语言知识应用篇
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Almost every country in the world 1. ________ (have) its own national dance, passed down through generations, 2. ________ (show) its unique culture. Most countries even have a variety of different traditional dances 3. ________ show the little differences of the various regions of the country.
The traditions of dancing in Egypt date all 4. ________ way back to ancient times. Many wall paintings have been found describing various types of dances 5. ________ (carry) out in ancient Egypt.
In all the wall paintings, women and men are not shown dancing together. Women are 6. ________ (usual) shown dancing either alone, in pairs or in a group and they seem to be wearing a specific kind of dress for dancing.
According to an article published on Ancient History Encyclopedia, “Music and dance 7. ________ (value) greatly in ancient Egyptian culture, and they were
8. ________ (important) than was generally thought.”
As such, 9. ________ is no wonder that around 11 different types of dances have been recorded in ancient times, 10. ________ (include) those of a storytelling nature as well as for entertainment (娱乐) purposes.
答案
1. has
2. showing
3. that / which
4. the
5. carried
6. usually
7. were valued
8. more important
9. it
10. including
