Dear Jack,
I hope you're doing well. Last month, while exploring traditional arts and crafts, I discovered an attractive 31. t toy from Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, called taiping nijiaojiao. It looks like a simple toy, but it's a whistle(哨子)! This toy has had a 32. h of over a thousand
years. It came from Huashan village and it is an important 33. p of the local culture and traditions.
Taiping nijiaojiao is made from local mountain mud. The process of making it 34. i more than ten steps. These toys come in many shapes like animals and plants, often showing traditional cultural designs. In 2016, the art of 35. m taiping nijiaojiao was added to Jiangsu's intangible cultural heritage(非遗) list.
Once I heard about the story of Zhou Baokang, an 36. a who loves this craft. About 20 years ago, Zhou saw taiping nijiaojiao at a market in Huashan village and thought it was 37. a. He loved art, so he learned the skills from local artists. Now, he is very good at making these toys. He uses his imagination to shape the mud 38. w following any pre-made designs.
Zhou enjoys making animal-shaped whistles, especially those inspired by Chinese zodiac(生肖). In the year of the tiger, he 39. c tiger whistles, with big mouths and sharp teeth. His designs are influenced by traditional Chinese xieyi paintings, which are simple but very impressive.
I thought you might find taiping nijiaojiao as 40. i as I do, especially since you love traditional arts and crafts. Maybe one day, we can visit Zhenjiang together and try making these lovely whistles.
Take care and hope to see you soon.
Best wishes,
Rose

31. traditional 32. history 33. part 34. includes 35. making 36. artist 37. amazing 38. without 39. created 40. interesting

【分析】
首先通读全文，明确文章主旨是介绍镇江传统非遗玩具“太平泥叫叫”的相关信息。解题时需结合每个空格所在句子的语境、首字母提示，同时运用固定搭配、词性分析等方法，逐一确定每个空的正确词汇。
【解析】
31. 由前文“traditional arts and crafts”及首字母t可知，此处指“传统的”玩具，填traditional；
32. 固定搭配“have a history of”表示“有……的历史”，结合首字母h，填history；
33. 固定搭配“part of”表示“……的一部分”，结合首字母p，填part；
34. 主语“the process”是第三人称单数，谓语动词需用第三人称单数形式，结合句意“制作过程包含十多个步骤”及首字母i，填includes；
35. 介词of后接动名词，结合句意“制作太平泥叫叫的艺术”及首字母m，填making；
36. 由后文“loves this craft”“learned the skills from local artists”可知，此处指“艺术家”，结合首字母a，填artist；
37. 结合语境“看到太平泥叫叫觉得很令人惊叹”及首字母a，填amazing；
38. 由前文“uses his imagination”可知，此处指“没有遵循预制设计”，结合首字母w，填介词without；
39. 结合句意“虎年创作老虎哨”，时态为一般过去时，结合首字母c，填created；
40. 固定结构“as...as”中间用形容词原级，结合句意“和我一样觉得它有趣”及首字母i，填interesting。
【答案】
31. traditional 32. history 33. part 34. includes 35. making 36. artist 37. amazing 38. without 39. created 40. interesting
【知识点】
完形填空、词汇运用、固定搭配
【点评】
本文以非遗文化为主题，考查学生对词汇、固定搭配及上下文语境的理解，难度适中，需要学生结合文章主旨和首字母提示准确判断词汇。
【难度系数】
0.5