Question

【题目】阅读短文, 从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空, 使短文通顺、完整。请将答案写在下面题号后的横线上。每空限填一词, 每词限用一次。

but, early, begin, with, two, disappear, . love, invite, people, teach, as, however

As traditional Chinese art, paper cutting has a long history. The 【1】 paper cutting was found in China 1,500 years ago. But this traditional art is at risk of 【2】 now. Luckily, Ms. Woo, a Chinese immigrant（移民）in America, is trying to bring this art back to life.

Ms. Woo 【3】 to study the art of paper cutting as a 14-year-old girl in her hometown. All the students there had to learn paper cutting. But she had a deep 【4】 for it. So her teacher spent more time 【5】 her after class. Later, she won the 【6】 prize in a national art competition. She went to America after finishing college in 2008. Soon after that, she took part in an activity to promote（宣传）Chinese paper cutting. And then she was 【7】 to show the art in many important activities.

From paper cutting, people can know about Chinese cultural value, history and stories of 【8】 life. Ms. Woo uses the art 【9】 a tool to show Chinese culture to people who know little about it. Chinese art is not only for Chinese, 【10】 also for people all over the world.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】earliest

【2】disappearing

【3】began

【4】love

【5】teaching

【6】second

【7】invited

【8】people’s

【9】as

【10】but

【解析】

本文主要介绍了中国的剪纸艺术面临消失的危机，而移民美国的吴女士让这种艺术又有了新的生命。她把这种艺术作为展示中国文化的一种工具。人们可以从剪纸艺术中了解中国的文化价值，历史和人们的生活故事。

【1】句意：最早的剪纸出现在1500年前的中国。

根据1,500 years ago.可知，此处表示很早的时候，修饰名词短语paper cutting，用形容词，有定冠词the修饰，用形容词的最高级。故填earliest。

【2】句意：但是现在这种传统艺术处于消失的危险中。

but前后表示转折关系，but前表示很久就有剪纸艺术，but后表示现在要消失了，at risk of doing sth处于做某事的危险中，故填disappearing。

【3】句意：吴女士14岁时在家乡开始学习剪纸艺术。

begin to do sth“开始做某事”，根据a 14-year-old girl可知，她14岁时，因此用一般过去时，故填began。

【4】句意：但是她深深地喜欢它。

有形容词deep修饰，用名词，have a deep love for深深喜欢……，故填love。

【5】句意：所以课下她的老师花费更多的时间教她。

根据her teacher可知，她的老师教她，spend time doing sth“花费时间做某事”，故填teaching。

【6】句意：后来，她在一次全国艺术比赛中获得二等奖。

根据in a national art competition可知，在比赛中获得几等奖，用序数词修饰prize，故填second。

【7】句意：然后她被邀请在很多重要的活动中展示艺术。

be invited to do sth“被邀请做某事”，故填invited。

【8】句意：通过剪纸，人们可以了解中国的文化价值，历史和人们的生活故事。

修饰名词life用名词所有格，故填people’s。

【9】句意：吴女士用艺术作为一个工具，向不了解中国文化的人展示中国文化。

use sth as“用某物作为……”，故填as。

【10】句意：中国艺术不仅属于中国人，也属于全世界的人。

not only, but also“不仅，而且”，故填but。