Can knots (结) be a form of art? It is in China. They have a long history and a 1. (culture) meaning even today.
A Chinese knot is 2. is woven (编) from a single length of rope to be a variety of shapes. Each shape has 3. (it) own meaning, and Chinese knots are usually woven in the red color, which indicates good fortune.
Originally, people may have made them 4. (record) information and convey messages before they started to write. It is known that they 5. (intend) for artistic decoration and to express thoughts and feelings in the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Empire was a large one that covered most of the 6. (region) of modern China, and succeeding generations carried on 7. traditional art form as part of their culture.
Now, some people use knots when they dress 8. traditional Chinese clothing. They are a means of 9. (fasten) traditional clothes instead of buttons. And silk is most 10. (wide) used to make these clothing knots.
答案及解析
本文是一篇说明文，讲述了中国结的历史、工艺、用途以及它的内涵寓意。
1．解析：考查词性转换。它们有悠久的历史，甚至今天也有文化意义。根据空前的“a”和空后的“meaning”可知，此处应用形容词作定语来修饰后面的名词。
答案：cultural
2．解析：考查表语从句。中国结是用一段绳子编成的东西，有各种各样的形状。分析句子结构可知，空处在此引导表语从句，且在从句中作主语，表示“……的东西”，故用what。
答案：what
3．解析：考查代词。每个形状都有它自己的意义。分析句子结构可知，此处应用形容词性物主代词，故填its。
答案：its
4．解析：考查非谓语动词。起初，人们可能制作它们以记录信息和传递消息。这里是目的状语，应用动词不定式，故填to record。
答案：to record
5．解析：考查时态和语态。众所周知，在唐朝，它们被用于艺术装饰，被用来表达想法和情感。此处描述的是唐朝的情况，应用一般过去时；又they(指中国结)与intend之间是动宾关系，应用被动语态。故填were intended。
答案：were intended
6．解析：考查名词复数。唐朝疆域很大，覆盖着现在中国的大部分区域。根据空前的“most of”及region是可数名词可知，此处应用名词复数形式。
答案：regions
7．解析：考查冠词。此处特指上文提到的中国结这种传统艺术形式，故填定冠词the。
答案：the
8．解析：考查介词。dress in...“穿……衣服”为固定搭配。
答案：in
9．解析：考查非谓语动词。它们是一种固定传统服装的方式。空处位于介词of之后，故应用动名词形式作宾语。
答案：fastening
10．解析：考查词性转换。分析句子结构可知，空处修饰used，表示“广泛地，普遍地”，因此应用副词widely。
答案：widely
