1、江苏省常州市2019-2021年三年中考英语试卷分类汇编阅读表达2021年常州市中考英语试题四、阅读表达(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。After appearing as a special event at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and the 2014 Nanjing Youth Olympic Games. Wushu. widely known as Chinese Kungfu, will make its first appearance as an official
2、(官方的) sport at the 4th Youth Olympic Games in 2022.Its a long - awaited breakthrough (期待已久的突破) for the International Wushu Federation(协会) (IWF), which made applications to the International Olympic Committee (100) in 2001, 2008 and 2011. but failed. The first two applications were refused at the ver
3、y beginning. The third application made it to the final voting for taking part in the 2020Tokyo Olympic Games but missed out once again.Over the years, both the International Wushu Federation and Chinese Wushu Association(CWA) have done a lot to make improvement with strong support from the State Ge
4、neral Administration of Sport of China(中国体育总局). The Administration not only offers technical (技术的) support. often sending experts or teachers to help their Wushu training campy, but also generously provides a great deal of Wushu equipment(设备）for free.Every year,many local Wushu groups are sent abroa
5、d to put on Wushu shows,trying to improve the influence of Wushu in foreign countries.Through their continuous efforts.Wushu has become widely popular across the world.especially among young Wushu fans.Studied show that ,today,about 120 million people are attracted to Wushu around the world.China go
6、t Wushu accepted as an official Olympics event successfully in January,2020,which helps to make it more international quickly.A total of 48 athletes from across the world will compete in four Wushu events: mens and womens Changquan and mens and womens Taijiquan.News：Wushu Is Included in Youth Olympi
7、csNewsleadl Wushu will 3 6 at the 4th Youth Olympics,first time as an official sport.Newsbodyl Efforts made to spread Wushu and enter it for the Olympics Games:l IWF made applications to IOC three times but didnt 3 7 each time.l In order to improve the situation,IWF and CWA have done a lot with the
8、technical support and 3 8 equipment from the State General Administration of Sport of China.l Through continuous efforts like putting on Wushu 3 9 abroad.Wushu has been widely accepted across the world,especially among young Wushu fans.l Wushu was accepted as an official Olympics event successfully
9、in January,2020.l 48 athletes from across the world will join in the 40 in four Wushu events.答案：36. appear 37. succeed 38. free 39. shows 40. competition2020年常州市中考英语试题四、阅读表达（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。The game of Go was one of the four greatest artistic types in Chinese cult
10、ure. It is not only a competitive event of the mind, but also a board game of entertainment. Created in China more than four thousand years ago. Go was introduced to Korea and Japan over 1, 000 years ago, and has since become a favorite activity of many people there. Today, Go still serves as a way
11、of cultural exchange among the people in many Eastern and Western countries, as players in these countries take part in many international games every year.A game of Go has many implications(含义) for real life. It represents a square world of round pieces in black and white. There are 181 black piece
12、s and 180 white ones in total. While the board is fixed, the pieces can be placed in millions upon millions of different ways, just as life in the real world may take many turns. The proper placement of each tiny Go piece is similar to how one might solve a difficult problem in life.Go pays much att
13、ention to peaceful competition and coexistence (共存). In a game of Go, the players do not wipe out(消灭) each others pieces. Instead, they simply try to win a larger share of space while allowing the other side some space. However, in chess and Chinese chess, the players try to wipe out as many of the
14、other sides pieces as possible. The one who forces the other sides commander(主帅) into a dead corner then wins the game. Therefore, Go carries deeper cultural and philosophical connotations(哲学内涵).Wu Qingyuan(1914-2014), a modern Go talent, believed that the final purpose of the game was to try to ach
15、ieve peace. Instead of fighting as enemies, the two players work together to play an excellent game.Title: A game of wisdom and peaceMain PartsDetailed InformationIntroductionThe game of Go is known as one of Chinese greatest artistic types. It is a competition of the (36) , and a game of entertainm
16、ent as well.History and importanceGo was created over 4, 000 years ago in China and has (37) throughout the world ever since.Today, Go still plays an important (38) in Cultural exchange.Implications and valueGo pieces can be placed in millions upon millions of different ways. In a (39) way, people m
17、ay meet with lots of difficult problems in life, and need to learn how to solve them properly.Compared with chess, Go has deeper connotations since peace and competition coexist in a game of Go while (40) the enemys commander is the only purpose in chess.The real meaning of Go is to achieve peace be
18、tween two sides.答案：36. mind 37. spread 38. role/part 39. similar 40. beating/killing2019年常州市中考英语试题四、阅读表达（共5小题; 每小题1分, 满分5分）阅读下面短文, 并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。每个空格只填一个单词。One cannot discuss Chinese music without mentioning the Chinese seven-string zither (七弦琴) , also known as t
19、he guqin, one of the four arts - along with go, calligraphy and painting. It first appeared over 3, 000 ago and represents Chinas solo musical instrument tradition. At first, the gugin had only five strings, representing the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire and earth. Later. in the Zhou dyn
20、asty, King Wen of Zhou added a sixth string for his son, King Wu of Zhou, added a seventh string to encourage his army to fight with the Shang.Ambience (环境气氛) was important in playing the Chinese zither. Usually, it was practised in quiet setting and never for public performance.Ancient artists enjo
21、yed performing by a stream in the mountains. The sound of the quqin mixed with the echoes (回音) from the mountains, until the musician found himself at one with nature. Playing it in snow was also a favorite pastime for ancient artists, who believed the instrument was the purest of its kind in the wo
22、rld. Also. a night with moonlight was considered ideal for Playing the guqin. Wang Wei (701-761), a highly talented man of the Tang dynasty, liked playing it in a bamboo forest on nights with moonlight most.Guqin pieces are usually around three to eight minutes long, with the longest being Guangling
23、 Verse, which is 22 minutes long. Other famous pieces include Plum Blossoms in Three Movements, Wild Geese Landing on the Sandbank and Eighteen Songs of a Nomad Flute. Nowadays, there are fewer than one thousand well-trained gugin players and perhaps no more than fifty living masters. The original n
24、umber of several thousand pieces has greatly reduced to only a hundred works by today. The guqin and its music was added to the list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (人类非物质文化遗产) in 2003.Title: The Guilin and Its MusicMain PartsDetailed informationIntroduction to the guqinl As one of t
25、he four arts, it has a (36) of 3, 000 years and represents Chinas solo musical instrument tradition. The stringsl At first, there were five strings, which represented five elements.l Later, kings in the Zhou dynasty added (37) more strings to them.The ambiencel In quiet setting, not for public perfo
26、rmance.1. By a stream in the mountains. The (38) sound of the guqin and its echoes could make musicians find themselves at one with nature.2. In snow. It was believed to be the purest instrument in the world.3. On a night with moonlight. Wang Weis (39) was to play the guqin in a bamboo forest on a night full of moonlight.The present(40)l Not many players, masters and works-are alive nowadays.l The guqin and its music entered the list the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2003. 答案：36. history 37.two 38. mixed 39. hobby 40. situation
