南通市2023年初中毕业考试英语试卷

南通市2023年初中毕业、升学考试试卷（中考）

英语

注意事项

考生在答题前请认真阅读本注意事项：

1.本试卷共12页,满分为120分,考试时间为120分钟。考试结束后,请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

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置。

3.答案必须按要求填涂、书写在答题卡上,在试卷、草稿纸上答题一律无效。

第I卷（选择题共60分）

第I卷共45小题，请将答案按要求填涂在答题卡上。

一、单项选择（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1.AsastudentinmodernChina,everybodyshouldworkhardtolive__meaningfullife.

A.aB.anC.theD.不填

2.Shenzhou16wassentupintospacethemorningofMay30,2023.

A.inB.onC.atD.from

3.It,sneithertoocoldnortoohotallyearroundinKunming,making_____aperfectplacetolivein

orvisit.

Right.Iwenttherelastyear.

A.thatB.oneC.thisD.it

4.OurEnglishteacherisveryconfident.Andheisalwaysreadyto_____achallenge.

Soheis.Wealllikehim.

A.touchB.chooseC.discussD.accept

5.ThefirstNobelPrizewaspresentedtoaGermanscientistforthediscoveryofX-rays,whichare

usedtolookforproblemsinsideourbodies.

A.quietlyB.successfullyC.hardlyD.gently

6.youcan,tworkouttheproblem,perhapsyouneedtoaskyourclassmatesforhelp.

A.UnlessB.ThoughC.SinceD.Whether

7.Lifeislikearoad.Itisn,talways_____.

—Ican'tagreemore.Soweshouldlearntodealwithallkindsofdifficulties.

A.smoothB.silentC.seriousD.special

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8.areeasilymade,butnoteasilykept.

That'strue.Onceyoumakeone,besuretokeepit.

A.SpeechesB.DecisionsC.PromisesD.Suggestions

9.Thewindenergycostsverylittleandwillnever.Besides,itproduceslittlepollution.

A.blowoutB.runoutC.putoutD.breakout

10.Excuseme,___istheGengsuTheatrefromthishotel?

It,sabouttenminutesifyoutakeataxi.

A.howfarB.howlongC.howsoonD.howmuch

11.IfafootballteamwantstoentertheWorldCup,it_becomeamemberofFIFAfirst.

A.mayB.mustC.canD.might

12.healthy,we,vegotusedtowashinghandsbeforemealsandusingpublicchopsticks.

A.KeepingB.KeepC.TokeepD.Tokeeping

13.itwastoseethemainsightsoftheworldintheWorldPark!

A.HowamazingdayB.Howanamazingday

C.WhatamazingdayD.Whatanamazingday

14.Mike,yourfirstDragonBoatFestivalinChinaiscoming.ShallWecelebrateittogether?

Γdloveto,butcouldyoutellme___?

A.whatisthemeaningofthefestival

B.whereWewouldhavethecelebration

C.howyouusuallycelebratethefestival

D.whenisthisyear'sDragonBoatFestival

15.Thinkingcreativelyandtryingbravelyareveryimportanttoyoungpeople.

.They,revaluablequalities.

A.GreatB.That'sallright

C.ExactlyD.You,dbetternot

二、完形填空（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡

上将该项涂黑。

Jatto,smotherwasdoinghouseworkwhileJattowasreadingabookaloudinEnglish.

Jattodidn'talwayslike16tohismother.ShespokeonlyEsan,oneofthelanguagesinNigeria.

Wasn,titawasteoftimetoreadtosomeonewhocouldn'tunderstand?Hismotherdidn,tevenrealize

whenhemade17.Still,sheinsistedhereadaloudeveryday.

ςςLet'sbottlenutswhenyoufinishreading,,,shesaidinEsan.

Jattoshookhishead.Hehadsomuchhomeworktodo/Tllneverfinishreading.^^

Jattosaidζ4never,,inEnglishbecausetherewasnowordforneverinEsan.

4ςWhat'sςnever,7,,sheasked.

Jattoclearedhisthroatto18theEnglishword.ςςItmeansIwon'tstopreadingtoday,tomorrow,

or19.''Hedrewcirclesintheair.ςςNorthedayafterthedayaftertomorrow,thedayaftertheday

after,thedayafter...”

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“Oh,OK!That,sforever,,,hismothersaid.

Jattostaredatthenuts.Eachonelookeddelicious.

Nowwouldbea20timetoeatsome.Buthecouldn'task.Herememberedthe21he,ddrawn

intheair.

Jatto,smotherwhistled.Tam-tam,theircow,cameuptothem.Jattocould22cow-milkairashis

mothermilkedheι*.Tam-tam'smilkwasthebesthe,devertasted.

Jattoneededtotakehismindoffthe23."Mama,whydoyoumakemereadtoyoueven

thoughyoudon'tunderstand?”

“IwantyoutopracticespeakingEnglishoften,,,shesaid.

“IcanpracticeEnglishinmyhead,,,hesaid,not24.

Hismothersmiled.ςςWeshareourstoriesaloudwithothers,notinourheadswhere25canhear

them.^^

Jattonodded.He'dlearnedaboutthatinschool.

Shedecidedtotellhimastoryandhandedhimsomenutsandmilk.44Youcaneat26Italk.”

Heateasshestarted.Soon,Jattowassingingthestorywithhismother.

“Younevertellmestories,,,hesaidwhentheystopped27.

Shesighed.4tIusedto,butwhenyoustartedschool,IwantedyoutofocusonEnglish.^^

“ImakealotofmistakeswhenIreadtoyou,,,Jattosaid.

Hismother28.“Iguessedso.ButIlikehearingthesoundofyourvoicewhileIwork.”

Jattoknewwhatshemeant.Hehadenjoyedlisteningtoherstoryashebottledthenuts.Itmade

theworkseem29.“Ihaveanidea,,,hesaid.ςςNexttime,IwillreadastorytoyouinEnglish,thenI

willtellyouthesamestoryinEsan.Wecanevenmakeupsongstogether.”

“Great!AndIWiIltellyoustoriesinEsanandyoucansaythembacktomeinEnglish.

Lefstnever,stop30stories?"

Jattosmiled.Hismother,sunderstandingofneverwasevenbetterthanhisown.

16.A.talkingB.readingC.replyingD.listening

17.A.mistakesBJokesC.effortsD.noises

18.A.speakB.pronounceC.organizeD.explain

19.A.thedaybeforeB.thelastdayC.thedayafterD.inthefuture

20.A.goodB.freeC.busyD.bad

21.A.nutsB.bottlesC.circlesD.cows

22.A.seeB.smellC.feelD.hear

23.A.milkB.cowC.storyD.food

24.A.aloneB.aloudC.kindlyD.directly

25.A.nobodyB.somebodyC.anybodyD.everybody

26.A.beforeB.whileC.afterD.until

27.A.sayingB.eatingC.singingD.chatting

28.A.shoutedB.criedC.praisedD.laughed

29.A.easierB.slowerC.heavierD.shorter

30.A.practicingB.tellingC.sharingD.writing

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三、阅读理解（本题共15小题；每小题2分，满分3（）分）

请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题

卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Thereisnothingwrongwithhavinganaccent（口音）.Infact,mostnativeEi

youdo.Youshouldfeelconfidentaboutyouraccent!ButasyouimproveyourIasch,ιva

accentmightbesomethingyou'vestartedtothinkabout.And,ifyou'reenteringə

speakingenvironment,itisimportanttogetyourpronunciationtoalevelthatnaə-'mer-ə-kən

withoutdifficulty.So,here,we,relookingatsometipstohelpyousoundlikeanAiiierican

SpeakslowlyandclearlyLearntheschwaskillfully

PaycloseattentiontogettingyourwordsoutTheschwaisavowelwhichsoundsIike"uh".

clearlyandspeakingslowlyasyougo.WhenEnglishspeakerspronouncemanyothervowelsounds

yourpronunciationgetsbetter,youcanspeedupastheschwa.Learningwhentoexchangethemcan

yourspeakingspeed.makeyourEnglishsoundmorenatural.

UseuHe,,anduShe,,correctlyFalltoneandrisetonefluently

Makesurethatyoucallmenςςhe,,andInEnglish,themeaningofwhatyousaycan

womentςshe,,.Ifyoumixthemup,itcanbechangebasedonthewayyousayit.Makesureto

confusing（混淆的）foryourlistenersanditisaworkonyourfallingandrisingtonessothatyour

giveawaythatyouarenotanativespeaker.meaningiscommunicatedclearly.

Learninghowtosoundlikeanativespeakercanbeahardtask.Butit,ssomethingyou'llhaveto

doonyourlanguagelearningjourney.Ifyouwanttoimproveyourpronunciation,thetipsabovewill

beofgreatvaluetoyou.

31.WhatshouldyoudotomakeyourEnglishsoundmorenatural?

A.Speakslowlyandclearly.B.UseuHe,,anduShe,,correctly.

C.Leamtheschwaskillfully.D.Fallandriseyourtonefluently.

32.What'sthepurposeofthispassage?

A.TosuggestwhatanativeEnglishspeakershoulddo.

B.Tosuggestwhatyoushoulddotosoundlikeanativespeaker.

C.Toexplainwhythereisnothingwrongwithhavinganaccent.

D.Toexplainwhyyourpronunciationisalwaysofgreatimportance.

33.Wherecanyouprobablyreadthispassage?

A.Inanovel.B.Inastorybook.

C.Inanadvertisement.D.Inamagazine.

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B

TheDramaFestivalwillruninandoutsideChinafromJune20toJuly7.Sixty-fiveworkswill

beputonbothintheatersandonline.ςςThefestivalisallaboutimaginationconnectingdramawith

thelatesttechnology,,,saysLiuChang,managerofthefestival,whoisalsoadramadirector.

Technologyhasimproveddesign,performancesandsoon.ArtistslikeLiuaren'tsureifthenew

technologycantakedramatothefuture.

AChineseplaydirectedbyMengJinghui,inspired（赋予灵感）bythetwo-partdramaFaustbyJohann

WolfgangvonGoethe,willbeonastheopeningplayofthefestival.Inthefirsthalfoftheplay,Meng

introducesthestoryto400realaudiences（观众）sittingintheFengchaoTheaterinBeijing.Thesecondhalf

oftheplaywillhavemoreaudiences,whousetheircellphones,computersandheadsetstobepartoftheplay

online.

ZhangZhouxiangisadirectorfullofimagination.Hiswork,inspiredbyHieronymusBosch'spaintingThe

GardenofEarthlyDelights,willbeshownfromJune30toJuly2.SupportedbyAI,audiencescanexplorethe

行CtitioUSscene,similartothefeelingintherealworld,asthepaintingdescribes.

“Thestage（舞台）designisdonebyAI,whichislikeanassistantrealizingtheideasofmeandmy

team,,,saysLiUjNOWItrytousethelatesttechnology,suchasChatGPT,towritethescript,andIamstill

workingonitbecausethelanguagemodelisdifficulttounderstand.^^

Nowtechnologyisplayingamoreandmoreimportantrole.Manyartistswanttouseittoimprovedrama.

Theyareveryinterestedintherelationshipbetweenpeopleandthelatesttechnology,especiallywhenconnected

indramaascenetodream.

34.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothispassage?

A.Liudoubtswhethertechnologycangreatlyimprovedrama.

B.Meng,stwo-partdramaFaustwillbeonattheopening.

C.AudiencescanexplorethesceneofLiu,sworkbyAl.

D.LiuhasmanagedtowritethescriptbyChatGPT.

35.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordςςfictitiθus,,meaninParagraph3?

A.colorfulB.unrealC.fantasticD.boring

36.WhatAisthestructureofthispasɪsage?（1=Para⅛FaPh1,2=Paragraph2...）

®®®φφ。一$

A®B.（5）C@D.

37.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?

A.AdramafestivalB.Humanimagination

C.DramaofthefutureD.Ai-assistedtechnology

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C

Climatechange（气候变化）hasbroughtaseriouswarningtothelivingareas!

oftheSiberiancrane,increasingtheneedtobetterprotectthebirdsandtheir

migratoryChannelS（迁徙路径），anexpertsaid.

TheSiberiancranebreeds（繁殖）innortheastSiberiainRussiaandfliestoP

EastChina,sJiangxiProvince.About95percentofthebirdsspendtheseasoninPoyang.

QianFawen,aresearchprofessorfromtheNationalBirdBandingCenterofChina,saidthatPoyang'swater

levelsdecidewhetheritissuitableforthebirdstolivethere.However,climatechangehasmadethelevelschange

often.ςςInsomeyears,thelakeexperiencesfloods;inothers,itexperiencesdroughts.Bothofthesesituations

createfoodshortagesinthecranes,livingarea,“hesaid.

TheSiberiancraneislistedasseriouslyendangeredontheInternationalUnionforConservationofNature

RedList∕ςWeneedtoprotecttheirlivingarea,whichismainlywetland,sothatwecanprotectthem,,,Qiansaid.

IntherecentlyannouncedNationalActionPlanfortheProtectionofBirdMigrationChannels

（2021-35）,1,140placesinChinawereconsideredasimportantbreedinggrounds,winteringgrounds

andstayingstops,includingPoyangandtheYellowRiverwetlandinNingxia.Theplansaidthatthe

governmentshouldwatchandcountthenumberofmigratoιybirdsandpayfarmersforlossescaused

bythebirds.

SinceChinajoinedtheRamsarConventiononWetlandsin1992,ithasdesignated（指定）202,600

hectaresofwetlandasWetlandsofInternationalImportance.Theystoreandcleanwater,keepallkinds

oflivingthings,helpstorefloodsandpreventdroughts.Accordingtoaplanannouncedbythecentral

governmentinOctober,by2025,Chinawillhaveprotected55percentofitswetlands.

AftertheWetlandsProtectionLaw,thenation,sfirstlawtoprotectwetlands,wasintroducedon

June1,2022,completeprotectionwasstrengthened.Thelawclearlyexplainedwhatthegovernment

shoulddoandintroducedstrictpunishmentforpeoplewhodestroywetlandareas.Itlimitsbuildingat

importantnationalwetlandsanditdoesn'tallowharmfulactivities,includingusingthemasfarmlands,

leavingwastewatereverywhere,harvestingandfishingtoomuch.

KeynaturereservemanagementofficesinChinahavereportedmorebirdswinteringinthenation's

wetlands,includingsomenewrarekinds.▲

38.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph2toParagraph4?

A.About95percentoftheSiberiancranesspendtheirwinterinPoyangLake.

B.ClimatechangehaslittleinfluenceontheSiberiancranes*livingareainPoyang.

C.TheSiberiancraneswillliveinPoyangallyearroundifthewetlandisprotected.

D.WaterlevelsdecidethatPoyangLakeisn,tsuitablefortheSiberiancranestolive.

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39.Whichofthefollowingbehaviorsisrightatimportantwetlands?

©buildinghouses②makingfarmlands©limitingfishing

©leavingwastewater©watchingbirds

A.①③B.②④C.③⑤D.②⑤

40.Whatdoesthispassagemainlytellus?

A.TheproblemtheSiberiancranesfaceandthewayspeopleprotectwetlands.

B.ThereasonwhytheSiberiancranesmigrateandtheplacetheyusuallystayin.

C.TheimportanceofprotectingtheSiberiancranesandtheresultitwillleadto.

D.Thelossofwetlandsandtheactionsthathavealreadybeentakentohelpthem.

41.Whatwillthewriterprobablycontinuetowritein"▲"inParagraph8?

A.Peoplehavedonesomethingtoprotectwetlands.

B.Thenumberofthebirdshasincreasedinwetlands.

C.Expertswillgoontodootherresearchonwetlands.

D.Thegovernmentwillmakemorelawstoprotectwetlands.

D

Jordanhadhiseyeonascoringrecord.Jordantookadeepbreathashestoodinthedoorway,looking

inatthebasketballcourt.MaybetodayI,Πmakehistory,hethought.

Thecity'syouthbasketballleaguewasholdingacelebration.Today'schampionshipgamemarked50

yearssincetheleague'sfirsttitlegame（冠军争夺赛）.

Beforethegame,Jordanlookedoveraspecialprogram.Itlistedthewinnersofeach

championshipgameandthetopscorers.

Jordanstoppedwhenhereadthenameofthetopscorerfromagame30yearsbefbre.ςςDevin,

look!,,hesaidtohisfriend,ς4Youseewhohastheall-timerecord?Mydad!Twenty-fourpoints.But

henevertoldmethat.”

"Twenty-fourpoints,,,Devinsaid.ςςThat'sgreat.^^

Jordan'sbestwas19points.Hewastheleague'stopscorer.

Whenhisparentsshowedupatthegym,Jordanbroughttheprogramovertothem.

HisdadIaughedZ4Ihadquiteagamethatday,“hesaid.tfcButlookatthescore.Iprefertotrade

allmypointsforawin.”

Jordanhadn'tnoticedthathisdad,steamhadlostbyonepoint.

44Thatwasagreatgroupofteammates,,,Dadsaid.ςςΓmstillfriendswithalotofthem.”

Asgametimecamenear,JordanslappedhandswithhisteammateTaraandthenstartedto

warmup.Thecourtsfilledupquickly.

Jordanfeltstrangelycalm.He'dplayedsomanygamesinthisgymthatitwaslikehisown

home.JordanhadledhisteamtoavictoryovertheLionslastseason.Whyshouldn'ttodaybe

likethat?

Jordangrewevenmoreconfidentwhenhehitthefirst2ShOtS（投篮）.

TheLionscalledabreak.Jordanrantothebenchandjumpedupanddownwith

excitement.

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uGreatstart,,,Coachsaid.ςςButthoseguysaretough.They'llcomebackonus.”

Hewasright.Byhalftime,theLionshadpulledahead,27-24.

Jordanlookedupathisparents.Hisdadnoddedandcalled,4ςGreatwork!”

ButJordandidn'tfeelquiteasconfidentashehadbefore.

Theteamstradedbasketsthroughoutthesecondhalf,withneitherbuildingalead.

Elevensecondsleft.Thescoreboardwasclear:LIONS51.BADGERS51.

CoachtoldJordantobringtheballupthecourt.4ςLookforDevininside,buttaketheshotif

you'reopen,,,hesaid.

Jordanglancedathisdadagain.HisdadpointedtoJordan,thenhelduptwofingersonone

handandthreefingersontheOthe匚

"Me?"Jordanmouthed.

Dadnodded.Jordanhadscored23points.Anotherbasketwouldbreaktherecord.Anditwasthe

righttimetodoit!

Jordanranright,thenleft,buthewasstillalongwayfromthebasket.

Theviewersstartedcountingtheseconds∕tFour...three

Jordanrosetoshoot.AstheLionsrushedtowardhim,hepassedtheballtoDevinwide

opennearthebasket.

Devinturnedandshot.Theballfellcleanlythroughthenetforthewinningpoints.

ς4Yes!,,Jordanshouted.Aftercelebratingwithhisteam,herantohughisparents/'Youstillhavethe

record,,,hetoldhisdad.

Dadsmiled∕ςYouhavesomethingmoreimportant.Achampionship.Andgreatteammates.

Congratulationsonyourhistory!,,

42.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothearticle?

A.Dad,steamgotthechampionship30yearsbefore.

B.Acelebrationwasheldtomarktheleague,sfiftiethtitlegame.

C.JordanpassedtheballtohisteammateDevintowinthegame.

D.Jordancelebratedwiththeteamforhisdad'scongratulations.

43.Whichisthecorrectorderofthethingsbelow?

a.Jordanrantohughisparentsafterthecelebration.

b.Jordan'sparentsshowedupatthegym.

c.Jordanlookedoveraspecialprogram.

d.DadpointedtoJordanandhelduphisfingers.

e.Jordanstartedtowarmupforthegame.

A.c-b-d-e-aB.c-b-e-d-aC.b-c-e-d-aD.b-c-d-e-a

44.FromthepassageWecansecJordan__.

A.stayedcalmforthevictoryovertheLionslastseason

B.grewmoreconfidentforhisteammate'sfirst2shots

C.becameexcitedabouttheLions,callingabreak

D.feltproudofhisdad'sbasketballcareer

45.What,sthebesttitleofthispassage?

A.Team,scelebrationB.Dad,srecord

C.Friend'sencouragementD.Jordan,shistory

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第∏卷（非选择题共60分）

第∏卷共31小题，请将答案按要求写在答题卡上。

四、词汇（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

A.请根据括号中的中文提示、英文释义或句意，写出句中所缺单词，使句子通顺。

46.Afterfouryearsofcollegeeducation,moreandmoreyoungmenreturntoNantongtohelpwith

the▲（当地的）development.

47.MybestfriendMayalwaysexercisesmoretobringherweightunder▲（控制）.

48.IfyouA（need）moreinformationaboutZhalongNatureReserve,youmaysearchtheInternet

afterclass.

49.Wewere▲（atlast）inagreementyesterday.So,wellgotoXi'anforastudytrip.

50.Ourschoollibraryisopeneveryday▲Sundays.Inthisway,thelibrarianscanhaveaday

offperweek.

B.请根据句意从方框中选择合适的单词，并用其适当形式填空，使句子通顺。

usualhevisitthreeproper

51.David,anexchangestudentfromEngland,iscrazyaboutChinesekungfu.HeIeamsitallbyA

inhissparetime.

52.Thoughtheboyhasfailedtwice,we'dben:ergivehima▲chancetoshowhisskills.

53.Somestudentslosemarkssimplybecausetheydon,treadquestionsA.

54.TanDun,aworld-famouscomposer,isa（an）▲manwithgreatmusicaltalent.

55.ZhangjianMuseumbythesideofHaoRiverattractsmany▲fromallovertheworldevery

year.

C.请根据句意从方框中选择合适的动词，并用其适当时态填空，使句子通顺。

holdwaitpaintbegindo

56.Howheavytherainis!

Itstartedataboutseventhismorning.I▲fortheschoolbusthen.

57.Thechildren▲totalkabouttheprojectaftertheteacherdividedthemintogroups.

58.1▲asurveyonhowtogogreenlaterthisafternoon.Ineedyourhelp.

Withpleasure.

59.Helikesstayingintheroombecausehe▲thewallsblue,acalmandpeacefulcolour.

60.Hello,mayIspeaktoMissZhang?

Sorry.She▲aparents,meetingintheschoolhall.

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五、短文填空（本题共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

请认真阅读下面短文，并根据各题所给首字母的提示，写出一个合适的英语单词完整的、正确的形式,

使短文通顺。

Movingthestrings（弦）ofthenation'sheart

Whentalkingaboutthehistoryoftheguqin,WuWenguang,afamousperformeroftheancientzither（古筝）,

likestotellafolkstoryaboutthesincerefriendshipbetweenamusicianandhisbiggestfan.

（61）D▲theSpringandAutumnperiod,therewasamusiciannamedYuBoya.Helivedaloneina

forestwhereheoftenplayedtheguqin.Oneday,apassingwoodcutter,ZhongZiqi,wasattractedbythe

soundsoftheancientzitherandstoppedto（62）1▲.Itwasthebestthatheonceheard.Yu,splaying

createddifferent（63）P▲inZhong,smind,suchascloudsflowingandwaterfallsfalling.Theybecame

goodfriends.Aftermanyyears,whenZhongZiqipassedaway,Yudecidednevertoplaytheguqinagain

becauseheknewthathewouldn't,

“Withthepowerto（65）e▲thedeepestfeeling,theguqinbecomestheconnectionbetween

performingandlistening,,,saysWuZ4Todaywhenwetalkabout（66）t▲Chineseculture,theancient

zither,whichwasplayedbymanyfamouspeopleonliterature,issurelyinthecenteroftheancient

culture.^^

Indeed,theguqin,a（67）pAmusicalinstrumentofancientChina'seducatedgroup,wasalsothe

favoriteinstrumentofCOnfUCiUS（孑L子）.In2008,itwas（68）a▲tothelistoftheIntangibleCultural

HeritageofHumanitybyUNESCO.

InApril,whenPresidentXiJinping（69）m▲withFrenchPresidentEmmanuelMacron,aclassic

guqinpiece,HighMountainandFlowingWater,wasplayedtocelebratethefriendshipbetweenthetwo

（70）cA.TheinstrumentnotonlyshowsthepastgreatnessofChinesecivilization（文明），butalso

continuestoshinetoday.

六、阅读与回答问题（本题共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

请认真阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。

Karlsson,aSwedishteacheratBeijingUnionUniversity（BUU）,haslivedinChinaforover15

years.Theseeds（种子）ofhisChinajourneyweresownwhenhejoinedinaprogramforEast

AsianstudiesatLundUniversityinSwedenin1997.Backthen,cellphonesandtheInternethadn't

yetcomeintowideuse.LearningChinesemeantusingtextbooks,heavydictionariesandaudiotapes.

HewouldreadthedictionarycarefullyforhourstounderstandaoneChinesearticle.

“Inthosedays,itwasarealchallenge,,,hesaid.

In2006,withahighscoreintheofficialChineselanguagetest,hewonascholarshipforafive-

weeksummerprogramatBeijingLanguageandCultureUniversity.

Afterfinishingthestudyprogram,KarlssonwasofferedaBeijing-basedjobasamarket

researcher.In2008,theyearBeijingsucceededinhostingtheSummerOlympicGames,hegot

married.Inthenextyear,hestartedtoteachbusinessatBUU.

LifeinBcijinghasbeenawonderfuladventure（异乎寻常的经历），especiallyasawitnesstothe

greatachievementsChinahasmade.Ithasofferedhimmanychancesforpersonalgrowth.Today,

thankstohigh-speedbroadbandand5G,hecanconnectwithstudentsatBUU,spartneruniversities

inRussia,MontenegroorMexicowhileridingontheBeijingsubway.

ςςWhenyouopenyoureyestothesegreatprojects,itisimpossiblenottowanttobepartof

themoratleastsupportthemsomehow,,,hesaid.

Althoughhewasbusyonteachingdays,Karlssonappliedforafull-timeschola