Question

【题目】Complete the following passage with the words in the box. Each can only be used once(将下列单词填入空格。每空格限填一词,每词只能填一次)

A. first B. century C. stuck D. finally E) women

Paper cutting can be seen in many parts of China during the Spring Festival. Perhaps the art of paper cutting in China dates back to the second 【1】. A thousand years ago, paper cutting was used for decoration. According to history books, 【2】 in the Tang Dynasty used paper cut as headdress. In the Song Dynasty, it was used to decorate gifts. People 【3】 paper cut on windows or doors or use them to make walls, mirrors or lanterns more beautiful Paper cutting is all made by hand. Simple patterns can be cut with a knife. For complicated(复杂的)patterns, people 【4】 drew the patterns on the paper and then used various kinds of knives to cut them out.

A. factories B. changed C. flew D. together E) regularly

Paper cutting has various styles in different parts of China. It covers nearly all topics, such as flowers, birds, animals and so on. In the past, women living in the countryside worked 【5】 in their free time to make paper-cutting. As society develops, fewer and fewer people learn this skill. At present, there are 【6】for paper cutting in China. Exhibitions are held 【7】 and books about this art form are published. Paper cutting has 【8】 from a form of decoration to a kind of art. At the same time, paper cutting also appears in cartoons, on stages, in magazines and in TV series.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】E

【3】C

【4】A

【5】D

【6】A

【7】E

【8】B

【解析】

文章大意：春节期间，中国许多地方都可以看到剪纸。也许中国的剪纸艺术可以追溯到第二世纪。一千年前，剪纸被用来装饰。据史书记载，唐朝妇女用剪纸做头饰。在宋代，它被用来装饰礼物。人们把剪纸粘在门窗上或用来做墙壁、镜子或灯笼更漂亮的剪纸都是手工制作的。简单的图案可以用刀切。对于复杂的图案，人们首先在纸上画出图案，然后用各种刀把它们剪掉。

【1】句意：也许中国的剪纸艺术可以追溯到第二世纪。

根据空前the second可知，此空应填名词，根据句意和所给单词的提示可知，此空是“世纪”的意思，填写century 。故选B。

【2】句意：据史书记载，唐朝妇女用剪纸做头饰。

根据后面as headdress.可知，根据句意和所给单词的提示可知，此空是“妇女”的意思，填写women。故选E。

【3】句意：人们把剪纸粘在门窗上或用来做墙壁、镜子或灯笼更漂亮的剪纸都是手工制作的。

根据空前People和空后paper可知，此句缺少谓语动词，要用过去式，根据句意和所给单词的提示可知，此空是“粘在”的意思，填写stuck，故选 C。

【4】句意：对于复杂的图案，人们首先在纸上画出图案，然后用各种刀把它们剪掉。

根据后面then可知，此空应填副词，根据句意和所给单词的提示可知，此空是“首先”的意思，故填first。答案为A。

【5】句意：在过去，生活在农村的妇女在业余时间一起工作，进行剪纸。

根据空前动词worked 可知，此空应填副词，根据句意和所给单词的提示可知，此空是“在一起”的意思，故填together 。

【6】句意：目前，中国有剪纸厂。

根据空前there are 可知，此空应填名词的复数形式，根据句意和所给单词的提示可知，此空是“工厂”的意思，故填factories。

【7】句意：展览是定期举行的，关于这一艺术形式的书籍已经被出版。

根据空前are held 可知，此空应填副词，根据句意和所给单词的提示可知，此空是“定期，有规律地”的意思，故填regularly。

【8】句意：剪纸已经从一种装饰形式变成了一种艺术。

根据空前has 可知，此句是现在完成时态，此空应填过去分词，根据句意和所给单词的提示可知，此空是“改变，变成”的意思，故填changed。