题目内容
【题目】阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
In much of Asia, especially the so-called “rice bowl” cultures of China, Japan, Singapore, Korea, Vietnam, food is usually eaten with chopsticks.
Chopsticks are usually two long, thin pieces of wood or bamboo. They can also be made of plastic, animal bone or metal. Sometimes chopsticks are quite artistic. Truly elegant chopsticks might (make) of gold and silver with Chinese characters. Skilled workers also combine（使……结合）different kinds of hardwoods and metal (create) special designs.
The Chinese have used chopsticks for five thousand years. People probably cooked their food in large pots, (use) twigs（树枝）to remove it. Over time, the population grew, people began cutting food into small pieces so it would cook more quickly. Food in small pieces could be eaten easily with twigs which (gradual) turned into chopsticks.
Some people think that the great Chinese scholar Confucius, lived from roughly 551 to 479 B.C., influenced（影响）the (develop) of chopsticks. Confucius believed knives would remind people of killing and (be) too violent for use at the table.
Chopsticks are not used everywhere in Asia. In India, for example, most people traditionally eat their hands.
【答案】and；be made；to create；using；as/when；gradually；who；development；were；with
【解析】本题主要考查词法和句法知识，集中考查了词性转换，并列句，定语从句，状语从句和非谓语动词等语法知识。
（1）and 考查并列连词。这里列举了一些亚洲的国家，它们是并列关系，故填and。
（2）be made 考查固定词组。精美的筷子可能是由刻有汉字的金或银制成的。sth. be made of…某物由……制成，情态动词后跟动词原形，故填be made。
（3）to create 考查不定式作目的状语。技术娴熟的工人会把各种各样的硬质木材和金属结合起来，以创造出特殊风格的筷子。这里用不定式表目的，故填to create。
（4）using 考查现在分词作伴随状语。人们可能使用大锅煮食物，用树枝搅拌食物，use的逻辑主语是people，两者是主动关系，用现在分词表示伴随状况，故填using。
（5）as/when 考查时间状语从句。句意：随着人口的增长，人们开始把食物切成小块，这样可以煮得快一点，这里是时间状语从句，when意为“当……时候”，也适合语境，故填as／when。
（6）gradually 考查副词。副词修饰动词或形容词，这里修饰动词短语turned into应该用副词，故填gradually。
（7）who 考查非限制性定语从句。句中有逗号，说明是非限制性定语从句，先行词是Confucius孔子，定语从句缺少主语，且指人，故填who。
（8）development 考查词性转换。the＋名词＋of…意为“……的……”，这里指“筷子的发展”，故填development。
（9）were 考查时态。根据句意可知，这里指的是刀子因太暴力而不适合在餐桌上使用，believed后跟一个宾语从句，and连接了两个并列的谓语，主语knives是复数，根据时态和主谓一致的原则，这里应用were。
（10）with 考查介词。句意：在印度，大部分人还是用传统的吃饭方法—用手拿。with＋表示具体工具的名词，表示“用……”，故填with。
