高考时事热点语篇填空12.23-2026届高考英语二轮复习专项

Passage 1

President Xi Jinping has called on centrally-administered state-owned enterprises to better serve the Party and the country’s overall work and contribute more 1.________ Chinese modernization. He, who is also general secretary of the CPC Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks in an instruction at a central SOE heads’ meeting 2.________(hold) here on Monday and Tuesday. 3._________ affirming their pivotal role in the economy, Xi said central SOEs should serve high-quality development and people’s livelihood improvement, deepen reform further and effectively prevent risks, 4.________ is a basic requirement for their development. It is essential that they (should) enhance core competitiveness, build world-class enterprises, stay rooted in the real economy and strive for breakthroughs in key core technologies. He also underscored 5.____________(uphold) the Party’s overall leadership, improving systems, tightening supervision and combating corruption 6.__________(resolute). Premier Li Qiang attended and delivered a speech. He stressed that during the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030), central SOEs must strongly support major infrastructure projects 7._________ accelerate upgrading traditional facilities with digital technologies. He urged them 8.____________(develop) emerging industries in line with core businesses while ensuring stable energy supplies, and additionally called on them to strengthen basic research and serve national 9.___________(strategy) actively. He emphasized deepening state capital and SOE reforms, and added that heads should fulfill duties proactively. The meeting was chaired by Vice-Premier Zhang Guoqing, 10.________ State Councilor Wu Zhenglong attending.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Passage 2

 

Chinese lawmakers have begun reviewing the nation’s first draft law 1.__________(aim) at promoting childcare services and strengthening safeguards for children under age 3, to ease childcare burden and support childbirth. The draft, submitted for first reading Monday at the NPC Standing Committee session, 2._____________(initiate) in 2023 and has 8 chapters with 76 articles, which focuses on solving problems 3._________ uneven service quality and inadequate supervision.It underscores government leadership and public participation, stressing that 4.___________(afford) subsidized childcare should be expanded to reduce family costs. Local governments must set up stable funding mechanisms and include such services in basic public services. When talking about its value, Prof. Mao Zhuoyan said it turns fragmented regulations into 5._______ unified legal framework. 6.___________ matters most is that it clarifies childcare as a government-led public service, reframing it as a national responsibility instead of a private burden. China 7.____________(expand) childcare services these years, yet the enrollment rate is only 7.86% though 30% of families need them. Most private providers, who take up 90% of the market, charge high fees, making quality care unaffordable. The draft also raises entry 8._____________(require) for providers, strictly trains caregivers and strengthens supervision to protect kids. It requires institutions 9.____________(check) staff backgrounds yearly and dismiss anyone who has a violent history. 10._____________(Additional), it points out the urgent need to raise caregivers’ salaries to attract professionals effectively.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Passage 3

 

In Kunming, Yunnan, Zhang Hang, who is a 32-year-old inheritor of Kunming wamao making technique, 1._________(shape) clay into tile cats, traditional figurines once placed on rooftops to guard homes. Wamao, which originates from Yunnan’s Bai ethnic group and combines practical design with folk beliefs, 2.___________(list) as Yunnan’s intangible cultural heritage in 2023. When Zhang first encountered wamao in 2012 at university, he was deeply drawn to its 3._________(art) form and decided to integrate its style into modern design. 4.________ touched him most was that wamao carries people’s hope for prosperity rather than just being an ornament. Since then, searching for old wamao 5.____________(become) his daily life and he has traveled around Yunnan to chase traces of the clay guardians. He said he once visited an abandoned village 6._________ a wamao perched above a broken doorway, but it got lost after the house was demolished. After over a decade’s efforts, his museum now houses 700 wamao. He stresses that inheriting the craft needs both skills 7._________ understanding its cultural meaning. In 2019, he founded a museum 8.___________(promote) wamao via exhibitions and workshops, where visitors can experience making them. A wamao’s hollow belly links mouth and tail, symbolizing swallowing evil and releasing blessings. Though skilled artisans finish one in a week, Zhang insists it usually takes a month to innovate 9.___________(proper). He hopes his work can effectively preserve the cultural spirit of wamao as 10._____________(urbanize) quickens, helping the ancient craft truly adapt to modern life.