中考英语选词填空专题突破（第14期）
中国皮影戏：传承千年的传统艺术
资源提供：冷水江市初中英语名师工作室李平平
温馨提示
做选词填空，请牢记大四步核心方法：
① 通全文·抓大意 → 先读懂文章主旨，杜绝看一空填一空
② 标词性·预变形 → 标注备选词词性，提前预判词形变化
③ 逐空定·四小步 → 判成分→定词性→选词义→变形
④ 代入读·复查验 → 填完通读全文，核查逻辑与语法
方法详解可回顾本工作室第1期推文
真题呈现
阅读下面短文，从方框中选择适当的单词并用其适当形式填空，使短文意思完整。每个选项只用一次。
small loveshow with art storywe makepopularlong
Chinese shadow play is a special traditional art and it is also part of China’s intangible cultural heritage. It has a (1) ________ history of over 2,000 years in our country. In 2011, it joined the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List, which makes more people know and (2) ________ this old art.
Shadow puppets are (3) ________ of hard leather, usually from donkeys and cows. Skilled workers cut and draw on the leather to make different figures, like kings, soldiers, animals and monsters from old stories. Each puppet has moving arms and legs, and people use (4) ________ sticks to control them easily.
During a (5) ________, artists stand behind a white screen. Bright lights are on behind the screen, so the audience can see the clear pictures of puppets on it. Artists move the puppets and tell wonderful (6) ________ at the same time, (7) ________ beautiful old music playing along.
In the old days, shadow play was very (8) ________ among people, especially for kids. Now, fewer young people know about it. But many (9) ________ are trying hard to keep this art alive.
This art carries Chinese culture and history. It is a great treasure for (10) ________. We should learn more about it and try our best to pass it on to the next generation.
答案解析
第1空
句子：It has a (1) ________ history of over 2,000 years.
解析：history为名词，需用形容词修饰；结合“2000多年”表示“悠久的历史”，long符合语境。
✅ 答案：long
第2空
句子：makes more people know and (2) ________ this old art.
解析：and连接并列结构，与know保持一致，用动词原形；句意表示“了解并喜爱”，love符合语义。
✅ 答案：love
第3空
句子：Shadow puppets are (3) ________ of hard leather.
解析：考查固定搭配be made of（由……制成），此处用过去分词形式。
✅ 答案：made
第4空
句子：use (4) ________ sticks to control them easily.
解析：sticks为名词，需形容词修饰；small表示“小的”，符合操控皮影的工具特征。
✅ 答案：small
第5空
句子：During a (5) ________, artists stand behind a white screen.
解析：a后接单数名词；during a show表示“在一场表演中”，符合语境。
✅ 答案：show
第6空
句子：tell wonderful (6) ________ at the same time.
解析：tell stories为固定搭配，表示“讲故事”，用复数形式。
✅ 答案：stories
第7空
句子：(7) ________ beautiful old music playing along.
解析：表示“伴随着音乐”，用介词with表伴随。
✅ 答案：with
第8空
句子：shadow play was very (8) ________ among people.
解析：was为系动词，后接形容词作表语；be popular among表示“在……中受欢迎”。
✅ 答案：popular
第9空
句子：many (9) ________ are trying hard to keep this art alive.
解析：many后接可数名词复数；结合句意“艺术家们”，用artist的复数形式artists。
✅ 答案：artists
第10空
句子：It is a great treasure for (10) ________.
解析：for为介词，后接宾格代词；we的宾格是us，表示“对我们来说”。
✅ 答案：us
参考答案汇总
1. long 2. love 3. made 4. small 5. show
6. stories 7. with 8. popular 9. artists 10. us
教师寄语
非遗文化是中考英语高频热点话题，兼具文化内涵与教育意义，重点考查固定搭配、词性变形和语境理解。
做选词填空切记不要看一空填一空，先通读把握全文脉络，再按步骤解题，最后通读复查。坚持专项训练，熟练方法，轻松拿高分！
——冷水江市初中英语名师工作室
教着，感受着；走着，快乐着。
Teach the feeling;
Walking, happy.
编辑: 康娟
初审: 康娟
复审: 康桂芬
终审: 杨丽琼
