2023年中考英语新时政热点阅读 21 中华文化（含解析）

2023年中考英语最新热点时文阅读-中华文化

题型主要内容

1阅读理解介绍了在中国文化中，鹤、金鱼、喜鹊和公鸡这些中国动物符号所具有的意义。

2阅读理解介绍了在中国很受欢迎的几种幸运的迹象，包括幸运的颜色、动物或语言。

3阅读理解介绍了龙在中国文化上的意义以及与龙有关的节日。

4阅读理解介绍了中国古代的四大发明一指南针，火药，造纸术和印刷术。

5完形填空介绍了中国国剧——京剧的历史、四大行当、四种艺术方法，对人类的影响及其

重要地位。

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（安徽省安庆市2021-2022学年九年级上学期期中英语试题）Chineseanimalsymbolshold

amazingpowerinallcultures.Aswithallsymbols,thesecanbringaboutgreatpositive（积极的）partsinto

ourlives.Byunderstandingtheirmeanings,wethinkaboutthedesired（渴望的）parteachsymbolrepresents.

Crane:

Thecraneisalegend（传说）inChinafbrbeing,theprincewithfeathersonearth.Nextto（仅次于）

thephoenix（凤凰）,thecraneisChinesefavouritebirdsymbol.Thecraneistheancientsymbolforlong

lifebecauseitcanliveforalongtime.Inmanylegends,thespiritrideoncranes,whicharealsosaidtotake

thesouls（灵魂）ofthedeadpeopletoheaven.

Goldfish:

Thissymbolmeansalotofgold,makingthegoldfishapopularsymbolintheChineseculture.Oneof

themostpopularNewYear'spicturesisachildholdingalargegoldfishandaflowerwhichbringsboth

wealthandharmony.Agoldfishembroidered（刺绣）onabagorashirtisasurewaytobringenoughenergy

intoyourlife.

Magpie（喜鹊）:

ThisChineseanimalsymboltranslatesintothebirdofjoy.Itisbelievedthatwhenthemagpienestsin

yourhouse,itbringsmuchcauseforcelebrationandmanyhappyoccasions（场合）.Thosepeoplewhowish

toliveahappylifeinanewplacewilldowelltohavethissymbolintheirlives,asitattractsthesettling（安

居）energiesintoourlives.What'smore,themagpieisapowerfulsymboltoattractthehappinesswith

marriageandchildren.

Rooster:

Apictureofaroosterstandsforawishforadvancement（晋升）becausetherooster'screst（冠）sounds

similartotheword"官"inChinese.Moreimportantly,legendhasitthattheHeavenlyRoosterofDusu

Mountainwascrowing（啼叫）loudlyandmakingalltheroostersonearthcrowalongwithit.Thiscrowing

woulddriveawayallevilspiritsaway.

1.Whatisafactaboutthecrane?

A.It'stheprincessofallanimalsonearth.

B.TheChinesefavouritebirdsymbol.

C.Itwillliveforquitealongtime.

D.Itcantakepeopletoheaven.

2.Whichbringsalotofwealth（财富）andenergy?

A.Thecrane.B.Therooster.C.Thegoldfish.D.Themagpie.

3.Thepassageismostlikely（可能）tobefoundin.

A.astorybookB.aculturecolumn（专栏）

C.asciencereportD.afashionmagazine

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（重庆市万州高级中学2021-2022学年九年级上学期期中英语试题（含听力））Luckysigns（吉兆）

isverypopularwithChinese.TherearemanyaspectsandexpressionsofgoodluckinChineseculture.They

aremostlypassedfromancienttimesandstillplayanimportantroleinpeople'sdailylivestoday.Thelucky

colors,animalsoruseoflanguagearequitespecialandinteresting,andtheymaketheculturemore

meaningful.

Thecolorred

RedisdeeplyrootedinChineseculture;itrepresentspower,status（身份）andconfidencetoancient

Chineseroyalty,whiletocommonpeople,redmeanshappiness,wealth,prosperityandgoodluck.

Benevolentanimals（神兽护体）

“IntheancientEastthereisadragon,hernameisChina.IntheancientEastthereisagroupofpeople,

theyarealltheheirs（后裔）ofthedragon.,,DragonsinChineseculturerepresentthegreatestroyalty,strength,

prosperity.TheancientemperorsofChinawereregardedasthesonsofdragons.

Chinesepirns（谐音）

IntheChineselanguage,therearelotsofinterestinghomophonicwords（双关语）.Chinesepeoplelove

tousethesepunsintheirdailylives,andithasbecomeanimportantpartoftheculture.Especially,people

lovetotakehomophonicmeaningsandconnectthemasluckywordsliket4niannianyouyu","yu"means

"fish"anditalsohavethesimilarsoundas"surplus（剩余）”.

4.kind（s）ofluckysignsarementionedinthispassage.

A.OneB.TwoC.ThreeD.Four

5.InChineseculture,canrepresent（代表）thegreatestroyalty,strengthandprosperity.

A.dragonsB.pandasC.birdsD.tigers

6.meanshappiness,wealth,prosperityandgoodluck.

A.PinkB.YellowC.PurpleD.Red

7.Thebesttitleofthepassagemaybe”

A.ChineseTraditionalDramaB.ChineseTraditionalCulture

C.ChineseTraditionalFoodD.ChineseTraditionalFestival

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（四川省德阳市第二中学校2021-2022学年九年级上学期期中英语试题）Dragonsarenotreal

animals,butlooklikeacombination（结合体）ofmanyanimalssuchassnakes,fishanddeer.Theyhavetwo

horns（角）andlongmoustache（胡子）.Withfantasticpowers,theyflyintheskyorswiminthesea.Theycan

makerain,too.TheChinesedragonisasymbolofstrengthandgoodluck.

Weareproudtocallourselvesthe"descendants（传人）ofthedragon^^.InChinese,“excellent"people

areoftencalled“dragons”.AnumberofChinesesayingsandidiomstalkaboutdragons,forexample,

“Hopingone'schildwillbecomeadragonJwhichmeanshopingheorshewillbesuccessful.

TherearealsosometraditionalfestivalsaboutdragonsinChina,suchasDragonHeadRaisingDayand

DragonBoatFestival.Wehavedifferentkindsofactivitiestocelebratethem.Thesetwofestivalscomeevery

year,buttheYearoftheDragoncomeseverytwelveyears.

8.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedasthecombinationofadragon?

A.SnakesB.HorsesC.FishD.Deer

9.Theyear,2000,istheYearoftheDragon,andwhichofthefollowingyearsistheYearoftheDragon

again?

A.2012.B.2008.C.2018.D.1987.

10.WhatdoestheChinesedragonsymbolize?

A.Acombinationofmanyanimals.B.Chinesesayingsandidiom.

C.Traditionalfestivals.D.Strengthandgoodluck.

11.Inthepassage,theunderlinedsentence“Hopingone'schildwillbecomeadragon,“meansin

Chinese.

A.龙马精神B.龙飞凤舞C.望子成龙D.龙腾虎跃

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（山东省东营市东营区实验中学（五四制）2022-2023学年九年级上学期9月学科素养英语试题）

ItwasagreatgifttotheworldfromancientChina.Beforeitwasinvented,sailorshad

Compasstodependonthestarstofinddirection.Afteritwasinvented,theoceanswereopento

travel.Andmanynewdiscoveriesweremadewiththehelpofit.

Itwasoneofthegreatestinventions.Itissaidthatinthe3rdcenturyaChineseman

wroteabouthowtomakeit.Atfirst,itwasusedformakingfireworks.Attheendofthe

Gunpowder

TangDynasty,peoplebegantouseitinwars.Themethodofmakingitwasbroughttothe

ArabworldandEuropeinthe13thand14thcenturies.

Chinawasthefirstcountryintheworldtomakepaper.DuringtheWesternHan

Dynasty（202B.C.—9A.D.）,paperwasmadeinsomeplacesinChina.Itwasdeveloped

Paper­

intheEasternHanDynasty（25A.D.—220A.D.）byCaiLun.Hemadepaperwith

making

bark,ropes,ragsandsoon.Beforeitwasinvented,theancientChinesecarvedcharacters

onanimalbonesandstones.Theyalsowrotethemonbambooandwoodensticks.

Itwasdevelopedin1041—1048intheSongDynasty.AmannamedBiShengcarved

charactersonpiecesofclayandwood.Thenheputinkonthem.Afterthecharacterswere

Printing

printedonpaper,thepiecesofclayorwoodcouldbeusedagain.Thistechnologythen

spreadtoKorea,JapanandEurope.Itwasthebasicmethodatthattime.

12.Afterthewasinvented,theoceanswereopentotravel.

A.compassB.printingC.gunpowderD.paper-making

13.Atfirst,gunpowderwasusedfor.

A.findingdirectionB.makingfireworks

C.carvingcharactersD.writingcharacters

14.developedpaper-makingintheEasternHanDynasty.

A.SomesailorsB.BiShengC.CaiLunD.PeopleintheArabworld

15.Printingwasdevelopedinthe.

A.TangDynastyB.SongDynastyC.HanDynastyD.Wedon'tknow.

16.Thebesttitleforthereadingmaterialis.

A.TheFourDynastiesofAncientChina

B.TheFourGreatInventorsofAncientChina

C.TheFourGreatInventionsofAncientChina

D.TheFourGreatInventionsofChina

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（安徽省安庆市2021-2022学年九年级上学期期中英语试题）BeijingOperaisournationalopera.

Ithasaquitelonghistory.Itisthesoul（灵魂）ofChinesenationalculture.Itcameintobeing（形成）after

1790whenthefamousfourAnhuioperatroupes（戏班）17toBeijing.BeijingOperais18

ofhistoricalstories,beautifulcostumesandwonderfulperformances.

ItsmusicandsingingcamefromXipiandErhuanginAnhuiandHubei.Therearemainly19

kindsofrolesinBeijingOpera:Sheng,Dan,JingandChou.TheShengisa20maleactor.TheDan

isafemalerole.TheJingisamalerole21apaintedfaceandtheChouisacomedyactor.

BeijingOperapresentsplaysandcharactersmainlybyfourartistic22.Theyaresinging,

speaking,actingandmartialarts（唱、念、做、打）.Thesemethodsmakeaudience（观众）lobeencouraged

bytheperformers'feelings,language,musicandaction.

BeijingOperais23bygenerations（代）ofChinesepeople.Today,anincreasingnumberof

youngpeoplearebecoming24init.ForeignpeoplearealsovisitingChinato25BeijingOpera.

BeijingOperacontainsthesoulofChinesenationalculture.Itsspecialcharm（魅力）26

generationsofChinesepeople.ThereisnodoubtthatitisreallythetreasureofChineseculture.

17.A.cameB.leftC.arrivedD.reached

18.A.fullB.sureC.proudD.careful

19.A.threeB.fourC.twoD.five

20.A.uglyB.leadingC.smartD.strange

21.A.inB.withC.ofD.under

22.A.showsB.methodsC・scenesD.works

23.A.enjoyedB.writtenC.calledD.made

24.A.experiencedB.interestedC.weakD.rich

25.A.eatB.drinkC.tasteD.hurt

26.A.insistsB.showsC.tellsD.encourages

参考答案:

1.C2.C3.B

【导语】本文介绍了在中国文化中，鹤、金鱼、喜鹊和公鸡这些中国动物符号所具有的意义。

1.细节理解题。根据“Thecraneistheancientsymbolfbrlonglifebecauseitcanlivefbralongtime."可

知，鹤是长寿的古老象征，因为它可以活很长时间。故选C。

2.推理判断题。根据"OneofthemostpopularNewYear'spicturesisachildholdingalargegoldfishand

aflowerwhichbringsbothwealthandharmony.Agoldfishembroideredonabagorashirtisasurewayto

bringenoughenergyintoyouMife.”可知，金鱼会带来了许多财富和能量，故选Co

3.推理判断题。根据"Chineseanimalsymbolsholdamazingpowerinallcultures.Aswithallsymbols,

thesecanbringaboutgreatpositivepartsintoourlives.Byunderstandingtheirmeanings,wethinkaboutthe

desiredparteachsymbolrepresents.”可知，本文介绍了中国的动物符号在所有文化中都具有神奇的力

量，因此本文可能在文化专栏被看见，故选B。

4.C5.A6.D7.B

【导语】本文介绍了在中国很受欢迎的几种幸运的迹象，包括幸运的颜色、动物或语言。

4.细节理解题。根据“Thecolorred"；“Benevolentanimals”以及"Chinesepuns”可知，文中提到了三种

幸运的迹象，故选C。

5.细节理解题。根据文中“DragonsinChineseculturerepresentthegreatestroyalty,strength,prosperity,^^

可知，龙在中国文化中代表着至高无上的王权、力量和繁荣，故选A。

6.细节理解题。根据“RedisdeeplyrootedinChineseculture...whiletocommonpeople,redmeans

happiness,wealth,prosperityandgoodkick."可知，红色意味着幸福、财富、繁荣和好运，故选D。

7.最佳标题题。根据“LuckysignsisverypopularwithChinese.Therearemanyaspectsandexpressions

ofgoodluckinChineseculture...andtheymaketheculturemoremeaningful.”及整个文章的理解可知，文

章主要是介绍中国传统文化中一些象征幸运的迹象，包括幸运的颜色、动物或语言，故选B。

8.B9.A10.D11.C

【导语】本文主要介绍了龙在中国文化上的意义以及与龙有关的节日。

8.细节理解题。根据“Dragonsarenotrealanimals,butlooklikeacombination（结合体）ofmanyanimals

suchassnakes,fishanddeer”可知，是蛇，鱼和鹿的结合体，没有提到马，故选B。

9.推理判断题。根据“buttheYearoftheDragoncomeseverytwelveyears”可知，龙年每十二年一次，

所以2000年是龙年，2012年也是龙年，故选A。

10.细节理解题。根据“TheChinesedragonisasymbolofstrengthandgoodluck”可知，中国龙是力量

和好运的象征，故选D。

11.句意猜测题。根据“whichmeanshopingheorshewillbesuccessful”可知，这句话是希望孩子成功，

也就是“望子成龙”，故选C。

12.A13.B14.C15.B16.C

【导语】本文主要介绍了中国古代的四大发明——指南针，火药，造纸术和印刷术。

12.细节理解题。根据“Compass；Afteritwasinvented,theoceanswereopentotravel.”可知，指南针

发明后，航海变得更加开放。故选A。

13.细节理解题。根据“Gunpowder；Atfirst,itwasusedformakingfireworks.“可知，在一开始，火药

是用来制作烟花。故选B。

14.细节理解题。根据"Paper-making；ItwasdevelopedintheEasternHanDynasty(25A.D.—220A.D.)

byCaiLun.”可知，蔡伦在东汉年间改良造纸术。故选C。

15.细节理解题。根据“Printing；Itwasdevelopedin1041—1048intheSongDynasty.”可知，印刷术是

在宋代被发明的。故选B。

16.最佳标题题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了中国古代的四大发明。故选C。

17.A18.A19.B20.B21.B22.B23.A24.B25.C26.D

【导语】本文主要介绍了中国国剧——京剧的历史、四大行当、四种艺术方法，对人类的影响及其

重要地位。

17.句意：它形成于1790年之后，当时著名的四个安徽戏班来到北京。

came来到；left离开；arrived抵达；reached达到。leave和reach为及物动词，后面直接加名词，故