six years later,Shi was named a Shanghai paper-cutting inheritor(继承人)and became the city’s“youngest inheritor” of the paper-cutting heritage. Over the past decade, Shi’s works have been exhibited in 23 exhibitions. Although Shi is already so skilled that she can create an animal pattern in 10 minutes, she continues to practice her skills every day. The reason is that she views paper-cutting as not just an art form, but also a form of learning about traditional Chinese culture. She thinks she has the responsibility to inherit this cultural treasure, and will make more efforts to attract people from different age groups and different fields to try paper-cutting.

【小题1】What does paper-cutting mean to Shi Qinling?

A．A deep passion for the handicrafts.

B．A tool that relieves her of boredom.

C．Cutting random patterns from paper.

D．An art form of learning Chinese culture.

【小题2】What is paragraph 2 mainly about?

A．How Shi Qinling got rid of the boredom.

B．What Shi Qinling had done in university.

C．How Shi Qinling started paper-cutting career.

D．Why Shi Qinling resigned from her previous job.

【小题3】Which of the following best describes Shi Qinling