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中国结 Chinese Knots
Can knots (结) be a form of art? It is in China. They have a long history and a 1. (culture) meaning even today.
A Chinese knot is 2. is woven (编) from a single length of rope to be a variety of shapes. Each shape has 3. (it) own meaning, and Chinese knots are usually woven in the red color, which indicates good fortune.
Originally, people may have made them 4. (record) information and convey messages before they started to write. It is known that they 5. (intend) for artistic decoration and to express thoughts and feelings in the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Empire was a large one that covered most of the 6. (region) of modern China, and succeeding generations carried on 7. traditional art form as part of their culture.
Now, some people use knots when they dress 8. traditional Chinese clothing. They are a means of 9. (fasten) traditional clothes instead of buttons. And silk is most 10. (wide) used to make these clothing knots.
Can knots (结) be a form of art? It is in China. They have a long history and a 1. (culture) meaning even today.
1.解析:考查词性转换。它们有悠久的历史,甚至今天也有文化意义。根据空前的“a”和空后的“meaning”可知,此处应用形容词作定语来修饰后面的名词。
答案:cultural
A Chinese knot is 2. is woven (编) from a single length of rope to be a variety of shapes.
2.解析:考查表语从句。中国结是用一段绳子编成的东西,有各种各样的形状。分析句子结构可知,空处在此引导表语从句,且在从句中作主语,表示“……的东西”,故用what。
答案:what
Each shape has 3. (it) own meaning, and Chinese knots are usually woven in the red color, which indicates good fortune.
3.解析:考查代词。每个形状都有它自己的意义。分析句子结构可知,此处应用形容词性物主代词,故填its。
答案:its
Originally, people may have made them 4. (record) information and convey messages before they started to write.
4.解析:考查非谓语动词。起初,人们可能制作它们以记录信息和传递消息。这里是目的状语,应用动词不定式,故填to record。
答案:to record
It is known that they 5. (intend) for artistic decoration and to express thoughts and feelings in th