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The children are talking about their favourite art forms. Xiaoxiao likes 1 best. She thinks reading a good book is like 2 with a wise man. From reading, she gets much 3 and she has a deeper understanding of the world. Reading can also take her 4 in the world when she is at home. She can't imagine how 5 the world would be without books. Xiaoyang likes literature too. She usually writes down what she sees and what she feels about them. Then she can 6 something with them. She thinks words are the 7 of the heart. She wants to 8 the beauty of the world. Shasha likes music. She usually 9 herself by listening to music. Her dream job is to be a 10. She hopes to 11 her feelings of life through music. It's not easy to achieve her dream, so she is 12 with herself and practises very hard. Jack, an English boy, is really 13 paper-cuts. He gets great fun from cutting paper. He wants to 14 more about Chinese folk art. Art makes our life colourful. We can't live a happy life 15 art. What's your favourite art form?
()1. A. music B. literature C. calligraphy
()2. A. shopping B. shouting C. communicating
()3. A. work B. knowledge C. education
()4. A. anywhere B. somewhere C. everywhere
()5. A. active B. awful C. amazing
()6. A. miss B. create C. mark
()7. A. experience B. job C. language
()8. A. fight B. record C. help
()9. A. relaxes B. answers C. orders
()10. A. painter B. calligrapher C. musician
()11. A. send B. express C. rush
()12. A. excellent B. angry C. strict
()13. A. into B. of C. between
()14. A. control B. explore C. design
()15. A. with B. without C. over

1.B 2.C 3.B 4.A 5.B 6.B 7.C 8.B 9.A 10.C
11.B 12.C 13.A 14.B 15.B

【分析】
做完形填空需遵循“通读全文明主旨，逐空分析找依据”的思路：第一步通读全文，把握文章围绕“孩子们喜爱的艺术形式”展开的主旨；第二步结合上下文语境、词义辨析、固定搭配等逐一分析每个空，排除不符合语境的选项，选出最佳答案。比如第1空由后文的reading可知对应文学，第2空考查固定搭配communicate with，第13空考查be into的用法等，确保每个选项都符合文意和逻辑。
【解析】
1. 选B：后文提到reading属于文学范畴，A音乐、C书法与读书无关，故选B。
2. 选C：固定搭配communicate with sb意为“与某人交流”，句意为读好书像和智者交流，A购物、B喊叫不符合语境，故选C。
3. 选B：读书能获得知识，A工作、C教育不符合文意，故选B。
4. 选A：anywhere意为“任何地方”，句意为在家时读书能带她去任何地方，B某个地方、C每个地方不符合逻辑，故选A。
5. 选B：awful意为“糟糕的”，句意为无法想象没有书的世界多糟糕，A活跃的、C令人惊讶的不符合语境，故选B。
6. 选B：create意为“创造”，写下所见所感后能创造内容，A想念、C标记不符合，故选B。
7. 选C：language意为“语言”，文字是心灵的语言，A经历、B工作不符合，故选C。
8. 选B：record意为“记录”，句意为想记录世界的美，A战斗、C帮助不符合，故选B。
9. 选A：relaxes意为“放松”，听音乐放松自己，B回答、C命令不符合，故选A。
10. 选C：喜欢音乐所以梦想是音乐家，A画家、B书法家不符合，故选C。
11. 选B：express意为“表达”，通过音乐表达生活感受，A发送、C冲不符合，故选B。
12. 选C：固定搭配be strict with sb意为“对某人严格”，A优秀的、B生气的不符合，故选C。
13. 选A：固定搭配be into意为“喜欢，沉迷于”，B of、C between不符合，故选A。
14. 选B：explore意为“探索”，想探索更多中国民间艺术，A控制、C设计不符合，故选B。
15. 选B：without意为“没有”，句意为没有艺术无法过幸福生活，A和、C超过不符合，故选B。
【答案】
1.B 2.C 3.B 4.A 5.B 6.B 7.C 8.B 9.A 10.C 11.B 12.C 13.A 14.B 15.B
【知识点】
完形填空解题技巧、词义辨析、固定搭配
【点评】
本文围绕艺术形式展开，考查学生对词汇的语境理解、词义辨析及固定搭配的掌握，是初中英语常见题型，难度适中，需结合上下文逻辑分析选项。
【难度系数】
0.6