Clean，bright and shining-snow is very beautiful.It inspires excitement for the holidays and hometowns for childhood.But these aren't the only things that snow shows.
   Snow is often a symbol of purity （純潔） in English literature.Shakespeare uses snow as a metaphor （隱喻） for purity in many of his plays.Another is in the name of the famous fairy tale character，Snow White.
   But Chinese people probably like snow more than people from any other country in the world.There are many Chinese cultures that are connected with jye.ai.Snow has reminded people of white jade （玉） in China.People believe that，just like one of the country's favorite treasures，snow also shows purity.
   Chinese people especially like the first snow of each year.A heavy snow will give children a natural playground.It also covers the winter wheat with a thick quilt of snow that keeps it warm.In addition，snow in warm weather can moisturize the land.That's why people say "Rui Xue Zhao Feng Nian".It means that a heavy snow promises a fruitful year.
   A lot of famous ancient Chinese masters loved painting snow，such as Fan Kuan （Northern Song dynasty），Guo Xi （Northern Song dynasty），Zhao Yong （Yuan dynasty） and so on.
   In modern times，landscape （風(fēng)景） painters further develop the skills of snow painting.They have made it an independent type of Chinese landscape painting.Chinese snow landscape paintings mainly show the heavy snow of the northern parts of China.
   Artists like painting snow landscapes because snow is connected with their soul.They paint snow not to show the coldness of the snowy world.Instead，they want to express their mood through pajye.aitjye.aig.In a world of whiteness，all the dirty things seem to have disappeared.It is a symbol of the painter's high moral principle （道德準(zhǔn)則）.

（1）Which of the following shows that snow is a symbol of purity？

C

C

a.Metaphor in Shakespeare's plays b.Snow white
c.Chinese white jade d.The first snow
A．a(chǎn).b.d
B．b.c.d
C．a(chǎn).b.c
D．a(chǎn).c.d
（2）What does the underlined word moisturize in Paragraph 4 mean？

B

B

A．Heat.
B．Water.
C．Cool.
D．Warm.
（3）In the last three paragraphs，we can infer that

A

A

.
A．many ancient Chinese masters had great spirits
B．landscape painters love snow more than themselves
C．a(chǎn)ll the dirty things certainly disappear in the snow
D．a(chǎn)rtists only want to show their mood through painting
（4）What is the main idea of the passage？

B

B

A．Snow is a symbol of the high moral principle.
B．Whoever they are，people always love snow.
C．People around the world like to paint snow.
D．Mood could be reflected with the help of snow.