山西省太原市2021-2023年中考英语二模试题分类汇编：阅读补全短文

山西省太原市 2021-2023年中考英语二模试题分类汇编 阅读补全短文 2023年山西省太原市中考二模英语试题 四、补全短文 请阅读下面短文, 根据语篇内容, 在方框内的缩写文章中, 填入与短文意思最符合的单词, 并将答案写在答题卡相应的位置上。每空一词。 Tao Yuanming and Henry David Thoreau were both poets, but one lived in Ancient Chinaand the other in 19th century America. Although living in different times, they were well-knownfor their love for nature. As an official in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Tao felt down over life at court(朝廷). In 405, he gave up serving the court. He spent his rest life landing in a poor area. From his poetry, we can learn that although his life was difficult, he chose to find pleasure from the nature. The peaceful life he wrote about is different from the court life. Unlike, Tao's return to nature, Thoreau's was a personal decision that changed the way he lived in. He was born in a rich family, but he wanted to live a simple life. For two years, he lived in a cottage(村舍) in the forest by Walden Lake, focusing on himself and his writing. Thoreau's descriptions of nature wanted to show the beauty and purity(纯净) of the wild areas around him. His writing aimed to tell us that we should enjoy nature's gifts. Both of them made a change to their lives in order to live closer to nature. They gave up easy and rich lives, but their choices led them to discover an easy relationship with nature in the quietness of their lives. In today's modern world, their ideas about living and getting on well with nature may take us a closer step to achieve dreams and satisfaction. Living in different ages and nations, Tao Yuanming and Henry David Thoreau were poets. Besides. both of them showed their great 49. ____________ for nature that made them famous of their time. Tired of the court life, Tao decided to return to nature instead of serving as an official. Life was not easy, but Tao could 50. __________ pleasure from nature. Different from Tao, Thoreau lived in the forest just because he wished to live 51.___________. It was their choices that led them to create so many po