请认真阅读下列短文,从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
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If you have ever spent time in China during summer, you probably have seen people on the streets waving their hand fans to beat the heat(消暑). However, the traditional Chinese fan is not just a tool for cooling down. It is an important part of the Chinese culture.
The history of Chinese fans dates back to over 3,000 years ago, around the Shang Dynasty. The fans came in different shapes, such as round and square. They were also made of all kinds of materials. Leaf fans were cheap and easy to make. Feather fans showed the owner's high status(地位). Sandalwood(檀香木) fans could send out a sweet smell.
Later, hand fans became far more than just something that could cool you down. They developed into artworks, and tuanshan(round fans) and zheshan (folded fans) were the most common.
In the shape of a full moon, round fans were usually made of silk. They had beautiful embroidery(刺绣图案) of birds and flowers on them. Women, especially those from noble families, liked to use them. However, men, especially the literati(文人学士), used folded fans. The literati liked them because folded fans were usually made of paper, and they could paint and write poems on them. It was a way for them to show off their talents in literature, painting and handwriting. Almost everything can be painted on folded fans, but the most popular ones are usually landscapes.
( ) 1. What does the writer describe at the beginning of the passage?
A. A common scene in China.
B. The making of Chinese fans.
C. The history of Chinese fans.
D. The features of Chinese fans.
() 2. Which of the following is TRUE according to paragraph 2?
A. People mainly used leaf fans 2,000 years ago.
B. Sandalwood fans were cheap and easy to make.
C. Feather fans were seen as a symbol of high status.
D. Hand fans had only two shapes, round and square.
() 3. What can we know about folded fans according to the passage?
a. They were made for the literati.
b. They were usually made of paper.
c. People could write and paint on them.
d. The literati could paint nothing but landscapes on them.
A. ab
B. bc
C. cd
D. ad
() 4. What is the best title for the passage?
A. Poems and paintings on fans
B. The stories behind fans
C. Special artworks in China
D. Different materials of fans