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文化意识 文化理解 Li Sai was born in Zhengzhou, Henan Province in 1994. He is the fifth - generation inheritor(第五代传人) of "Li family shadow puppetry(皮影)".
Li's love for traditional Chinese folk 1 dates back to his childhood. At that time, he spent a lot of time 2 his grandfather put on shadow puppet shows. Then Li started to learn the art by himself. He had to work harder than other people 3 he had an illness called growth hormone deficiency(生长激素缺乏症). The illness made him very 4 with small hands. It took Li more than a week to 5 a skill. "When I was a child, I 6 at least five to six hours a day to master the skills," Li said. How 7 Li was!
In 2010, the young man started travelling all over the country to learn skills 8 shadow puppetry masters. Five years later, Li went back to his 9. He set up a shadow puppetry art troupe(表演团) 10 "Elf Dreams". It was made up of 12 young people like Li himself with an average height of 11 than 1.3 metres. "I like to 12 shadow puppet shows with my teammates. It can help more people 13 the traditional Chinese shadow puppetry," Li said.
"Now films and TV shows are very 14, but I believe shadow puppetry has a 15 that can't be replaced(取代) by other art forms," Li said.
()1. A. art
B. history
C. music
D. science
()2. A. making
B. watching
C. showing
D. hearing
()3. A. so
B. but
C. before
D. because
()4. A. tall
B. fat
C. short
D. strong
()5. A. see
B. find
C. learn
D. write
()6. A. sang
B. waited
C. danced
D. practised
()7. A. friendly
B. interesting
C. hard - working
D. important
()8. A. from
B. with
C. for
D. to
()9. A. school
B. hometown
C. country
D. theatre
()10. A. given
B. agreed
C. called
D. felt
()11. A. more
B. less
C. better
D. fewer
()12. A. put on
B. look at
C. write down
D. listen to
()13. A. find out
B. ask for
C. learn about
D. set up
()14. A. easy
B. weak
C. popular
D. difficult
()15. A. value
B. art
C. quality
D. meaning

【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了“李家皮影戏”的第五代传承人——李赛。
1. A 根据“Li family shadow puppetry”可知，此处说的是中国传统民间艺术。故选 A。
2. B 根据“... his grandfather put on shadow puppet shows.”可知，此处说的是看他的祖父表演皮影戏。故选 B。
3. D 根据“... he had an illness called growth hormone deficiency”可知，此处在描述原因，应该用 because 引导原因状语从句。故选 D。
4. C 根据“he had an illness called growth hormone deficiency”可知，疾病使他变得很矮。故选 C。
5. C 根据“It took Li more than a week to ... a skill.”可知，此处说的是学会一项技能。故选 C。
6. D 根据“... at least five to six hours a day to master the skills”可知，此处说的是至少练习五到六个小时来掌握这些技巧。故选 D。
7. C 根据“... at least five to six hours a day to master the skills”可知，他很努力。故选 C。
8. A learn sth. from sb.意为“向某人学习某事”。故选 A。
9. B 根据“Five years later, Li went back to his ...”可知，李回到了家乡。故选 B。
10. C 根据“Elf Dreams”可知，此处说的是这个皮影戏艺术团的名称。故选 C。
11. B more 更多；less 更少的，修饰不可数名词；better 更好；fewer 较少的，修饰可数名词复数。less than 意为“低于”，固定词组，再结合“... like Li himself with an average height”可知，less than 符合语境。故选 B。
12. A put on 上演；look at 看；write down 写下；listen to 听。根据“... shadow puppet shows with my teammates.”可知，此处说的是和队友一起上演皮影戏。故选 A。
13. C find out 发现；ask for 请求；learn about 了解；set up 建立。根据“... the traditional Chinese shadow puppetry”可知，此处说的是帮助更多的人了解中国传统的皮影戏。故选 C。
14. C 根据“Now films and TV shows are very ...”可知，电影和电视节目非常受欢迎。故选 C。
15. A 根据“Now films and TV shows are very popular, but I believe shadow puppetry has a ... that can't be replaced by other art forms”可知，前文提及影视虽流行，后文用“but”转折，强调皮影戏拥有其他艺术形式无法取代的核心属性。“value(价值)”符合语境逻辑。故选 A。