四、(2025·南通期中)短文填空。
Shi Qinling is a paper - cutting artist. To her, 1. s
cissors
are like what pens are to writers. The 2. t
tool
is with her everywhere she goes—as an expression(表达) of art.
Most of her ideas for paper - cutting works come from moments in everyday life, such as a neighbour's dog and her 3. o
own
pets. "Some people like to write their feelings in diaries(日记). I like to 4. c
cut
them out," says Shi. When Shi was a child, she liked to fold(折) paper and cut it into different 5. s
shapes
.
"It was very boring at first because I had to 6. s
spend
at least eight hours cutting one single shape every day. However, when I could cut a more difficult shape, I got a super happy 7. f
feeling
and that greatly gave me 8. h
hope
to move on," says Shi.
In 2010, Shi started learning paper - cutting 9. f
from
Xi Xiaoqin. Several years later, one of her works won third place in the competition for Chinese arts and crafts. She views paper - cutting as not only an art form but also a form of learning about traditional Chinese 10. c
culture
.
解析:
【分析】
这是一篇人物介绍类的首字母提示短文填空,解题时首先要通读全文,理清文章主旨:本文讲述了剪纸艺术家史琴玲与剪纸相关的成长经历和对剪纸艺术的理解。接下来逐空结合上下文语境、给出的首字母提示、词性要求和固定搭配推导答案:首先要判断每个空所需的词性,再结合前后句的逻辑匹配对应首字母的核心词汇,填完所有空后还要通读全文,检查语句是否通顺、逻辑是否连贯,确认答案符合语境和语法规则。
【解析】
1. 后文提到“就像笔对于作家的意义”,剪纸艺术家对应的核心工具是剪刀,句中be动词为are,说明主语用复数,结合首字母s,填scissors。
2. 此处指代前文提到的剪纸所用的剪刀这类工具,句中be动词为is,主语用单数,结合首字母t,填tool。
3. 此处表达“她自己的宠物”,固定搭配one's own表示“某人自己的”,结合首字母o,填own。
4. 前文提到剪纸艺术,对应动作是把想法剪出来,固定短语cut out表示“剪出”,like to后接动词原形,结合首字母c,填cut。
5. 句意是把纸剪成不同的形状,different后接可数名词复数,shape表示“形状”,复数形式为shapes,结合首字母s,填shapes。
6. 固定搭配spend time doing sth.表示“花费时间做某事”,had to后接动词原形,结合首字母s,填spend。
7. 此处表示剪出复杂造型后获得的愉悦感受,空前有不定冠词a,接单数名词,feeling表示“感觉”,结合首字母f,填feeling。
8. 此处表示这份愉悦给了她继续坚持下去的希望,hope表示“希望”,结合首字母h,填hope。
9. 固定搭配learn from sb.表示“向某人学习”,符合“史琴玲跟随奚小琴学习剪纸”的语境,结合首字母f,填from。
10. 此处表示中国传统文化,traditional Chinese culture是常用表达,culture表示“文化”,结合首字母c,填culture。
【答案】
1. scissors 2. tool 3. own 4. cut 5. shapes 6. spend 7. feeling 8. hope 9. from 10. culture
【知识点】
首字母短文填空
固定短语搭配
名词单复数
【点评】
本题选取传统手工艺人的成长故事作为语篇载体,考点均为初中英语核心词汇与常见固定搭配,既考查学生的词汇积累量,也要求学生结合上下文逻辑推断词义,同时兼顾了对传统文化的渗透,整体难度适中,适合巩固基础词汇和语篇理解能力。
【难度系数】
0.7