04 中国元素-2023年中考英语新热点时文阅读

2023年中考英语新热点时文阅读-中国元素 题型 主要内容 1 阅读理解 介绍了北京冬奥会闭幕式中出现的柳枝以及微博上的评论。 2 阅读理解 讲述了三星堆的发现。 3 阅读理解 介绍了茶叶的发展历程，茶叶起源于中国，后经丝绸之路传向欧洲等国家，现在普遍受到世界各地人们的喜欢。 4 语法填空 圆桌是家人团聚的标志，也是中国人情感的体现。 5 语法填空 介绍了中国功夫的历史起源，现在的发展形势，功夫的本质，以及相关的一些名人等。 01 （2022·湖北襄阳·中考真题） Willow Branches(柳枝) at the Olympics Closing Ceremony Comments(评论) Chosen from Weibo In ancient China, when relatives or friends said goodbye, people often broke willow branches down and gave them to those who would leave, and hoped they would come back. In Chinese, “willow” has the similar pronunciation to a Chinese word “留”, which means asking a person to stay. It’s not “goodbye” but “see you again soon”.At Beijing Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony, the whole world enjoyed an amazing performance. The performers perfectly acted with the LED floor to show the picture of willow branches. It showed the strong feelings of a sad but sweet goodbye. 365 people holding willow branches were in the center of the Bird’s Nest, showing the missin