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冲刺2023中考英语语法填空热点话题考前押题
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(2023·浙江温州·模拟预测)阅读下面短文,在空白处填入一个适当的词或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。
Maybe you have seen some Chinese artists with colorful masks performing on TV or other media. Do you know what that is?
Chinese Facial Makeup Art is ___1___ special art in Chinese operas with a long history. In ancient China, Prince Lanling wore a mask in battles to frighten the enemy. Later, people ___2___ (tell) the story and brought it on to the stage in the Sui and Tang dynasties.
Opera masks are quite different from the ones we wear ___3___ our daily life. Generally, actors put on masks in Beijing Opera on ___4___ (they) faces. They can show different appearances as well as characters. Different colors have different meanings. For example, gold and silver faces have negative meanings. But another color is red ___5___ stands for brave and wise men.
To spread the art, a very meaningful activity is now getting ready for visitors, especially ___6___ (child) when they are travelling in Beijing. They can DIY an unique mask by ___7___ (paint) on their own. In this way, they can get understanding of Bejing Opera ___8___ (deep). Lots of visitors from home and abroad are attracted by this Chinese ___9___ (tradition) art.
Chinese Opera Facial Makeup Art, one of ____10____ (valuable) treasures, is worth getting passed on!
(2023·山东淄博·统考一模)阅读下面短文,在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Time ____11____ (fly) when you play on your smartphone. But when you get down to the real business of work and study, one hour feels like a year. Why are we so attracted by smartphones but easily bored ____12____ studying?
It all bolls down to something small and hard to see: dopamine (多巴胺). Dopamine is a “pleasure chemical” that makes people feel good. Our brains give it out when we eat yummy food, after we exercise or when we get a prize.
Compared with studying, playing on smartphones causes our brains to give out more dopamine. For example, checking your phone for a text leads to a 400 percent increase in dopamine. B