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湖北省荆州市
2021-2023年中考英语试卷分类汇编
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2023年湖北省荆州市中考英语试题
Ⅶ. 短文填空。(共10分,每小题1分)
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The Dragon Boat Festival falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. Of all the legends (传说) about it, 61 (famous) one is about Qu Yuan. Qu was a poet of the State of Chu. He was very faithful to his state. When he realized that his state was becoming weaker 62 weaker, he felt heartbroken. On the fifth day of the fifth lunar month in 278 BC, Qu threw 63 (he) into the Miluo River and died for his homeland. People who lived near the river rushed into their boats
64 (search) for him. They threw zongzi and other food into the river to keep fish 65 eating
Qu’s body.
To remember Qu, the 66 /'kʌstəmz/ of holding dragon boat races and throwing zongzi into the river on that day were passed down, and the holiday was 67 (name) “Dragon Boat Festival. ” In 2009, the Dragon Boat Festival became China’s 68 (one) festival to be recognized as one of the world’s intangible cultural heritages(非物质文化遗产).
In Qu’s hometown, a dragon boat race is 69 (real) welcome every year during the festival.
Dragon boat racing, in fact, has developed from a local activity into 70 international sporting event. China’s dragon boats have “rowed” throughout the world.
2022年湖北省荆州市中考英语试题
五、短文综合填空
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According to some old Chinese stories, there once was ___41___ ancient emperor named Shennong. At that time, there was no medicine to treat illnesses. Many sick people could only wait for ___42___ (die).
To save his people, Shennong decided ___43___ (find) and test out different plants. He and his men set out on a journey in search of medicinal(药用的) plants.
Each time the team found a new plant, Shennong would taste it ___44___ (he). Some plants made him feel ___45___ /sli: pi/, some caused him to have a stomachache, and some made him tremble(颤抖) all over. ___46___ Shennong searched and test