2026年高中英语外刊原创语法填空【品读传统文化+洞悉热点时事】(19)-2027届高三英语一轮复习专项

2026年高中英语外刊原创语法填空【品读传统文化+洞悉热点时事】(19)

本期导读：

 

Passage 1. 最后的探戈：梅西完成国家队告别战 

Passage 2. 英国首相伯纳姆提出重返欧盟可能

Passage 3. 江郎才尽

 

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Passage 1. 最后的探戈：梅西完成国家队告别战 Messi’s Last Tango

On October 6, 2026, Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires, Argentina’s capital, hosted an emotional friendly billed as “the last tango” — a match that   1   (formal) brought Lionel Messi’s legendary 21-year career with Argentina’s national football team to   2   end. It was his 208th and final international cap,   3   (mark) the close of one of football’s most glorious chapters.

More than 85,000 fans packed the ground,   4   all tickets sold out in under two hours. In this farewell fixture, Argentina beat Benin 3-0. Messi produced a vintage final display, scoring a penalty and setting up two more — having a hand in all three of Argentina’s goals. In the 10th minute, play was briefly halted. Fans rose to   5   (them) feet in a standing ovation,   6    Benin players took turns shaking hands with Messi to honor his extraordinary legacy.

After the final whistle, Messi   7   (address) the packed stadium with tears in his eyes. In his heartfelt speech, he shared that the first person on his mind at that emotional moment was his late father. He reassured   8   (support) he would never leave the national team. Though stepping away from   9   (compete) play as a player, he promised to stand by the squad and support coming generations in his new role.

 This   10   (retire) followed Argentina’s narrow 1-0 loss to Spain in the World Cup final. Even though Argentina finished as runner-up, Messi’s tournament return of eight goals and four assists made him one of the leading contenders for the Ballon d’Or. He remains the only footballer to claim this award eight times, raising the bar for the sport.

 Messi briefly stepped away from international football back in 2016, before regaining national glory with two Copa América crowns and the 2022 World Cup. He signs off as

Argentina’s all-time leading scorer on 126 goals.The 39-year-old forward will continue his club career with Inter Miami. This night, however, will live long in the memory — a quiet tribute to a career defined by two decades of highs and lows.

 

Passage 2. 英国首相伯纳姆提出重返欧盟可能

 A decade after the contentious Brexit vote and six years since Britain officially left the European Union, Prime Minister Andy Burnham has opened up the   1   (possible) of the UK rejoining the EU. He stated that Britain ought to consider all available options with its   2   (big) trading partner.

 Burnham believed Brexit   3   (bring) more harm than good and resulted  4   ten years of slow   5   (economy) growth. He put forward several choices for the country, including keeping the present situation, joining a customs union, accessing the single market,  6    fully rejoining the European Union.

 The Conservative Party led the UK out of the EU after the 52% to 48% vote for Brexit.    7   , recent opinion polls show most British people now support rejoining the union. This change in public opinion can also be seen in an East London borough,   8   over 62% of voters chose to leave the EU back in 2016. Local residents have felt the influences of Brexit,   9   (face) rising prices of food, petrol and other daily   10   (good).

 

Passage 3. 江郎才尽

 During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, there was a famous   1   (write) in the Southern Dynasties named Jiang Yan.When Jiang Yan was young, he was   2   (exceptional) talented, especially when it came to writing poetry and prose.

 According to legend, one night, Jiang Yan was resting at Yeting Pavilion   3   he had a strange dream.In the dream,   4   ancient poet named Guo Pu appeared before him and said, "I left a pen with you a long time ago. It's time for you to return it to me."With that, Guo Pu reached into Jiang Yan's robe, took out a colorful pen, and walked away.When Jiang Yan woke up, he    5   (find)the dream very strange.

 From that day on,   6   , his literary talent seemed to fade.His ideas no longer came to him as easily as they once had, and the poems and prose he wrote were far   7  

(impressive)than his earlier works.

 The idiom is now commonly used to describe someone who has run out   8   creative talent or   9   creative abilities have significantly declined,   10   (leave) them unable to produce works as brilliant as those they created in the past.