一、完形填空

Thang - ga is a special kind of painting. It was 1 only in Xizang, China. It started from Tang Dynasty and was developed in the 7th century. Thang - ga paintings 2 people's life in Xizang. In recent years, Thang - ga paintings have become very 3. At the same time, Chinese government has also tried hard to protect the art.
The colours of Thang - ga paintings look wonderful and special. 4 the special environment of Xizang and the excellent (非凡的) skills of artists, the paints 5 in Thang - ga paintings are different from other paints. The paints are made by hand and the beautiful 6 can last for hundreds of years.
7, with the development of technology, people now use cheaper and more easily made chemicals (化学制品) to make Thang - ga paints. The traditional paints used in Thang - ga paintings took a lot of 8 and they were made in secret (秘密的) ways. Later people stopped making the paints and 9 about them. So the skills needed to make them were almost lost. The traditional Thang - ga paints are 10 to find now. But now more and more people are noticing and studying Thang - ga paintings, and we wish this special kind of art can keep going and get better.
1. A. found
B. saved
C. repaired
D. chosen
2. A. act
B. make
C. show
D. take
3. A. beautiful
B. popular
C. wonderful
D. simple
4. A. So that
B. Because of
C. As for
D. Such as
5. A. laid
B. created
C. thrown
D. used
6. A. tools
B. colours
C. shapes
D. paper
7. A. However
B. Still
C. Again
D. Once
8. A. space
B. business
C. water
D. work
9. A. cared
B. talked
C. forgot
D. thought
10. A. quick
B. slow
C. easy
D. difficult

【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文，主要向我们介绍了传统民间艺术“唐卡”的历史、特点及现状。
1. A found 发现；saved 拯救；repaired 修理；chosen 选择。根据“only in Xizang, China”可知，此处指它只在中国西藏被发现。故选 A。
2. C 根据“Thang - ga paintings... people's life in Xizang.”并结合选项可知，此处讲述唐卡展示了西藏人民的生活。故选 C。
3. B 根据下文“At the same time, Chinese government has also tried hard to protect the art.”可知，中国政府也在尽力保护这种艺术，所以可推知，唐卡绘画很受公众的欢迎。故选 B。
4. B 根据“the special environment of Xizang and the excellent skills of artists”以及“the paints... in Thang - ga paintings are different from other paints”可知，此处表示原因。故选 B。
5. D 根据空后的“in Thang - ga paintings”并结合语境可知，此处指唐卡画中使用的颜料。故选 D。
6. B 根据“The paints”可知，此处指颜料的颜色。故选 B。
7. A 上文讲述唐卡颜料的独特性，与空后的句子在句意上发生了转折关系。故选 A。
8. D 根据“they were made in secret ways”可知，此处表示唐卡颜料的制造工序。故选 D。
9. C 根据下文“So the skills needed to make them were almost lost.”可知，此处指人们忘记了制作颜料的技能。故选 C。
10. D 根据上文“So the skills needed to make them were almost lost.”可知，制作唐卡颜料所需的技能几乎消失了，所以很难找到传统的唐卡颜料。故选 D。

【分析】
做本题时，首先需通读全文，把握文章主题为介绍传统工艺唐卡，理清文章从唐卡的特点、现状到传统颜料的变化这一脉络；接着针对每个空格，结合上下文语境、词汇词义辨析、逻辑关系（因果、转折）逐一分析选项，排除不符合语境的选项，选出最恰当的答案。
【解析】
1. 考查动词词义辨析。found意为“发现”；saved意为“拯救”；repaired意为“修理”；chosen意为“选择”。根据“only in Xizang, China”可知，此处指唐卡仅在中国西藏被发现，故选A。
2. 考查动词词义辨析。act意为“行动”；make意为“制作”；show意为“展示”；take意为“拿走”。结合语境，唐卡绘画展示了西藏人民的生活，故选C。
3. 考查形容词词义辨析。beautiful意为“美丽的”；popular意为“受欢迎的”；wonderful意为“精彩的”；simple意为“简单的”。由后文“中国政府努力保护这种艺术”可推知，唐卡绘画很受欢迎，故选B。
4. 考查短语辨析。So that意为“以便”，后接从句；Because of意为“因为”，后接名词/短语；As for意为“至于”；Such as意为“例如”。此处后接名词短语“the special environment of Xizang...”表原因，故选B。
5. 考查动词词义辨析。laid意为“放置”；created意为“创造”；thrown意为“扔”；used意为“使用”。此处指唐卡画中使用的颜料，故选D。
6. 考查名词词义辨析。tools意为“工具”；colours意为“颜色”；shapes意为“形状”；paper意为“纸”。前文提到唐卡的颜料，此处指颜料的美丽颜色能持续数百年，故选B。
7. 考查副词词义辨析。However意为“然而”，表转折；Still意为“仍然”；Again意为“再一次”；Once意为“曾经”。上文讲唐卡颜料的独特性，下文讲现在用化学制品制作，是转折关系，故选A。
8. 考查名词词义辨析。space意为“空间”；business意为“生意”；water意为“水”；work意为“工序”。结合语境，传统唐卡颜料制作需要很多工序，故选D。
9. 考查动词词义辨析。cared意为“关心”；talked意为“谈论”；forgot意为“忘记”；thought意为“思考”。后文提到制作技能几乎消失，说明人们忘记了制作方法，故选C。
10. 考查形容词词义辨析。quick意为“快的”；slow意为“慢的”；easy意为“容易的”；difficult意为“困难的”。因制作技能几乎消失，所以很难找到传统唐卡颜料，故选D。
【答案】
1.A 2.C 3.B 4.B 5.D 6.B 7.A 8.D 9.C 10.D
【知识点】
完形填空语境理解、词义辨析、逻辑关系
【点评】
本题围绕传统工艺唐卡展开，是一篇说明文完形填空，既考查学生对词汇的掌握，又要求结合上下文逻辑解题，有助于学生了解唐卡相关知识，提升完形填空解题能力。
【难度系数】
0.4

二、阅读理解

Hey, there! Do you know which gift becomes the most popular one to be sent by Chinese? Of course, Chinese knots! With the Chinese cultural development all around the world, when Chinese people go abroad for business or study, they may choose a Chinese knot as a gift to their foreign friends, which makes it widely spread in the world.
The Chinese knot is a beautiful handmade art work that began as a traditional art in Tang and Song dynasties, and became popular in Ming and Qing dynasties.
It is named according to its different shapes, usages and origins (起源). The Treasure Knot, for example, is with the appearance (外观) of “yuanbao”. The Torx Knot looks like “meihua” which is a kind of beautiful flower. The Kingdee Knot is in the shape of a golden butterfly, and can you believe, there is a knot called the Wukong Knot which comes from the Incantation of the Golden Hoop (紧箍咒) of the Monkey King?
There are two main processes (过程) in making a Chinese knot—naming tying knots and shaping. The ways of knot - tying are fixed, but the shaping skill is not always staying the same. Thus, how well a Chinese knot has been made can show the skill of a knot artist.
The Chinese knot has been served as wishes now. The materials can be cotton, nylon and so on, and many of them are red, which stands for good luck in China. Therefore, the knots are usually sent as gifts in some important Chinese traditional festivals or on someone's big day to carry people's best wishes to their family or friends.
1. Which picture is the Kingdee Knot?

2. Which of the following words has the same meaning as the underlined word “fixed” in Paragraph 4?
A. Difficult.
B. Unchanging.
C. Moving.
D. Different.
3. According to the passage, someone may send Chinese knots to others as gifts when .
A. he/she visits his/her friends during the Spring Festival
B. he/she watches a movie with his/her friends
C. he/she visits a sick friend in the hospital
D. he/she goes to a job interview
4. What is the best title for this passage?
A. Chinese Knot: A Good Choice as Gifts
B. Chinese Knot: The Earliest Handmade Art Form
C. Chinese Art Forms: World Known Gifts
D. Chinese Art Forms: The Best Ways to Send Wishes

【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了中国结的形状、制作材料、美好寓意等。
1. D 细节理解题。根据“The Kingdee Knot is in the shape of a golden butterfly”可知，金蝶结是一只金蝴蝶的形状。故选 D。
2. B 词义猜测题。difficult 困难的；unchanging 不变的；moving 移动的；different 不同的。根据“but the shaping skill is not always staying the same（但造型技巧并不总是保持不变）”可知，画线词“fixed”与“unchanging”（保持不变）意思相近，即“固定的；不变的”。故选 B。
3. A 推理判断题。根据最后一段中“Therefore, the knots are usually sent as gifts in some important Chinese traditional festivals or on someone's big day to carry people's best wishes to their family or friends.”可推知，他可能在春节拜访朋友时送中国结作为礼物。故选 A。
4. A 标题归纳题。根据第一段中“Do you know which gift becomes the most popular one to be sent by Chinese? Of course, Chinese knots!”可知，文章主要介绍中国结以及它为什么是最好的送礼之选。故选 A。

【分析】
先通读全文，明确本文是介绍中国结的说明文，主旨围绕中国结作为受欢迎的礼物展开。针对每个问题，先确定题型：第1题为细节理解题，需定位关键词找对应信息；第2题为词义猜测题，利用上下文转折逻辑推导词义；第3题为推理判断题，依据原文提及的送礼物场合推断；第4题为标题归纳题，抓文章主旨句确定标题。
【解析】
1. 细节理解题：根据题干关键词“Kingdee Knot”定位至原文第三段“The Kingdee Knot is in the shape of a golden butterfly”，可知金蝶结是金蝴蝶形状，对应选项D，故选D。
2. 词义猜测题：定位至第四段画线词所在句“The ways of knot-tying are fixed, but the shaping skill is not always staying the same”，由转折连词but可知，前后语义相反，后半句意为“造型技巧并不总是保持不变”，故画线词fixed意为“固定的、不变的”，对应选项B，故选B。
3. 推理判断题：根据最后一段“the knots are usually sent as gifts in some important Chinese traditional festivals or on someone's big day”，选项A“春节拜访朋友”属于重要传统节日的场合，符合文意，故选A。
4. 标题归纳题：文章开头提出“最受欢迎的礼物是中国结”，全文围绕中国结作为礼物的相关介绍展开，对应选项A，故选A。
【答案】
1.D 2.B 3.A 4.A
【知识点】
阅读理解（细节理解、词义猜测、推理判断、标题归纳）
【点评】
本文是一篇介绍中国结的说明文，通过设置四类常见阅读理解题型，考查学生的细节定位、词义猜测、逻辑推理及主旨归纳能力，是初中英语阅读理解的典型练习材料。
【难度系数】
0.7