何红梅 边慧琼 唐金妹 廖木兰等
一、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。
(一)
Cantonese opera is one of the major types of Chinese opera.
1 (combine) Mandarin operatic traditions and the Cantonese dialect, it takes root in the Cantonese-speaking Guangdong and Guangxi 2 (area) in southern China. This theatrical form has enjoyed great 3 (popular) throughout China, and provides 4 cultural bond among Cantonese speakers in the country and abroad.
Cantonese opera 5 (share) many common characteristics with other Chinese theatrical types. It is characterized by a combination of string and percussion instruments (打击乐器), with costumes and face painting.
6 actors are singing and moving around on stage, they also have 7 (act). The art of acting during a Cantonese opera performance is not the same as acting in movies 8 on TV. Many emotions have specific facial expressions and body gestures 9 must be performed.
Many Cantonese operas advocates the importance of being loyal to ones country, filial (孝顺的) to ones parents, and kind to ones friends. The art form has developed a rich range of stories from historical epics (叙事诗) to more realistic descriptions of daily life. The culture and philosophy of the Chinese people
10 (reflect) in the plays too. So, Cantonese opera not only entertains, but also plays a significant part in cultivating (培養) good values.
(二)
One summer day during the Han Dynasty, county magistrate (县令) Ying Bin treated his secretary Du Xuan with wine. On the north wall of the room hung a red bow. It 1 (reflect) in Du Xuans cup. Taking the reflection for a snake, Du Xuan was very frightened but he dared not turn down Ying Bins offer 2 he was his superior (上司). He swallowed the wine with his eyes
3 (close).
That night, he felt so 4 (pain) that he fell ill. Ying Bin was told he drank the wine with a snake in his cup the other day. Feeling strange, he returned home. Suddenly the bow on the north wall caught 5 (he) eye. He immediately sent his man to fetch Du Xuan. He seated him 6 he sat before and offered him a cup of wine.
Du Xuan saw the snake-like shadow again. Before Du was scared out of his wits(智慧) again, Ying Bin said, 7 (point) at the shadow, “The‘snake in the cup is nothing but 8 reflection of the bow on the north wall!” At the 9 (word), Du Xuan felt easier. His illness disappeared!
We use the idiom — mistaking the reflection of a bow in the cup 10 a snake to describe someone who is very suspicious (多疑的).
(三)
There is a long tradition of Asian carp(鲤鱼) in Chinese culture and literature.
At the Yellow River at Henan is 1 waterfall called the Dragon Gate. It is said that if certain carp called Yulong can climb the large waterfall, they will transform 2 dragons. Every year in spring they swim up from the sea and gather in the pool at the foot of the falls. It used to be said that only seventy one could make the climb in any year. When the first succeeded, the rain 3 (begin) to fall. This Dragon Gate is said to have been created after the Flood by the god-emperor Yu who split (分开) a mountain 4 (block) the path of the Yellow River. It was so famous 5 throughout China there was a common saying: a student facing his examinations is like a carp attempting to leap the Dragon Gate.
This idiom is used to encourage students or children 6 (achieve) success through hard work and perseverance (毅力). In Chinese paintings, usually the fish 7 (color) in gold or pink. Yuquan, one of the well-known scenic 8 (spot) in Hangzhou, has a big fish pond 9 has been alive with hundreds of carp of 10 (vary) colors.
(四)
Today, we have entered a new era (年代), the computer age. It is an age 1 owes everything to inventors.
Charles Babbage, 2 English mathematician, 3 (consider) to be the great-grandfather of the computer. Over 150 years ago, to be exact, he invented a sophisticated(復杂的)
4 (calculate) machine. After another 100 years passed, the first computers were built and 5 were huge and very heavy. Today, computers are at the center of thousands upon thousands of other inventions. They are everywhere - from kitchens to 6 (factory), from planes to toys. They listen. They speak. They act. No other invention has had such great influence 7 humans as a whole. Without the computer, the world would be different. The Internet, in particular, 8 (create) a brand new environment. A new culture has been born - free, rapid and 9 (universe) where people share their knowledge and 10 (inform), communication techniques have been turned upside down, distance has been shortened and frontiers have been abolished.
(以上4篇原创作者:广东广雅中学 何红梅)
(五)
In 2014, the Beijing municipal (市的) government launched(发起) a project which aims 1 (introduce) arts education into the capitals primary schools. The National Center for the Performing Arts 2 (be) among the first of 28 organizations to participate in the project.
“Many children are learning musical 3 (instrument) like the piano and violin in China. Besides the chance to learn music, we also let them act, paint, read and write poetry, too, all of 4 give them a new language,” says Wang, director of the NCPAs art education department.
Li, 5 11-year-old student, has been coming to the art classes 6 (offer) by the artists once a month and also watches shows every month. He 7 (become) a member of the student drama troupe since he was 7 years old and made his first performance last year. “asked my best friend to come with me in the beginning 8 I wasnt brave enough to speak in front of so many people,” says Li. “Now I am much more confident performing onstage.”
A conductor with the Chorus says: “Art programs teach students to have better links 9 the knowledge they learn from textbooks and the actual experience of performing onstage. And students will have more chances to get closer to the 10 (tradition) Chinese arts.”
(广东省中山市濠头中学 边慧琼)
(六)
In Australia because the weather is usually warm, cooking and eating barbeques, known as BBQ for short, is very popular.
Most barbeques use gas in bottles for heating, 1 some use coal or special barbeque coals as the heat. The coals can
2 (buy) from the local supermarkets and the local petrol stations have gas bottles where you can exchange your empty one for a full one. The men cooking the meat 3 (usual) have long tongs to turn the meat. This means their hands dont have to get too close to the hot cooking surface. Most homes have
4 outdoor area set up with table and chairs for 5 (eat).
BBQs are popular for many reasons. Firstly, it is outdoor eating, so it is usually 6 (cool) in the summer. 7 is easy and quick to cook on a BBQ. In Australia, it is part of our culture that the men cook on the BBQ, where indoor cooking is done mostly 8 the women. BBQs are also a relaxing and informal way 9 (entertain) guests. Having children at a BBQ is fine. They can play outdoors within sight of their 10 (parent). Often we will use paper or plastic plates, so it makes for easy cleaning up afterwards.
(七)
The Gold Coast is the name of the city where I live. In the past it used to be a beach 1 people would come for summer holidays.
The 1950s were years of advancement on the coast. High rise buildings 2 (appear) and many more people started coming for holidays. The canal estates (房地產) were started, and now in 3 21st Century there are large areas of the city built this way with some beautiful homes 4 many having pontoons (浮舟) 5 (keep) their boats by their homes, a bit like having a car in the garage.
Today more than half a million people live here. Tourism is the main source of income for the Gold Coast. Although most Australian 6 (city) have high rise buildings 7 their city centres, the housing is usually separate one level homes. But on the Gold Coast, there are many high rise hotels.
8 (compare) to many places in the world, we enjoy a high standard of living here. Most people have nice homes. Some of the homes here are quite 9 (expense), built by The city of Gold Coast is less than an hour south of Brisbane. Many people come here to live when 10 retire, to enjoy the lovely weather and the beaches.
(八)
In many countries of the world people do what is called house sitting. It means that 1 you are going away, you want someone to come into 2 (you)own home and look after the house and maybe pets while you are away.
House sitters might have to care 3 pets. Also, quite a few people have swimming pools in their back yards and they need 4 (clean). If you leave a swimming pool for very long, the water can get very dirty.
5 (general), it does not cost anything to go house sitting. There are websites where you find the advertisements by people who want to travel, and by replying to the advertisement, you can make 6 (arrange) to go and look after their home.
There are some requirements to be a house sitter. You must be a 7 (trust) person, so that the home owner 8 (know) you will not steal anything. You must be able to go when the house owner wants you, so you need lots of free time. You must have a good car, so you can travel to different parts of 9 country. You need to be good with pets, able to care for cats and dogs, or 10 pets they may have.
(以上3篇原創作者:广东省新会梁启超纪念中学 唐金妹)
(九)
Chinese engineers have completed an impressive mountain overpass(跨线桥) branded as the highest bridge in the world. The huge Beipanjiang Bridge, 1 is built at over 1,850 feet high, links two of China most remote provinces, Yunnan and Guizhou, according to Peoples Daily Online. 2 (name) after the Beipan River, the waterway it crosses, the unbelievable structure has a 720-metre-wide span(跨度) and is a part of the Hangrui Highway, a 3,405-kilometre-long national motorway
3 (link) Hangzhou city in southern China with Ruili city on the China-Myanmar border. The 4 (new) finished project is not to be confused with another Beipanjiang Bridge on Guanxing Highway, which stands at 363 metres high and opened in 2003. The completion of the 5 (ambition) project means that eight of the worlds 10 highest completed 6 (bridge) are now in China — almost all are set in remote mountainous provinces.
7 Beipanjiang Bridge, Chinese engineers are also building whats set to be the worlds second 8 (high) bridge, Jinshajiang Bridge. The great traffic link stands at an impressive 512 metres high and spans across 9 violent Jinsha River in southern Chinas Yunnan Province. Ground 10 (break) last year and the bridge is expected to be completed in 2021.
(十)
In the winter season, when freezing temperatures and cold winds prevail(盛行) over the land, people like to eat food that instantly warms their bodies and lifts their spirits. For that, the hot pot is a delicious and 1 (delight) choice. Families or groups of friends sit around a table and eat from 2 steaming pot in the middle, cooking and drinking and chatting. 3 (eat) hot pot is not a passive activity: people must select small 4
(piece) of prepared raw food from plates 5 (spread) around the table, place them in the pot, wait for them to cook, fish them out of the soup, dip them in the preferred sauce, and then eat them hot and fresh. The high temperature in the hot pot stands for the 6 (warm) of feeling that those people sitting around it
7 (have) for each other. The hot pot is not only a cooking method; it also provides a way of eating. It is not only a dietary custom; 8 a cultural custom. The hot pot can 9 (use) by many people eating together, or by one person eating alone. Yet 10 a hot pot restaurant its really hard to meet with a customer eating by himself because it lacks interest and joy.
(以上兩篇原创作者:福建省漳州实验中学 张明辉)
(十一)
The amount of eggs that a hen lays in a day can vary depending on a number of factors. While most chickens 1
(know) to lay five eggs a week or one every 2 (two) day, the number of eggs can also depend on breed(种类), age and environment.
Certain chicken breeds lay 3 (many) eggs than others. You therefore need to do your research before buying chickens so that you get 4 right breed for your intended use. Egg production is also dependent on a 5 (hen) age. The older the hen gets, the fewer eggs she will produce. It is therefore important that you take this into 6 (consider) before buying chickens. The weather can impact egg production as well. This is
7 hens need vitamin D in order to produce healthy eggs, therefore the more sunlight she gets, the more shell produce. This is why many hens produce fewer eggs in winter. So if you live in a colder, darker area your chickens will 8 (probable) produce fewer eggs than those 9 (live) in a warmer area. You can put a UV lamp in the coop(鸡舍). This will trick the hens
10 believing that it is summer and they will start producing more eggs.
(河北省邢台市威县第一中学 郭鹏举)
(十二)
Chinas Alipay and Thailands Kasikorn Bank said that they will strengthen their cooperation in 1 (promote) QR code payment in Thailand.
The Thai Bank has already developed a mobile app 2 supports QR code payment for the Thai market.
Chinese tourists can use Alipay app to scan 3 QR code generated by the Kasikorn app to complete the buying with Thai sellers.
“Chinese accounts for the majority of my customers and we just began to use the Kasikorn app a few days ago and we hope it
4 (make) buying more convenient for the Chinese customers,” said Piyanas, a woman selling 5 (cloth) at the Jatujak Market.
During a conference 6 (hold) inside the market, a Thailand country manager for Ant Financial, told Xinhua that there are some 20,000 Thai businesses using their 7 (serve).
“I have been to China for many times and we hope Chinese tourists can encourage our society 8 (use) e-payment,” said Patchara Samalapa, senior executive vice president of Kasikorn Bank, adding that Thai customers can also use their app to scan and to pay.
The bank said their app is the first one that supports QR Code payment in Thailand and 9 aim to cover some 200,000 shops around the kingdom 10 the end of this year.
(廣东省广州市第九十七中学 廖木兰)
(十三)
A clean-up campaign has begun at Mount Everest, 1 (aim)to airlift 100 tonnes(公吨) of rubbish left behind by tourists and climbers of the worlds 2 (high) mountain. On its first day, 1,200kg of waste was flown from Lukla airport to Kathmandu for recycling. Mountaineers(登山者) 3 (require) to bring back whatever waste they leave on their climb. But every year, local guides gather hundreds of kilograms of rubbish. This yearts clean-up campaign is focused 4 items that could be recycled in the capital city, with privately-owned Yeti airlines helping to transport. They will continue 5 (send) piles of recyclable rubbish by ship throughout the year. Most of the waste 6 (leave) on the mountain is empty beer bottles and cans, and mountaineering equipment. That can include oxygen bottles, 7 are essential for climbing at the highest altitudes. As well as managing the industrial waste left behind by 8 (visit), local guides have to deal with the biological waste left by so many people. 9 high number of climbers has also increased safety concerns - resulting in new rules late last year which 10 (ban) climbers from going without a guide.
(广东省清远市第三中学 陈洁莹)
(十四)
1 is estimated that just one full service restaurant can create over 2,000 pounds of waste a week. 2 this fact is alarming to you, perhaps its time to consider how your restaurant can recycle all that waste. While you may think that the steps to become 3 eco-friendly restaurant are time consuming and costly, youd be surprised at how 4 (easily) it is and how much money you can save.
Restaurant food waste can 5 (break) down into pre-consumer and post-consumer waste. Pre-consumer food waste includes anything 6 (throw) away before food is served to guests, like rotten food that wasnt used, byproducts from the prep process, or the packaging your food materials came in. Post-consumer food waste includes the leftovers guests leave behind.
While food waste may not 7 (immediate) seem harmful to the environment, decaying fruits and vegetables give off methane(甲烷)gas, which is a major greenhouse gas. This is especially alarming, 8 (consider) that 40% of all food in the United States goes uneaten. Instead of letting your restaurants food pile up in a landfill, the recycling program 9 (idea) are badly needed to get your restaurant headed 10 a greener direction.
(河北省邢台市威县第一中学 郭鹏举)
(十五)
With the rapid development of economy and safety insurance,China is seen 1 one of the safest places in the world for foreign visitors, according to an international security report.
In the new Travel Risk Map 2018, the country 2 (list)as having a“low”travel risk. The report, now in 3 (it) eighth year, is compiled and released 4 (annual)by International SOS, and global risk and strategic consulting firm Control Risks.China has become 5 fourth most popular destination for tourists worldwide, with more than 60 million trips made by people from other countries last year, according to the United Nations World Tourism Organization.
Maria Pelayo, 24, of Madrid, said she was impressed by Chinas order and safety, 6 has made her feel much 7 (safe)than in the United States 8 Turkey, where she also has visited. She said she didnt feel like she was in any danger in Beijing, as she saw efforts from professionals, 9 (include)volunteers on streets, police officers on patrol and security staff in the subways, 10 (keep) order.
(广东省东莞市第八高级中学 杨少芝)
答案与解析
(一)本文主要介绍了粤剧。
1. Combining 由combine A and B可知,combine与其逻辑主语it为主动关系,用combine的-ing形式作状语。
2. areas 由句意可知,指的是讲粤语的广东和广西地区,故用复数形式areas。
3. popularity 由句中的及物动词enjoyed可知,后面应该接宾语,故用popular的名词形式popularity。
4. a 因bond(纽带)是可数名词,表示“一条”文化纽带,故填a。
5. shares 因主语Cantonese opera为专有名词,谓语动词用单数形式;客观介绍粤剧,用一般现在时,故填shares。
6. While由句意“當演员们在台上表演时……”可知填While(在……期间)。
7. to act 由句意“他们也要表演”,即have to do sth,故填to act。
8. or 在否定句中表示并列,用or。
9. which/that 引导定语从句并在从句中做主语,先行词是facial expressions and body gestures,故填which/that。
10. are reflected 因主语culture和动词reflect是被动关系,故填are reflected。
(二)本文主要介绍了成语“杯弓蛇影”的由来。
1. was reflected意思是“弓被投影到杯中”,填was reflected。