2025屆高三英語二輪復(fù)習(xí)外刊閱讀改編語法填空第9期

外刊閱讀原創(chuàng)改編語法填空第9期ChinesestampengraverdecodesthemysteryofSnakestamps中國郵票雕刻師揭秘蛇年郵票的奧秘By3am,somecitizensinJinan,ShandongProvince,hadlinedupoutsideapostoffice,ready(1)______purchaseasetofspecialstampscommemoratingthe(2)______(imminence)ChinesezodiacYearoftheSnake.Inthechillymorning,theirbreathwasvisibleinthecoldair,andtheirfaceswereetchedwitheagernessastheywaitedtoseethesetinypiecesofartthatsymbolizethe(3)______(propitiousness)YearoftheSnake.InBeijing,thestampsales(4)______(kick)offonehourearlierthanusual,at8am;andwithinonehour,allthestampsfortheYearoftheSnakeweresoldout.ThepopularengravedartworkwasmadebyYangZhiying,oneoftheonlyninestampengraversinChina."SinceSeptember28,2024,I(5)______(be)workingontheproject.SevenofusstampengraverswerebiddingforthesetofstampsfortheYearoftheSnakewhenmyworkwasselected.Iwasquitepleasedandexcited,"YangtoldtheGlobalTimes.Chinahasreleasedzodiacstamps(6)______(annual)since1980,(7)______wastheYearoftheMonkey.Thesestampsnotonlycarryculturalsignificancebutalso(8)______(become)acollectibleitemformany.Theartofstamp-engraving(9)______(require)greatskillandpatience.Yang'sworkisafineexampleofhowthistraditionalartformiscombined(10)______moderndesignconceptstocreatesomethingtrulyspecial.答案：to（考查固定搭配，bereadytodosth.準(zhǔn)備做某事）imminent（考查詞性轉(zhuǎn)換，此處需用形容詞修飾名詞“YearoftheSnake”，imminence的形容詞形式為imminent）propitious（考查詞性轉(zhuǎn)換，這里需用形容詞修飾名詞“YearoftheSnake”，propitiousness的形容詞形式為propitious）kicked（考查動詞時態(tài)，根據(jù)語境，事情發(fā)生在過去，用一般過去時，kick的過去式為kicked）havebeen（考查動詞時態(tài)，since引導(dǎo)時間狀語，主句用現(xiàn)在完成進(jìn)行時，表示從過去某時開始一直持續(xù)到現(xiàn)在的動作，故用havebeen）annually（考查詞性轉(zhuǎn)換，此處需用副詞修飾動詞“released”，annual的副詞形式為annually）which（考查定語從句關(guān)系詞，先行詞是1980，在從句中作主語，引導(dǎo)非限制性定語從句用which）havebecome（考查動詞時態(tài)，since引導(dǎo)時間狀語，句子用現(xiàn)在完成時，主語是“Thesestamps”，故用havebecome）requires（考查動詞時態(tài)和主謂一致，主語是“Theartofstamp-engraving”，為第三人稱單數(shù)，描述一般情況，用一般現(xiàn)在時第三人稱單數(shù)形式requires）with（考查固定搭配，combinewith與……結(jié)合）Yangreminiscedaboutherjourneyintotheartofcraftsmanship.Duringthisperiod,shediscoveredastrikingresemblancebetweenthedotsandlinesinengravingandthetechniques(1)______(employ)intraditionalChinesepainting."ThedotsandlinesremindedmeofthesketchesinChinesepainting.So,theconceptinstampengravingiseasyforChinesepeople(2)______(understand)andpickup,"Yangsaid.Asacollectorofworksintheformofdotsandlines(3)______(her),YangexplainedthatthedesignforthesetoftwospecialstampsfortheYearoftheSnakehasaninfusionofelementsoftraditionalChineseculture(4)______(inspire)byDunhuangmuralsandfolkcustoms.Itingeniouslycombinestheimageofsnakeswithauspiciousmeanings,(5)______notonlyreflectstheuniquecharmofthezodiacculturebutalsoembodiessimpleandflexiblefolkwisdom.Thedesignenlightenedher(6)______(feature)theagilityaswellasthecadenceandfluencyinthestamps.Yangthenreferred(7)______Chinesepaintingsthatshowcaseanimalsandbirds.Throughhercreativeworksinstampengraving,theevenlinesinthedesigncopywerevariedintodifferentsizes.Theadjustmentwasbased(8)______herexperience.Shealsotookthefollowingprocessinprinting.Bychangingthethicknessofthelines,Yanghasensuredthesnakeslookeven(9)______(vivid).Herworksare(10)______greatvalue,representingtheintegrationoftraditionalandmodernart.答案：employed（考查非謂語動詞，過去分詞作后置定語，修飾“techniques”，表被動，意為“被用于傳統(tǒng)中國畫中的技巧”）tounderstand（考查固定搭配，beeasyforsb.todosth.對某人來說做某事很容易）herself（考查反身代詞，“asacollectorofworksintheformofdotsandlinesherself”表示“作為她自己本身也是點線形式作品的收藏者”）inspired（考查非謂語動詞，過去分詞作后置定語，修飾“elements”，表被動，“受敦煌壁畫和民俗啟發(fā)的中國傳統(tǒng)文化元素”）which（考查定語從句關(guān)系詞，引導(dǎo)非限制性定語從句，指代前面整個句子，在從句中作主語）tofeature（考查固定搭配，enlightensb.todosth.啟發(fā)某人做某事）to（考查固定搭配，referto參考，查閱）on（考查固定搭配，bebasedon基于）morevivid（考查形容詞比較級，even修飾比較級，表示“更……”）of（考查固定搭配，beofgreatvalue有很大價值）Yangrevealedthatthestampengravingtechnique(1)______(master)bynomorethan100peopleintheworld.WhileinChina,thereareonlyninemastersinstampengraving.InApril,2011,Yangpassedaselectiveexamination(2)______sketchingandstarteda10-people-in-one-classtrainingprogrammajoringingraphicdesign.TheirtrainerwasMartinM?rck,aNorwegian-Swedishartist,whoisalsothemostproductivelivingstampdesignerandengraverintheworldtoday."WhenIwentthroughhishand-drawingworks,Iwasamazedandfoundittobe'missionimpossible,'"Yangsaid.Fourteenyearslater,shehasgrownintoastamp-engravingmasterwhogotthesetoftwospecialstampsfortheYearoftheSnakedone(3)______onego."Ihadatoughtimeduringthetraining.Everyday,Iworkedontheengravingforabout12hours.Itwasquiteachallenge,(4)______anenjoyablelife."Yangpointedoutthedifficultyoftheskillthatsincethestampsaresmall-sizedworks,theinkdraftthatYangworkedonwasusuallyfourtosixtimes(5)______(large)thanthestamps.Whentheinkdraftwasscannedintoherdesktop,shecouldrefinethelines.Thenextcopyofthedraftwasthenconvertedontoafilmonasteelplateforhandengraving.Before(6)______(convert)thefilm,thestampengraverneedstoconvertthecopytofourtimesorsixtimessmallerthantheeventualsize,whichisusuallyaboutthreecentimetersbyfourcentimeters.Theprocessoftransferringthefilmontothesteelplaterequiresthestampengravertocutitatvariousdepthstogivetheeffectofshadows,highlights,andcontours(7)______craftsmanship.Laserengravingalsorequiresinkdrawings.Theengraverhandsthestamp-sizedmanuscripttothelaser-engravingteamforengraving(8)_____