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Each different part of China has its own special forms of traditional art.
Chinese paper cutting, or jianzhi, is a kind of folk art. It's a way to_____46_____people's hope and feelings. It has a_____47_____of more than l,500 years. Paper cutting sounds very easy but it can be difficult. Red paper is usually used as red is____48____with happiness in Chinese culture. The most_____49_____pictures are flowers, animals, xi（喜） and fu（福）. They are put on windows, doors, and walls_____50_____symbols of wishes for good luck.
Chinese clay art is well known and popular all over the country. Now many kids learn to make it in schools or even shopping______51______. To make Chinese clay art, the clay is shaped by hand into things, such as cute children or ____52____characters from a Chinese fairy tale or historical story._____53_____the things get dry in the air, they are fired at a very high heat and then polished and takes several weeks to ____54____everything. Although they look so small, they look very real. ____55____small pieces of clay art show the love that all Chinese people have for life and beauty.
【回答】
46. express
47. history
48. connected
49. common
50. as
51. centres
52. lively
53. After
54. complete
55. These
【解析】
本篇文章难度适中 ，主要讲述*的两个特别的艺术形式—剪纸和泥塑。
46.句意“*的剪纸是一种民间艺术，是表达人们希望和感觉的一种方法”。根据文意可知，译为“表达”。express表达，且根据空前a way to可知，用动词原形，故填express。
47.句意“它有超过1500年的历史”。根据句意可知，译为“历史”，a history of……的历史，故填history。
48.句意“红纸经常被使用，因为在*的文化中，红与开心有联系”。connect关联，且根据be connected with“与……有关联”可知，故填connected。
49.句意“最普遍的图片是花、动物、喜字和福字”。根据句意可知，译为“最普遍的图画”。common普遍的，故填common。
50.句意“他们作为好运的象征被贴在窗户上、门上和墙上”。根据句意可知，译为“作为好运的象征”。as作为，故填as。
51.句意“现在许多孩子在学校甚至购物中心学习制作他们”。根据句意可知，译为“购物中心”。centre中心，且根据空前schools可知，用复数，故填centres。
52.句意“为了做*泥塑，泥塑用手工做成一些东西，例如来自于*童话故事以及历史故事中可爱的小孩或者是生动的角*”。根据空后characters可知，空处用形容词，且译为“生动的”，lively生动的，故填lively。
53.句意“当这些东西在空气中变干后，他们被以很高的温度烧制然后磨光和喷漆”。根据句意可知，先在空气中变干，然后高温烧制、磨光和喷漆，after在……之后，且空位于句首，故填After。
54.句意“完成每一个东西要花费几个星期”。根据句意可知，译为“完成”，且根据空前to可知，用动词原形，complete完成。故填complete。
55.句意“这些小小的泥塑作品展示了所有*人对生活和美的热爱”。根据Although they look so small, they look very real以及small pieces of clay art可知，表示“这些”。these这些，且空位于句首，故填These。
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