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】(44)-2027届高考英语一轮复习专项

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】(44)

 

本期导读：

Passage 1. 莫奈画作《鸢尾花》刷新法国拍卖纪录

Passage 2. 发展中国家发展旅游业的原因

Passage 3. 居安思危

语法填空：阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Passage 1. 莫奈画作《鸢尾花》刷新法国拍卖纪录

 Wheeling it into the showroom, these movers had little idea   1   the contents of this box would fetch more at auction than you'd pay for your own private island.

 Iris, a masterpiece   2   (paint) by Claude Monet near the end of his life, had an estimated value between 22 and 30 million euros.

 Thursday, it sold for 50 million,   3   (make) it the most expensive work of art ever sold in France." Monet is the darling of the family, so if you want a  4   (monument) painting in perfect condition of an important subject by the most sought-after French painter of all time, it's here." So far the buyer's identity   5   (hide).

 Another of Monet's paintings from   6   same collection, titled Weeping Willow, sold for 9.6 million euros. 50 million is a record for France, but Monet's other   7   (work) have fetched in the tens of millions, from 31 million, to 66 million, to Monet's record -- 100 million for this painting sold in New York.

 Sotheby's auction in Paris this week featured other iconic names such as Picasso and Renoir. Three paintings by the French artist Paul Cézanne, classified as national treasures, were   8   (original) part of the collection   9   were withdrawn just hours before the auction, said Sotheby's,   10   the intention of

returning them to the artist's hometown of Aix-en-Provence in southern France.

 

Passage 2. 发展中国家发展旅游业的原因

 Nowadays a growing number of developing countries   1   (expand) their tourism sectors. The main reason for developing nations to develop tourism is to boost economic activity. Money    2    (spend) by home and foreign tourists encourages local people to start new businesses,    3    helps raise local and national GDP. This matters greatly to countries short of natural resources    4    blessed with historic sites or unique natural scenery attractive to visitors. Tourism brings positive chain effects    5   entertainment, transport and    6    (accommodate), greatly improving local people’s lives.

Although tourism expansion may cause environmental damage, improving people’s living conditions should be    7    priority. For example, during the recent health crisis, many poor people relying on tourism lost   8   (them) income and fell   9   (deep) into poverty once the tourism industry stopped.

In conclusion, developing countries promote tourism mainly to stimulate economic activity. Despite its harm to the environment, this trend is   10   (fundamental) positive.

 

Passage 3. 居安思危

 During the Spring and Autumn Period, several states led by the powerful State of Jin united to attack the State of Zheng.   1   (realize) it could not resist the army, Zheng asked Jin for peace.

As   2   sign of sincerity, Zheng sent generous gifts, including court musicians, well-equipped war chariots, musical instruments   3   dancers. Duke Dao of Jin was satisfied and planned to give half the gifts to his minister Wei Jiang    4    a reward.

   5  (surprise), Wei Jiang politely turned down the reward. He took the chance to advise the ruler. He said the nation’s   6   (strong) came from the ruler’s

wisdom and all ministers’ joint efforts, not his own contribution.

He hoped the ruler would remember state affairs while enjoying pleasure. He quoted The Book of Documents: “In times of peace and comfort, be   7   (mind) of the dangers   8   may lie ahead.” Only by foreseeing possible risks and getting ready ahead of time could disasters be prevented.

Duke Dao accepted his advice happily. The idiom warns us not to feel satisfied in good times. When everything   9   (go) smoothly, we should still expect difficulties and dangers and make   10   (preparation) early.