江蘇省泰州市泰興一中高三六校第一次聯(lián)考新高考英語試卷及答案解析

江蘇省泰州市泰興一中高三六校第一次聯(lián)考新高考英語試卷注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準考證號、考場號和座位號填寫在試題卷和答題卡上。用2B鉛筆將試卷類型（B）填涂在答題卡相應(yīng)位置上。將條形碼粘貼在答題卡右上角"條形碼粘貼處"。2．作答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目選項的答案信息點涂黑；如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案。答案不能答在試題卷上。3．非選擇題必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆作答，答案必須寫在答題卡各題目指定區(qū)域內(nèi)相應(yīng)位置上；如需改動，先劃掉原來的答案，然后再寫上新答案；不準使用鉛筆和涂改液。不按以上要求作答無效。4．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．—Whydoesheweararaincoatonsunnydays?—NordoIunderstand.Heis________.A．a(chǎn)wetblanket B．a(chǎn)lazyboneC．a(chǎn)blacksheep D．a(chǎn)noddfish2．Nothavingworkedouttheprogram,________leavetheoffice.A．sohewasforbiddentoB．a(chǎn)ndhedidn’twanttoC．hislittlesoncouldn’tmakehimD．becouldn’tfreehimselfto3．Look!Here’saphoto______inmyclassroomatprimaryschool.Canyourecognizemeinit?A．taken B．takingC．totake D．beingtaken4．Thegovernmentofficialsmettheworkersandengineersworkingonthestadium,most____weremigrantworkers．A．ofwhich B．ofwho C．ofwhom D．ofthem5．Wasitatthebeginning_____youmadethepromise____youwoulddoalltohelpmakeit?A．that;that B．when;thatC．that;when D．when;when6．________someteenagersdon’trealizeis________difficultlifecanbeaftertheygetaddictedtodrugs.A．That;how B．Which;whataC．What;what D．What;how7．---WhereismyChinesebook?IrememberIputithereyesterday.---You_________itinthewrongplace.A．mustput B．shouldhaveputC．mighthaveput D．mightput8．It’sdifficultforustolearnalessoninlife________we’veactuallyhadthatlesson.A．whileB．sinceC．untilD．when9．Threedaysaftertheaircraftwentmissing,aninternationaleffort________shipsandplaneshasn'tfoundanywreckage,________growingfrustrationforthefamiliesofthe239peopleonboard.A．involved;causing B．toinvolve;causedC．involving;causing D．involving;havingcaused10．Itseemslatetosayanything.Weprobably______itifwehadmadeanoffersooner.A．wouldhavegot B．wouldgetC．hadgot D．got11．--Mom,I’mgoingtothegraduationdancetonightbutIdon’tthinkIlookattractiveenough.—Oh,darling,don’tworry._______A．Theydon’tknowwhatbeautyis.B．Nobodywillcareaboutit.C．Youlookperfectthewayyouare.D．Impossibleisnothing,12．Sallylikesgoingtoschool______shehasgotmanygoodfriendsthere.A．or B．because C．unless D．so13．—Whatabouttheprotectionofthesenewmachines?—Let’skeepthesurface________dustbyputtingacoveroverthem.A．farfromB．a(chǎn)partfromC．freefromD．a(chǎn)wayfrom14．—Whichdoyouprefer,theformeroptionorthelatterone?—Ithinktheformeroneisnobetterthanthelatterone.SoI’llchoose________.A．theformeroneB．thelatteroneC．eitherofthemD．neitherofthem15．—Listeningtolanguagerecordinginbedseemslikeaneasywayto_______somenewvocabulary.—Butdoesthislearningmethodactuallywork?A．polishupB．makeupC．pickupD．buildup16．IwantedtomajorinEnglishatfirst,butlaterI________mymindandnowIamawriter.A．changedB．havechangedC．wouldchangeD．willchange17．Duringtheeconomiccrisis,weshouldhelpthosefor______lifeisfarfromeasy．A．whom B．whose C．who D．whoever18．Thisisaveryinterestingbook.I’llbuyit,________.A．howevermuchitmaycost B．nomatterhowitmaycostC．howmuchmayitcost D．howevermanyitmaycost19．Intheforest,soundisthebestmeansofcommunicationoverdistance________incomparisonwithlight,itwon'tbeblockedbytreeswhentravelling.A．whileB．becauseC．whenD．though20．Heswitchedoffthelightandwasabouttoleavetheclassroomandonlythen____torainheavily.A．itbeganB．itbeginsC．doesitbeginD．diditbegin第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）MathsandMusicAnexcellentwaytokillaconversationistosayyouareamathematician．Tellothersyouarealsoamusician，however，andtheywillbehooked．Althoughthereareobvioussimilaritiesbetweenmathematicalandmusicalactivity，thereisnodirectevidenceforthekindofmagicalconnectionmanypeopleseemtobelievein．I'mpartlyreferringheretothe"Mozarteffect"，wherechildrenwhohavebeenplayingMozartcompositionsaresupposedlymoreintelligent，includingatmaths，thanotherchildren．Itisnothardtoseewhysuchatheorywouldbepopular：wewouldallliketobecomebetteratmathswithoutputtinginanyeffort．ButtheconclusionsoftheexperimentthatexpressedthebeliefintheMozarteffectweremuchmoremodest．Ifyouwantyourbraintoworkbetter，youclearlyhavetoputinhardwork．Asforlearningtoplaythepiano，italsotakeseffort．Surelyaconnectionisquitereasonable．Bothmathsandmusicdealwithabstractstructures，soifyoubecomegoodatone，thenitislikelythatyoubecomegoodatsomethingmoregeneralthathelpsyouwiththeother．Ifthisiscorrect，itwouldshowaconnectionbetweenmathematicalandmusicalability．Itwouldbemoreliketheconnectionbetweenabilitiesatfootballandtennis．Tobecomebetteratone，youneedtoimproveyourfitnessandcoordination（協(xié)調(diào)）．Thatmakesyoubetteratsportandprobablyhelpswiththeother．Abstractstructuresdon'texistonlyinmathsandmusic．Ifyoulearnalanguagethenyouneedtounderstanditsabstractstructureslikegrammar．Yetwedon'thearpeopleaskingaboutaconnectionbetweenmathematicalandlinguistic（語言的）ability．Maybethisisbecausegrammarfeelsmathematical，soitwouldn'tbesurprisingthatmathematicianswerebetteratlearninggrammar．Music，however，isstronglytiedupwithfeelingsandcanbeenjoyedevenbypeoplewhoknowlittleaboutit．Assuch，itseemsdifferentfrommaths，sotherewouldn'tbeanyconnectionbetweenthetwo．Let'sseehowwesolveproblemsofthe"AistoBasCistoD"kind．Theseappearinintelligencetestsbuttheyarealsoimportanttobothmusicandmaths．ConsidertheopeningofMozart'sEineKleineNachtmusik（小夜曲）．Thesecondphrase（小節(jié)）isaclearanswertothefirst．Thelistenerthinks："ThefirstphrasegoesupwardandusesthenotesofaGmajorchord（和弦）；whatwouldbethecorrespondingphrasethatgoesdownwardandusesthenotesofaD7？"Musicisfullofpuzzleslikethis．Ifyouaregoodatthem，expectationswillconstantlybesetupinyourmind．Thebestmomentssurpriseyoubybeingunexpected，butweneedtheexpectationsinthefirstplace．1、Whatdoestheauthorsayabout"Mozarteffect"？______A．Thegoalofitwasnotcarefullythoughtabout．B．Thefindingsfromitgavepeoplewronginformation．C．Theinterestpeopleshowedinitwasunexpected．D．Thewayitwascarriedoutprovedtobeineffective．2、TheauthormentionedfootballandtennisinParagraph3toshowthat______．A．footballandtennisareplayedinasimilarway．B．certainskillsmaybedevelopedthroughpractice．C．musicandmathshavesomethingincommon．D．a(chǎn)bstractstructuresbringbenefitstovariousfields．3、WecaninferfromParagraph4that______．A．languageseemsmorelikemathsthanmusicdoes．B．languageislessappealingtolearners．C．mathematiciansaregoodatmusiclearning．D．thestructureoflanguageiseasiertolearnthanthatofmusic．4、Whatdoesthewriterintendtostateinthelastparagraph？______A．Howmusicdiffersfrommaths．B．Whymusicianspossessmathematicalabilities．C．WhyMozartissohighlyconsideredbymathematicians．D．Howabstractthinkingappliestobothmusicandmaths．22．（8分）Flowersmakepeoplehappy.Andwhilethatmightseemobvious,therehasn’tbeenmuchresearchtoprovethepointuntilnow.SomenewstudiesbyRutgersUniversityscientistssupporttheideastrongly,andtheexpertsgoontoassumethatflowershaveflourishedonthisplanet,withtheirbeautyevolvinginrecentthousandsofyears,partlybecausehumansaresoattachedtothem.Inatest,bunchesofflowersweresentbyfloriststo113menandwomeninaretirementcommunity.All113gotflowersandanotebook,butsomegotthemearlierandreceivedasecondbunchwhentheothersgottheirs.Bynowyoucanguesstheoutcome.Themoreflowers,themoresmiles.Theresultsofthestudiesgotthescientiststothinkingabouthowtheflowerindustryoftodayhasevolvedintogrowingthingsthatservenootherpurposethanemotional(情感上的)satisfaction.Naturewon’tevenpollinate(授粉)manyofthedomesticatedflowers.Justamongroses,therearesomanytypescreatedbyhumansthat,clearly,flowersaren’twhattheyusedtobe.Butit’slikelyourcollectivehandhasplayedarolelongerthanyoumightthink.Geneticist(遺傳學家)TerryMcGuiresuggeststhatnature’sprettierflowersgottosurviveanddevelopwellbecausepeopledidn’tdestroythemwhentheyclearedforagriculture.Instead,theygrewthemandhavebeendoingsoforover2,000years.“Becausethey’reasourceofpleasure,wetakecareofthem.Inthatsensethey’relikedogs.Theyarethepetsoftheplantworld.”McGuiresays.Hereisonewaythatmighthaveworked:Manyspeciesofflowersthatarenowplantedusedtogrowonlywhenthegroundwasdisturbed,McGuireexplains.“Ashumansmovedintoagriculturalsettings,theseflowerswouldhavebeenweeds.”“Theseflowersmighthavebeentoleratedbecauseoftheirbeauty.Theseedswouldhavebeenpreservedandreplanted.Overtime,thebestoftheseflowersmighthavebeenselectedandtheseedsmorecarefullypreserved.”1、Theunderlinedword“theirs”probablymeans________.A．flowers B．notebooksC．flowersandnotebooks D．a(chǎn)secondbunchofflowers2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?A．Wekeepdogsbecausetheymakeushappy.B．Peoplegrowflowersforthousandsofyears.C．Themoreflowerspeopleget,thehappiertheyare.D．Peopleleftalltheflowersalivewhenclearingland.3、AccordingtoTerryMcGuire,onepossiblewayofflowerevolutionis________.a.themostbeautifulflowerswerechosenb.peoplereplantedtheseedsoftheflowersc.flowerswerewildplantsatthebeginningd.peopleprotectedtheprettierflowerswhileclearinglandA．c,d,b,a, B．c,b,d,aC．c,d,a,b D．c,b,a,d4、Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A．MoreFlowers,MoreSmiles B．Flowers:PetsofPlantWorldC．Human’sAffection&Flowers’Evolution D．Human’sLoveTowardsFlowers23．（8分）CantrainingYourWorkingMemoryMakeYouSmarter?Wewouldallliketoincreaseourcognitive(認知的)abilitybeyondthelimitssetbyMotherNature.Soit’snowonderthatbrain-trainingprogrammes—whichtypicallyfocusontrainingourworkingmemory—areamultibillion-dollarindustry.Butcanthiskindoftrainingreallymakeussmarter?Cognitivetrainingseesthebrainasakindofmusclethatcanbemadestrongerwiththerightkindofpractice.Itconsistsoftasksorgamescarriedoutoncomputersorsmartphones.Despitemuchresearch,therehassofarbeennoagreementaboutitseffectiveness.Somethinkthatcognitivetrainingincreasesabroadrangeofcognitiveabilities,whileotherslessoptimistic.Yetwedoknowthatsomecognitiveskills,suchasworkingmemoryandintelligence,tendtogotogetherandarepredictorsofreal-lifeskillssuchasworkperformance.Thus,trainingonecognitiveskillmightleadtoanimprovementinmanyothercognitiveandnon-cognitiveskills.Thatisexactlytheunderlyinghypothesis(假設(shè))onwhichworking-memorytrainingisbased.Totestthishypothesis,weexaminedallthestudiesaboutworking-memorytrainingwecouldfindwithnormallydevelopingchildren:26experimentsand1,601totalparticipants.Childrenrepresentanidealtestgroup:duringchildhood,skillsarestillatthebeginningoftheirdevelopment.Thus,cognitivetrainingismorelikelytosucceedwithchildrenthanadults.Theresultswereveryclear.Working-memorytrainingdidnotshowanyeffectonchildren’sfluidintelligence,aperson’sabilitytosolvenewproblemsandadapttonewsituations.Itdidn’tinfluencetheiracademicachievementorothercognitiveabilities,either.Theonlyreliableeffectwasthatchildrengotbetteratwhattheytrainedtodo.Nomore,noless.Soperformingworking-memorytasksdoesseemtomakeyoubetteratdoingthem.Nonetheless,thefactthatparticipantsgotbetteratsuchtasksdoesnotnecessarilymeanthattheirworking-memoryabilityincreased.Theymayjusthavelearnthowtoperformthatparticulartypeoftask.Theresultsdoindicatethattheuseofworking-memorytrainingprogramsasaneducationaltoolisfruitless.Moregenerally,togetherwithotherresearch,theresultscontributetodisprovingcognitivetrainingcompaniespromisesofabetterbrain.Theresultshaveevenmoreimportantimplicationstheoretically.Theyquestionthehypothesisthattraininggeneralcognitivemechanismscanaffectothercognitiveorreal-lifeskills.Beyondworking-memorytraining,otherrecentstudieshaveshowntheimprovingcognitiveskillsoutsidemusic-includingacademicskills.However,thesenegativeresultsmustnotdiscourageusfromtrainingourcognitiveandnon-cognitiveskills.Wejusthavetobeawareoftheactuallimitationsofsuchpracticeinareasoutsidewhatweareactuallytraining.Butthatdoesn’tmeanweshouldn’tdoit-themostefficientwaytodevelopaskillis,afterall,totrainthatskill.1、Tofindouttheeffectofworkingmemorytraining,theauthor________.A．madesomescientificstudiesB．reviewedthepreviousresearchC．compareddifferenttestgroupsD．gotsomechildreninvolvedintheexperiment2、Childrenjoiningintheexperimentswereableto__________.A．dobetterinthefieldwheretheyaretrainedB．obtaingreateracademicachievementsC．a(chǎn)djusttonewsituationsquicklyD．succeedwhentheydealwithreallifeproblems3、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardthecognitivetraining?A．PessimisticB．DisapprovingC．ObjectiveD．Optimistic4、Cognitivetrainingislikelyto_______accordingtothepassage.A．discoverthesecretsofhumanmindsB．makeone’sbrainstrongerbywayofpracticeC．earnagoodnameforthetrainingcompanyD．bringmuchprofittothetrainingcompanies24．（8分）Thegoings-onintheconsultingroomhavebecomemoretransparent(透明的)recently.Thankgoodness.Weknowmorethanthelinessuppliedbythemoviesinwhichthetherapistknowsallandgiveswisdomtothosewho,sittingonacouch,consultwiththem.Therapistsareinterestedinhowtheindividual,thecoupleorthefamilyexperiencesandunderstandstheirdifficulties.Thathastobeastartingplace.Wecanbeofvalueifourfirstportofcallistolisten,tograduallyfeelourselvesintotheshoesoftheother,toabsorbthefeelingsthatarebeingconveyedandtothinkandthentosaysomewords.ThethinkingandtalkingthatIdoinsidetheconsultingroomisatoddswithmanyfeaturesofordinaryconversation.Notthatitismysterious,butitisn’tconcernedwithtraditionalwaysofsharingoridentifying.Thetherapistmakespatternsandtheorizes,buttheyarealsoreflectingonthewordsthatarespoken,howtheyaredeliveredandhowthewords,oncespoken,affectthespeakerandthetherapistthemselves.Wordscangivevoicetopreviouslyunknownfeelingsandthoughts.That’swhyit’scalledthetalkingcure.Butjustaswordsrevealso,too,cantheyobscure,andthisgetsustothelisteningandfeelingpartofthetherapy.Whateverandhoweverthewordsaredelivered,theywillhaveanimpactonmeasatherapist.Imightfeelhopeless,Imightfeelenergized,Imightfeelpushedaway,Imightfeeldemandedof,Imightfeelpulledtofindsolutions.Theinfluenceoftheotheriswhatmakesanyrelationshippossibleorimpossible.Atherapististrainedtoreflectonhowthosewhoconsultwiththemaffectthem.AsItrytostepintotheshoesoftheotherandthenoutagain,myeffortistoholdboththoseexperiences,plusanawarenessofmyeaseordiscomfortwithwhatIencounterintherelationship.Feelingsarethebreadandbutterofourworkintheconsultingroom.Theyinformormodifyourideasandtheyenableustofindanemotionalbridgetowhatcansohurtforthepeopleweareworkingwith.Alongwiththemorecommonlythought-abouttheoriesandideaswehaveaboutthepsyche,theyareanessentialpartofthetherapist’stoolkit,certainlyforme.Thetalkingcuremeanstalking,yes.Italsomeansthetherapistislistening,thinkingandfeeling.1、Theword“obscure”(paragraph3)isclosestinmeaningto________.A．cancel B．clarifyC．confirm D．hide2、Whichofthefollowingisthewritermostlikelytoagreewith?A．Patients’influencehasbeenneglectedbytherapistsfortoolongatime.B．Therapistsneedtothinkfromtheirownperspectivesaswellaspatients’.C．Itisnoeasyjobfortherapiststorealizehowuncomfortabletheirpatientsare.D．Therapistshadbetterpushawaythosenegativeemotionsacquiredfrompatients.3、Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．AwarenessoffeelingsB．It’sgoodtotalkandlistenC．TheoriesthathelptherapistsD．Whatisthepointofbeingatherapist25．（10分）Inafewdecades,AI(ArtificialIntelligence)willoutstrip(超越)manyoftheabilitieswebelievemakeusspecial.Thisisagrandchallengeforourage,anditmayrequireaneffectiveresponse.Withcomputersconqueringwhatusedtobedeeplyhumantasks,whatwillitmeaninthefuturetobehuman?Someareworriedthatself-drivingcarsandtrucksmaydisplacemillionsofprofessionaldrivers,anddisruptentireindustries.ButIworryaboutmysix-year-oldson.Whatwillhisplacebeinaworldwheremachinesconquerusinoneareaafteranother?Whatwillhedo,andhowwillherelatetotheseever-smartermachines?Whatwillbehisandhishumanpeers’contributiontotheworldhe’lllivein?Actually,itallcomesdowntoafairlysimplequestion:What’ssospecialaboutus,andwhat’sourlastingvalue?Itcan’tbeskillslikearithmeticortyping.Norcanitberationality(理性),becausewithallouremotionswehumansarelackingit.Soperhapswemightwanttoconsiderqualitiesatadifferentangle:bravecreativity,irrationaloriginality,evenadoseofplainillogicalcraziness,insteadofhard-nosedlogic.Iamnotsuggestingwegiveuponreason,logic,andcriticalthinking.Infact,justbecauseIthinksohighlyofthevaluesweassociatewithrationality,Idobelievewemightwanttocelebrateabitoftheopposite.Sowemustaimourhumancontributiontothisdivisionoflabortocomplement(補充)therationalityofthemachines,ratherthantocompetewithit,becausethatwillsustainablydifferentiateusfromthem,anditisdifferentiationthatcreatesvalue.Whatshouldwedo?IfIamright,weshoulddevelopacreativespirit,evenirrationalideasasweeducateourchildren.Unfortunately,however,oureducationsystemhasnotcaughtuptothecomingrealityofthisSecondMachineAge.Ourschoolsanduniversitiesarestructuredtomold(塑造)pupilstobemostlyservantsofrationality,andtodevelopoutdatedskillsininteractingwithoutdatedmachines.1、Whatdoestheauthorworryabout?A．Manypeople’slosingtheirjobs.B．Humanbeings’positionintheworld.C．Machines’conqueringhumanbeings.D．Manyautomaticmachines’appearing.2、Whatdotheunderlinedwords“theopposite”inParagraph6referto?A．Irrationalbehaviors.B．Reasonableactivities.C．Dangerousmoves.D．Logicthinking.3、Whatshouldwedotodealwiththefuturechallengesfrommachines?A．Trytocopytheirexamples.B．Trytodobetterthanthem.C．Trytodowhattheycan’tdo.D．Trytobesmarterthanthem.4、What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardtoday’seducation?A．Unclear.B．Confused.C．Confident.D．Disappointed.第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）Iwascleaningoutanoldboxwhenanoldcardcaughtmyeye：QueenCityCasketCompany．“Whatisit?”Iwondered．I36itover．There，infadedink,wasahand-scrawled(手寫的)37.Immediatelymymindtraveled38manyyears．Iwasnineyearsold,walkingdownthecold，wetstreetsofSpringfield，withabagofmagazinesonmyshoulder．Onmy39thatday．IcametothatCompanyfinally,whoseowner,Mr.Rader，hadalwaystakenmetheretoaskhisworkers40theywantedanymagazines．Shakingoffthe41likeawetdog．IenteredMr.Rader’soffice．Afteraquickglance,he42meovertothefire-place．Noticingthe43inthetopofmy44，hesaid，“Comewithme!”，pullingmeintohispickup45．wepulledtoastopbeforeashoestore．Inside，asalesman46mewiththefinestpairofOxfordsIhad47seen．I48about10feettallwhenIgotup49them．“We’dlikeapairofnewsockstoo．”MrRadersaid．Backinhisoffice,MrRadertookouta50，wrotesomethingonit,andhandedittome．With51eyes，Iread，“Dotoothersasyouwouldhavethemdotoyou．”Hesaidaffectionately(深情地)，“Jimmy，Iwantyouto52Iloveyou”．Isaidgood-bye,andforthefirsttimeI53aflickerofhopethatsomehowthingswouldbe54．WithpeoplelikeMrRaderintheworld，therewashope，kindnessandlove，andthatwouldalwaysmakea55．1、A．read B．thought C．turned D．passed2、A．a(chǎn)ddress B．1ist C．message D．information3、A．forward B．so C．a(chǎn)head D．back4、A．return B．rounds C．trip D．a(chǎn)rrival5、A．ifonly B．how C．whether D．why6、A．dust B．sweat C．tail D．rain7、A．led B．followed C．watched D．carried8、A．hole B．mud C．water D．cover9、A．magazine B．shoe C．sock D．bag10、A．truck B．factory C．home D．store11、A．dressed B．fitted C．showed D．comforted12、A．ever B．a(chǎn)lready C．never D．hardly13、A．a(chǎn)ppeared B．seemed C．looked D．felt14、A．for B．with C．on D．in15、A．pen B．paper C．card D．notebook16、A．tearful B．unbelievable C．curious. D．puzzled17、A．a(chǎn)dmit B．know C．consider D．express18、A．sensed B．received C．lost D．gained19、A．mistaken B．fight C．a(chǎn)llright D．possible20、A．deal B．fortune C．choice D．difference第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Acrosstheworld，peopleprepareanddrinkteainmany1．（difference）ways.Thehandmadepurpleclayteapot（紫砂壺）isoneofthemostpopular2．（item）amongtealoversinAsia.Buttheskillofmakingthatparticularteapotfacesalotofchallengesinmoderntimes.Chinesepeople3．（drink）teaforthousandsofyears.And4．（recent），thesehandmadeteapotshavebecomepopular.Asanoldsayinggoes，"Athingisvaluedifitisrare.”Teasets（茶具）havebeenakeypartofChineseculture.GaoDezhi，99，hasbeenmakingpurpleclayteapotssincehe5．（be）13yearsold.Thiskindofskill6．（pass）downfromgenerationtogenerationortaughttothose7．a(chǎn)recrazyaboutthecraft.Gaosaidthathissonanddaughterarenot8．（interest）inlearningsuchskills.Theyalreadyearnalotofmoneyby9．（work）inotherjobs.Peoplecannotmakesuchthingsiftheyhavenointerestinlearningtheskill，hesaid.Inordertoprotectskills10．