《2025年名校课堂九年级英语上册人教版湖南专版》

五、语法填空。
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
China has many forms of traditional art. Even each different part of China has 25. its (it) own special forms of traditional art.
Sky lanterns were first used 26. by Zhuge Kongming. People used to send out sky lanterns when they were in trouble. 27. But today, people use sky lanterns at festivals and other celebrations. When sky lanterns are lit, they slowly rise into the sky like small hot-air 28. balloons (balloon). They are seen as bright symbols of happiness and good wishes.
Paper cutting has 29. a history of more than 1,500 years. The art of paper cutting 30. usually (usual) turns a simple thing like a piece of paper into a beautiful piece of art. People put these art pieces on windows, doors and walls 31. to celebrate (celebrate) the Spring Festival.
Chinese clay art is famous. The clay pieces are usually cute children or 32. lively (live) characters. To make Chinese clay art, the clay 33. is shaped (shape) carefully by hand. Then the clay pieces are fired at a very high 34. heat (hot). Finally they are polished and covered with paint. It is not easy to complete everything and it takes several weeks.

答案： 25. its 26. by 27. But 28. balloons 29. a 30. usually 31. to celebrate 32. lively 33. is shaped 34. heat