《2024年绿色通道45分钟课时作业与单元测评英语选择性必修第三册》

IV.语法填空
　　When it comes to Chinese paper−cutting, many think of peonies(牡丹) in red or the Chinese characters fu, meaning luck. To change those stereotypes and make paper−cutting 1.________(creative), Ye Kaiyuan, a paper−cutting artist from Fujian Province, worked many years to make the traditional art 2.________(incredible) fashionable. The 38−year−old was once a tea dealer in Fujian, with 3.________ annual income of more than 300,000 yuan.
　　“People and society tend to judge 4.________ a job is good based on income,” Ye said. “But I think life is only rewarding if you do something you like and enjoy."
Cutting comes first, then dyeing(染色) in the 5.________(tradition) approach to the craft. But Ye has a preference 6.________ dyeing first. “This means you will not know the final colour of your work, which is interesting,” he said.
　　For Ye, the lines in each paper−cutting are an expression of emotion. He always carries memo paper wherever he goes, and the purpose is 7.________(write) down his inspiration.
　　The idea for 8.________(he) work named A Picture of Two Fish came when he saw salted fish at a store. The creative process is slow. It took Ye two weeks to draw and make Farewell My Concubine. He did not cut two of the characters in this story; instead, he 9.________(use) flowers and curves to represent the heroine of the story.
Cutting paper is like living life, 10.________(abandon) fear and hesitation and being not prejudiced, Ye said.

答案： 1. more creative
2. incredibly
3. an
4. whether/if
5. traditional
6. for
7. to write
8. his
9. used
10. abandoning