2023届高考英语时事新闻阅读语法填空 (越南猫代兔年，春节电影，数字货币红包)

一 “以猫代兔”！越南庆祝猫年新春

The Chinese new year 1 _________(begin) on 22 January 2023 and lasts until 9 February 2024. 2 _________ most of Asia celebrates the year of the rabbit, Vietnam celebrates the year of the cat. In the Chinese zodiac, there are 12 animals, and the 4th animal is the rabbit; while in the Vietnamese zodiac, the 4th position 3 _____________(occupy) by the cat. How the cat substituted for the rabbit in Vietnam’s zodiac（十二生肖）is still the subject of debate.

Ancient storytellers said the Jade Emperor organized a race across a river for all the animals in the world. The first 12 to reach the other side would appear in the zodiac. In the Chinese version of the story, the cat and the rat were riding across a river on an ox 4 _______ the rat pushed the cat into the water. The rat 5 _______(win)  the race, turning the two animals into enemies. That is 6 _________ cats have been hunting rats ever since. 7 __________, in the Vietnamese version — which did not have a rabbit — the cat could swim and ended up  8 ____________(arrive) .

One possible 9 ______________(explain) for replacing rabbit 10 _________ cat might have to do 11 ________ language. In old Chinese, there is a word12 _________(tie) to the sign of the rabbit 13 _______ is pronounced mao（卯）. The pronunciation is similar 14______ mèo, the Vietnamese word for cat.

Quyen Di, a lecturer at UCLA, said the custom has to do 15_______ the landscape of Vietnam. “Originally, the Chinese lived in the savanna（稀树草原）area, while the Vietnamese lived in the lowland area. The people of the savanna prefer a nomadic life, close to the wilderness, and they 16___________(choose)  the rabbit as an animal  17________ lived in the wild fields. In contrast, the lowland people of Vietnam consider rabbits as animals that are used for food and elected the cat 18____________ they believe cats are friends 19_____________(live)  in their house.

This year, many Vietnamese are buying new cat-themed cases for their mobile phones. And one of the top Google searches in Vietnam is “why there is no cat in the Chinese zodiac”.

 

参考答案：1  begins 2  While 3  is occupied 4 when 5 won6  However 7 arriving  8 explanation 9  with 10 that 11  tied 12 to 13  with  14 why  15  with   16 chose 17  that 18  because 19  living

1. version  n. 版本

2. nomadic  adj. 游牧的

1. Jade Emperor  玉皇大帝

2. in contrast  与此相反

二

China's movie box office revenue makes for second-highest gross figures for Spring Festival holiday to date     兔年中国电影市场交出漂亮成绩单！

China's movie box office revenue reached nearly 6.76 billion yuan (about $998.5 million) during the 2023 Spring Festival holiday, 1 ___________(make) for the second-highest gross figures for the holiday to date, according to the China Film Administration 2 ______January 28th. Top earners include the twist-filled hit "Full River Red" and the sci-fi blockbuster "The Wandering Earth II," 3 _________ raked in about 2.61 billion yuan and over 2.16 billion yuan, respectively, the administration said in a press release. 4 ____________(cover) diverse genres, this year's holiday films were _5 _________________(profession) made and fully 6

_______(meet) the particular demands of audiences. In terms of movie-goer satisfaction, domestic films screened during the week-long holiday scored 87.1 points, a year-on-year increase of 1.8 points, according to a survey 7 ___________(conduct) by China Film Archive. Rao Shuguang, president of the China Film Critics Association, said that film consumption 8_________________(expect) to continue to grow after the holiday, as people who were busy 9______________(travel) during the Spring Festival holiday get 10______ opportunity to watch films. "People's enthusiasm for cinema-going may last for several weeks," Rao predicted.

译文

国家电影局1月28日发布的数据显示，2023年春节假期期间，中国电影票房收入达到了近67.6亿元人民币（约合9.985亿美元），取得影史春节档票房第二的成绩。电影局在新闻中表示票房最高的影片包括情节曲折的热门影片《满江红》和科幻大片《流浪地球2》。这两部影片累计票房分别为26.1亿元左右和21.6亿元多。今年的春节档电影涵盖了多种类型，制作专业程度高，充分满足了观众的特殊化需求。中国电影资料馆日前发布的中国电影观众满意度调查结果显示，2023年春节假期期间上映的国产电影的观众满意度为87.1分，同比增长1.8分。中国电影评论学会会长饶曙光表示，预计节后电影消费将继续增长，因为春节期间忙于出行的人们将有机会观看电影。饶曙光还预测说：“人们对看电影的热情可能会持续几周。”

 

重点知识积累

1. respectively  adv. 分别地，依次地  词根：respective adj. 分别的，各自的
2. in terms of 在……方面；按照

e.g. In term of money, he's quite rich, but not in term of happiness.

就钱来说他很富有，但就幸福来说则不然了。

We should consider problems in terms of the people's interests.

我们应该从人民的利益出发考虑问题。

“in+名词+of”结构的短语还有很多：

in favour of 赞成；有利于

in charge of 负责，管理

in honor of 向……致敬；为庆祝……

3. year-on-year adj. 与上年同期数字相比的

“同比增长”常见于各种新闻数据报道，可以表达为“year-on-year rise”或“year-on-year growth”。

4.revenue/ˈrevənuː/n. （企业、组织的）收入，收益

5. genre/ˈʒɑːnrə/n. 体裁，类型；风俗画

6. movie-goer电影观众

7. rake确定

电影相关表达

box office 票房

blockbuster 美/ˈblɑːkbʌstər/ 非常成功的电影，流行大片

a must-see movie 必看电影

comedy 喜剧片

action movie 动作片

detective film 侦探片

sci-fi movie/science fiction movie 科幻片

suspense movie 悬疑片

参考答案：1 making  2  on 3   which 4  Covering 5  professionally 6  met 7  conducted 8  is expected  9 traveling 10  an

三

E-CNY boosts holiday consumption

数字人民币红包成为中国春节喜庆新元素

Issued by the People's Bank of China, the country's central bank, the digital yuan is positioned as legal tender, 1___________(design) to be treated as M0, meaning cash in circulation, such as coins and banknotes. Currently, 17 provincial-level regions in China have piloted the use of digital yuan. During the weeklong Spring Festival holiday, 2_________ began on January 21st this year, many red packets of digital yuan have also been distributed 3_______ residents across the country 4_______________(stimulate) the consumer market. Cities, including Beijing, the capital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province in the east, and Shenzhen, Guangdong Province in the south, have issued e-CNY coupons. The Tianjin branch of China Construction Bank has launched a digital yuan promotion activity, 5_____________(offer)  discounts of up to 50 percent to those 6_______ spend digital yuan on watching movies, shopping or catering consumption during the Spring Festival holiday. Gao Nan,7_______ professor at Tianjin University of Finance and Economics, believes that 8_________________(integrate) the digital yuan and the Chinese New Year could accelerate the public's cognition and promotion of the e-CNY. "Technological innovation is injecting more new impetus 9_________ traditional festivals," Gao said.

译文

数字人民币是由央行——中国人民银行发行的数字形式的法定货币，定位于M0，即流通中的现金和硬币。目前，中国已在17省份的部分地区开展数字人民币试点工作。今年自1月21日开始的春节假期期间，全国多地发放了大量数字人民币红包，促进消费。首都北京、浙江杭州和广东深圳等城市发放了数字人民币消费券。中国建设银行天津分行推出了一项数字人民币促消费活动，春节期间观影、购物或餐饮消费使用数字人民币支付，最高可享受5折优惠。天津财经大学教授高楠认为，数字人民币与春节的融合，能够加速公众对数字人民币的认知和推广进程。他说道：“科技创新正在为传统节日增添更多新活力。”

重点知识积累

1 Stimulate  v. 促进，激发（某事物）  近义词：power v. 驱动，推动（机器或车辆）

motivate v. 激励，激发

2 inject v. 注射；（给……）添加，增加（某品质）；投入（金钱或资源）

inject sth (into sb/sth) 向某人/某事物介绍, 引进（新思想、 感情等）    

e.g. Try to inject a bit of enthusiasm into your performance. 你要尽力在表演中倾注一点热情。

3 legal tender法定货币；法币

6 catering consumption餐饮消费

7 cognition/kɑːɡˈnɪʃ(ə)n/n. 认识，认知

8 innovation/ˌɪnəˈveɪʃ(ə)n/n. 新事物，新方法；革新

9. distribute/dɪˈstrɪbjuːt/v. 分发，分配

10. pilot  v. 驾驶（飞行器）；领航；试验，试行；使（新法律）顺利通过

11. red packets红包

常见的几种支付方式的英文表达