1 . 阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Delicate, shining, and soft to the touch. The fabric called silk 1 (find) its way into the heart of Chinese people in the past thousands of years. 2 origin of it is not clear, but the ancient Chinese people 3 (credit) their own wisdom to Leizu, wife of the Yellow Emperor, as the inventor of sericulture (养蚕业).
The style and texture (质地) of silk are 4 (variety). Hangluo satin from Hangzhou,Zhejiang province, is famous for its airy and thin texture, 5 Yunjin brocade from Nanjing, Jiangsu province, a luxurious fabric often 6 (use) for royal clothes, represents China’s silk weaving (纺织) technique at its best time. Yunjin brocade is best made 7 hand, in a complex procedure that comprises more than a hundred steps. Even the most skilled artisans can only weave a few centimeters a day.
In the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC—AD 24), with Zhang Qian 8 (open) up the routes to the western regions, silk graced countries in Central Asia, and later other parts of Eurasia and beyond. 9 (appropriate), its name marked China’s major international trade 10 (route), the ancient Silk Road and Maritime Silk Road.
As one of the wonders of ancient China, silk is not merely a type of fabric but a cultural symbol and a representative of elegance.