二、完形填空
先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。
Have you ever heard of cork(软木)? Cork is not just a material for wine bottles. In Fujian Province, it is 6 that is used to make works of art. This art form, called Chinese cork carving(雕刻), is also known 7 cork sculpture(雕塑). And it has been listed as a national intangible cultural heritage.
Cork carving is, in fact, quite a modern form of art. Over 100 years ago, a wooden New Year's 8 from Europe was brought to Fuzhou. The card gave wood-carving artist Wu Qiqi a new idea. He 9 cork art with traditional Chinese carving skills.
The art of cork carving has come to be called "a silent poem". It 10 the beauty of Chinese views. Most cork sculptures get 11 from the countryside, such as trees, buildings and wild animals.
Each piece of cork art is hard to make. To produce a sculpture, workers carefully 12 the material from the start. Cork is not 13 to get. Only 10 kilograms can be got from tons of oaks(橡树).
The actual carving work is very hard too. Cork is soft, 14 machines cannot be used. Artists use knives like pens to carve flowers, trees, bridges, and boats. Then, they make 15 like monkeys and lions with rice paper. After that, 16 get all the parts together with white glue.
The final products are beautiful and lifelike. 17 , few people in China know about this art. Chen Junkun, who is 71 years old, started 18 cork carving in 1961. The famous 19 gives classes in this art at a local technical secondary school. "Few students want to learn cork carving because they have money problems and can't 20 this,"said Chen. "But I am happy to support those who want to learn this art."
()6. A. something B. everything C. nothing D. anything
()7. A. to B. from C. with D. as
()8. A. car B. bottle C. box D. card
()9. A. finished B. created C. required D. picked
()10. A. mixes B. helps C. shows D. answers
()11. A. ideas B. messages C. reasons D. hopes
()12. A. forget B. build C. decide D. choose
()13. A. certain B. possible C. safe D. easy
()14. A. but B. so C. if D. unless
()15. A. flowers B. pictures C. animals D. houses
()16. A. they B. we C. I D. he
()17. A. Suddenly B. Luckily C. Finally D. Sadly
()18. A. writing down B. working on C. paying for D. taking in
()19. A. singer B. writer C. artist D. painter
()20. A. afford B. accept C. invite D. record

6.A 7.D 8.D 9.B 10.C
11.A 12.D 13.D 14.B 15.C 16.A 17.D 18.B 19.C 20.A

【分析】做完形填空需先通读全文把握主旨，再结合上下文语境、固定搭配、词义辨析逐一解题。第6题需选表“某物”的不定代词；第7题考固定搭配be known as；第8题根据后文提示的card选；第9题选表“创造”的动词；第10题选表“展现”的动词；第11题考get ideas from的搭配；第12题选表“挑选”的动词；第13题根据后文产量少选“容易”的反义词；第14题考因果连词；第15题根据后文猴子狮子选“动物”；第16题指代复数主语用they；第17题根据“很少人知道”选表遗憾的副词；第18题考work on的词义；第19题根据语境选“艺术家”；第20题选表“负担得起”的动词。
【解析】6. 句意为“在福建，它是用来制作艺术品的某种东西”，something表“某物”，符合语境，选A；7. be known as是固定搭配，意为“被称为”，此处指软木雕刻被称为软木雕塑，选D；8. 后文提到“The card”，对应此处选card，选D；9. 句意为“他用中国传统雕刻技巧创造了软木艺术”，created表“创造”，符合语境，选B；10. 句意为“它展现了中国风景的美”，shows表“展现”，选C；11. get ideas from是固定搭配，意为“从…获得灵感”，此处指软木雕塑的灵感来自乡村，选A；12. 句意为“工人仔细挑选材料”，choose表“挑选”，选D；13. 后文提到“几吨橡树仅得10公斤软木”，说明软木不容易得到，选D；14. 前半句“软木很软”和后半句“不能用机器”是因果关系，so表“所以”，选B；15. 后文提到“猴子和狮子”，属于动物，选C；16. 此处指代前文的artists，用复数代词they，选A；17. 句意为“很少中国人知道这门艺术，这很遗憾”，Sadly表“遗憾地”，选D；18. work on意为“从事”，此处指陈从事软木雕刻，选B；19. 陈是软木雕刻艺术家，选C；20. 句意为“学生因为经济问题负担不起（学习的费用）”，afford表“负担得起”，选A。
【答案】6.A 7.D 8.D 9.B 10.C 11.A 12.D 13.D 14.B 15.C 16.A 17.D 18.B 19.C 20.A
【知识点】完形填空解题技巧、固定搭配、词义辨析
【点评】本文介绍了中国非物质文化遗产——软木雕刻，内容兼具文化性与实用性，重点考查学生对语境的理解和词汇、固定搭配的掌握，是典型的初中英语完形填空题型。
【难度系数】0.5