高中英语 必修二(人教2019版)
第五单元 巩固基础练习 语法填空 专项训练
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Zheng Chunhui, a wood carving craftsman for nearly four decades, has recently been busy ___1___ a new creation — a wood carving 100 meters long and 2.6 meters high,depicting (描绘) the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal. In his carving, Zheng hopes to show local traditions and customs of the ___2___ (area) along the canal’s route.
Born in 1968, Zheng became a wood carving craftsman in 1983. His birthplace, Putian, Fujian Province, is known for ___3___ (it) Putian wood carving. “I was really interested in painting and other arts during childhood, so I ___4___ (choose) to become a craftsman,” Zheng said.
His love of painting can ___5___ (see) in his wood carvings. Similar to ___6___ landscape themes of traditional Chinese paintings, Zheng’s artworks are also about nature. “I often draw my ___7___ (inspire) from the poems and paintings of ancient artists, and then express my understanding of them by ___8___ (create) new works with different types of wood,” Zheng said.
___9___ (exhibit) his works and promote the craft, Zheng opened a wood carving gallery in Putian in 2015,the first run by an individual artist and free to the public.
Zheng plans to finish the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal wood carving in three years. “It will take a lot of time and energy to complete, ___10___ I am confident in my skills and experience,” he said.
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People generally agree that Pablo Picasso,____11____ lived from 1881 to 1973, is the twentieth-century’s greatest western artist. He was born in Spain and at 10 was already ____12____ excellent artist. He ____13____ (have) his first exhibition at the age of 16. Picasso studied art in Spain, but moved to France ____14____ his early twenties.
From 1902 to 1904 he painted a series of ____15____ (picture) where the main colour was blue. These pictures showed poor, unhappy people and this period ____16____ (know) as Picasso’s “blue period”. From 1904 to 1906 Picaso painted much ____17____ (happy) pictures in the colour pink. This period was called Picasso’s “pink period”.
With another Spanish artist ____18____ (name) George Braque, Picasso then started an ____19____ (importance) new artistic movement called Cubism. People agree that Picasso’s greatest Cubist painting is Guernica, which was painted ____20____ (show) his feelings about what had happened to the town during the 1930s war in Spain.
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Florentijn Hofman is a Dutch artist, ____21____ large sculptures are on display all over the world. One way for him to find inspiration is thinking about his children’s toys. These ____22____ (object) have given him ideas for his animal sculptures, such as the famous Rubber Duck. A more recent work of his is the huge Floating Fish, ____23____ was set among the beautiful landscape of Wuzhen West Scenic Zone.
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You never know ____24____ romantic and talented Chinese people can be. The only ____25____ (survive) painting by the Northern Song Dynasty’s (960-1127) young genius artist Wang Ximeng, A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains, is probably the ____26____ (fine) example of Chinese blue-green landscape paintings. With bright mineral pigments, the painter paints a vast country landscape, an ideal world of perfect order and harmony that people dream of. Now, nearly 1,000 years later, Chinese musicians are doing ____27____ same thing as Wang, but this time through the art of music.
The ____28____ (music) interpretation (演绎) of the masterpiece A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains first appeared in Shanghai as the closing performance of the Music in the Summer Air concert ____29____ (give) by the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra on Sunday. Following the concert, the performance began on Wednesday ____30____ Xi’an, Shaanxi Province.
“Just as Chinese painting aesthetics stress the relationship between artistic conception and the viewer’s mentality, the music ____31____ (create) can help people understand the landscape and the heaven and sky in ____32____ (we) hearts as well as the feelings toward nature and humanity in the form of music,” the piece’s composer Zhao Lin _____33_____ (tell) the Global Times on Tuesday.
This symphony orchestra work showed the world of the splendid scroll painting.
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At 8 pm on Friday, pop legend Lo Ta-you sat in front of his piano and played a piece based on his hit song, Red Dust. This opened Lo’s first virtual concert.
“It’s been over two years since I performed live.” said the 68-year-old Lo, whose tours ____34____ (postpone) since the COVID-19 pandemic. The virtual concert, ____35____ was streamed on Chinese social media, attracted more than 40 million viewers. And Lo was the first person ____36____ (hold) the virtual concert in Taipei. Nostalgic (怀旧的) fans left ____37____ (comment) while watching the concert, expressing their excitement and their love for Lo. “I am very____38____ (touch) tonight,” commented a fan. “His music had a big impact____39____ my life.”
Born in Taipei, Lo learned to play ____40____ piano at the age of 5. He planned to become a doctor and studied in medical school. However, he ____41____ (launch) a music career in 1972 while still at university.
His first album, Zhi Hu Zhe Ye, released in 1982, was a great success. Featuring his ____42____ (origin) pop hits, such as Childhood, and The Story of Time, the album was considered pioneering.
Lo ended the virtual concert with his song, Tomorrow Will Be Better, _____43_____ (hope) to provide a sense of comfort to people during the pandemic.
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Naomi Watts, one of Hollywood’s greatest ____44____(star) , was born in England on 28th September, 1968. At seven she ____45____(begin) to follow her mother and her brother around England until in 1982 they settled in Australia where Naomi persuaded her mother to let her take acting classes. After bit parts in commercials, she landed her first role in For Love Alone. Later her part in the film Mulholland Drive showed her strong acting ability, and earned ____46____(she) much respect.
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Music is in the corners of everyday life. It is said to be beneficial ____47____us both physically and mentally.
There are many ways to make music. For example, if you blow into bamboos or shells, ____48____( permit) air to come in, they can produce pleasant music. A recent ____49____ (discover) suggests that music was played much earlier ____50____ we think. In 1995, deep in ____51____ cave in Slovenia ____52____ was occupied 45,000 years ago by Neanderthals, a leg bone of a bear with four finger holes was found .The finding suggested that flutes(笛子)had come into existence at that time. Later, many other traditional musical instruments like drums ____53____ (dig) out from under ground. Ancient people even ____54____(seek) a way to make music out of a bow(弓) intended for hunting, so we have to admit that they did have a great gift for music. But if ____55____(exact) dated, the Neanderthal flute is by far the _____56_____(early) known example of music.
Now music can be found in every known culture, and even the most distant groups have a certain form of music.
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In 1889 Van Gogh painted The Starry Night using his unusual way. At that time he stayed at home for his mental ____57____ (ill). Some experts thought that his illness affected his sense of sight. The drug that he took made people see yellow spots. ____58____ (fortunately), Van Gogh only sold one painting in his lifetime. Though he thought The Starry Night was a failure, it is now one of the world’s best ____59____ (painting).
In 1893, Edvard Munch was very painful because of his healthy problem. He painted The Scream, ____60____ shows a thin figure with an expression of fear-the figure’s mouth is wide open and ____61____ (let) out a powerful scream. In his diary, Munch talked about what inspired him ____62____ (paint) the picture.
Rene Magritte painted a series of paintings, ____63____ (include) The Empire of Light. It shows a beautiful house lit by lights from inside, surrounded by the darkness of night soft white clouds. It seems like quite a mysterious scene. Magritte ____64____ (inspire) by his thoughts and idea. The viewers have different ____65____ (reaction) to The Empire of Light. As for Magritte himself, he thought that the change between day ____66____ night in the paintings was surprising.
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Mascots (吉祥物) for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games(残奥会)
A red lantern baby called “Shuey Rhon Rhon” and an ______67______ (energy) giant panda named “Bing Dwen Dwen” have been uncovered as the two mascots for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. The mascots, known to people ______68______Tuesday night at Beijing’s Shougang Ice Hockey Arena, _____69_____ (connect) with the host nation’s culture.
_____70_____ ( explain) the idea clearly behind the design of the two mascots at the launch ceremony, Beijing 2022 executive president Chen Jining couldn’t hide his pride. “The two mascots put elements of traditional Chinese culture together with a modern international style. _____71_____is believed that they show the Chinese people’s eager expectations for the Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, and China’s warm invitation to friends from all over the world,” said Chen, _____72_____is also the mayor of Beijing.
“They are designed _____73_____ (express) all the aspects of the Olympic spirit, including wonderful characteristics such as passion, perseverance, friendship and common understanding to _____74_____ (active) engage the public.”
The name “Bing Dwen Dwen” is ______75______combination of several meanings in the Chinese language, with “Bing” the Chinese word for “ice”, and “Dwen Dwen” meaning _______76_______ (strong) and liveliness. In the name “Shuey Rhon Rhon”, “Shuey” is the Chinese word for “snow” and “Rhon Rhon” has the meaning of tolerance.
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Since 1990, Artist Tian Kun has been preserving the art of kangweihua,____77____unique style of painting from her hometown in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.
Kangweihua____78____(literal)means “paintings around bed”. It’s a kind of folk art that was very popular during the 1960s and 1970s. The colorful, vivid paintings reflected the daily lives of the local people and ____79____(consider)a typical home decoration at the time.
As a little girl, Tian loved watching her mother painting on the ____80____(wall)around their bed. From animals and flowers to scenes of people____81____(work)on the farm, the paintings mirrored the unique charm and beauty of the lifestyle in the villages.
Tian’s____82____(observe)of her mother painting has developed into her own passion for the art. Now people can have access ____83____ her paintings exhibited at the local cultural center.____84____, it is not enough for her because she hopes to display the folk art to a ____85____(wide)audience. To promote the old folk art further, she is trying to combine it with contemporary craft, such as creating phone cases and mouse pads,_____86_____ may be more appealing to new and younger generations.
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With smiling eyes, a quick wit and a good sense of humor, Jia Ling has long been a well-known female comedian for her ____87____ (extreme) funny performances. But recently, she has gained another title.
Jia starred in and directed the film Hi, Mom, ____88____ a time-travel story is told. The film ____89____ (consider) as the leading dark horse among the movies released (上映) during the seven-day Spring Festival holiday is in memory ____90____ her late mother Li Huanying, who encouraged Jia to pursue her artistic dreams. By Feb 23, 2021, it ____91____ (earn) more than 4 billion yuan, enabling Jia to become the top box office grossing female film director in China. Now she is on the path to becoming an international name in the filmmaking industry.
So what is the secret behind Jia’s success One factor may be her passion for comedy. Jia ____92____ (admit) to Beijing’s Central Academy of Drama in 2001. In the last 20 years, she has performed crosstalk (相声) in ____93____ (vary) competitions and shows. She has also played comedic____94____(role) in many comedies on the big screen. Besides, the approach to ____95____ (make) the film also makes Jia Ling’s work stand out. We’ll wait and see whether Jia will become one of China’s _____96_____ (popular) directors.
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Do you dream of travelling abroad Staying healthy while ____97____ (travel) can help to ensure your trip is a happy and enjoyable one. While you are travelling abroad, here are the tips you need to make your trip much ____98____ (easy).
Make sure you have got signed passport (护照) and visas. Also, before you set out, fill in the emergency information page of your passport! In ____99____ (add), make two copies of your passport identification page. This will help a lot if your passport ____100____ (steal). Leave one copy at home with friends or relatives. Carry the other ____101____ you in a separate place from your passport.
Read the Public Announcements or Travel Warnings for the countries you plan ____102____ (visit). Get yourself familiar with local laws and customs of the countries to ____103____ you are travelling.
Leave a copy of your itinerary (行程) with your family or friends at home so that you can be contacted in case of an emergency.
Do not accept packages from strangers. Do not carry too much cash or unnecessary credit ____104____ (card). If you make enough ____105____ (prepare), you will succeed. Have _____106_____ good time!
Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
Blind Tom
In 1850 an American lawyer, James N. Bethune, bought a slave to work in his home. The slave, a woman, had a small child ____107____ (name) Tom, who was blind and autistic (自闭的).
One day, Bethune was walking around his garden ____108____ he heard music coming from the house. He went inside ____109____ (investigate) and found young Tom playing on the family piano. Bethune realized that the boy, who was only four, had special abilities. He hired a band of musicians to come to the house and play in front of him. Tom reproduced perfectly the music he had heard. This confirmed Bethune’s suspicion ____110____ Tom had the ability to memorise and repeat pieces of music after____111____ (hear) them just once.
In 1857 “Blind Tom”, as he was called from them on, took part in his public performance. The reviews were so good that Bethune took him ____112____ a tour of the US. Three years later, Blind Tom was invited to the White House, ____113____ he performed for the president. Over the next forty years, Tom performed shows all over the US, as well as visiting Canada, the UK and several South American countries. The concerts were a mixture of classical music and ____114____ own compositions. They also ____115____ (feature) a section called the“challenge”when members of the audience played a piece of music on the piano which Tom then _____116_____ reproduce. He never failed. Blind Tom died in 1908.
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Liu Haisu was one of the most famous Chinese ____117____(paint) and art educators in the twentieth century. He was good at Chinese painting and oil painting. He was one of the four pioneers of Chinese modern art who earned the title of “The Four Great Academy Presidents”.
Liu Haisu was born in 1896 in Changzhou, China. When he was a kid, he had ____118____ great gift for painting. He studied under Wu Changshuo as a youth.
After founding his co-educational public school in Shanghai in 1912, he ____119____(invite) to speak at many schools all over China. Throughout the 1920s and 1930s, Liu organized a number of national and international exhibitions, ____120____(travel) first to Japan and then Europe, ____121____ he studied Western oil painting techniques. His books introduced Western art to the Chinese public. He also ____122____(hold) art exhibitions in many countries in Europe, such as France and Italy. Many of Liu’s most important paintings were focused ____123____ the mountain Huangshan, which he climbed 10 times during his life. Mr Liu died at the age of 98, in 1994 in Shanghai, leaving us too many ____124____(value) works. In 1995, the Liu Haisu Art Museum opened in Shanghai, ____125____(devote) to life and works of the _____126_____(art).
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No matter where you usually hear today’s top hits—the radio, Spotify, a mixtape on your Sony Walkman — you’ve probably noticed that they tend ___127___ (be) around three minutes long.
As VOX — a classic record company — explains, the custom ___128___ (date) back to the early 20th century, when shellac records (虫胶唱片) first appeared in the market. The rates at ___129___ these records spun (旋转) varied, but 78 RPM (每分钟转数) quickly became the norm. Two record sizes contributed to its ___130___ (popular): 10 inches — which could hold about three minutes of music per side—and 12 inches, which held ___131___ (rough) four to five minutes per side. To get radio stations to broadcast their music and get people to buy it, ___132___ (musician) pretty much had to accommodate those time limits.
The late 1940s ___133___ (see) the birth of the 45 RPM record: a smaller, cheaper disc that couldn’t manage much more ___134___ three minutes of music per side. Long-playing records (LPs) ___135___ (introduce) around the same time, but it was much easier for radio stations to play single tracks from 45 RPM record — which crowds of listeners then went out and bought. While 10-inch 78 RPM record had originated the three-minute trend, 45 RPM record really helped make ____136____ a necessity for radio singles throughout the mid-20th century.
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Many music lovers have an opinion on what was the best year for music. Some people say it was 1824 ____137____ Beethoven’s Sym phony No. 9 was performed first. Other people say it was 1969 due ____138____ the hit songs by The Beatles and Elvis Presley. Last month, a survey ____139____ (conduct) by a Uk radio station and found the best year for music was 1991. This is because of the ____140____ (prefer) for bands like Red Hot Chili Peppers, Stone Roses and Nirvana. The reason for 1991 ____141____ (be) the survey’s best year for music could be the average age of the ____142____ (listen) of the station. The music lovers have great memories of 1991, many of ____143____ were teenagers at that time.
Psychologists believe people tend to stick to the songs they ____144____ (hear) when they were teenagers. They would become peaceful and ____145____ (energy) listening to these songs. These songs naturally become _____146_____ (root) in our important memories.
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Mohe Ballroom 《漠河舞厅》___147___(release)in June last year and featured in Liu Shuang’s third album, First Planet. The song was inspired by Liu's trip in 2019 to Mohe, Heilongjiang province, China's northernmost city, ___148___ he met an elderly man who was dancing alone in a ballroom.
"I was curious and danced with him. We talked for a while during a break, when I learned about his story," said Liu, who later wrote ___149___ article titled Goodbye Evening Star, which he published on his social media platform. Mohe Ballroom, ___150___(write) in March last year, is based on the old man's story.
On May 6, 1987, about 200 people were killed when a fire that broke ___151___in mountains near Mohe tore through the city. The fire, which lasted 28 days, destroyed more than 10,000 square kilometers of forest. Direct economic losses were estimated at 500 million yuan. The elderly man, who uses the pseudonym(化名) Zhang Dequan, lost his wife to the blaze. He has not remarried and has no children, ___152___ he often visits the old ballroom and dances alone to remember the times he and his wife spent there.
One listener said: "It's easy to see why Mohe Ballroom resonated with listeners when it did. Full of ___153___ (emotion) detail and poetic lyrics, the song, with Liu's whispery vocals, fulfills people's imaginations about a tragic love story."
The song's huge ___154___ (popular) has made Mohe an in-demand tourism destination. Visitors flock to the city ___155___(see)the ballroom, in the hope of meeting the elderly man.
Li Jinbao, who owns the ballroom, told Beijing News: "The man often visited my ballroom in 2019. However, since the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, I have not seen him. "I was 21 when I witnessed the fire that swept through Mohe. The city was later rebuilt and its first public ballroom opened, which ___156___(immediate)became popular among local residents."
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With lights fading out at the Neilson Studio of Sydney Dance Company, 18-year-old Australian contemporary dancer Xanthe, together with dozens of her peers, ___157___ (quiet) walked on the center stage, ready to showcase the fruits of their Chinese martial arts training. After spending five weeks absorbing Hung Kuen and White Crane elements from their Hong Kong teachers, the young performers wowed the audience with fresh choreography(编舞)___158___ melded(融合) Chinese martial arts and Western contemporary dance on Tuesday night. For most of them, participating in the cultural exchange event___159___ (associate) with Hong Kong Dance Company’s online dance production “Convergence -a journey of Chinese dance and martial arts” was their first step to learning about China and ___160___(it) unique culture from afar. Having been practicing contemporary dance for about 12 years, Xanthe described the Chinese martial arts___161___“a new language to our bodies.”___162___ (see) the Hong Kong-Sydney dance collaboration from idea to fruition, Linda Gamblin, head of training at Sydney Dance Company, said that she is keen to help Australian dancers find___163___internal position of understanding their movements through this cultural exchange project.“I find with some of our training in the West, we may be striving for perfection, and missing out on the understanding about the self,”said Gamblin, also a ballet dancer who once wanted___164___ (perform) in many Chinese cities.
According to the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Sydney, the event is part of the ___165___ (celebrate) of the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to the motherland, aiming at bonding various cultures and dance forms ___166___boosting international cultural exchange.
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Qin Yi, a film actress of great popularity in China, ___167___(die) in Shanghai on May 9. She was 100 years old.
___168___(bear)on Feb. 4, 1922, Qin Yi, originally named Qin Dehe, was one of eight daughters in the family. In 1938, she received training in acting in Chongqing, ___169___temporary capital of China during the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression (1931 — 45). She rose to stardom after the war as the leading role in Far Away Love, co-starring actor Zhao Dan.
After 1949, she joined the Shanghai Film Studio, ___170___ she created some of the most memorable characters of Chinese ___171___(woman) on the movie and TV screens, such as in Woman Basketball Player No. 5, Song of the Youth, and Under the Eaves of Shanghai.
As one of the most popular film actresses in China through the 1950s and 60s, she ___172___(praise) by premier Zhou Enlai as ”the most___173___ (beautifully)woman in China“.
In her later years Qin spent much of her time and effort___174___ (take) care of her son, Jin Jie, who suffered from schizophrenia and died ___175___ the age of 59 in 2007, while carrying on with her acting career. She made one of her last film____176____(appear) in Legend of the Demon Cat(2017), directed by Chen Kaige.
Qin was named People’s Artist in 2019. She was the first filmmaker to win this honorary title from the Chinese government.
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In Chinese art history, Qi Baishi ranks as a ____177____ (tower) figure. His unusual and playful style opened ____178____ a new prospect in the imagery of traditional Chinese painting, and has left a rich legacy still widely recognized in modern society.
Lifelike shrimps play a key role in Qi’s vast body of visual artworks. The “shrimps” are so popular ____179____ they have become synonymous with the painter himself. Unlike his predecessors, Qi Baishi painted shrimps in an impressionistic style with swift and definite brush strokes. He used different shades of ink ____180____ (model) the shrimp’s torso (躯干) and head. These shrimps are not just passive subject matter; rather they are firmly stating their ____181____ (present).
Qi, an all-round artist, ____182____ (bear) to a family of farmers in Hunan in 1864. He learned carpentry in his teens, after ____183____ he taught himself the arts of painting, poetry, calligraphy and seal cutting. The years spent in rural areas ____184____ (sow) in him a deep-rooted love of nature. During his youth, he traveled around the country to seek inspiration from nature while ____185____ (enthusiastic) studying the masterpieces of early Chinese painters. Qi settled in Beijing in 1919 and soon achieved wide fame in _____186_____ Chinese capital. Qi Baishi opened a new window for the fine art world. He was named the “People’s Painter” and awarded the title of “People’s Artist” by China’s Ministry of Culture.
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Lang Lang is a Chinese piano superstar who has sold millions of albums worldwide. He has also used his fame and fortune to help schools ___187___ lack musical instruments and equipment. Now he ___188___ (bring) music to British state schools in an ___189___ (inspire) project that will set up “piano labs” across the nation.
Before this project, he has set up piano labs in 86 schools in the US, giving 70,000 kids access ___190___ keyboards. In China, he has put them in 104 schools, ___191___ (enable) 110,000 children to make music. This is ___192___ (chief) for pupils aged 7 to 12.
The first UK school to benefit is the Winns primary school, London’s 12th most disadvantaged town, where 53% of residents are from a minority ethnic background. It will receive 30 keyboards within the next few weeks. Every lab is accompanied by a course ___193___ (create) by the Toronto-based Royal Conservatory of Music and Lang Lang.
Lang Lang said: “When I visit our partner schools and see ___194___ joy on the students’ faces or hear from our teachers about the progress students are making, I ___195___(remind) of why We created this programme — to give children an opportunity to discover ____196____ they are able to achieve and to lift up their voices through music.”
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The craftswoman Ji Yulan, an inheritor of the intangible heritage of paper-cutting from the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, ____197____ (engage) herself in the art for over 40 years.
She made paper-cuts of people from all ____198____ (walk) of life. “The paper-cutting art comes from the folk and it should return to the people,” Ji said. One of her pieces described a nurse with long, beautiful hair, ____199____ (wear) a mask and a white gown (罩衣). Ji was deeply impressed by female medical workers ____200____ cut their long hair to better themselves for their jobs. “Women are charming in long hair and it takes a lot of courage to cut it,” Ji said. She created a paper-cutting work to show the image, in which a nurse has her long hair back.
Ji has 12 students, aged from 3 ____201____ 23. “They discovered their interest in paper-cutting and came to me to learn it, “she said. She devotes ____202____ (she) to her career and often encourages her students ____203____ (create) works based on a younger mindset. Ji said, “I am ____204____ (extreme) optimistic about the future of the craft. Younger generation have a real sense of ____205____ (culture) heritage.”
Ji keeps practicing paper-cutting every day. Her works hang in her studio _____206_____appear in every corner of her home. She also learned to share her works on video-sharing platforms to increase her audience.
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Instruments are a necessary part of making music, but what music sounds like will also depend upon ____207____ (it) style and rhythm. Music is often divided ____208____ two main groups: classical and popular. These names can mean different things to different people, and their meanings can change over time.
Popular music is what many people play or listen to for fun. It could be folk, country, pop and rock, or jazz. Often the music style ____209____ (change) with each new generation of musicians. All over the world there are ____210____ (talent) musicians who perform this style of music ____211____ (earn) a living or just for fun. A band of musicians usually play a certain style of music that they like, ____212____ (create) a sound that is special to them.
Classical music is ____213____ (most) used to describe more formal music, often performed in front of a seated silent audience. Most of this music ____214____ (write) a long time ago. Classical music is often played by an orchestra (管弦乐队) in ____215____ musicians play either woodwind, brass, or string instruments.
There are many famous orchestras throughout _____216_____ world, with many countries having their own special ones.
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Impression West Lake is a grand evening show of music, light and dance. Directed by Zhang Yimou, it has been updated since 2015. Included in the new version ___217___(be) 70 percent of elements (要素) from Hangzhou G20 Summit evening gala.
Impression West Lake, showing the local culture of Hangzhou and the unique charm of the West Lake, is one of China’s Top Seven Shows. It ___218___(impressive) presents the history and culture of the West Lake by ___219___(explore) the stories based on the Legend of White Snake and Butterfly Lovers.
Besides, as a charming show, Impression West Lake also highlights the beautiful ___220___(nature) landscape (风景) of the West Lake. The whole performance is staged entirely upon the lake itself with ___221___(hill) as the background. ___222___is even more amazing is “the Rain of the West Lake”, which is artificially recreated ___223___(bring) out the charm of the West Lake in the rain.
Impression West Lake is also a feast of music. ___224___is reported, the background music is made by Kitaro, a famous Japanese musician and the theme song ___225___(perform) by Zhang Liangying, a popular Chinese singer ____226____a pleasant and enjoyable voice. All these bring the audience into the dreamlike environment of romantic (浪漫的) Hangzhou.
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Thangka artists in Gojo County, Tibet Autonomous Region, are painting their way to success by adding fresh design elements to this____227____(convention) art form. The county, located in eastern Tibet, is____228____center for ancient Tibetan art forms such as thangka paintings.
Thangka artists in Gojo____229____ (main) practice the Mansar style of Tibetan thangka paintings,____230____started in the 17th century. According to the county government, Gojo has 11 thangka painting cooperatives (合作社) and more than 200 artists. The total income____231____(earn) by thangka paintings in the county was over 10 million yuan in 2019.
But____232____sets these artists apart from thangka artists in the rest of Tibet is that they have adapted their style of painting to involve contemporary scenes and themes. Last year, the top thangka artists from each of Gojo’s painting cooperatives teamed up____233____ (create) some giant paintings. So far, these masters____234____(produce) a series of thangka works____235____(describe) China’s 56 ethnic groups as well as the experiences of people who have been lifted out of_____236_____(poor), which win popularity online.
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When Beethoven was only four, his father decided to make him a musician. Beethoven was made to practice _237_ (play) different musical instruments hour after hour. Whenever he did not put his heart into his practice, his father would be hard _238_ him.
_239_ (fortune), the boy loved music very much and learnt so fast that he was able to go around and give _240_ ( concert) when he was only 11. When he was 17, he received high praise from Mozart, _241_ great Austrian composer. A few years later, Beethoven went to Vienna _242_ ( study) under Haydn, another great Austrian composer. Then he _243_ (write) a great deal of music, even at his most difficult time. But after one illness, he suddenly found _244_ (him) deaf at the age of 31.
However, this didn’t stop Beethoven. During his life, he composed about 30 pieces of music. It is _245_ (amaze) that he wrote some of his best pieces after he became deaf, many of __246__ are well known and loved all over the world.
Now the summer vacation is approaching, ______247______time I want to do many things, one______248______ is making a trip to some places of interest together with a few of my good friends, aiming to broaden our horizons. Additionally, being a volunteer is another thing I want to do, ______249______I can benefit a lot. (用适当的“介词+关系代词”结构完成句子)
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In ancient China lived an artist ____250____ paintings were almost lifelike, which made him proud of ____251____(he). One day the king wanted to get his portrait (画像) done so he called all talented artists to come and present their finest work. The artist was sure his work ____252____(prove) the best, but when he presented his work to the king’s official, the old man laughed and told him the king was not likely ____253____(choose) it. The wise old man told him to travel to the Li River where he could learn a little from the ____254____(great) artist in the world.
Out of curiosity (好奇), the artist packed his bags and went there ____255____ person, When he asked the villagers on the banks of the river ____256____ he could find the legendary (传奇的) artist, they smiled and pointed down the river. The next morning he set out to find the well-known ____257____(paint). He was impressed by the mountains being silently reflected in the water as the small boat moved ____258____(gentle) along the river. When he eventually passed the milky white waterfalls and blue mountains which ____259____(surround) by soft clouds, his breath was taken away by the greatest artist on earth—Mother Nature.
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Latin American music is one of the most popular music in the world. Sometimes it ___260___(call) Latin music, which includes the music of many countries and comes in many varieties. Some critics have defined Latin music as a___261___ (combine) of four elements: music style, geography, cultural background of artist and language, the first of which contains all music styles generated from Latin countries, such as salsa, merengue, bachata as well as others ___262___ (gain) from more mainstream styles, such as Latin pop, rock, jazz and hip- hop. Latin music ___263___ (influence) American popular music, jazz, rhythm and blues and even country music for long.
The Argentine tango was ___264___worldwide success in the 1930's, ___265___ it was common in dance halls for a Latin orchestra to alternate with a big band. Latin music was___266___ (extreme) popular with dancers.
___267___ (start) in the mid-1980's, Billboard introduced the Top Latin Albums and Hot Latin Tracks charts for Latin music albums and singles. During the next decade, Latini music gained interest into the mainstream. Ricky Martin’ s performance of Spanglish (含有西班牙语及英文的) version The Cup of Life at the 41st Grammy Awards in 1999 was ___268___made him well-known and earned him much press attention. Today most mainstream artists and producers tend to feature more on songs ____269____Latin artists.
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Eric Gale’s tips for guitarists
“Good things are happening in life for me now,” says Eric Gale, a famous American guitarist, “and when you allow yourself ____270____(receive) those good things, the sky is the limit(极限).” He also said, “Even if I could go back to the start, I still wouldn’t change the way I play ____271____ guitar. I’m playing the way that it came to me, and it turned out ____272____ (exact) how it was supposed to. I picked the guitar up that way. I’d already learnt a tune ____273____ two, and when I tried to change, my brother was like, ‘No, man, this is the way you’ve learnt to play — so ____274____ are you trying to change it ’ I don’t feel like I’m playing the ‘wrong’ way, because it’s so natural to me. Anyway, who’s to say it’s not everybody else that’s playing it wrong ”
“All of the guitar ____275____ (performance) on my new record are special to me. As to every last one of them, I think all of them ____276____ (record) on the first take. I just turned it on and pressed record. It was more of a live approach (方式), you know, which I’m very ____277____ (satisfy) with. I don’t like to do a lot of ____278____(think). I just like to go for it. It’s a whole lot better that way. All we were trying to do on this album was just be ____279____(we),” said Eric.
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