四、阅读填空
Shadow puppetry(皮影戏) started during the Western Han Dynasty and it has a long history of more than 2,000 years. It used to be p 1 in the countryside because it was simple and cheap.
The puppets are usually m 2 of leather or paper. It is hard to make them. The puppet-makers have to take 24 steps, which i 3 washing the leather, carving(雕刻) and painting, to make a puppet.
Just like many things that are in d 4 , traditional arts also face the risk of disappearing. "Many young people s 5 think that shadow puppetry is an old-fashioned folk art," said Liu Chaokan, the sixth-generation inheritor(继承人) of shadow puppetry in Yunnan Province.
Liu understands w 6 old art forms can't interest young people, so he connects new stories w 7 the traditional form of storytelling. In a recent show based on the ancient Chinese novel Journey to the West, Baigujing dances to a pop song. Popular Chinese cartoon characters, t 8 with the modern factors (元素), are Liu's secret in getting the attention of children. "Since they can't understand those old stories, why don't we s 9 them the cartoon characters they love in shadow puppetry shows?" said Liu.
To k 10 the old art forever young, Liu thinks they should respect its traditions and protect the basics of the art.
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1. popular；2. made；3. include；4. danger；5. simply；6. why；7. with；8. together；9. show；10. keep

1. 根据上文“it has a long history of more than 2,000 years”和下文“because it was simple and cheap”可知，皮影戏在农村很“受欢迎”，结合首字母p，故填popular。
2. 根据上文“The puppets are usually...”可知，皮影人偶通常是由皮革或纸“制成”，结合首字母m，故填made。
3. 根据上文“The puppet-makers have to take 24 steps”和下文“washing the leather, carving(雕刻) and painting”可知，此处是指包括清洗皮革、雕刻和绘画等24个步骤，结合首字母i，故填include。
4. 根据下文“traditional arts also face the risk of disappearing”可知，此处是指许多事情处于“危险”之中，结合首字母d，故填danger。
5. 根据下文“think that shadow puppetry is an old-fashioned folk art”可知，许多年轻人“简单地”认为皮影戏是一种老式的民间艺术，结合首字母s，故填simply。
6. 根据上文“Many young people simply think that shadow puppetry is an old-fashioned folk art”可知，刘家寨理解“为什么”旧的艺术形式不能吸引年轻人，结合首字母w，故填why。
7. 根据上文“he connects new stories”和下文“the traditional form of storytelling”可知，此处是指将新故事与传统讲故事的形式“结合”，结合首字母w，故填with。
8. 根据上文“Popular Chinese cartoon characters”和下文“the modern factors (元素)”可知，此处是指受欢迎的中国卡通人物与现代元素“结合在一起”，结合首字母t，故填together。
9. 根据上文“Since they can't understand those old stories”可知，此处是指为什么不向他们“展示”他们喜欢的卡通人物呢，结合首字母s，故填show。
10. 根据下文“Liu thinks they should respect its traditions and protect the basics of the art”可知，此处是指为了“保持”古老的艺术永远年轻，结合首字母k，故填keep。