My approach is not to learn everything about something, but ______ something about everything.
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【T1】
剪纸,顾名思义,就是用剪刀把纸剪成图形(graphics)。
(imply)制作典型的剪纸工具极为简单,只需要一把普通的剪刀或小刀,和一张纸。作为一种民间艺术形式,剪纸至今已经有一千五百年的历史。【T2】
它的产生和流传与中国农村的节日风俗有着密切关系。
(have a relationship with)剪纸制作简便,造型单纯,但却包容着丰富的民俗和生活内涵。【T3】
剪纸作为中国传统民间艺术,其吸引力在于其明显的简单性。
(lie in)官是对许多种民间美术表现形式的浓缩,因而比较集中地体现了民间艺术的造型规律、创作构思及作品的形式特征。
【T4】
剪纸对其他领域的影响和剪纸产品的数量和种类表明该艺术已深深地植根干流行文化中。
(deep-rooted)它已成为美化日常环境的一种手段。2009年9月,剪纸入选联合国教科文组织“人类非物质文化遗产代表作”名录。【T5】
近年来,随着大量的剪纸艺术家们出国展示他们的作品和技能,对中国剪纸产生的兴趣和其市场不断激增。
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Members of the House of Representatives must be at least 25, citizens for 7 years, and residents of the state which sends them to Congress. Today, the House______435 members.
Can you change one letter of each of these words to make three new words with a common theme?SKIPPER - BOUT - VANDAL
很多年轻人对社会活动没有任何兴趣,这个事实令人伤感。(whatsoever)
The old lady has developed a______cough which cannot be cured completely in a short time.
Readthefollowingpassageandfillineachblankwithoneword.Choosethecorrectwordinoneofthefollowingthreeways:accordingtothecontext,byusingthecorrectformofthegivenword,orbyusingthegivenletter(s)oftheword.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.Someofthemostmemorablescenesinfilmshaverevolvedaroundmoney.ThinkofMichaelDouglas________(declare)"Greedisgood"inWallStreet,LeonardoDiCaprio'ssharescamsinTheWolfofWallStreetand,mostmemorably,JimmyStewart'sdes________attemptstosavehislocalbankinIt'sAWonderfulLife.ThatHollywood'sportrayaloffinancetendstowardsthecaricatureishardlysurprising:itsportrayalofmostthingstendstowardsthecaricature.Arealistic________(depict)ofadayonabank-tradingdesk,orthelifeofthetypicalfundmanager,wouldnotmakeforgrippingviewing.AmorepertinentcriticismisthatHollywood'sapproachtowardsfinance,indeed—towardscapitalismingeneral,isalmostrelentlesslynegative.Stewart'sbankermaybetheheroofIt'saWonderfulLifebuthisheroismstemsfromhisoppositiontotherapaciousMr.Potter.InTradingPlaces,weapplaud________EddieMurphyandDanAkroydmakeakillingintheorange-juicefuturesmarket,butonlybecausetheresultistheruinofthevillainousDukeBrothers.Generally,theroleofbusinessmenandfinanciersinfilmsisaspantomimevillains,ruthlesslypursuingprofitatthe________ofhumanlife.InThePoseidonAdventure,theactorFredSad-off,playingtheshipowner's________(represent),forcesthecaptaintoproceedatfullspeedwithouttakingonextraballastsotheshipcanmeetitsdeadline:theresultisthattheshipcapsizeswhenhitbyatidalwave.InRollerball,thepublic'shero-worshipofJamesCaan'ssportsstarposesathreattothepowerofthecorporateelite,whoschemetohavehim________(kill).In"TheConstantGardener",anactivistplayedbyRachelWeisziskilledbythepharmaceuticalcompanywhosedangerousdrug-testingsheistryingtoexpose.Evenwherethecentralcharacterisinvolvedinfinanceorbusiness,thestandardfilmplothastheprotagonistlearnthatmonetaryrewardspalewhencomparedwiththesimplepleasuresoflife.RichardGere'scorporateraideris________(soft)byJuliaRoberts(playingaclassic"tart-with-a-heart")inPrettyWoman,asCitizenKaneOrsonWellesdiesalone,inavaststatelyhomefullofthetrophiesofsu________,stillpiningforthesledthatrepresentedthehappinessofhischildhood.ThenewfilmSteveJobs,aboutthelateheadofApple,depictsthetechguruasane-motionallywarpedmanwho________fartoomuchtimefixatedonthewrongthings,suchascomputers,insteadofhisdaughter.Despitehisremarkablesuccessandgeniusforinnovation,themanisredeemedonlywhenhefinallyrecognizesthatthemostimportantjobofallmaybetobeadad.
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Health experts point out that a budget-crunched public school loses a lot when it______PE classes.
Dr. Anderson is aware that we still have______long way to go in improving human living conditions and in fighting sickness______.
How will the woman get to the airport?
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Our literature teacher Mark is gaining more popularity on the Internet, who is, ______, a walking dictionary.
Charles Dickens's works, ______A Tale of Two Cities are characterized by a mingling of humor and pathos.
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