09：中考报刊时文 + 中考题型精选（补全对话专题）- 2022年中考英语二轮复习能力提升练（全国通用）

( 第09讲： 中考报刊时文 + 中考题型 精选（ 补全对话专题 ） ) ( 时文简报 模精选 ) 题源: https://www.nbcnews.com 在慈善商店花50便士买的《哈利·波特》以1.5万英镑售出 A battered old Harry Potter book bought for 50p from a charity shop has sold for £15,500 in a hard-fought auction. 一本从慈善商店花50便士购入的破旧的《哈利·波特》老版书在一场激烈的拍卖中以 1.55 万英镑的价格售出。 The first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is one of just 500 copies from the first run in 1997. 这本《哈利·波特与魔法石》首版是1997年首次发行的仅有的500本之一。 Described as "charming" by the auction house, it is full of a child's scribbles and was initially expected to sell for about £3,000. 拍卖行称这本书非常“吸引人”，里面画满了一个孩子的涂鸦，最初预估价是3000英镑左右。 “What a battle for the battered and bruised Potter,” auctioneer Charles Hanson said. 拍卖商查尔斯·汉森说：“这场为争夺这本破烂不堪的《哈利·波特》的竞拍进行得相当激烈。” 重点词汇 1. battered /ˈbæt.əd/ damaged, especially by being used a lot 破旧的 He drove up in a battered old car. 2. hard-fought /ˌhɑːdˈfɔːt/ achieved after a lot of difficulty or fighting 激烈的 It was a hard-fought negotiation and that was the outcome. 3. auction /ˈɔːk.ʃən/ a usually public sale of goods or property, where people make higher and higher bids for each thing, until the thing is sold to the person who will pay most 拍卖 They're holding an auction of jewellery on Thursday. 4. scribble /ˈskrɪb.əl/ a careless piece of writing or drawing 涂鸦 What are all these scribbles doing on the wallpaper? ( 中考 时文阅读 ) 中考时文阅读理解-京剧脸谱的秘密 Among all traditional Chinese operas, types of facial makeup in Peking Opera have developed into the most systematic one. Different colors are used to show different characters, but at first, only three colors were used: red, white, and black.   Red is generally used to show that a role is honest, frank and loyal. In fact, red is originally just to show the color of people’s skin. Because many roles use red and black to show they are very brave and honest, red gradually has another meaning. A typical “ red full face” is Guan Yu, known for his loyalty to his emperor, Liu Bei.   The role with the white face commonly seen o