所填词应该起双重作用，故答案为what。

　　Dough figurine(捏面人), also known as dough modelling, is a kind of Chinese folk art. It is ____4____(simple) made but of high artistic value. It ____5____(record) as early as the Han Dynasty. Dough craftsman draws materials based on the required. After a repetition of rubbing, twisting and lifting ____6____hand, and poking, cutting, and carving by bamboo knife, the craftsman ____7____(shape) the body and the face of the figurine gradually. Dressed up with hair accessories and clothes, all of a sudden, a vivid artistic figurine comes to life.

【答案】4. simply

5. was recorded

6. by 7. shapes

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍面塑。面塑是中国民间艺术的一种。戴上发饰，穿上衣服，一个栩栩如生的艺术小雕像就这样诞生了。

【4题详解】

考查副词。句意：它制作简单，但具有很高的艺术价值。此处是副词修饰动词，故答案为simply。

【5题详解】

考查一般过去时态的被动语态。句意：早在汉代就有记载了。句子主语It和谓语动词record之间是一种被动关系，结合the Han Dynasty可知句子用一般过去时态的被动语态，故答案为was recorded。

【6题详解】

考查固定词组。句意：工匠经过反复的手搓、扭、举、戳、切、刻等工序，逐渐塑造出人体和面部的形状。固定词组：by hand"手工"，故答案为by。

【7题详解】

考查时态和主谓一致。句意：工匠经过反复的手搓、扭、举、戳、切、刻等工序，逐渐塑造出人体和面部的形状。结合句意可知句子用一般现在时态，且句子主语是the craftsman，单数第三人称形式，故答案为shapes。

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