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课外拓展阅读——用英语传播
中国文化
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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。
Stilts (高跷) refer to a pair of long and thin
poles, each __1__ (equip) with a raised footrest to
enable the user to walk above the ground. In China,
there is an old custom called “walking on stilts” __2__ “tiedon long feet”. It is a __3__ (perform) that the stilt walkers walk on two __4__ (wood) sticks with a length of over three meters attached to their feet.
课外扩展阅读
This can be traced back to very ancient origins. It is said that there was once a man named Lanzi in the State of Song __5__ entertained the first Song emperor with his feet walking and running with two poles taller than __6__ (he) attached to his lower legs. In the Han Dynasty, stilt walking began to come __7__ fashion among the public. In the Song Dynasty, it __8__ (change) to “steppingstilts” and the name “stiltswalking” was __9__ (eventual) adopted in the Qing Dynasty.
Through several thousand years of development, stiltswalking __10__ (improve) greatly in style and has become an important part of Chinese festive culture.
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1.________ 2.________ 3.________ 4.________
5.________ 6.________ 7.________ 8.________
9.________ 10.________
答案:1.equipped 2.or 3.performance 4.wooden
5.who/that 6.himself 7.into 8.was changed
9.eventually 10.has improved
课外扩展阅读
Stilts are named after the stilts on which one's feet step while dancing.
高跷是以人们跳舞时脚下所踩的支撑物而命名的。
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