Unit5 SectionB（2a-2e）
知识梳理
【重点单词】
material [m t r l] n. 材料；原料
chopsticks [ t pst ks] n. 筷子
coin [k n] n.硬币
fork [f k] n.餐叉，叉子
blouse [bla z] n. （女士）短上衣；衬衫
silver [ s lv (r)]n. 银，银器adj. 银色的
glass [glɑ s] n. 玻璃
cotton [ k tn] n. 棉；棉花
steel [sti l] n. 钢；钢铁
grass [grɑ s] n. 草；草地
leaf [li f] n. 叶；叶子
produce [pr 'dju s] v. 生产；制造；出产
widely ['wa dli] adv. 广泛地；普遍地
process [ pr ses] v. 加工；处理
France [frɑ ns] n. 法国
local [ l k( )l] adj. 当地的；本地的
brand [br nd] n. 品牌；牌子
avoid [ v d] v. 避免；回避
product [ pr d kt] n. 产品；制品
handbag [ h ndb ɡ] n. 小手提包
mobile ['m ba l] adj. 可移动的；非固定的
Germany ['d m ni] n. 德国
surface [ s f s] n. 表面；表层
postman ['p stm n] n. 邮递员
cap [k p] n. （尤指有帽舌的）帽子
glove [gl v] n. （分手指的）手套
international [ nt n n( )l] adj. 国际的
【重点短语】
1.be made of 由……制成的(在成品后中仍可看出原材料)
2.be made from 由……制成的（在成品中已无法辨认原材料）
3.be known for 以……闻名
4.be used for 被用于……
5.no matter 不论；无论
6.be covered with 用……覆盖
7.as far as I know 据我所知
8.by hand 用手
9.be good for 对……有益
10.on the last Friday of each month在每个月的最后一个星期五
11.be good at 擅长
12.make high-technology products 制造高科技产品
13.the earth’s surface 地球表面
14.many different kinds of 许多不同种类的
15.fly a kite 放风筝
16.such as 例如
17.according to 根据；按照
18.ask for help 请求帮助
19.a symbol of ……的象征
20.put…on… 把……放在……上
21.good luck 好运
22.at a very high heat 在高温下
23.be made in 在……制造的
24.be famous for 以……著名
25.on the sides of mountains 在山腰上
26.traffic accident 交通事故
27.a kite festival 风筝节
28.be from 来自
29.turn...into... 把……变成……
30. even though 虽然；即使
【重点句型】
1. What are the shirts made of
衬衫是由什么制成的？
2. It was made in Thailand.
它是在泰国制造的。
3. No matter what you may buy, you might think those products were made in those countries.
无论你会买什么，你可能会认为那些产品就是在那些国家制造的。
4. The international kite festival is held in April every year.
国际风筝节是在每年的四月份举行。
5. Laura didn’t know that kite flying could be so exciting.
劳拉不知道放飞风筝会如此令人兴奋。
基础训练
一、根据首字母填空
1．We like our English teacher very much because he can make his class l________.
2．Use sharp s________ and make a small cut in the material.
3．Each different part has its own special f________ of arts.
4．The railway has not been c________ yet. We need more workers to do it.
5．Here are some pieces of advice to avoid a stomachache during the c________ at the end of the year.
6．He had been with the company since i________ creation in 1989.
7．—I’m going to buy the latest computer. Would you come with me
—What do you need your o________ computer for You can use ours.
二、根据汉语提示填空
8．The first and earliest paper ________ (剪纸) was found in China 1,500 years ago.
9．There are many colorful ________（气球）in the sky.
10．This book is about ________（历史的）events in the 1890s.
11．These cups and bowls are made of ________ (陶土).
12．The system produced enough ________ (能量) to ________ (加热；供暖) thousands of homes.
13．In the ________ tales（童话故事）, the youngest son usually ventures forth to try to find his well-being.
14．It seems that your car is new after being ________（磨光）.
三、单项选择
15．What a dirty room it is! The desks and chairs are all covered ________ dust (灰尘). We should clean it at once!
A．for B．by C．with D．of
16．The mid-1970s are seen ________ a cultural wasteland for rock music.
A．for B．with C．as D．to
17．Bob, dinner is ready. Please wash your hands ________ you eat.
A．until B．after C．while D．before
18．The scientist says it ________ about eight minutes for the light to travel from the sun to the earth.
A．pays B．costs C．spends D．takes
19．These animals ________ sound waves and make sense of their environment from the echoes.
A．send in B．send up C．send out D．send for
20．A friend in need is a friend indeed. Crystal is my best friend. Every time I’m ________, she will come and help me.
A．in trouble. B．in help C．with trouble D．in hope
21．— I hear your grandpa has an old cup in your home.
— Yes. It __________ drinking tea long ago and my grandpa _______ drink tea with it when he was young.
A．was used to; was used to B．used for; used to
C．was used for; was used to D．was used for; used to
四、完成句子
22．他们按年龄分成三组。
They divided themselves into three groups _______ _______ age.
23．那个老师在澳大利亚和学生们一起手工制作剪纸和中国结。
The teacher made ________ ________ and Chinese knots ________ ________ with the students in Australia.
24．我们都能使梦想成为现实。
All of us can_______ our dreams _______ practical reality.
25．我能要一张你女儿的照片吗？
May I_______ _______ a photo of your daughter
26．北京以许多名胜古迹而著称。
Beijing_______ _______ _______ many places of interest.
27．皮革是由动物的皮做的。
Leather ________ ________ ________ the skin of animals.
28．以前我们在学校时，他是我最好的朋友，但现在我们已经很久没见面了。
He ________ ________ ________ my best friend ________ we were at school, but we haven’t seen each other for a long time.
五、完形填空
When Wang Haiyan was young, her favorite toys weren’t Barbie dolls. ___29___, she started learning to make shadow puppets (皮影) from her father at 12. Now 44, Wang has spent over 30 years ___30___ and spreading the art.
Shadow puppetry is a ___31___ of theater that uses puppets made from leather (皮革) or paper, performing with music and singing. Invented during the Western Han Dynasty, it ___32___ us about folklore (民间传说) and historical stories, passing down culture and customs over thousands of years.
Shadow puppetry is all about creating the puppets and performing with them. Wang’s hometown of Hua country, Shaanxi, is ___33___ as the birthplace of the folk art.
Puppet-makers must follow 24 steps to make the puppets, ___34___ washing the leather, carving (雕刻), and painting according to Wang. Carving is ___35___ part, which needs most work and attention.
“We have a special carving skill-moving the leather under the knife,” Wang said. “You have to hold the knife still in your ___36___ hand and only move the leather in your left hand.”
It ___37___ Wang three years to master this skill. She tied a brick (砖块) to her left hand ____38____ practicing. It takes about 3,000 carves ____39____ a shadow puppet. “The complicated (复杂的) steps make it hard to hand down the folk ____40____,” she said.
But Wang has ____41____ a way to do so. In 2016, she made shadow puppets according to the cartoon series Fox Spirit Matchmaker(《狐妖小红娘》) and gave a live ____42____. She used colors like blue and purple that are ____43____ seen in shadow puppetry and added more sticks to the puppets to make the performance more interesting.
29．A．Instead B．But C．So D．While
30．A．painting B．polluting C．practicing D．preparing
31．A．name B．form C．menu D．hobby
32．A．talks B．tells C．says D．speaks
33．A．same B．humorous C．known D．similar
34．A．including B．having C．taking D．holding
35．A．the most difficult B．the cheapest
C．the easiest D．the most expensive
36．A．left B．right C．front D．big
37．A．spent B．paid C．cost D．took
38．A．before B．after C．while D．until
39．A．to play B．to fix C．to make D．to do
40．A．song B．story C．dance D．art
41．A．found B．lost C．built D．followed
42．A．celebration B．examination C．expression D．performance
43．A．always B．hardly C．often D．usually
六、语法填空
根据提示在句子空白处填入1个适当的单词或单词的正确形式。
“I used to play with toys, but now I don’t, ”said one of my friends. “Playing with toys is a waste of time for teenagers. Other interesting ___44___（happening）hardly show up in my life, either.”
Maybe you are like him. But in my class, some students love playing with ___45___ special toy. Kendama（剑玉）, with a rich history, has been popular in my class for a while. It was first ___46___（invent）in France. In the 17th century, it was introduced to Japan and ___47___（become）a kind of amusement after dinner. In the early 20th century, Japanese people changed it to be ___48___（interesting）than before. Since then, it has been known as Kendama, which means “cup and ball game” in Japanese.
It has a handle（手柄）, a pair of cups, and a ball（细绳）. You can pull the ball up and make ___49___ fall on a cup. In this way, you can make several moves and show ___50___（you）own style.
“It’s actually amusing,” said Deng Chuqin, the ___51___（one）Kendama player in my class. “I’ll never feel ___52___（sleep）when I play it. It's really interesting.”
Though learning Kendama skills is difficult at first, you can master（掌握）it by practicing often. It is a toy to develop a virtue（优秀品质）____53____ on your goals.Unit5 SectionB（2a-2e）
知识梳理
【重点单词】
material [m t r l] n. 材料；原料
chopsticks [ t pst ks] n. 筷子
coin [k n] n.硬币
fork [f k] n.餐叉，叉子
blouse [bla z] n. （女士）短上衣；衬衫
silver [ s lv (r)]n. 银，银器adj. 银色的
glass [glɑ s] n. 玻璃
cotton [ k tn] n. 棉；棉花
steel [sti l] n. 钢；钢铁
grass [grɑ s] n. 草；草地
leaf [li f] n. 叶；叶子
produce [pr 'dju s] v. 生产；制造；出产
widely ['wa dli] adv. 广泛地；普遍地
process [ pr ses] v. 加工；处理
France [frɑ ns] n. 法国
local [ l k( )l] adj. 当地的；本地的
brand [br nd] n. 品牌；牌子
avoid [ v d] v. 避免；回避
product [ pr d kt] n. 产品；制品
handbag [ h ndb ɡ] n. 小手提包
mobile ['m ba l] adj. 可移动的；非固定的
Germany ['d m ni] n. 德国
surface [ s f s] n. 表面；表层
postman ['p stm n] n. 邮递员
cap [k p] n. （尤指有帽舌的）帽子
glove [gl v] n. （分手指的）手套
international [ nt n n( )l] adj. 国际的
【重点短语】
1.be made of 由……制成的(在成品后中仍可看出原材料)
2.be made from 由……制成的（在成品中已无法辨认原材料）
3.be known for 以……闻名
4.be used for 被用于……
5.no matter 不论；无论
6.be covered with 用……覆盖
7.as far as I know 据我所知
8.by hand 用手
9.be good for 对……有益
10.on the last Friday of each month在每个月的最后一个星期五
11.be good at 擅长
12.make high-technology products 制造高科技产品
13.the earth’s surface 地球表面
14.many different kinds of 许多不同种类的
15.fly a kite 放风筝
16.such as 例如
17.according to 根据；按照
18.ask for help 请求帮助
19.a symbol of ……的象征
20.put…on… 把……放在……上
21.good luck 好运
22.at a very high heat 在高温下
23.be made in 在……制造的
24.be famous for 以……著名
25.on the sides of mountains 在山腰上
26.traffic accident 交通事故
27.a kite festival 风筝节
28.be from 来自
29.turn...into... 把……变成……
30. even though 虽然；即使
【重点句型】
1. What are the shirts made of
衬衫是由什么制成的？
2. It was made in Thailand.
它是在泰国制造的。
3. No matter what you may buy, you might think those products were made in those countries.
无论你会买什么，你可能会认为那些产品就是在那些国家制造的。
4. The international kite festival is held in April every year.
国际风筝节是在每年的四月份举行。
5. Laura didn’t know that kite flying could be so exciting.
劳拉不知道放飞风筝会如此令人兴奋。
基础训练
一、根据首字母填空
1．We like our English teacher very much because he can make his class l________.
【答案】(l)ively
【详解】句意：我们非常喜欢我们的英语老师，因为他让课堂充满趣味。根据“We like our English teacher very much because he can make his class”并结合所给单词首字母可知，应该是英语老师让课堂充满趣味，所以空缺处用形容词lively“充满趣味的”作宾补，故填(l)ively。
2．Use sharp s________ and make a small cut in the material.
【答案】(s)cissors
【详解】句意：用锋利的剪刀在材料上剪一小口。根据“make a small cut in the material”和首字母可知，此处指用剪刀剪。scissors“剪刀”。故填(s)cissors。
3．Each different part has its own special f________ of arts.
【答案】(f)orm
【详解】句意：每个不同的部分都有自己独特的艺术形式。根据“Each different part has its own special”和所给单词首字母可知，应该是有自己独特的艺术形式，form“形式”，故填(f)orm。
4．The railway has not been c________ yet. We need more workers to do it.
【答案】(c)ompleted
【详解】句意：这条铁路尚未完工。我们需要更多的工人来做这件事。根据“We need more workers to do it”可知，这条铁路没有完工，主语“the railway”和动词complete“完成”是被动关系，用被动语态，所以空缺处用动词complete“完成”的过去分词completed和has been构成现在完成时的被动语态，故填(c)ompleted。
5．Here are some pieces of advice to avoid a stomachache during the c________ at the end of the year.
【答案】(c)elebrations
【详解】句意：这是一些避免在年底的庆祝活动胃痛的建议。根据空后的“at the end of the year”和所给单词首字母可知，应该是年底的庆祝活动，用可数名词celebration“庆祝活动”的复数celebrations表泛指，故填(c)elebrations。
6．He had been with the company since i________ creation in 1989.
【答案】(i)ts
【详解】句意：自1989年公司成立以来，他一直在公司工作。结合语境和空后“creation in 1989”以及首字母的提示可知1989年是这家公司的创办时间，所以这里用形容词性物主代词“its它的”来指代这家公司。故填(i)ts。
7．—I’m going to buy the latest computer. Would you come with me
—What do you need your o________ computer for You can use ours.
【答案】(o)wn
【详解】句意：——我打算买最新的电脑。你愿意和我一起去吗？——你需要自己的电脑做什么？你可以用我们的。根据“I’m going to buy the latest computer. ”及首字母可知，此处指“自己的电脑”，own“自己的”，形容词，在句中作定语。故填(o)wn。
二、根据汉语提示填空
8．The first and earliest paper ________ (剪纸) was found in China 1,500 years ago.
【答案】cutting
【详解】句意：最早的剪纸是1500年前在中国发现的。根据所给汉语意思可知，空缺处应该填的是剪纸，paper cutting意为“剪纸”，故填cutting。
9．There are many colorful ________（气球）in the sky.
【答案】balloons
【详解】句意：天空中有许多五颜六色的气球。“气球”balloon，many后跟可数名词复数形式。故填balloons。
10．This book is about ________（历史的）events in the 1890s.
【答案】historical
【详解】句意：这本书是关于19世纪90年代的历史事件。“历史的”historical，形容词，在句中作定语。故填historical。
11．These cups and bowls are made of ________ (陶土).
【答案】clay
【详解】句意：这些杯子和碗是陶土做的。结合语境和中文提示可知这里用不可数名词“陶土clay”。故填clay。
12．The system produced enough ________ (能量) to ________ (加热；供暖) thousands of homes.
【答案】 energy heat
【详解】句意：该系统产生的能量足以为数千户家庭供暖。根据所给汉语意思可知，空缺处应该填的是“能量”和“加热，供暖”，不可数名词energy“能量”，由第二个空前的“to”可知，第二个空用动词原形heat“加热，供暖”，故填energy；heat。
13．In the ________ tales（童话故事）, the youngest son usually ventures forth to try to find his well-being.
【答案】fairy
【详解】句意：在童话故事中，最小的儿子通常会冒险去寻找自己的幸福。“童话故事”fairy tales，固定短语。故填fairy。
14．It seems that your car is new after being ________（磨光）.
【答案】polished
【详解】句意：看来你的车经过抛光后是新的。根据“your car is new”可知，此处是车被抛光之后是新的，polish“磨光”，是动词，与主语“your car”是被动关系，be动词后加过去分词，polish的过去分词是polished，故填polished。
三、单项选择
15．What a dirty room it is! The desks and chairs are all covered ________ dust (灰尘). We should clean it at once!
A．for B．by C．with D．of
【答案】C
【详解】句意：多脏的房间啊！桌椅上都是灰尘。我们应该马上打扫！
考查介词辨析。for为了；by被；with用；of……的，be covered by“被……所覆盖”是被动语态，而be covered with是系表结构，注重于事物的状态，可翻译为“到处都是”，由语境可知，应该是桌子椅子上到处都是灰尘，故选C。
16．The mid-1970s are seen ________ a cultural wasteland for rock music.
A．for B．with C．as D．to
【答案】C
【详解】句意：20世纪70年代中期被视为摇滚音乐的文化荒原。
考查介词辨析。for为了；with和……一起；as作为；to到。be seen as“被视为”，固定短语，且符合语境。故选C。
17．Bob, dinner is ready. Please wash your hands ________ you eat.
A．until B．after C．while D．before
【答案】D
【详解】句意：鲍勃，晚饭准备好了。请在吃饭之前洗手。考查连词辨析题。A. until直到……才；B. after在……以后；C. while当……的时候，用于主句和从句动作同时发生；D. before在……以前。根据wash your hands（洗手），结合卫生常识，可知选D。
18．The scientist says it ________ about eight minutes for the light to travel from the sun to the earth.
A．pays B．costs C．spends D．takes
【答案】D
【详解】句意：这位科学家说，光从太阳传播到地球大约需要八分钟。
考查动词辨析。pays花费，主语是人，花费的是金钱；costs花费，主语是物，花费的是金钱；spends花费，主语是人，花费的是时间或金钱；takes主语是物或it，花费的是时间，固定搭配it takes sb some time to do sth“做某事花费某人多长时间”，故选D。
19．These animals ________ sound waves and make sense of their environment from the echoes.
A．send in B．send up C．send out D．send for
【答案】C
【详解】句意：这些动物发出声波，并通过回声感知周围环境。
考查动词短语。send in提交；send up发射；send out发出（光、信号、声音等）；send for派人去拿。根据“These animals...sound waves and make sense of their environment from the echoes.”可知，发出声波应用send out。故选C。
20．A friend in need is a friend indeed. Crystal is my best friend. Every time I’m ________, she will come and help me.
A．in trouble. B．in help C．with trouble D．in hope
【答案】A
【详解】句意：患难见真情。Crystal是我最好的朋友。每次我遇到麻烦，她都会来帮助我。
考查介词短语。in trouble处于困境，遇到麻烦；in help帮助；with trouble无此表达；in hope在希望中，根据“she will come and help me”可知，应该是当我遇到麻烦，她会来帮我，故选A。
21．— I hear your grandpa has an old cup in your home.
— Yes. It __________ drinking tea long ago and my grandpa _______ drink tea with it when he was young.
A．was used to; was used to B．used for; used to
C．was used for; was used to D．was used for; used to
【答案】D
【详解】句意：——我听说在你家你爷爷有一个老茶杯。——是的，很久以前，它被用来喝茶，当我爷爷小的时候他常常用它喝茶。
used to do sth 过去常常做某事，be used to doing sth习惯于做某事，be used to do sth被用来做某事，be used for doing sth被用来做某事；根据句意，第一句是“它被用来喝茶”，因为drinking，所以用was used for；第二句是“常常用它喝茶”，所以用used to；故选D。
【点睛】1)used to do sth 过去常常做某事，例如：We used to go there every year. 2) be used to doing sth习惯于做某事，例如：I am used to cleaning the room. 3) be used to do sth被用来做某事，例如：Bed is used to sleep。
四、完成句子
22．他们按年龄分成三组。
They divided themselves into three groups _______ _______ age.
【答案】 according to
【详解】根据所给的汉语和英语提示可知，“按，根据”的英语表达为：according to，为复合介词，后接名词或代词。故填①according②to。
23．那个老师在澳大利亚和学生们一起手工制作剪纸和中国结。
The teacher made ________ ________ and Chinese knots ________ ________ with the students in Australia.
【答案】 paper cuttings by hand
【详解】根据英汉对照可知，设空处表示“手工制作剪纸”，make paper cuttings“制作剪纸”，by hand“手工”，故填paper；cuttings；by；hand。
24．我们都能使梦想成为现实。
All of us can_______ our dreams _______ practical reality.
【答案】 turn into
【详解】根据句意，可知此处缺少“使……成为……”的表述，turn...into...意为“将……变为……”，符合句意，其前有情态动词can，所以用动词原形，故答案为turn; into。
25．我能要一张你女儿的照片吗？
May I_______ _______ a photo of your daughter
【答案】 ask for
【详解】根据中文提示可知空格处缺“要”的短语，ask for sth. 索要……；要……；又may为情态动词，在题干中表请求，中文意思为“可以，能”，后接动词原形。故填ask for。
26．北京以许多名胜古迹而著称。
Beijing_______ _______ _______ many places of interest.
【答案】 is famous / known for
【详解】根据题意可知填写“以……而著称”，即be famous/known for。主语为Beijing，be动词用单数is。故填is；famous/known；for。
27．皮革是由动物的皮做的。
Leather ________ ________ ________ the skin of animals.
【答案】 is made of
【详解】短语be made of...“由……制成”，Leather“皮革”，是不可数名词，一般现在时态，be动词用is，故填is；made；of。
28．以前我们在学校时，他是我最好的朋友，但现在我们已经很久没见面了。
He ________ ________ ________ my best friend ________ we were at school, but we haven’t seen each other for a long time.
【答案】 used to be when
【详解】“在……时”when，引导时间状语从句，放于第4个空；根据题干可知，前三个空缺少的信息是“以前是”用used to be表示。故填used；to；be；when。
五、完形填空
When Wang Haiyan was young, her favorite toys weren’t Barbie dolls. ___29___, she started learning to make shadow puppets (皮影) from her father at 12. Now 44, Wang has spent over 30 years ___30___ and spreading the art.
Shadow puppetry is a ___31___ of theater that uses puppets made from leather (皮革) or paper, performing with music and singing. Invented during the Western Han Dynasty, it ___32___ us about folklore (民间传说) and historical stories, passing down culture and customs over thousands of years.
Shadow puppetry is all about creating the puppets and performing with them. Wang’s hometown of Hua country, Shaanxi, is ___33___ as the birthplace of the folk art.
Puppet-makers must follow 24 steps to make the puppets, ___34___ washing the leather, carving (雕刻), and painting according to Wang. Carving is ___35___ part, which needs most work and attention.
“We have a special carving skill-moving the leather under the knife,” Wang said. “You have to hold the knife still in your ___36___ hand and only move the leather in your left hand.”
It ___37___ Wang three years to master this skill. She tied a brick (砖块) to her left hand ____38____ practicing. It takes about 3,000 carves ____39____ a shadow puppet. “The complicated (复杂的) steps make it hard to hand down the folk ____40____,” she said.
But Wang has ____41____ a way to do so. In 2016, she made shadow puppets according to the cartoon series Fox Spirit Matchmaker(《狐妖小红娘》) and gave a live ____42____. She used colors like blue and purple that are ____43____ seen in shadow puppetry and added more sticks to the puppets to make the performance more interesting.
29．A．Instead B．But C．So D．While
30．A．painting B．polluting C．practicing D．preparing
31．A．name B．form C．menu D．hobby
32．A．talks B．tells C．says D．speaks
33．A．same B．humorous C．known D．similar
34．A．including B．having C．taking D．holding
35．A．the most difficult B．the cheapest
C．the easiest D．the most expensive
36．A．left B．right C．front D．big
37．A．spent B．paid C．cost D．took
38．A．before B．after C．while D．until
39．A．to play B．to fix C．to make D．to do
40．A．song B．story C．dance D．art
41．A．found B．lost C．built D．followed
42．A．celebration B．examination C．expression D．performance
43．A．always B．hardly C．often D．usually
【答案】
29．A 30．C 31．B 32．B 33．C 34．A 35．A 36．B 37．D 38．C 39．C 40．D 41．A 42．D 43．B
【导语】本文主要讲述了皮影戏传承人汪海燕保护和传承皮影艺术的事迹。
29．句意：相反，她在12岁时开始从父亲那里学习制作皮影戏。
Instead相反；But但是；So所以；While当……时，根据“When Wang Haiyan was young, her favorite toys weren’t Barbie dolls”和“she started learning to make shadow puppets（皮影）from her father at 12”是转折关系且空后有逗号可知，应该用instead，故选A。
30．句意：现年44岁的汪海燕已经花了30年的时间练习和传播这门艺术。
painting绘画；polluting污染；practicing练习；preparing准备，根据“Wang has spent over 30 years”和“spreading the art”可知，应该是花了30多年来练习和传播这门艺术，故选C。
31．句意：皮影戏是一种用皮革或纸制作的木偶，伴随着音乐和歌声表演的戏剧形式。
name名字；form形式；menu菜单；hobby爱好，根据“Shadow puppetry is a……of theater”和常识可知，皮影戏是一种艺术形式，故选B。
32．句意：它发明于西汉，讲述了民间传说和历史故事，传承了数千年的文化和风俗。
talks谈论；tells讲述；says说，后面接内容；speaks说，后面接语言，根据“us about folklore (民间传说) and historical stories”可知，应该是讲述传说和故事，故选B。
33．句意：她的家乡陕西华县被誉为民间艺术的发祥地。
same相同的；humorous幽默的；known知名的；similar相似的，根据常识可知，华县以皮影闻名，be known as“以……闻名”，故选C。
34．句意：据汪海燕说，木偶制作者必须遵循24个步骤来制作木偶，包括洗皮、雕刻和绘画。
including包括；having有；taking拿；holding握住，根据“washing the leather, carving (雕刻), and painting”是24个步骤中的几项可知，应该是包括洗皮、雕刻和绘画，故选A。
35．句意：雕刻是最难的部分，也是最需要努力和关注的部分。
the most difficult最难的；the cheapest最便宜的；the easiest最容易的；the most expensive最贵的，根据后文的“You have to hold the knife still in your……hand and only move the leather in your left hand”可知，雕刻是最难的部分，故选A。
36．句意：你必须右手握住刀，左手只移动皮革。
left左边的；right右边的；front前面的；big大的，根据“You have to hold the knife still in your……hand and only move the leather in your left hand”可知，此处描述双手的分工，右手持刀，左手移动皮革，故选B。
37．句意：汪海燕花了三年的时间才掌握这项技能。
spent花费，主语是人，花费的是时间或金钱；paid花费，主语是人，花费的是金钱；cost花费，主语是物，花费的是金钱；took花费，主语是物或it，花费的是时间，固定搭配it takes sb some time to do sth“花费某人多长时间做某事”，故选D。
38．句意：她练习时把一块砖头绑在左手上。
before在……之前；after在……之后；while当……时；until直到，根据“She tied a brick (砖块) to her left hand”和“practicing”可知，此处强调练习的同时绑一块砖头，故选C。
39．句意：制作一个皮影戏需要大约3000个雕刻。
to play玩；to fix修理；to make制作；to do做，根据前文的“Puppet-makers must follow 24 steps to make the puppets”和“It takes about 3,000 carves……a shadow puppet”可知，应该是制作皮影，故选C。
40．句意：复杂的步骤使民间艺术难以传承。
song歌曲；story故事；dance舞蹈；art艺术，根据常识可知，皮影是一种民间艺术，故选D。
41．句意：但是汪海燕找到了一种解决办法。
found找到；lost丢失；built建造；followed跟随，根据“a way to do so”可知，应该是找到解决办法，故选A。
42．句意：2016年，根据动画片《狐妖小红娘》制作皮影戏并现场表演。
celebration庆祝；examination考试；expression表达；performance表演，根据“she made shadow puppets according to the cartoon series Fox Spirit Matchmaker(《狐妖小红娘》) and gave a live”可知，应该是制作了皮影戏并现场表演，故选D。
43．句意：她使用了皮影戏中很少看到的蓝色和紫色等颜色并在木偶上添加了更多的木棒，使表演更有趣。
always总是；hardly几乎不；often经常；usually通常，根据“She used……puppets to make the performance more interesting”可知，此处强调汪海燕为了使表演更有趣而进行了创新，所以是不常见的，故选B。
六、语法填空
根据提示在句子空白处填入1个适当的单词或单词的正确形式。
“I used to play with toys, but now I don’t, ”said one of my friends. “Playing with toys is a waste of time for teenagers. Other interesting ___44___（happening）hardly show up in my life, either.”
Maybe you are like him. But in my class, some students love playing with ___45___ special toy. Kendama（剑玉）, with a rich history, has been popular in my class for a while. It was first ___46___（invent）in France. In the 17th century, it was introduced to Japan and ___47___（become）a kind of amusement after dinner. In the early 20th century, Japanese people changed it to be ___48___（interesting）than before. Since then, it has been known as Kendama, which means “cup and ball game” in Japanese.
It has a handle（手柄）, a pair of cups, and a ball（细绳）. You can pull the ball up and make ___49___ fall on a cup. In this way, you can make several moves and show ___50___（you）own style.
“It’s actually amusing,” said Deng Chuqin, the ___51___（one）Kendama player in my class. “I’ll never feel ___52___（sleep）when I play it. It's really interesting.”
Though learning Kendama skills is difficult at first, you can master（掌握）it by practicing often. It is a toy to develop a virtue（优秀品质）____53____ on your goals.
【答案】
44．happenings 45．a 46．invented 47．became 48．more interesting 49．it 50．your 51．first 52．sleepy 53．up
【分析】这是一篇记叙文，文章讲述剑玉这种玩具的发明和发展历史，并讲述作者的同学喜欢玩这种玩具及对它的看法。
44．句意：其他有趣的事件几乎没有也在我的生命中出现。句子缺主语。根据“ show up”可知句子是一般现在时，主语是复数概念。句子表达发生的事件，用“happen”的名词的复数形式“happenings”。故填happenings。
45．句意：但是在我的班上，一些学生喜欢拿着一种特别的玩具玩。根据“special toy”可知表达泛指“一种”，“special ”是辅音音素开始的单词，用不定冠词“a”。故填a。
46．句意：它最早是在法国被发明的。句子的主语“It”指的是“Kendama”，和动词“发明”之间是被动关系，用一般过去时的被动结构“was invented”。故填invented。
47．句意：在17世纪，它被介绍到日本，成为一种饭后的消遣活动。根据“was …and”可知是动词过去式的并列结构，表达“成为”用“become”的过去式“became”。故填became。
48．句意：在20世纪早期，日本人把它变得比以前更有趣。根据“than before”可知是比较级结构，用“interesting”的比较级形式“more interesting”。故填more interesting。
49．句意：你可以把球拉上去，让它掉落到茶杯上。动词“make”后缺宾语，根据前文“pull the ball up ”可知表达的是让球掉落，用人称代词宾格“it”来指代“the ball”。故填it。
50．句意：这样的话，你可以做出一些移动，展示你自己的风格。名词“style”前用形容词性物主代词，表达“你的”用“your”。故填your。
51．句意：我班上第一个玩剑玉的人，邓楚琴说：“它真的有趣”。根据定冠词“the”和单数名词“player”可知表达顺序“第一”，用序数词“first”。故填first。
52．句意：当我玩它的时候我从不会感到困。系动词“feel”后用形容词做表语，根据“when I play it”可知表达“困倦的”，用“sleep”的形容词形式“sleepy”。故填sleepy。
53．句意：它是一个在你的目标基础上发展起来的优秀品质。句子表达“发展起来”用动词短语“develop…up”。故填up。
