1、江苏省江苏省常州常州市市 2019-2021 年年三三年中考英语试卷分类汇编年中考英语试卷分类汇编 阅读阅读表达表达 2021 年年常州常州市中考英语试题市中考英语试题 四、阅读表达四、阅读表达(共共 5 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1 分，满分分，满分 5 分分) 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。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 Yout
2、h Olympic Games. Wushu. widely known as Chinese Kungfu, will make its first appearance as an official(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
3、Committee (100) in 2001, 2008 and 2011. but failed. The first two applications were refused at the very 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 C
4、hinese Wushu Association(CWA) have done a lot to make improvement with strong support from the State General 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
5、 provides a great deal of Wushu equipment(设备）for free. Every year,many local Wushu groups are sent abroad 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
6、 fans.Studied show that ,today,about 120 million people are attracted to Wushu around the world. China got 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 Wu
7、shu events: mens and womens Changquan and mens and womens Taijiquan. News：Wushu Is Included in Youth Olympics News lead Wushu will 3 6 at the 4th Youth Olympics,first time as an official sport. News body Efforts made to spread Wushu and enter it for the Olympics Games: IWF made applications to IOC t
8、hree times but didnt 3 7 each time. In order to improve the situation,IWF and CWA have done a lot with the technical support and 3 8 equipment from the State General Administration of Sport of China. Through continuous efforts like putting on Wushu 3 9 abroad.Wushu has been widely accepted across th
9、e world,especially among young Wushu fans. Wushu was accepted as an official Olympics event successfully in January,2020. 48 athletes from across the world will join in the 40 in four Wushu events. 答案：答案： 36. appear 37. succeed 38. free 39. shows 40. competition 2020 年年常州常州市中考英语试题市中考英语试题 四、阅读表达（共四、阅
10、读表达（共 5 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1 分，满分分，满分 5 分）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 culture. 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 wa
11、s 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 of cultural exchange among the people in many Eastern and Western countries, as players in these countries take part in many international games every
12、 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 pieces 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 re
13、al 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 attention 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 t
14、o 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 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
15、 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 achieve peace. Instead of fighting as enemies, the two players work together to play an excellent game. Title: A game of wisdom and peace Main Parts D
16、etailed Information Introduction The game of Go is known as one of Chinese greatest artistic types. It is a competition of the (36) , and a game of entertainment as well. History and importance Go was created over 4, 000 years ago in China and has (37) throughout the world ever since. Today, Go stil
17、l plays an important (38) in Cultural exchange. Implications and value Go pieces can be placed in millions upon millions of different ways. In a (39) way, people may meet with lots of difficult problems in life, and need to learn how to solve them properly. Compared with chess, Go has deeper connota
18、tions 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 between two sides. 答案：答案： 36. mind 37. spread 38. role/part 39. similar 40. beating/killing 2019 年年常州常州市中考英语试题市中考英语试题 四、阅读表达（共四、阅读表达（共 5
19、小题小题; 每小题每小题 1 分分, 满分满分 5 分）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 the guqin, one of the four arts - along with go, calligraphy and painting. It first appeare
20、d 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 dynasty, King Wen of Zhou added a sixth string for his son, King Wu of Zhou, added a seventh
21、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 enjoyed performing by a stream in the mountains. The sound of the quqin mixed with the echoe
22、s (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 world. Also. a night with moonlight was considered ideal for Playing the guqin. Wang Wei (
23、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 Verse, which is 22 minutes long. Other famous pieces include Plum Blossoms in Three Mo
24、vements, 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 number of several thousand pieces has greatly reduced to only a hundred works by today.
25、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 Music Main Parts Detailed information Introduction to the guqin As one of the four arts, it has a (36) of 3, 000 years and represents Chinas solo musical instr
26、ument tradition. The strings At first, there were five strings, which represented five elements. Later, kings in the Zhou dynasty added (37) more strings to them. The ambience In quiet setting, not for public performance. 1. By a stream in the mountains. The (38) sound of the guqin and its echoes co
27、uld 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) Not many players, masters and works-are alive nowadays. The guqin and its music entered the list the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2003. 答案：答案： 36. history 37.two 38. mixed 39. hobby 40. situation
