2025年中考英语二轮复习备考热点短文综合填空典型考点 提前练

热点短文综合填空典型考点    提前练     

 2025年中考英语二轮复习备考

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On January 28, 2025, YangBOT showed up on the stage (舞台) of the Spring Festival Gala (晚会). It was a show that many people loved, and it     1     (direct) by Zhang Yimou. This show brought together the old Chinese yangko (秧歌) dance     2     new robot technology.

In the show, human-like robots were dressed in colorful coats to do the yangko dance. When the lively yangko music played, YangBOTs started to dance. They could wave handkerchiefs (手绢) and make different moves.     3     (they) jumps and turns were all in time with the music. These robots were part of the great     4     (achieve) of Unitree (宇树科技). This was not Unitree’s     5     (one) success. In 2021, their robot cows named “Ben Ben” danced as backup (伴舞) for singer Andy Lau.

What’s amazing is that YangBOT learned to dance     6     the help of AI. They had been trained for three months. They could move on the stage     7     (easy) and keep their balance (平衡) well. This shows how great robot technology is now.

This show wasn’t just for fun. It also showed that old traditions and new technology can work well together. The yangko dance has     8     long history and is important during the Spring Festival. With YangBOT in it, the yangko dance got new life.

After the show, YangBOT became a hot topic on the Internet. People were     9     (excite) to see this new kind of show. Some said that it was the best part of the Spring Festival Gala, and many hoped     10     (see) more shows like this in the future.

 

In an amazing display of technology and culture, the 2025 Chinese New Year Gala, also known as the Spring Festival Gala, showed a special performance by a group of robots dancing the traditional Yangko

dance.

The Spring Festival Gala is one of the most p    11     TV events in China. Every year, most families g    12    to watch this special show on Chinese New Year’s Eve at home. A    13     the performances in recent years, one stood out: “YangBOT”.

“YangBOT” mixed t    14     Chinese yangko dance with modern robot technology. In the performance, robots dressed in colorful costumes danced yangko. The robots moved smoothly, just like real dancers, and their movements were p    15     finished with the music. The robot performers were designed and programmed by a team of engineers and cultural experts. Human dancers and r    16     worked together to create an amazing experience. Young viewers called them “cool” while the old loved their humour and festival spirit.

The appearance of robots in this year’s gala has caused wide interest and admiration, both at home and a    17    . Many users praised the creativity and technical power behind the act. International media has taken notice of this fantastic performance as well.

“YangBOT” has also become a hot topic and showed h    18     technology can bring new life to tradition. This program is a perfect mixture of China’s technology p    19     and cultural pride. This year’s gala was not only entertainment but also showed the technology to celebrate cultural tradition. Such mixture is likely to be more common, b     20      a bridge between the past and the future. Whether you’re dancing, singing, or just watching, “YangBOT” is sure to make your New Year celebrations unforgettable!

 

For more than a month, the world has been excited about a new AI model, DeepSeek-R1. It    21    (develop) by DeepSeek, a Chinese business in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province.

The new AI was released on Jan 20. In just one week, it    22    (beat) Open AI’s ChatGPT and became the top free application (应用) in Apple’s App Store, reported Xinhua.

   23    (it) developer said that DeepSeek-R1 is as good at difficult tasks as other big models but needs less computing power (算力). It is also the    24    (cheap) of its kind and it took only about 5.57    25    (million) US dollars to develop. That is why less than the hundreds of millions or even billions that US businesses have had to spend on    26    (build) similar AI models, Marc Andreessen, a technology

expert in the US, told Xinhua.

DeepSeek-R1’s success    27    (large) came from its special training method. Traditionally, AI is trained in two ways. One is Chain-of-Thought (思维链), where AI learns    28    (break) problems into smaller, simpler steps. The other is Supervised Fine-Tuning (监督微调), which works by    29     (show) AI lots of practice problems along with the right answers for it to find a pattern. So far DeepSeek-R1    30    (grow) to be a reasoning model, which is a new type of AI, noted Microsoft engineer Vinayak Hegde. Regular (常规的) AI models, like GPT-4o, usually just give direct answers. But reasoning models are trained to both think and show the process.

 

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Qingming Festival, also called Tomb-Sweeping Day, is a traditional Chinese holiday. It usually falls on A    31     4th, 5th, or 6th. On this day, people r    32     and honor their ancestors (祖先).

During Qingming, f    33     visit the graves (坟墓) of their loved ones. They clean the tombs, offer flowers, and b    34     paper money as a sign of respect. Some also bring food or drinks to share with their ancestors. T    35     it is a time for sadness, it helps people feel connected to their family history.

Besides tomb-sweeping, Qingming is a    36     a time to enjoy spring. People go hiking, fly kites, or have picnics in the countryside. This is called “s    37     on the green” (taqing). It shows the balance b    38     remembering the past and celebrating new life.

A s    39     food for Qingming is qingtuan (green rice balls), which is made with sticky rice and mugwort leaves. Their green color represents the freshness of spring.

In short, Qingming Festival is both a day of memory and h     40     . It teaches us to respect our roots while welcoming the beauty of nature.

 

Li Ziqi is a Chinese vlogger (博主) from a village in Sichuan Province. She is     41     (know) for her traditional Chinese cooking skills as well as other artistic skills.

In Li’s early childhood, her parents left her to live with her     42     (grandparent). Her grandfather used to cook in local ceremonies in the village. He played     43     important role in