五、短文填空
A 热考内容 本土文化
KEY→P30
范畴:人与社会
主题:传统艺术
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根据短文内容及所给首字母提示写出所缺单词,使短文意思完整,每空一词。
Boys and girls, are you interested in Huishan clay figures? They come from Wuxi, China. With about 400 years of history, they are one of China's most 1. f folk arts. Many people know them.
A story from the 2. p An old story says these figures began in the Ming Dynasty. A kind farmer helped a boy out of danger from a tiger. To 3. r him, people started making clay dolls of smiling children. People believed these figures could bring 4. h, good luck and protection.
Special black clay Artists use special black clay 5. f Huishan Mountain. This clay is soft and perfect for shaping. After drying, people paint the figures with bright 6. c like red, green and gold. Some look like children, some look like animals and some even look like Chinese gods.
From clay to art Making each figure takes good skills and enough 7. t. Artists make the clay carefully, and then 8. a lots of small details slowly. After drying, they paint every part by hand. No two figures are the 9. s!
Today, many people love Huishan clay figures. They are more than toys. They are 10. p of Chinese culture. Next time you visit Wuxi, try to make one by yourself!

本文主要介绍了无锡惠山泥人的相关信息，包括其起源故事、制作原料、制作过程以及文化意义。
1. famous 根据上下文理解可知，无锡惠山泥人有约四百年的历史，许多人都知道它，说明它很有名，故此处答案应该填形容词 famous。
2. past 根据下文“An old story says these figures began in the Ming Dynasty.”可知，一个古老的故事说这些泥人始于明朝，说明此处是讲过去的故事。
3. remember 根据上下文理解可知，一位农民帮助一个男孩脱离老虎的危险，人们开始制作黏土娃娃，目的是纪念这个农民，此处是动词不定式，动词需要用原形。
4. happiness 这些黏土娃娃能给人们带来快乐、好运和庇护。
5. from 这种特殊的黑土取自惠山。
6. colours 根据“red, green and gold”可知，此处指颜色。
7. time 制作每个泥人都需要好的技术和足够的时间。
8. add 艺术家们慢慢地往黏土上添加许多小细节。
9. same 艺术家们手工画每一个部分，所以没有两个相同的泥人。
10. part 根据句意理解可知，惠山泥人是中国文化的一部分，此处应该用固定短语 be part of，意思为“是……的一部分”。