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英语 选择性必修·第二册 作业与测评(外研)
课外拓展阅读——用英语传播中国文化
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.
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 himself attached to his lower legs. In __6__ Han Dynasty, stilt-walking began to come __7__ fashion among the public. In the Song Dynasty, it __8__ (change) to “steppingstilts” and the name “stiltwalking” was __9__ (eventual) in the Qing Dynasty.
Through several thousand years of development, stiltwalking __10__ (improve) greatly in style and has become an important part of Chinese festive culture.
1.________ 2.________ 3.________ 4.________ 5.________ 6.________ 7.________ 8.________ 9.________ 10.________
答案:1.equipped 2.or 3.performance 4.wooden 5.who/that 6.the 7.into 8.was changed
9.eventually 10.has improved
Stilt-walking is one of the various shows in ancient China; it appeared as early as in the Spring and Autumn Period.
踩高跷是中国古代各种表演形式之一,早在春秋时期就已经出现。
【持续背记】
①As far as I can see, there is only one possible way to keep away from the danger.
据我所知,只有一种可能的方式来远离危险。
②The idea puzzled me so much that I stopped for a few seconds to try to make it out.
这个想法使我如此困惑,以至于我停下几秒钟来努力想明白它。
③Accustomed to climbing the steep mountains, he had no difficulty reaching the top.
因为习惯了爬陡峭的山,他毫不费力地爬到了山顶。
【持续积累】
as far as I can see 据我所知
puzzle/'pʌzl/v. 使困惑,使迷惑
(be) accustomed to 习惯于
steep/stiːp/adj. (路、山等)陡峭的
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