2023年上海中考一模英语试题分类汇编 7 首字母填空含详解

07-2023年上海市初三英语一模真题专项训练之首字母填空

Readthepassageandfillintheblankswithproperwords（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使内容通

顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给）（14分）

2023虹口一模

那M切〃场

GroupBuyinginChina

Inrecentyears,groupbuyinginChinahasgraduallychangedtheconsumerbehaviorofmanyChinese

people.Groupbuyingisalsocalledcommunitybuying.Severalonlinebuyersworktogetherandpurchasea

productinbulk（大:f比量地）foramuch151priceperperson.Theactivitytakesplacemainlyon

socialmedia.

WhataretheadvantagesofgroupbuyinginChina?

S52thedevelopmentofgroupbuyingisbasedonsocialnetworks,thecostiscutdown.

What'smore,thesupplychain（供应链）inthegroupbuyingmarketinChinaissimple:thereisno

middlemanandthepriceismorereasonable.Thegroupleaderservesasab53betweenthegroup

buyingplatformandconsumers.

Howdoesgroupbuyingi54Chinesepeople?

Inthepast,mostpeoplewerenotf55withtheirneighbours,especiallyincities.However,

groupbuyinghasbroughtthemclosertoeachother.Peoplebegantochatfrequentlytohaveadiscussion

aboutthequalityandpriceofproducts.Inthisway,theyhavedevelopedacloserelationshipwithothers.

WhatisthefutureofChina'sbuyingmarket?

Asthenumberofgroupbuyingconsumersarelikelytocontinuer56inthefollowingyears,

theremaybesomechangesinthegroupbuyingindustry.Perhapsdifferentplatformswillenterthemarket.

A57,itisdifficultforasingleplatfoiTnorbrand（品牌）tocoverthewholegroupbuyingmarket

inChinabecauseconsumersarealwayschangingtheirlikes.

2023普陀一模

Personalopinions

Elsie16Ihavemyownpersonalstyle.

I'mnotinterestedinimages（形象）fromtheInternetormagazines.Superstarsalllookthesamethese

days.Andalotofgirlsofmyagetrytobelikethem.ButIdon'twanttoc51them一I'mdifferent

andItrytofindmyownlook.Iusuallybuymyclothesatcharityshops,andIhavemyownideasabout

make-up（化妆）too.Myfriendssaylookgreat,butmydaddoesn'talwaysagree.

Oscar17Ihavep52tolookgood.

I'mnotreallyinterestedinsuperstars,butIcareaboutmyappearanceandwanttobefit.Ihavethe

habitofgoingtothesportscenterfourtimesaweek.Andifsahealthyh53.Inthesportscenter,I

meetmanyfriends.Almosteveryoneofthemworkshardandlooksgreat.Idon'twanttofallbehind.Inever

takepills,butIsometimeshavespecialdrinksforbuildingupmybody.Theyaren'tbadformyhealth.Isita

problem?Idon'tthinkso.Alotofmyfriendsarethesameasme.

Bella15Ip-54sports.

Alotofthegirlsatschooltalkabouthairstylesandfashionallthetime.Theyallhavefavouritesuper

starsandtheytrytogoafterthem.ButIfindallthatboring.Ilikesport.Igoswimmingthreetimesaweek

andI'minthebasketballandvolleyballteamsatschool.Myclosefriendsares55tome.They

don'tworryabouttheirappearance.Theyjustwanttobefitandhealthy.

Grace17Ienjoyf56withfriends.

Iwearverycasualclothes-justaT-shirtwithloosepantsorashirtwithjeanswhenFma57.

Idon'twearmake-up.ButwhenI'mwithmyfriends,wesometimesdressourselvesinniceclothesand

changeourhairstyles.Wewearmake-up,too.Wesometimesimitate（模仿）starsfromtheInternet,butthat

isn'taproblemforus.Wejustfeelhappy.What'swrongwiththat?

2023杨浦一模

Arehumansreally箱・1I""9

moreintelligentthanJJJJJJ^JJ

Forcenturies,peoplehaveaskedwhatmakesusdifferentfromanimals.Wesharealmost99percentofour

DNAwithourclosestrelatives,chimpanzees,buthaveyoueverw67whytheyhaveneverevolved

[1]asfastaswehave?Theanswerisourcomplex[2]brains.Theearliesthumanbrainsfromaround2million

yearsagowereonlybigenoughtodealwithsimplesignals,suchassightandsmell.Aswedevelopedinto

Homosapiens⑶1.5millionyearslater,ourbrainsgrewthreetimesbigger.Thiswastomakespacefbrnew

s68likespeechandproblem-solving.However,recentresearchintoanimalintelligencehasmade

someinterestingdiscoveries,andscientistsarestartingtoquestionthe"f69"aboutourpowerful

intelligence.

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languageAnimalsaren'ta

...exceptthatseveral71.ofthemselvesproblems

chimpanzeeshavealreadylearned...exceptthatsomechimpanzees,...exceptthatsomeoctopuses

tousesignlanguage,andsomeandafewdolphinsandelephants,havetheabilitytoc73

otheranimalshavelearnedtohaveallpassedthe"MirrorTest”.theirmovementsandopen

communicateinmeaningfulInamirrortest,ascientistputscontainerswithgreatforcetoget

ways.Inthe1990s,Drsomepaintonananimal,andthenfoodoutofthem.Peoplewho

Pepperbergpublishedherstudiesputstheanimalinfrontofaworkinaquariums141haveknown

ofworkingwithAlex,aparrotmirrorandw72itsthisforyears.Andastudyin2014

thatcouldrememberandnamebehaviour.Whentheyseemadesomeimportantdiscoveries

over50differentobjects!Mostthemselvesinthemirror,theseaboutsomecrows.Itfoundthat

importantly,Alexr70animalsthenchecktheirowntheycouldsolvecomplexpuzzles

makesmistakes.bodyforthepaint.andusetoolstogetfood.

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2023松江一模

Mostofushavetoldalieatonetimeoranother.Someliesareharmfulwhileothersaremostly

h51.Someliesmaybecreatedtoprotectotherpeople.Butnomatterwhatkindoflieyoutell,it

takesasurprisingamountofbrainpower.

Here'sanexample.Imagineyou9re152forclassandtheteacheraskswhyandyoudecideto

lie.Younowhavetoeithercomeupwithastoryonthespotorrememberthestoryyoumadeupasyouwere

rushingtoclass.

Soyousay,"Istoppedbythelibraryandb53abook.^^

Yourteacherasks「ThebookIassigned（布置）lastweek?”

Immediatelyandquickly,youmustdecidehowtor54.Ifyousayyes,theteachermightask

toseethebook.Orshemightexpectyoutoreaditinclass.Youhavetoimaginethesepossibilities.Soyou

mightsay,“No.Itwasadifferentbook.^^Nowyouhavetobereadywithanothertitleincase（万一）the

teacheraskswhichbookyoucheckedout.Andyouhavetomakesureit'sabooktheschoollibrary

a55owns.

Youhaveliedwithonlytwosentences,butyou'vebeenA.tryingtomakeupastory;B.thinkingabout

thevariousdirectionstheconversationmighttake;andC.workingoutwhatyouneedtosayto

k56thisliefrombeingdetected.Youmightnotbeawarethatyoujustgaveyourbrainatonof

extrawork.

Maybeifsmuchbettertotellthet57,"Iwastalkingtosomefriendsoutsidethegymandlost

trackofthetime.”

2023宝山一模

InJapan,travellingbytrainisverypopular.Whenrailwaysfirstspread,manyrailwaystationswere

managedbystationmasters（火车站站长）.Thesestationmastersneededtomakesurethateverythingwent

wellattheirownstations.Manystationsstoppedemploying（雇用）stationmastersalongtimeago.

However,inrecentyears,anewtypeofstationmasterhasa51inJapan:theanimalstationmaster.

ThisallstartedwhenastationinJapandecidedtoemployacatnamedTamaasitsstationmasterin

ordertoimprovebusiness.TheareaaroundKishiStationdidn'tgetanyv52.Thetrainswereoften

empty.In2004,thestationwasalmostshutdownbecausetherewerefewcustomers.Themanwhoworked

atKishiStationasanunofficialstationmasterwasalsotheownerofagrocerystore（杂货店）nexttothe

station.HetookcareofastreetcatnamedTama.In2007,hedecidedtoi53Tamatothemanager

oftherailwaylineasthestationmaster.Beforethat,Tamahadalreadybeenapopularcatamonglocalpeople.

ThemanagernoticedTama'spopularityandmadeherthenewstationmasterofKishiStation.Tama'sbosses

didnothavetogiveheranymoneyassalaries.I54,theygaveherfreefood.Sheneededtogreet

customersandwearastationmaster'shatandauniform.Afterall,astationmastermustlooks55

forthecustomersatalltimes.

Soon,Tamaattractedalotofattention.Moreandmorepeoplewouldgoallthewaytothestationtosee

Tamaandtakepictureswithher.Inaveryshorttime,Tamanotonlybroughtbusinesstothestation,butalso

broughtafewbillionyen（日元）tothelocale56.Tamaseemedtoenjoybeingthecentreof

attention,andcontinuedtoworkatthestationuntilshediedin2015attheageof16.Ifsagreatageforacat

（about80inhumanyears）.Herfuneral（葬礼）wasattendedbymanyofherfans,whos57said

goodbyetothesuperstationmasterforonelasttime.

2023静安一模

TravelAlone

Iamsoexcited.Alsoalittlenervous!Iamoffonatriponmyown.Yes!Alone!Iamfeelingsobrave

andcan'twaittogetgoing.IamheadingofftoEuropetoseesomecitiesIreallywanttovisit.Iamalso

goingtohavesomuchfun.Itisgreatb56IcanchoosewhatIwanttodoineachcity.Iamgoing

totravelbytrainontheEuro-rail.IcanbuyonetrainticketthatI57twoweeks,anduseitallover

Europe.

ThetraintripacrossItalywasfastandthev58ofthecountrysidewerebeautiful.NowIamin

Salzburg,Austria.ThequiethillsofAustriaareagreatplacetovisit.ThemovieTheSoundofMusicwas

filmedaroundthisarea.Itistrulybeautiful.Ienjoythen59sceneryofthemountainsandthe

DanubeRiverfrommyhotelwindow.Therearealsomanycastlesandcathedralstovisit.Mozart,the

famousmusician,wasfromhere.Ilistenedtosomeofhisclassicalmusic.Icouldreallyr60

myselfwhenIsippedonahotcupofcoffee.

Amsterdamisafuncity,f61offriendlylocalsandtourists.ThetrainridetoAmsterdamwasa

longone.Itgavemetimetowritesomepostcardstosendbackhome.Ispentthewholedayexploringtheart

museumshere.Itookaboatridea62themanywatercanals（运）可）andsawpeoplewearingtheir

woodenclogs（木屐）.IevengottotastesomedeliciousDutchcheese.

2023崇明一模

“There'snothingtodiscuss,“shoutedmyhusbandwhenItoldhimthatRose,our17-year-olddaughter,

hadaskedwhethershecouldgotoKavos,Greece,foraholidaywithherfriends.uOfcourseshecan't.She's

tooyoungtotravelw51thepresenceofanadult.It9scompletelyoutofthequestion.99

SohowcomeIfoundmyselfstanding,twoweekslater,atGatwickAirport?Tearfully,Iwatchedour

eldestchildd52throughthesecuritycheckpoint.Infourhours9time,shewouldbeinKavos.It's2,

500kilometersa53fromEngland.

Therecomesatimewhenyouhavetoletyourbabygo一formanyparents,it'saroundtheageof17.We

knowthatthereislikelytobesomethingwilderthanhangingaroundbythepoolandbuildingsandcastles,

butthetimehascometotrustthattheyUllookaftert54.

ButIstillfeltworried.Rosetriedtoputmymindatrest.Shesaidsheandherfriendswouldalwayslook

afteroneanotherandthatitreally,reallywasallgoingtobeokay.

Afterwehadwavedourlastgoodbyeattheairport,Ilookedback.Shewas,tomysurprise,looking

backatme,too.Teenagerswanttocutfree,butit'saf55experienceforthem,too.

WemadeRosepromisetocontactusassoonasshehadarrivedinKavosandatleastonceadayafter

that.Around9a.m.onthefirstmorning,herfirstm56camethrough.ItwastwelvehourssinceI

hadleftheratGatwick.AndallIgotwas:"I'mhere.^^

Iwishthereweresaferplacesthantheseso-calledteendestinations.Butlikeallthedangersthatlifecan

holdforthem,atsomestage,allyoucandoiswarnthem,warnthemagain,warnthemoncemore,andthen

hopethateverythingwillbeallright.

Mydaughtergothomes57.Sodidherfriends.ButRoseisnowtalkingaboutasimilar

journeynextyear.Andmyalarmbellshavealreadystartedringing.

2023奉贤一模

Inclasses,yourteacherswilltalkabouttopicsthatyouarestudying.Theinformationtheyprovidewill

beimportantforyourtests.Therefore,youmustbeabletotakegoodwrittennotesofwhatyourteacherssay.

Herearethethreestagesofnotetakingandwhatyoushoulddoduringeachstage.

Getreadytotakenotes（beforeclass）

•Reviewyournotesfromtheprevious（之前的）classbeforeyoucometoclass.Thiswillhelpyou

r___51___whatyouhavelearnedbeforeandgetyoureadyfornewinformation.

•Completetheassigned（布置的）readingtasksbeforeclass.You'ree___52___todothisforfurther

understanding.

•Bringyourpensandpencilsaswellasyournotebook.

Takenotes(duringclass)

•Focusonwhatyourteacherissaying.Listenfor“signalstatements"，suchas“Themostimportant

pointis..."or"Rememberthat...”.Bes___53___towritedownwhatyourteacherrepeatsorwritesonthe

blackboard.

•Writeq__54___sothatyoucanincludealltheimportantinfonnationinyournotes.Dothisbyusing

abbreviated(缩写的)wordssuchas“med"formedicine.Youmaya___55___usesymbolssuchas"%"(for

percent)andwriteshortsentences.

•Placeaquestionmarknexttotheinformationyouhavewritteninyournotesbutaboutwhosemeaning

youarenotsure.

Rewriteyournotes(afterclass)

•Rewriteyournotestomakethemmoredetailedbyc__56___abbreviationsintowholewords,

symbolsintowords,andshortenedsentencesintolongersentences.

•Makeyournotesmorea__57___byreferringtoyourtextbookandreferencesources.Ifnecessary,

askyourteacherorotherstudentsfbrhelp.

•Checkwithotherstudentssothatyouwon'tleaveoutanyimportantinformation.

2023嘉定一模

Doyouliketotrysomethingnew?Doyoualwaystryhardwhenyoumeetwithproblems?Hereare

fourreasonsfbryoungpeopletotryhard.

@Ithelpsustodowell.

Weoftenlookatpeoplewhoaresuccessfulandwishwecouldbelikethem.Perhapswethinkthese

peopledowellbecausetheyhaveaspecialtalentorarecleverorrichorevenjust151

Havingmoney,fortuneortalentisalmostneverthemainoronlyreasonthatpeopledowell.Trying

hardissometimesevenmoreimportantthananyofthose.Peoplewhorelyonlyontheirtalentanddonot

workhardr52succeed.

@Ithelpsustotrynewthings.

Sometimeswecanbeabitscaredoftryingnewthings.Weareafraidwewill153sillyifwe

can'tdoitproperly.Thiscanpreventusfromgivingnewthingsachanceorpushingo54forward

insomethingwealreadydo.Ifwemakeupourmindstotryhardatthenewactivityandgiveitourbestshot,

wecoulddiscoverthatit'ssomethingwearegettingtolovingdoing.

®Itteachesushowtosolveproblems.

Tryinghardisnotsomethingwehavetodoa55Wecanalwaysaskfbrhelpandifwehavea

bigproblem,thebestthingistoaskaparentorateacher.Ofcourse,wecansolveproblemsonourownif

wetryhard.

Tryinghardmeansputtingane56inevenifwedon'tgetthingsrightthefirsttime.But

remember,welearnfromourfailures.Welearnwecantrydoingitanotherway.

@Itmakesusfeelproud.

Tryinghardgivesusafeelingofachievement.Whenwetryhardandwesucceed,itmakesusfeel

confidentaboutoura57Itteachesusthatwecangetbetteratthings.Ithelpsusbehavewell

becausewelearnthatwearecapable（有能力的）ofachievingthings.

2023闵行一模

Appstoexciteyourinnerartist

Stayingathomewithoutteachersandclassmates,youprobablywillplaywithyoursmartphonetoget

throughthelongdays.Buthowcanyouunlockyourphone'sfullpotential?Startdownloadingsome

interestingandcreativeappsthatwillhelpyouk51timeandboredom.Wehavechosenthreefor

you.Trythemoutandhavefun.

EasyVoiceChanger

Whenyouwatchsci-fimovies,youmayhavenoticedthatpeoplecanchangetheirvoicesinphonecalls

andrecordings.Doyouwanttohavethismagicala52?Well,EasyVoiceChangerwillmakeyour

wishcometrue.It'squiteeasytouse.Userssimplyrecordtheirvoicesintheapp.Then,itcanchangeto

soundlikedifferentvoices.Thesei53voicesofanalien,arobot,amonster,akid,abee,aghost

andmanymore.Ifyouwanttohavefunwithyourfriends,whynotsendthemafreakyphonerecording?

Meme（表情包）GeneratorFree

meme

Wearethememegeneration.Youngpeoplearenotwillingtosendtext.Theypreferusingmemesto

makeapointi54.Butdoyouwantmemespecialmemes?Makeyourown,withMemeGenerator

Free!Theapphasmorethan1,000high-qualitymemetemplates（模板）touse.Youcanchoosephotoor

snap（拍照）onetoinsertontothetemplate.Yourfriendswillappreciateyourimaginationandthankyoufor

givingthemar55tolaugh.

Psychedelic（迷幻的）Camera

Areyoutiredoffollowingrules?Doyoujustwanttomakesomethinga56?Youdefinitely

needtocheckoutPsychedelicCamera.Theappletsyouchoosepicturesfromyourphotogalleryandadd

filters（滤镜）toit."Youcansimplypowerupthecameraandviewyoursurroundingsinchaotic（7昆舌L）

colorsandpatterns一it'sdelightful.Sothatitishardforanyonetor57youanymore."said

AnmolSachdevaonUStechnologywebsiteBeebom.

2023浦东一模

Whatisastaycation?Theclueisinthename.Staycationcomesfromtwowords,“stay"and“vacation,“

whichmeansstayingathomeandspendingholidayswithindrivingdistanceoftheirhome.

Thereared___51___activitiestochoosefrom.Youcouldbeattendinganeventorvisitingalocal

naturespot.Therecouldbeamuseumorathemeparkinyourarea.Perhapsit'saspaoracountrysidewalk.

Ormaybeyouhavedecidednotto1__52___thehouseatall.

Herearesomeofthemostcommonreasonswhypeoplepreferastaycationnowadays.

Cost

Manypeoplechosetotakeastaycationbecausetheycouldnotaffordtotravela___53___.Peopleonly

tendtogoonholidayswhentheyhavethemoneytodoso.Iftheyareshortofmoney,goingtoother

countriesbecomesthelastchoice.

Easeoftravel

Somepeopledonotwanttheinconvenienceoftravelling.Thesepeoplemaychoosetouristactivities

closetohomeortotakeatripinanareathatdoesnotr__54___alotoftravellingtoreach.Thisis

especiallypopularwithpeoplewhoarenotabletotravelfar.Forexample,theymayhaveyoungc___55___,

haveadisabilityorhaveworkclosetohome.

Takingastaycationisoftenthoughttobeeasierthantravellingfurtherafield.Thereislikelynolanguage

barrier（障碍）,noneedformoneyexchangeandf__56___culturalshocksbetweenhomeandaway.

Environment

Astaycationcanoftenbebetterfortheenvironmentbecausewearetravellingless.Noflightsandless

transportmeanslessCO2emissions,whichcanonlybeagoodthing.

Communitysupport

Manypeoplearenowrecognizingthei__57___ofsupportingyourlocalcommunity.Insteadof

travellingtoanotherlocation,peopleprefertospendtheirmoneylocally,sothatthelocalareacangetthe

rewardsofthetouristspend.Itisagoodwaytohelpboostthelocaleconomy.

2023徐汇一模

Teensworldwideconnectthroughvideocallstohavecommunicationemotionally.

Fiveyearsago,AbhayandagroupofhisGrade10classmatesatasecondaryschoolinCanadamade

theirfirstvideocalltotheArctic（北极）.Ontheotherendofthe1___67___wasAbhay's,a23-year-old

brother,Sukhmeet,avolunteerteachingassistant.Hisclasswasatamiddleschoolthere.

Theconversationstartedwithteen'ssmalltalk-askingeachotheraboutTVshows,musicandschoollife.

Butastheteensgrewmorecomfortable,thechatturneds___68___,suchasfamiliesissues,storiesofsocial

problems.Somekidssharedhowhopelesstheyfelt,fortheycoulddon__69___aboutthedangerorthreat

causedbytheclimatechange.

Afterbothgroupssaidtheirgoodbyes,thebrothershadanidea:sincetheconversationwasdesignedto

broadenthestudents7viewsaboutlifeoutsidetheirh___70___,lefskeepiton.Studentscouldcontinueto

benefitfrombridginggeographicalandculturaldifferences.TheycalledtheirorganizationBreakThe

Divide.

Thestudentsusedsocialmediatospreadthewordabouttheirtasktocreateeye-openingconversations.

Otherschoolsbeganreachingout,andBreakTheDividehelpedthemtostarttheirownstations.They

p___71___differentusefulresources,suchasalistofguidingquestionstogettheconversationstarted,and

technicaltipsforvideocalls.Differentstationsareencouragedtoconnectwitheachotherbasedonbig

topics,suchasmentalhealthandclimatechange.Therearenowovertwodozenstationslocatedacross

Canadaaswellasschoolsinothercountries.

Lastyear,AbhayandSukhmeethadtheirfirstemployees,enablingthemtod___72___anappthatwill

actasasocialplatformtoconnectBreakTheDividestationsworldwide.

Thebrothersarehappytofindthattheorganizationcanplayacentralroleinhowyouthsolvethemost

d___73___problems.hopethatwecanbepartofcreatingaworldwherewearealllisteningtoeachother

forlearningandforchange,“saysAbhay.

2023长宁一模

Objectsarepowerfulstorytellers.Theyarecollectedandshowninmuseumstohelpvisitorsunderstand

thep51makesenseofthepresent,orgettoknowpeopleandplacesthatmayben52tothem.

AttheBritishMuseuminEngland,100objectswerechosentotellimportantstoriesabouthistoryand

culture.OneoftheobjectsistheRosettaStonewithsomea53Egyptianwrittenwordsonit.Another

isaverydifferentkindofobject:amoderncreditcard.Thecreditcardhelpstellthestoryofhowpeople

thinkaboutm54andshoppingintoday'sworld.

Anonlineprojectcalled“MovingPeople,Changingplaces,usesobjectsownedbyindividualfamilies

totellstoriesabouthowtheycameandstartedtoliveinEngland.Anoldsuitcasecoveredwithtravellabels

fromaroundtheworldtellsastoryabouthowonememberofafamilymovedfromplacetoplace

b55finallysettlinginEngland.

Everypersonhasobjectsthattellhisorherownstories.ApostercantellastoryaboutthebandorTV

showyoulove.Anoldphotoalbumcantellmanystoriesaboutyourfamilyhistory.Apieceofjewelryor

artworkwhichwasp56downthroughthegenerationscantellaboutyourfamily^values,history,

andrelationships.

Nexttimeyou'relookingaroundyourroomoryourhouse,takeamomenttolookc57atthe

objectsthatsurroundyou.Howdoyourobjectshelptellyourstory?

2023金山一模

Yuhang（余杭）inHangzhouisknownfbrmakingoilpaperumbrellasformorethan230years.

In2015,LiuWeixuegaveupawell-paidjobasadesignertolearnfromhisgrandfatherthea___51___

ofmakingYuhangoilpaperumbrellas.UIbegantoloveitataveryyoungage,Iwantedtobringitto

Liusaid."Whenitrains,someoneusestheumbrella-that'swhatIwanttosee.”

Therearemorethan70stepstomakeaYuhangoilpaperumbrella.Makingbambooribs（伞骨）and

pasting《糊）papersaretwoi___52___skillsamongthem.Ittakesnolessthanaweektomakeanumbrella.

Afterlearningtheskills,Liuopenedastudio（工作坊）andworkedwithlocalumbrella-makingmasters（能

手）.

Liui53theumbrellastowintheheartsofyoungpeople.Asthepaperbrokee54,he

usedathickerpaper.Inatest,hisumbrellaswereopenedandclosed1,000timeswithoutbreaking.Heuses

a155kindofbambootomaketheribs,sotheumbrellasweighless.Asyoungpeoplelike

hand-paintedpictures,heinvitespainterstodrawpatternsontheumbrellacovers.

Whenonlineshoppingbecamepopular,Liuopenedanonlineshoptosellumbrellas.Itnowhasmore

than80,000followers.S56,hedoesn'thurry.Toensurequality,hisstudiomakesonly1,000

umbrellaseachyear.

Hehopesthathecanenterlocalschoolstoteachstudentse57heknowsonhowtomakethis

kindofumbrellas.

2023青浦一模

Whenitcomestoopera,youmightthinkofPekingOpera.ButhaveyoueverheardofQinqiangOpera

（秦腔）？

QinqiangOperaisoneofthee51formsofoperainChina.Itstartedontheancientfolksongs

anddancesofthepeopleinShaanxiandGansuprovinces.Accordingtohistoricalr52,thelocal

operadatesallthewaybacktotheQinDynasty（221-206B.C.）.

HouYanisthepresidentandPartysecretaryofQinqiangTheateroftheNingxiaPerformingArtsGroup.

ShestartedlearningQinqiangOperaat4.

TraininginthebasicskillsofQinqiangOperaisveryc53.In1985,Houstudiedatanart

schoolwhereteacherswereverystrictwithstudents.Legstretching（伸展）,waistbending（弯曲）and

somersaults（翻筋斗）werejustsomeofHou'sdailytrainingroutines.Whiletraining,eachbasicmove

wouldhavetobeheldaccuratelyforhalfanhourandasinglem54couldmeanshehadtostartall

overagain.Herhardworkf55paidoff.Houbecameaperformerwithatroupe（剧团）in

Yinchuanat16.Butin1993,thesweepingtrend（趋势）ofpopandWesternmusichitQinqiangOperahard.

ThetroupewasclosedandHouhadnochoicebuttoleavetheoperastage.

Inthepastdecades,however,Chinahasmadegreateffortstodevelopitstraditionalculture.Hou

r56tothestagein2000andputherheartintotheoperaform.

Now,Hou'steamgiveshundredsofperformanceseveryyear.TheaverageageofHou'soperateamis

30.In2021,theystagedabout150schoolperformances.

“Aswebecomemorec57aboutourculture,moreyoungpeoplefeelproudofourtraditional

cultureandtakeitasafashionabletrend.Theyalsobecomepromoters（倡导者）ofourownculture,said

Hou.

2023黄浦一模

Haveyouseenpiecesoflitteraroundwhereyoulive?Droppinglitterdoesn'tlooknice;itcanhannthe

e