限时练24 阅读理解+完形填空-【红对勾】2023版新高考英语二轮复习讲与练

　 　 　 　 讲与练 高三二轮·英语 限时练 24　 阅读理解+完形填空 (时间:30 分钟) Ⅰ、阅读理解 (2022·广东清远模拟) Famous American poet Robert Frost once said, “ Poetry is what gets lost in translation. ” Although it is not impossible to translate poetry, Xu Yuanchong, a well-known Chinese translator, has striven to convey the beauty of ancient Chinese poetry throughout his life. 　 His teacher Qian Zhongshu commented on his poetry translation, “You are dancing while chained by rhyme (押韵) and rhythm, but the dance shows amazing freedom and beauty, which is quite extraordinary. ” Xu has just turned 100 years old. On April 1, China Translation and Publishing House published a series of commemorative (纪念的) books about his life and career to pay tribute to this centenarian. Since 1978, Xu has published more than 100 translated novels, anthologies (选集) and plays in Chinese, English and French, reaching potentially millions of readers at home and abroad. Most notably, he translated Chinese poems into rhymed verses in both English and French. He is also the first Asian winner of the “Aurora Borealis Prize” for Outstanding Translation of Fiction Literature. Xu is known to be very fastidious in his work. He has dedicated his life to “[ translating] beautifully” . For him, English is a “scientific” language that demands accuracy, while Chinese is an “artistic” language that includes a wider range of content. Following this principle, Xu not only keeps faithfulness in sense but beauty in sensibility in his translation. Through Xu􀆳s translations, time-honored Chinese wisdom h