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【題目】 Each different part of China has its own special forms of traditional art. These usually try to represent the things that are important in life such as love, beauty and family. The most common things, from paper to clay to bamboo, are turned into o【1】 of beauty.

According to Chinese history, sky lanterns were f【2】 used by Zhuge Kongming. He sent them out to ask for help when in trouble. Today, sky lanterns are used at festivals and other celebrations. They are m【3】 of bamboo and covered with paper. When the lanterns are lit, they slowly rise into the air like small hot-air balloons for all to see. They are seen as bright symbols of happiness and good w【4】.

Paper cutting has been around for more than 1,500 years. Paper cutting sounds very easy but it can be d【5】 to do. The paper, usually red, is folded before it is cut with s【6】. The most common pictures are flowers, fish, animals, and things about Chinese history. D【7】 the Spring Festival, they are put on windows, doors and walls as symbols of wishes for good luck and a happy new year.

Chinese clay art is famous because the clay pieces are so small but they look very real. The pieces are carefully shaped by h【8】 from a very special kind of clay and then allowed to air-dry. After drying, they are fired at a very high heat. They are then polished and painted. F【9】, materials such as wood or paper are added to make different things. It takes several weeks to c【10】 everything. These small pieces of clay art show the love that all Chinese people have for life and beauty.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】objects

【2】first

【3】made

【4】wishes

【5】difficult

【6】scissors

【7】During

【8】hand

【9】Finally

【10】complete

【解析】

文章講了一些由普通物件構(gòu)成的中國傳統(tǒng)藝術(shù)形式,這些藝術(shù)形式代表了生活中重要的東西。比如孔明燈，剪紙，中國陶藝，都有特殊的意義。

【1】句意：最常見的東西，從紙到粘土再到竹子，都變成了美的物體。故填：objects。

【2】句意：根據(jù)中國歷史，天燈是諸葛孔明最先發(fā)明和使用的。此處修飾used，強調(diào)最先使用，故填：first。

【3】句意：他們是由竹子制成的，并用紙覆蓋在表面。此處考察be made of的固定搭配故填：made。

【4】句意：他們被視作快樂和美好祝愿的象征。good wish是常用的搭配，祝愿往往用復(fù)數(shù)形式，故填：wishes。

【5】句意：剪紙聽起來很簡單但實際操作起來可能很困難。通過后面用的連詞可知是與前文的easy意思相反，故填：difficult。

【6】句意：剪紙所用的紙張通常是紅色的，在用剪刀剪之前通常要折疊起來。with通常接所用工具，根據(jù)句意可知，剪紙的工具是剪刀。故填：scissors。

【7】句意：春節(jié)期間，剪紙經(jīng)常被當做祈愿新年好運的吉祥物被貼在門上，窗戶上和墻壁上。春節(jié)是一個節(jié)日，表示一段時間，因此根據(jù)句意可知是春節(jié)期間，故填：During。

【8】句意：人們用手小心地捏成這些泥塑，并把它們放置風干。此處強調(diào)泥塑是手工捏制的，考察by hand 這個短語。故填：hand。

【9】句意：風干后，人們再將這些泥塑高溫烤干，拋光打磨和上色。最后再加入一些木材或者紙張，將他們制作成不同的物品。根據(jù)句意，此處強調(diào)物體制作的步驟，故填：Finally。

【10】句意：完成所有工序需要幾個星期。It takes time to do花時間做某事；根據(jù)句意可知是完成，故填：complete。

題考查語法填空，注意單詞在語境中的運用，需要根據(jù)單詞在語境中的詞形進行必要的變形，同時也要熟記固定搭配和基本句型。