专题 04 短文填空之单词填空 2021年浙江中考英语重难题型考前押题

专题 04 短文填空之单词填空 2021年浙江中考英语重难题型考前押题 〖真题回顾〗 A Rabindranath Tagore was a famous poet, short-story writer and musician. Few voices have been more wonderful in spreading knowledge than his. He’s one of the greatest 1 (象征，标志) of Indian culture. Tagore was born in Calcutta, India, on May 7, 1861. He was 2 (年轻的) of fourteen children in his family. As a child, school education could not please him. Then private teachers 3 (教) him at home. When he was a little boy, Tagore was really good at writing poems. He wrote his first poem at the age of eight. Tagore’s father expected him 4 (成为) a lawyer. In 1878, he sent Tagore to England to study. But the 5 (传统的) system of education there could not please the boy. Tagore then 6 (返回) home. He tried his best to support his family after his father died. He spent most of his time in farming and writing poems. Tagore also helped to educate the 7 (当地的) people. In 1901, he set up an open school. Today, the school has been an international 8 (大学), with several colleges in it. Unluckily, Tagore lost his wife, son and daughter, between 1902 and 1907. But this didn’t stop him from writing. 9 (在……期间) these six years, Tagore published some of his best works. Gitanjali, a collection of his poems, was published in 1910. Three years later, Tagore was given the Nobel Prize in Literature. After being famous, he held lecture tours around the world. He died in 1941, leaving behind many great poems, songs and short stories. In his own words, “The world speaks to me in 10 (颜色). My soul answers in music.” B Birthdays are celebrated all over the world. Some traditions are fairly 11 （相似的）from country to country: cakes, 12 （蜡烛）, birthday wishes and birthday games. Other customs are not 13 （准确地, 确切地）the same. Here are a few. In Argentina, a girl's 14 （第十五）birthday is quite special. Some parents hold a party for their child 15 （度过）the wonderful day. Girls usually dance the waltz first with their fath