The Yingge dance, or “dance to heroes’ song”, is ____1____ folk show from southern China, especially popular in Guangdong. The dance is a mix of opera, drumming, and kung fu. It ____2____ (add) to China’s National Intangible Cultural Heritage List (非物质文化遗产目录) in 2006.

The dance tells heroes’ stories and is often performed during ____3____ (tradition) Chinese festivals. The dancers wear colorful clothes and carry wooden sticks. They beat their sticks so skillfully that the sticks seem like part of their bodies. The performance ____4___ (bring) happiness to everyone.

A Yingge team usually has 36 people. To prepare for a wonderful show, the team has to practice for at least six months. ____5____ it is tiring, a lot of young people are learning the dance out of love.

Practicing Yingge helps people stay healthy and learn about local culture. “Now our club has 20 members. They ____6___ (learn) it since they were in primary school,” a dancer said. “It’s a good way ____7____ (celebrate) local culture and bring people together.”

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解析：选a。第 1 题：答案为 a 类型：冠词填空 解析：此处表示 “一种民俗表演”，表泛指，且 “folk” 是以辅音音素 /f/ 开头的单词，根据冠词使用规则，泛指单数可数名词且词首为辅音音素时，需用不定冠词 a，故填 a。

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解析：选was added。第 2 题：答案为 was added 类型：动词时态与被动语态填空 解析：时间状语 “in 2006” 表明动作发生在过去，需用一般过去时；主语 “It”（指代英歌舞）与谓语动词 “add”（列入）之间是被动关系，即 “被列入”，所以用一般过去时的被动语态（was/were + 过去分词），主语为单数，故填 was added。

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解析：选traditional。第 3 题：答案为 traditional 类型：形容词词性转换填空 解析：空格后为名词短语 “Chinese festivals”（中国节日），需用形容词修饰名词；“tradition” 是名词，其形容词形式为 “traditional”（传统的），故填 traditional。

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解析：选brings。第 4 题：答案为 brings 类型：动词时态与主谓一致填空 解析：文章整体介绍英歌舞的基本情况，用一般现在时；主语 “The performance”（表演）是单数可数名词，根据主谓一致原则，谓语动词需用第三人称单数形式，“bring” 的第三人称单数为 brings，故填 brings。

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解析：选Although/Though。第 5 题：答案为 Although/Though 类型：连词填空 解析：前半句 “it is tiring”（过程很累）与后半句 “a lot of young people are learning the dance out of love”（许多年轻人出于热爱学习）之间是转折关系，需用表转折的连词；结合语境，“Although” 和 “Though” 均表示 “尽管、虽然”，符合逻辑，且位于句首首字母大写，故填 Although/Though。

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解析：选have been learning。第 6 题：答案为 have been learning 类型：动词时态填空（现在完成进行时） 解析：时间状语 “since they were in primary school”（从小学起）是现在完成进行时的标志，强调动作从过去持续到现在且仍在进行；主语 “They” 是复数，现在完成进行时的结构为 “have been + 现在分词”，“learn” 的现在分词为 learning，故填 have been learning。

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解析：选to celebrate。第 7 题：答案为 to celebrate 类型：非谓语动词填空 解析：此处考查固定句型 “a good way to do sth.”（做某事的好方式），不定式 “to do” 作后置定语修饰名词 “way”，故填 to celebrate。