备战2023年高考必备——优秀试题大搜索，优中选优之语法填空（5）--历史文化

备战2023年高考必备——优秀试题大搜索，优中选优之语法填空 （5）--历史文化 1.【2023·湖南省邵阳市第二中学期入学考试】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。 词数：291话题：五四运动 May 4—Chinese Youth Day Youth Day in China falls on May 4. It originates from the May 4th Movement, ____36____ happened during World War One. China attended the so called “Peace Conference” in Paris as one of the victorious nations. However, the Chinese delegates’ demand ___37___ (abolish) unfair treaties and stop the aggression into and from China was rejected. The news incensed students in Beijing. Along with those from the business and educational circles, they sent a number of telegrams ___38___ (ask) the Chinese government to rethink to national sovereignty. Succumbed to the pressures of imperialism, the Beiyang government was prepared to sign the treaty regardless of the anger of the people. On May 4, 1919, many students gathered around Tiananmen Square and staged demonstrations. They boycotted classes in order to make ____39____ (speak) and ask to meet representatives of other countries. Many students joined in the strike and student groups from other cities answered the appeal. Some students were initially arrested, ___40___ eventually released due to a significant strike that threatened to crash the economy. The effect of the movement worked as the government refused to sign the treaty. However, on September 30, 1919, the Paris Peace Treaty ___41___ (sign) by the USA, England, France, Japan and other countries except China and the Chinese delegates didn’t attend the signing ceremony of the Paris Peace Conference. The May Fourth Movement was an anti-imperialist as well as ___42___ anti-feudal movement. The core of the May Fourth Movement spirit is: patriotism, progress, democracy and science and marked the beginning of China’s new democratic revolution. ___43___ a broader sense, it occurred in the time when the country was going through the New Culture Movement. In memory of the May 4th Movement, in December 1949, the Chinese government ___44___