《2025年星火英语Spark巅峰训练八年级人教版》

DAY 3 完形填空 人与社会(文化) | 记叙文 | 词数: 230 | 难度: ★★★★ | 建议用时: 8 min | 答案册: P29
新趋势·弘扬中华文化 Yang Yanfei,a master of jujube wood carving(雕刻),has spent his life working to keep this old art 1 and make it better.
He grew up in Yulin,a city in northwest China's Shaanxi Province where people have grown jujube trees for over 3 000 years. Yang has a 2 feeling for these trees. “In the past,many people in Yulin 3 a living by selling jujube trees,” he said.
Yang started carving jujube wood when he was 16. Jujube wood is strong and has twisted(扭曲的) shapes, 4 it is hard for artists to carve.
To make a carving,Yang would first look at the 5 of the tree and think about what it looks like. He would try to keep the natural shape of the wood to show its value. Next,he would think about what images he can 6 from the wood. Yang mixes old skills 7 new ideas. He gets ideas from everyday life,and his carvings 8 show people from Shaanxi in traditional clothes singing folk songs. At the same time,his works also include 9 things like combs(梳子) for today's people.
Yang believes that he needs to 10 carving skills to keep this old craft going. He encourages young people not only to learn skills,but also to use them in a way suitable for modern life,making sure jujube wood carving stays longer.
1. A. beautiful B. interesting C. alive D. useful
2. A. deep B. strange C. simple D. light
3. A. changed B. lost C. spent D. made
4. A. when B. so C. although D. or
5. A. shape B. price C. color D. age
6. A. build B. draw C. create D. obtain
7. A. with B. by C. about D. for
8. A. never B. seldom C. sometimes D. often
9. A. unusual B. expensive C. common D. famous
10. A. stand B. improve C. grow D. decide

答案： 1.C 2.A 3.D 4.B 5.A 6.C 7.A 8.D 9.C 10.B