Paper cutting can be seen in many parts of China during the Spring Festival. People put it on ____1____ , doors and walls for the festival.
A thousand years ago, paper cutting was used ____2____ decoration (装饰) . In Tang Dynasty women used paper cutting as headdress (头饰) . In Song Dynasty, it helped make gifts more ____3____ . What’s more, people would feel happier when they saw paper cutting on windows, doors and walls. Now people use paper cutting to express their wishes for ____4____ the New Year.
There are different ____5____ of paper cutting in different parts of China. Pictures usually cover nearly all things, from flowers, birds to the famous people. Now, there ____6____ factories for paper cutting in China. Paper cutting has changed from decoration to a kind of art. At the same time, paper cutting ____7____ appears in cartoons, magazines or TV programs.
1 . A . floors B . desks C . windows
2 . A . for B . off C . of
3 . A . ugly B . beautiful C . bad
4 . A . welcome B . welcoming C . welcomes
5 . A . kind B . a kind C . kinds
6 . A . am B . is C . are
7 . A . also B . too C . either
C 2 . A 3 . B 4 . B 5 . C 6 . C 7 . A
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。短文主要介绍了中国人剪纸的习俗。
1 .句意:人们把它贴在窗户上、门上和墙上庆祝节日。 floors 地板; desks 桌子; windows 窗户。根据下文 “What’s more, people would feel happier when they saw paper cutting on windows, doors and walls.” 可知当人们在窗户、门和墙上看见剪纸时,他们会感觉很高兴。说明节日时人们把剪纸贴在窗户上。故选 C 。
2 .句意:一千年以前,剪纸被用于装饰。 for 为了; off 离开; of…… 的。 be used for 意为 “ 被用于 ……” 。故选 A 。
3 .句意:宋代时,它助力于使礼物看起来更漂亮。 ugly 丑陋的; beautiful 漂亮的; bad 坏的。根据语境可知,剪纸被用于装饰,说明它使礼物更漂亮。故选 B 。
4 .句意:现在人们用剪纸来表达迎接新年的美好祝愿。 welcome 动词原形; welcoming 动名词; welcomes 动词的第三人称单数形式。空格前 for 为介词,后面跟动名词形式。故选 B 。
5 .句意:在中国的不同地区,有不同种类的剪纸。 kind 种类,名词单数; a kind 一种; kinds 种类,名词复数。 different“ 不同的 ” 后接复数名词。故选 C 。
6 .句意:现在中国有很多剪纸厂。 am 是,用于主语为第一人称单数; is 是, be 动词的第三人称单数形式; are 是, be 动词的复数形式。本句为 There be 句型,主语 factories“ 工厂 ” 为复数名词,因此 be 动词也应用复数形式 are 。故选 C 。
7 .句意:同时,剪纸也出现在卡通、杂志或电视节目中。 also 也,位于肯定句句中; too 也,位于肯定句句末; either 也,位于否定句句末。本句为肯定句,空格部分位于句中,因此应用 also 。故选 A 。