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专题03-人物传记主题(一)
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Passage 1
(2023·河北唐山·统考一模)阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Ai Kanxiang is about to finish his first semester at college, ____1____ he is working hard to make his dream come true. As a physical education major, he hopes ____2____ (become) a PE teacher and train China’s future soccer ____3____ (play).
Two years ago, though, his dream was even bigger. Ai wanted to join the men’s ____4____ (nation) soccer team, but the 20-year-old has experienced twists and turns on the soccer field.
____5____ (raise) in a small village in Yunnan, Ai got public attention last year after videos of him playing soccer in a river became popular. Demonstrating creativity, such as the way to do a precise bicycle kick in the water, he became ____6____ online celebrity, with some fans even ____7____ (say) that he was “better than professional players”.
But when Ai ____8____ (final) played with the team, he was beaten. He was barely able to keep up. His skills were not as strong as he ____9____ (imagine), and he had little awareness of teamwork. Ai realized he needed more experience. So he set a new and more practical goal-to apply to university _____10_____ become a PE teacher.
Passage 2
(2023秋·江苏南通·高三统考期末)阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
When I first heard about the European Summer Course organized by the European Academy Otzenhausen, I was immediately attracted to the opportunity. I excitedly____11____(submit)my application in April without hesitation. After a month of anxious waiting, finally____12____ (receive)that confirmation email was one of the best moments of the year!
During a mere 10 days, I met 37 students from 21 different countries____13____(globe). Simply saying these young minds were friendly would not be enough____14____, beyond that, they were intelligent, curious and passionate about the study fields they were in____15____(pursue)of and the future of the European Union (EU) along with the whole world.
The program was ambitious, ____16____(fill)with va