2024中考英语必读时事热点-传统文化

PAGEPAGE12024年中考英语新热点时文阅读-传统文化1234——563013),IntheChinesehistory,writingtoolsplayanimportantrole.Among 1 ,thewritingbrushthefirstonethatshouldbepaidattentionto.),Thebeginning 2 thewritingbrushinChinacangobacktotheNeolithicAge().whileitspopularitywasduringtheWarringStatesPeriod(Chinesewritingandpainting.).

Thistoolis 3 usedinNowadays,calligraphy()classes4tostudentsatschool.Teachersteachstudentshowtousethewritingbrush5andspreadtraditionalChineseculture.Thesoftbrushcancreatestrongandpowerfullinesonpaper.Butthatonlycomesthrough6ofhardwork.Ifyouwanttobeanexcellentwritingartistandbehighlypraisedbyothers,youneedtokeeppracticingfora7timeeveryFormanyChineseartists,thebrushismorethanawritingtool.“Itseemsinmyblood.8Ipickupthewritingbrush,suddenlymythoughts,ideasandevenstoriesbuildarelationshipwiththebrush,”saidLiuQinghe,9famousChineseartist.Withagoodwritingbrush,whenwe10ourideasintoit,wegiveitlife.1.A.theyB.themC.their2.A.ofB.withC.to3.A.widthB.wideC.widely4.A.teachB.taughtC.aretaught5.A.enjoyB.toenjoyC.enjoying6.A.yearB.yearsC.years’7.A.longB.longerC.thelongest8.A.WhenB.UntilC.Although9.A.aB.anC.the10.A.areputtingB.willputC.put02).Chinahasalonghistory,andmanystoriesarehiddeninancientbooks,suchasShanHaiJing,orClassicofMountainsandSeas.Itisafantasticgeographicalandculturalrecordofthepre-QinChinaaswellasacollectionofChinesemythology().Theexactwriterofthebookandthetimeitwaswrittenarestilluncertain.ItwasoncethoughtthatmythicalcharacterssuchastheGreatorBoyiwrotethebook.However,thegeneralagreementamongmodernscholars()isthatthebookwasnotwrittenatasingletimebyasinglewriter,butratherbynumerouspeoplefromtheperiodoftheStatestothebeginningoftheHandynasty.)Allinall,ShanHaiJingtalksaboutmorethan550mountains,300waterwaysand400mythicalcreatures.Itismadeupof31,000Chinesecharactersmoreorless.Thewholecollectionisdividedinto18parts.MythssuchastheGreatPangu,Nuwa,andKuaFuareincludedinthebook.Thesearestoriesofcreationandthebeginningofmankind.Thesestoriesarenowbeingspreadfromonegeneration()toanotherinChina.ThereisnothingmoreattractiveinShanHaiJingthanthemysteriousmonsters()describedinit.Forexample,thereisakindofwildanimalinQingqiuMountain.Itlookslikeafoxbuthasninetails.ItscryissimilartothecryofaIfyoueatitsmeat,youwillnotbeharmedbybadspirits.Thesemonstersgivereadersalookattheancients’understandingandimaginationofsomeunknownthings.AsarecordofancientChinesemythology,ShanHaiJingisundoubtedlyattractive.Itisanencyclopedia( )thatcanshowancientsociallife.Accordingtothepassage,ShanHaiJing.A.wassetupbyPanguandNuwa B.waswrittenbytheGreatandBoyiC.providesinformationabouttheancients D.hasalonghistoryofabout1500yearsWhichaspects( )doesShanHaiJingcover?①Geography ②Mythology ③Physics ④Chemistry ⑤A.①②③ B.②③④ C.①④⑤ D.WhatdoesthewriterthinkofShanHaiJing?A.Strangeandmeaningless. B.Attractiveandknowledgeable.C.Interestingandreal. D.Excitingbutuseless.03“Family”weightsalotinChinese.canseethemeof“family”inmanytraditionalfestivals,forinstance,LunarNewtheDoubleNinthFestival,asalsotheMid-AutumnFestival.Whenisthebesttimeforustoenjoythebrightandfullmoon?Ofcourse,itistheMid-AutumnFestival,oneofthemostimportantfestivalsinChina.lookatthemoon,eatmooncakes,andgettogetherwithourfamilies.Themoon,thekeypartofthefestival,isspecialtomostChinesepeople.enjoyandadmireit.usetheroundmoontodescribereunion,thatis,gettogether.Ourrespectofthemoondatesbacktoancienttimes.ThereisthelegendofChang’eflyingtothemoon—themostfamousstoryaboutthemoon.ManyChinesepoetsconnectthemoonwithhomesickness.Forexample,“Besidemybedapooloflight.Isithoarfrostontheground?”fromJingSi(ThoughtsintheSilentNight)byDynastypoetLiBai.themoonisstillimportanttoChinesepeople.TheMiaominority( )inprovincehasaspecialcustom.OnthenightoftheMid-AutumnFestival,youngpeopledanceunderthemoontofindtheirotherhalf.However,peopleseethemoondifferently.Insomestories,thefullmoonissomewhatfrightenedtopeople.Themostwell-knownstoryisthewerewolf.Awerewolfusuallylookslikeahuman,butchangesintoawolf-likecreaturewhenthereisafullmoon.Also,ifsomeoneisveryexcitedorevencrazyaboutsomething,othermayjoke,“itmustbeafullmoon.”Whatfestivalisthepassagemainlyabout?TheMid-AutumnFestival.LunarNewTheDoubleNinthFestival.What’stheChinesemeaningoftheunderlinedword“reunion”inthepassage?A.WhatdoesParagraph2trytoexplain?WhythemoonisspecialtoChinesepeople.WhenthestoryofChang’estarted.Howancientpoetsdescribedthemoon.When“itmustbeafullmoon”isusedtodescribeaperson,theperson .likesthemoonverymuchisveryexcitedorevencrazyaboutsomethingiswell-knowntoothersWhatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?HowtheMid-AutumnFestivalIsCelebratedinChinaDifferentHolidayCustomsinChinaDifferentmeaningsabouttheFullMooninChinaandCountries04DoyouknowtheLanternFestival?ItisatraditionalChinesefestival.Whenthousandsoflanternslightupthecityatnight,theChineseLanternFestivaliscoming.ItiscelebratedonthefifteenthdayoftheChineseNewYear.SeveraldaysbeforetheLanternFestival,peoplebegintomakelanterns.Allkindsoflanternsshineintheskyagainstthedarknight.Someofthelanternsaresmall,andothersarereallybig.Somelooklikebeautifulflowersandlovelyanimals.Thelanternsaremadeofdifferentmaterials.Thereareplastic( )lanterns,silklanterns,andpaperlanterns.Whilemakinglanterns,peopleusuallywriteriddles()onthem.DuringtheLanternFestival,peoplegooutsidetohavealookatthelanternsandguesstheriddlesonthem.Usually,peopleangetaprizeaslongastheygivetherightanswer.Peopletogetherwiththeirfamilywalkhappilyinthecrowdedstreets,lookingatmanykindsofamazinglanterns.Whilesomepeopleareenjoyingthebeautifullanterns,othersarewatchingtraditionalChineseliondanceperformances.Peoplepreparedeliciousricedumplingsinthemorningfortheirfamilyandfriendstoenjoyintheevening.Thesweetsmellmakeseveryonehungry.Everythingisveryinterestingandeveryoneisveryhappy.WhatdopeopledobeforetheLanternFestival?A.Peoplebegintomakelanterns. B.Peopleguesstheriddles.C.Peopleenjoythebeautifullanterns. D.Peoplehavedeliciousricedumplings.Whichkindofthefollowinglanternsisnotmentioned( )inthepassage?A.Plasticlanterns. B.Silklanterns. C.Paperlanterns. D.Glasslanterns.Theunderlinedsentenceinthepassageprobablymeansthat .peoplecangetaprizethoughtheygivethewronganswerifpeopleguesstheriddlecorrectly,theycangetaprizepeoplecangetaprizeunlesstheysucceedingivingtherightanswerpeoplecangetaprizebeforetheygivetherightanswerInwhichpartofamagazinecanyoureadthepassage?A.Health. B.Sports. C.Culture. D.Travel.05ZhangQian( )wasanearlytraveler.HewasprobablythefirstmantobringbackgoodinformationaboutthecentralAsianlandstoChina.In138BC,HanWudisentZhangQiantothe( )toaskfortheirhelpagainstthe).Xiongnu().

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estRegions,hewascaughtbytheXiongnupeople.Zhanghadtostaywiththemforabout10yearsbeforehegotWhenZhangatlastreachedthechiinabout128BC,hewasdisappointedtofindthattheydidn’twanttofightagainsttheXiongnupeople.Onhisreturnjourney(),ZhangQianandhismenwereagaincaught.Itwasnotuntil125BCthattheyreturnedtoChina.Zhangdidn’tfinishhisjob,buthelearnedalotabouttheplaces,people,customsandculturesofthe36kingdoms()ofRegions.HanWudithensentZhangtothewestagain.Zhang’sjourneytothewesthelpedwithinternationaltrade,especiallyinsilkbetweenChinaandtheZhangQianwassenttothebecause.HanWudiwantedtomakefriendswiththeXiongnupeoplehelikedtravellingallovertheworldtoomuchHanWudineededthehelpfromthepeoplehehopedtolearntheculturesofothercountriesWhatdotheunderlinedwordsRegions”meaninChinese?A.D.WhendidZhangQiangreachtheA.In138BC. B.Inabout148BC. C.Inabout128BC. D.In125BC.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?Zhangfinishedhisjobsuccessfullyintheend.Zhangdidnotreturnatlastbecausehewascaught.ZhangreturnedtoChinainabout125AD.ZhanglearnedalotabouttheRegion.HowmanytimeshasZhangQianbeentothewest?A.Onlyonce. B.C.Threetimes. D.Fourtimes.06LuXun,whoserealnamewasZhouShuren,wasoneofthegreatestChinesewritersofthe20thcentury.Bornintoa(1) (wealth)familyin1881,LuXunhadahappychildhood.In1893,however,hisgrandfather,aseniorgovernmentofficial,wasputintoprison.Atthesametime,hisfatherbecame(2) (bad)ill.Hisfamilyhadtofacelotsof(3) (difficult)andtheynolongeracceptedbytheirrelativesandfriends.In1898,LuXunarrivedinNanjingandstudiedthere.In1902,hewenttoJapanfor(4) (far)studyandthenstudiedinamedicalschoolin1904.There,heshowedagiftforwritingandtranslating.In1918,he(5) (success)inwritinghisshortstoryDiaryofaMadman.ThistogetherwithhisfamousnovelTheStoryofAhQ,soonhelpedLuXuncatch(6) attention.ThoughLuXunbecamesuccessful,hestillworriedgreatlyaboutChina’sfutureatthattime.He).devotedhimselfto(7) (write)manyarticlestocallonpeopletofighttogether.Thismadehimhaveanumberof(8) (enemy).Laterthegovernmentstoppedhimpublishingmorebooks.Hewasforced(9) (write)hisarticlesusingfalsenames().AlthoughLuXunpassedawayin1936,hisinfluenceremains.manyofhiswritings(10) (include)inschooltextbooksandhisworksarereadbymillionsofpeoplearoundtheworld.01BACCB26 27 28 29 30BACCB

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