The cheongsam is a female dress with distinctive Chinese features and enjoys growing 1. (popular) in the international world of high fashion. The name “cheongsam” 2. (mean) simply “long dress” entered the English vocabulary from the dialect of China's Guangdong Province. In other parts of the country including Beijing，however，it 3. (know) as “qipao”， which has a history behind it.
After the early Manchu (满族的) rulers came to China, the Manchu women wore 4. (normal) a onepiece dress which came to be called “qipao”. 5. the 1911 Revolution ended the rule of the Qing Dynasty, the female dress survived the political change and, with later improvements, has become the traditional dress for Chinese women.
The cheongsam, 6. neck is high，collar closed, fits well the Chinese female figure, and its sleeves may be short，medium or full 7. (long), depending on seasons or tastes. In addition，it is not too complicated 8. (make). Nor 9. it need too much material. Another beauty of the cheongsam is that it can be worn either on casual or formal occasions. In either case, it creates an 10. (impress) of simple and quiet charm, elegance and neatness.
答案及解析
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇说明文，主要对中国特色服装旗袍做了简要说明。
1．解析：考查名词。分析句子结构可知，此处应用名词作enjoys的宾语，故填popularity，且popularity为不可数名词。
答案：popularity
2．解析：考查非谓语动词。空处和句子谓语entered之间没有连词，故用非谓语动词，且空处和句子主语The name构成逻辑上的主谓关系，故用现在分词作后置定语。
答案：meaning
3．解析：考查时态和语态。此处是对客观情况的一般性描述应用一般现在时；it与know存在动宾关系，应用被动语态。
答案：is known
4．解析：考查副词。修饰动词应用副词，故用副词normally修饰动词wore，在句子中作状语。
答案：normally
5．解析：考查连词。根据语境可知，此处表示逻辑上的让步关系，故用连词
Although/Though/While引导让步状语从句。
答案：Although/Though/While
6．解析：考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知，应用whose引导非限定性定语从句，在从句中作定语。
答案：whose
7．解析：考查词性转换。由空前的形容词full可知，空处应用名词length。
答案：length
8．解析：考查固定用法。分析句子结构可知，此处为固定用法：too...to do sth.意为“太……而不能……”。
答案：to make
9．解析：考查倒装句。否定副词放句首，句子要倒装，即助动词放在主语之前；由本段的时态可知，应用一般现在时，故填does。
答案：does
10．解析：考查词性转换。分析句子结构可知，应用impress的名词形式impression。
答案：impression
