专题02 阅读还原热点话题10篇-2023年中考英语逆袭冲刺名校模拟真题特快专递（湖南专用）

2023湖南中考英语逆袭冲刺 名校模拟真题特快专递 第五期 专题02 阅读还原热点话题10篇 （2023·湖南长沙·模拟预测）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。每个选项仅使用一次。 There is a sad truth when you bring home some beautiful flowers. ____1____. Luckily, this can be sort of avoided by pressing them completely flat. This is what Anna Zarova has been doing for years. The Russian artist fell in love with nature when she was a little girl. ____2____. When she graduated from college, she started a career as a journalist(记者). However, her dream of becoming an artist has always been there. Seven years ago, Anna began growing flowers in her garden. She also began looking for ways to make their color and beauty last. After trying several different ways, the artist decided to press them. Flower pressing actually was a popular hobby during Victorian era (1837—1901). Today, ____3____. She carefully presses each flower in a flower press. And she makes sure each and every one of its petal (花瓣) kept is in its original shape. Once the flowers are dry, the artist put them on white or black paper. ____4____. They can be hung on a wall or be used to decorate a table. The flowers and leaves will stay protected forever and the beauty of springtime can be enjoyed all year around. ____5____ and also brings people closer to nature. It gives people the joy of being able to communicate with nature and to create beauty. A．Soon, they’ll dry up and die B．Anna is helping to keep this tradition alive C．She also enjoyed drawing about its beauty D．Flower pressing helps people discover the beauty E．The finished works are then placed inside of glass frames （2023·湖南长沙·长沙市南雅中学校联考一模）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。   Nowadays, more and more young people choose traditional exercise ways to keep healthy. Many traditional forms of qigong, such as Baduanjin, Tai Chi, Five-animal Boxing, have drawn much more attention than before. ____6____. Recently, an instruction video of Baduanjin, has been played for more than 10 million times and received over 6000 comments (评论) on