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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。
Qiang Shuping was so busy making cloth shoes __1__ she didn't even rest during the Dragon Boat Festival holiday. The woman from Baipu County, Jiangsu Province, __2__ (make) shoes since she was 19 years old, and this year marks her 31st year making cloth shoes.
She spends the entire day in her tiny studio, which measures less than 10 square meters altogether, __3__ (fill) with cloth shoes in various __4__ (stage) of completion.
Nowadays, many stores make cloth shoes __5__ (use) machines, but Qiang sticks to the technique of making shoes __6__ (entire) by hand. She says the shoes produced by machine are not of the same quality as handmade ones. The handmade cloth shoes are more durable (耐用的) and comfortable, __7__ (soft), and absorb sweat better.
Some people buy cloth shoes out of nostalgia (怀旧), while others trust their quality. Making shoes isn't a profitable job, __8__ Qiang still insists as she wants to preserve the craft and pass it down __9__ the younger generation.
Handmade cloth shoes are also called qiancengdi (shoes with a thousand layers), which can date back to the ancient Zhou Dynasty. In 2009, __10__ technique of making qiancengdi was listed as the national intangible cultural heritage (非物质文化遗产).
1.________ 2.________ 3.________ 4.________ 5.________ 6.________ 7.________ 8.________ 9.________ 10.________
答案:1.that 2.has been making 3.filled 4.stages 5.using 6.entirely 7.softer 8.but
9.to 10.the
Among the Chinese cloth shoes, perhaps the most famous ones are Xiuhua shoes, namely embroidered shoes.
绣花鞋即绣花的鞋,或许是中国布鞋中最著名的一种。
【持续背记】
①If you wish to succeed, you should use persistence as your good friend, experience as your reference, prudence as your brother and hope as your sentry.
如果你希望成功,当以恒心为友,以经验为鉴,以谨慎为兄弟,以希望为哨兵。
②A burst of horror held me entirely in its power, and I was unable to move an inch.
一阵突如其来的恐惧将我完全控制住了,我寸步难行。
③Tears of joy welled up in their eyes as they hugged tightly together.
当他们紧紧拥抱在一起时,眼中涌出了喜悦的泪水。
【持续积累】
persistence/pə'sIstəns/n. 坚持不懈,执意;维持
reference/'refrəns/n. 参考,查阅;提及,谈到
entirely/In'taIəli/adv. 完全地,完整地
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