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阅读下面的短文,在空白处填入一个适当的词,或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。

    Betsy was born in Brooklyn, New York. Most of her childhood was spent in New York City, in a house filled ____ books. It was then that she grew to love books and reading.

    Before she became ____ writer, Betsy taught kindergarten (幼儿园) and first grade. For her, the best part of the school day ____ (be)story time, when she could share her favorite books with the class. She decided ____ (try) writing her own children's books after she met her husband, illustrator (插画家) Giulio. Together, they have ____ (create) many books. She writes the words, and he draws the pictures.

    Betsy believes that writers should always edit (编辑) their own work and then ask someone else to look it over. "Your editor can be your teacher, one of your parents, your older brother ____ sister, or someone in your class who is good at ____ (write). Your editor will see your work ____ (different) from the way you see it, so you will get a new point of view (见解)."

    Betsy and her husband like to travel, and they sometimes do research for their books on ____ (they) trips. They also enjoy talking to students when they visit schools and ____ (library).

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中国墨

       ①古代文人曰:“有佳墨者,犹如将之有良马也。”墨在“文房四宝”中的地位不言而喻,好的墨锭常被冠以“金不换”的美名。2007年,乾隆的御墨在拍卖中拍出448万元的天价,“中国墨”引起了更多的关注。

       ②为什么墨的价值如此昂贵呢?这源于它制作工艺的复杂与考究。墨其实是一种“烟”,是一种以油烟、松烟等为原料纯手工制成的黑色颜料。它的制作,首先要点燃桐油、猪油等各种油类或松木取烟;再在烟中加入鸡蛋白、鱼皮胶、牛皮胶和各种香料、药材等,和成烟料团;然后将烟料团放入铁臼中捣练三万次左右,或用铁锤锤击一万次左右,制成墨团;最后把墨团放入墨模中,合紧锤砸即可制成松烟墨或油烟墨的成品﹣﹣“烟墨”。

       ③烟墨的选择和应用直接影响到书画作品的神采,由于制作原料的差异,松烟墨色乌光泽度差,胶质轻,只宜写字;油烟墨色黑,有光泽,多用于绘画。中国画一般多用油烟墨,只有着色的画偶尔用松烟墨。墨的浓淡更是影响作品艺术效果的直接要素。浓墨书写时行笔实而沉,墨不浮,具有凝重沉稳,神采外耀的效果。苏东坡尤喜浓墨,对用墨的要求是:“光清不浮,湛湛然如小儿一晴。”认为用墨光而不黑,失掉了墨的作用,黑而不光则索然无神气。淡墨介于黑白之间,呈灰色调,给人以清远淡雅的美感。涨墨是指过量的墨水在宣纸上溢出笔画之外的现象,这种墨法□保持了笔画的基本形态,□线面交融,富有朦胱的墨趣。

       ④随着科技的发展,传统手工制成的烟墨几乎被现代的墨汁所取代。现代墨汁以炭烟、胶料、添加剂等为主要原料,机械加工而成。它制作工艺简单,生产量大,方便使用和保存。但这种用现代技术化学合成的墨汁固定胶着,创作的艺术作品缺乏层次变化和透明度,没有呼吸的空间,使东方美学的追求有所缺失。

       ⑤由于人们对墨的喜爱,“墨”已经超过了它作为一种书写工具的内涵,成为构成中国文化的重要元素。从字形上看,“墨”字上“黑”下“土”,表明墨是用黑灰制成的;后来,“墨”因它的颜色而有了“黑色”的意思,明代魏学洢《核舟记》中就有“其色墨”的句子;“墨”又因用它创作的艺术作品的形式,引申为“诗文或书画”。“”指的就是善于书写作画的文人,他们的作品被称为“墨迹”,珍贵的字画则被称为“”。

       ⑥成语“胸无点墨”用来形容一个人没有学问,“惜墨如金”形容绘画写作诗文的态度极其严谨,从不轻易落笔,“”常指玩弄文字技巧,而“孟母三迁”更是把“”的内涵演化到极致了。