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2023年高中英语时事新闻阅读语法填空
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Youth seek collective strength青春力量助力冬奥 建议阅读时间 5分钟
When we refer 1 ________cultural differences, negative ideas like “conflicts” or “divides” may come to our minds. Yet the Beijing Winter Olympics showed us that cultural 2 _________(diverse) can bring a collective strength3 _________ can benefit all of humanity.
As the most active force in the world, the young generation is taking the lead in bridging the gap to promote4 ___________(globe) communication.
5 _________(try) a different country’s cuisines is a challenge for some people. But many international athletes in the Games chose 6 ___________(embrace) the differences. Malta’s snowboarder Jenise Spiteri is an example. The 29-year-old 7 ___________(eat) a lot of Chinese snacks in the Olympic village and 8 ________(say) the doubao (red bean bun) was her favorite. Spiteri packed a few in her jacket pocket before the women’s halfpipe (U型场地技巧) competition. As she waited for her score, Spiteri took a big bite 9 _______a huge smile on her face. After this, Chinese internet users affectionately (亲切地) called her “Doubao Sister”.
The Games also saw young people help and appreciate others, 10 ________their cultural background is.
Alexandra Pozhidaeva from Russia was a performer in the opening ceremony. The 23-year-old said 11 ________impressed her most is the friendliness from the Chinese people. She recalled that when she and her teammates 12 _________(feel) cold during the rehearsal (彩排), some Chinese students from other programs 13 ________(give) their gloves to them 14 _________they didn’t know each other.
“At that moment, I 15 ___________(touch) and understood the togetherness of the Olympic spirit,” said Pozhidaeva.
“The differences between cultures should not be 16 __________(reason) for conflicts
17 _____sources to learn from each other for the common good of humanity,” noted China Daily.
重点词汇
conflict冲突
divide分裂
diverse多元的
collective集体的
embrace拥抱
affectionately深情地
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