四、短文填空
The clothes in different colours we wear today are made by machines. But what did ancient people do if they wanted to wear something 1. ______ (colour)? Tie - dye was a way to do this.
More than 1 000 years ago, the Bai people in Yunnan used tie - dye 2. ______ (dye) their clothes. The artists 3. ______ (fill) the cloth with bright colours using natural dyes. Then this skill became so popular that people gave tie - dyed cloth to the emperors 4. ______ gifts.
To tie - dye, you need to first use tools to tie the cloth. The folded cloth is then put in dye. The Bai people 5. ______ (usual) make blue dye from a plant. As the cloth is folded, some parts become dark blue, while other parts have a lighter colour. When you untie the cloth, you 6. ______ (see) beautiful patterns. Today there are many special tie - dyed 7. ______ (product) made through the skill of this ancient craft.
In 8. ______ 1960s, tie - dye became a fashion trend (趋势) in the US. People tie - dyed T - shirts and jeans in creative ways. Many children in the US still learn to tie - dye. At a recent famous fashion show, an 9. ______ (Italy) designer surprised people with tie - dyed dresses. Tie - dye is like an experiment (实验). People cannot imagine the patterns of the cloth 10. ______ the cloth is unfolded. There is no doubt that the tie - dye trend has never really gone away.
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五、完形填空
On her 14th birthday, Lin got a heavy box. Inside were bamboo strips (竹片) and silk from her grandfather, a lantern - making master. "Our family art has 1 for over 200 years," he said. "Now it's your 2 to carry on the tradition."
Lin looked at the materials and felt both excited and worried. The first week of learning was 3. Bamboo splinters (竹刺) hurt her fingers as she tried to shape the strips. "Why must I learn this old work?" she cried angrily. Her grandfather said 4. Instead, he quietly lit an old lantern. Its painted rabbit was gathering plants under the moon, just like those in the Dunhuang wall paintings.
At the Mid - Autumn Festival, Lin walked through the streets and found children not looking at traditional lanterns. They showed more 5 in the bright, colourful toys. An idea came to her. She 6 to mix the old with the new. Lin cleverly added LED lights, creating bright shapes that moved with the wind. She also programmed the lantern. When people touched the rabbit's feet, it would start reading a Tang 7. Lin's "Smart Rabbit Lantern" was a hit. Children gathered around and they were deeply attracted by Lin's lantern. At the end of the festival, Lin's lantern won the first prize. Her grandfather smiled 8 and said, "By adding modern parts, you've given our art a new life."
Lin felt a sense of 9. She realized that traditions could stay and be refreshed (更新) at the same time. She has found a way to 10 the past alive.
() 1. A. returned
B. finished
C. arrived
D. lasted
() 2. A. plan
B. idea
C. turn
D. power
() 3. A. easy
B. difficult
C. boring
D. weak
() 4. A. anything
B. something
C. nothing
D. everything
() 5. A. talent
B. energy
C. sense
D. interest
() 6. A. forgot
B. dreamed
C. decided
D. allowed
() 7. A. poem
B. picture
C. pattern
D. present
() 8. A. carefully
B. proudly
C. luckily
D. perfectly
() 9. A. success
B. humour
C. sadness
D. goal
() 10. A. show
B. return
C. cover
D. keep