内容正文:
英 语
精 练 册
中考研发中心出品
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人与社会
主题五 历史、社会与文化(2023年3考;贵阳5年4考)
第二组
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京剧脸谱+川剧与锻炼+蒙恬发明毛笔+中国特色文化+中国“和”思想
一、完形 第二节
Peking Opera is one of the forms of Chinese traditional culture. In Peking Opera, each character has their own face painted in a . .1. . way. The audience(观众) can . .2. . who the good guy is and who the bad guy is by looking at the face painting.
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Where did this kind of face painting come from? An old story tells us that it was connected with Prince Lanling. This prince was one of the four most . .3. . men in ancient China. Some soldiers in the prince's army . .4. . that he was weak because of his good-looking face. So, to make himself look . .5. ., the prince wore a mask with an ugly face painted on it.
Another story about face painting has . .6. . to do with Li Longji, an emperor in the Tang Dynasty. He loved opera very much. One day,the actor who played the clown(丑角) in Peking Opera fell . .7. . right before a performance, so the emperor decided to play this role himself. He covered part of his face with a piece of white square jade(玉) so that others wouldn't be able to . .8. . him. Therefore, the cover on the clown's face became a tradition. Later, the actor who
played the clown used white powder(粉末) instead of the jade.
As time went on,face painting started being used to . .9. . the characters of different roles. It has become one of many special . .10. . of expression of Peking Opera.
1. ( ) A. natural B. strange C. special
C
【解析】 natural 自然的;strange 奇怪的;special 特殊的。句意:在京剧中,每个人物的脸都用一种特殊的方式画出来。
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2. ( ) A. know B. guess C. imagine
A
【解析】 know 知道; guess 猜测;imagine 想象。句意:观众可以通过看脸谱来知道谁是好人,谁是坏人。
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3. ( ) A. valuable B. important C. handsome
C
【解析】 valuable 有价值的;important 重要的;handsome 英俊的。根据下文中 “because of his good-looking face” 可知,这位大王应该是古代中国最英俊的四个男子之一。
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4. ( ) A. understood B. thought C. promised
B
【解析】 understood 理解;thought 认为;promised 许诺。句意:大王的军队里有些士兵因为他长得好看而认为他软弱。
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5. ( ) A. stronger B. healthier C. cleverer
A
【解析】 str