Fujian puppetry(木偶戏) has a thousand-year history. It is one of the ___16___ of Chinese performing art to the world’s culture and has____17____a set of characteristic techniques of performance and puppet making, as well as a repertoire (全部剧目) of plays and music.
No ___18___ has yet been reached on the____19____and development of Chinese puppetry. ___20___ the Shang dynasty (16th-11th century B.C.), pottery figurines (陶俑) used as burial objects (随葬品) have been discovered at the Yin Ruins. Wooden figurines ___21___during the Spring and Autumn and the Warring States Periods (770-221 B.C.). In a Western Han tomb at Mawangdui in Changsha, Hunan province, an army of wooden figurines of singers, dancers and musicians have been discovered. These were a great ___22___ on those from previous dynasties ___23___craftsmanship, variety and modeling, which represent the ___24___Chinese puppets. Over time, figurines as burial objects ____25____ into puppets for entertainment during holiday_____26_____. ____27____, just like many other traditional forms of art, Fujian puppetry has fallen out of favour with the younger generations. The number of young people learning puppetry has ____28____ due to socioeconomic changes ____29____their lifestyles and the long period of training ____30____to master the sophisticated (复杂的) performing techniques.
In response, ____31____ communities, groups and bearers (传授者) worked out the 2008-2020 Strategy for the Training of Coming Generations of Fujian Puppetry Practitioners. The key ____32____ are to safeguard the spread of Fujian Puppetry and provide professional ____33____to raise a new generation of puppetry practitioners.
In 2012, the strategy was selected by the UNESCO to be part of the Register of Good Safeguarding Practices. With the wide ____34____ of practitioners, local people and education institutions, Fujian Puppetry can_____35_____ a brighter future.
16. A. incidents B. judgments C. contributions D. attempts
17. A. accepted B. developed C. appreciated D. recognized
18. A. introduction B. conservation C. conclusion D. presentation
19. A. origins B. compositions C. techniques D. functions
20. A. Differing from B. Arising from C. Coming from D. Dating from
21. A. survived B. jumped C. appeared D. applied
22. A. improvement B. decoration C. disappointment D. impression
23. A. in preference to B. in regard to C. in answer to D. in reply to
24. A. lively B. early C. natural D. precious
25. A. struggled B. modified C. flooded D. evolved
26. A. conditions B. celebrations C. instructions D. invitations
27. A. Previously B. Particularly C. Eventually D. Unfortunately
28. A. increased B. reduced C. remained D. climbed
29. A. expressing B. consuming C. transforming D. confirming
30. A. devoted B. spent C. required D. cost
31. A. concerned B. concrete C. confident D. convenient
32. A. chance B. interest C. goal D. problem
33. A. learning B. spreading C. performing D. training
34. A. comprehension B. participation C. companion D. organization
35. A. produce B. expect C. select D. observe
