
Fan Min is a craftswoman (手工艺者), who lives in a village in Anhui. She works with other villagers to make tiger-head hats. This hand-made craft is a special Spring Festival ____1____ in her hometown. It stands for best wishes from elders to children.
Fan learned the ____2____ from her mother when she was young. She has practiced this craft for fifty years. Now in her seventies, she still sticks to ____3____ these lovely crafts carefully.
Making tiger-head hats needs great ____4____ and careful work. It usually takes Fan one or two days to ____5____ a hat. Though it is tiring, she keeps ____6____ day by day. At the same time, she also ____7____ villagers to make tiger-head hats.
With hard work of Fan and other villagers, the old craft becomes ____8____ again. Young visitors come here to ____9____ the finely made hats and take photos. They really enjoy the ____10____ of this traditional Chinese culture. Today, Fan works with other villagers to pass down the traditional craft.
1.1.
A record
B tradition
C dinner
D party
解析:选B。前文提到手工制作虎头帽,代表长辈送给孩子们的美好祝愿,这是家乡春节特有的民俗 “传统”,tradition表示传统,符合语境。A “record”(记录)、C “dinner”(晚餐)、D “party”(聚会)都不符合虎头帽这一民俗的含义。
2.2.
A skill
B fact
C dance
D poem
解析:选A。前文提到范敏做虎头帽,本句指她小时候向母亲学习这门手工 “技艺”,skill表示技艺、手艺,符合语境。B “fact”(事实)、C “dance”(舞蹈)、D “poem”(诗歌)和制作虎头帽的手艺无关。
3.3.
A finding
B making
C buying
D dropping
解析:选B。整篇文章围绕制作虎头帽展开,本句意为七十多岁的她依旧坚持细心 “制作” 这些可爱手工艺品。固定搭配 stick to doing sth. 表示坚持做某事,making表示制作,符合语境。A “finding”(寻找)、C “buying”(购买)、D “dropping”(掉落)不符合文章情节。
4.4.
A humor
B practice
C patience
D truth
解析:选C。后文提到做一顶虎头帽要花费一到两天时间,说明这项手工活需要极大的 “耐心”,patience表示耐心,符合语境。A “humor”(幽默)、B “praise”(赞扬)、D “truth”(真相)都和手工劳作的要求无关。
5.5.
A wash
B book
C describe
D complete
解析:选D。句型 It takes sb. some time to do sth. 表示花费某人时间做某事,前文说制作工序繁琐,本句指范敏要花一到两天才可以 “完成” 一顶帽子,complete表示完成,符合语境。A “wash”(清洗)、B “book”(预订)、C “describe”(描述)语义不通。
6.6.
A moving
B waiting
C working
D changing
解析:选C。前文提到做帽子很累,本句表达尽管疲惫,但她日复一日坚持 “干活、劳作”。keep doing sth. 坚持做某事,working表示工作、劳作,符合语境。A “moving”(移动)、B “waiting”(等待)、D “changing”(改变)不符合人物行为。
7.7.
A warns
B guards
C refuses
D teaches
解析:选D。后文提到村民和范敏一起制作虎头帽,说明她还 “教” 村民掌握这项手艺,teaches表示教,teach sb. to do sth. 教某人做某事,符合语境。A “warns”(警告)、B “guards”(守卫)、C “refuses”(拒绝)和原文逻辑相反。
8.8.
A cheap
B difficult
C private
D popular
解析:选D。后文有年轻游客专门前来参观拍照,说明这项古老手艺重新变得 “受欢迎”,popular表示受欢迎的,符合语境。A “cheap”(便宜的)、B “difficult”(困难的)、C “private”(私人的)和游客前来参观的情节矛盾。
9.9.
A try on
B cut up
C sell out
D hand in
解析:选A。句子主语是年轻游客,游客来到此地会 “试戴” 做工精美的虎头帽并且拍照,try on表示试戴、试穿,符合语境。B “cut up”(切碎)、C “sell out”(卖光)、D “hand in”(上交)都不是游客的行为。
10.10.
A start
B beauty
C movie
D concert
解析:选B。结合全文,游客近距离感受传统手工艺,是在欣赏中国传统文化的 “美”,beauty表示美好、美丽,the beauty of… 表示…… 之美,符合语境。A “start”(开端)、C “movie”(电影)、D “concert”(音乐会)和传统文化体验无关。