06 中国文学作品-2024年中考英语新热点时文阅读

2024年中考英语新热点时文阅读

06 中国文学作品 

01

Honestly, I had never enjoyed reading science movies until a friend of mine handed a copy of The Three-Body Problem into my hands. “You’ve just got to read this novel!”

“But I have no interest in superheroes fighting aliens to save the world. I prefer real people dealing with real-life situations.”

“Exactly. That’s why I want you to read it”

But, he was right. I fell in love with the book from the very beginning and finished it in only a couple of days. One reason why it was such a page-turner was Liu Cixin’s wonderful story-telling style. I especially liked his way of dealing with time.It starts back in history, nearly 60 years ago. Then, it jumps forward 40 years, when the characters have become elderly men and women, before jumping back again.

And the lives of Ye Wenjie and Wang Miao certainly kept me turning the pages. However, I also fell in love with this book because it was thought-provoking (发人深省的). Yes, there are aliens in it, but the theme of this story is life on Earth and how we humans are making the planet in danger. Real-world science, history and philosophy (哲学) are made into this very attractive story.

The Three-Body Problem has enjoyed great popularity worldwide. It’s no surprise then, that it has been adapted (改编) into a TV series. At first, I didn’t like this idea. Books often lose a lot of their value when they are made into TV series. Books are slow. You need patience to understand what is going on. TV moves much faster. It is packed with action and cool characters. Young people are often more interested in what they see on their screens than in the stories and their messages. But once you do fall in love with reading, you will realize that it is a good book, not a TV series that will be your friend for life.

1．What can we learn from the first paragraph?

A．The writer wasn’t interested in science movies.

B．The writer’s friend wrote the sci-fi novel.

C．The writer has little interest in reading at all.

2．What questions can’t be answered in this passage?

A．Why do we humans cause the planet to be in danger?

B．What’s the theme of this story?

C．What kept me reading?

3．In which sentence should the word page-turner be put?

A．Amy thought the trip to Shanghai sounded like a ________.

B．The professor in my college always tells me in our learning experience that we need a ________.

C．People praised the movie was such a ________ that almost everyone loved it.

4．Which one is NOT the reason why the writer loves the novel?

A．The wonderful story-telling way.

B．The lives of Ye Wenjie and Wang Miao.

C．The TV series adapted from it.

5．What can we infer from the writer’s opinion?

A．A good book can make TV series more valuable.

B．There’s no need to adapt good books into TV series.

C．Young people should first watch the TV series instead of the book itself.

02

6．Poem A was written by________ in ________ Dynasty.

A．Du Fu; Tang

B．Bai Juyi; Tang

C．Li Bai; Tang

D．Sushi; Song

7．The best phrase to fill in the blank ▲ is ________.

A．a big rock

B．a huge mountain

C．a small tomb(坟墓)

D．a long river

8．What’s the theme(主题) of the two poems?

A．Missing hometown.

B．Talking about friendship.

C．Missing mother.

D．Talking about city.

03

Tune（曲调）: Pride of Fishermen

When autumn comes to the frontier, the scene（风景）looks drear,

South-bound wild geese won’t stay

E’en for a day.

An uproar rises with horns blowing far and near.

Walled in by peaks, smoke rises straight

At sunset over isolate town with fastened gate.

I hold a cup of wine, yet home is far  ▲ ,

The Northwest is not won and I’m obliged to stay.

At the flutes’ doleful sound

Over frost-covered ground,

None fall asleep,

The general’s hair turns white and soldiers weep.

Fan Zhongyan (989-1052) was famous for his work Notes on the Yueyang Tower. Its line “To be the first in the country to worry about the affairs of the state and the last to enjoy oneself is often used.Fan was not just a ci composer（词人）, but also a famous statesman（政治家）.

In the early Song Dynasty(960-1279), ci composers usually wrote about love and court（宫廷）life. But Fan Zhongyan’s ci included different topics. He focused on the life of soldiers. Pride of Fishermen is a good example.

Based on the writer’s own experience, this ci shows the hard life soldiers had and their homesickness（思乡）. At the time, Fan led an army to fight against the Western Xia, which was to the northwest of Song. As he grew up in Suzhou, much farther south, he couldn’t get used to the weather. That’s why the first line of the piece uses the word “drear”. The following lines in the first part describe more about the hardship. For example, the isolated town was in great danger. The second part shows how much Fan and the soldiers missed home.

However, the ci doesn’t only focus on homesickness. Instead, it mixes both patriotic（爱国的）love with homesickness, creating a sad but real poetic atmosphere（氛围）.

9．What is the Chinese for the tune of this ci?

A．摸鱼儿             B．渔父                      C．渔家傲                   D．渔歌子

10．The suitable word which can be put in the seventh line （ ▲ ）of this ci is ________.

A．near                 B．straight                  C．way                       D．away

11．Why did Fan Zhongyan use the word “drear” in the first line of the piece?

A．He hated to stay in the northwest of Song.

B．He couldn’t bear the hardship of being a soldier, so he didn’t like the scene.

C．The weather in the northwest was so different from his hometown, so he felt sad.

D．He thought things in the northwest were not good.

12．From this ci, we know Fan Zhongyan ________.

A．was good at fighting and guiding.         B．owned deep feeling for soldiers and homeland

C．played an important role in Song’s history     D．was a great ci composer and a famous statesman

13．What’s the main idea of the piece?

A．The hard life and the patriotic love of soldiers.      B．The anger to the enemy and the war.

C．Sadness and disappointment to the emperor.   D．Deeply missing families and hometown.

04

China has a long history, and many stories are hidden in ancient books, such as Shan Hai Jing, or Classic of Mountains and Seas. It is a fantastic geographical and cultural record of the pre-Qin China as well as a collection of Chinese mythology(神话).

The exact writer of the book and the time it was written are still uncertain. It was once thought that mythical characters such as Yu the Great or Boyi wrote the book. However, the general agreement among modern scholars(学者) is that the book was not written at a single time by a single writer, but rather by numerous people from the period of the Warring States to the beginning of the Han dynasty.

All in all, Shan Hai Jing talks about more than 550 mountains, 300 waterways and 400 mythical creatures. It is made up of 31,000 Chinese characters more or less. The whole collection is divided into 18 parts. Myths such as the Great Pangu, Nuwa, and Kua Fu are included in the book. These are stories of creation and the beginning of mankind. These stories are now being spread from one generation(代) to another in China.

There is nothing more attractive in Shan Hai Jing than the mysterious monsters(妖怪) described in it. For example, there is a kind of wild animal in Qingqiu Mountain. It looks like a fox but has nine tails. Its cry is similar to the cry of a baby. If you eat its meat, you will not be harmed by bad spirits. These monsters give readers a look at the ancients’ understanding and imagination of some unknown things.

As a record of ancient Chinese mythology, Shan Hai Jing is undoubtedly attractive. It is an encyclopedia(百科全书) that can show ancient social life.

14．According to the passage, Shan Hai Jing ________.

A．was set up by Pangu and Nuwa             B．was written by Yu the Great and Boyi

C．provides information about the ancients D．has a long history of about 1500 years

15．Which aspects(方面) does Shan Hai Jing cover?

① Geography       ② Outer Space      ③ Physics      ④ Chemistry       ⑤ History

A．① ② ③         B．② ③ ④               C．① ④ ⑤               D．① ② ⑤

16．What does the writer think of Shan Hai Jing?

A．Strange and meaningless.                     B．Unbelievable but knowledgeable.

C．Interesting and real.                             D．Exciting but useless.

05

阅读下面短文，根据上下文、所给首字母或括号内单词等提示，在空白处填入适当的单词。每个空只能填一个词。

When Suansuan first read Peach Blossom Shangri-la(《桃花源记》) in her high school Chinese textbook, she didn’t think too much about it. One day in college, she     17     (remember) the essay(文章) again. After furthering her studies, she r    18     that there is more than she first saw to the 320-word text. For example, the peach blossom Shangri-la not only appears in Tao Yuanming’s essay,     19     in many poems, paintings and plays. The fisherman in the text doesn’t have a name, for he is a symbol of a special group of people—the hermits(隐士).

The simple text became much more fun and attractive to Suansuan. She wants to s    20     her ideas with more people—by making videos. To better     21     (呈现) her ideas, she paints in her videos. For a video under 10 minutes in length, she may draw up to 80 drafts(画稿).

Starting in May 2019, she has made more than 50 videos. Seven are about the hidden stories b    22     some texts in Chinese textbooks. The r    23     are about learning methods and other works of literature(文学). These have earned her more than 1.5 million fans on Bilibili, many of whom are teenagers. They have left bullet comments(弹幕) and messages of     24     (thank). They say she has made their school life more i    25    .

Suansuan said the two things that bring her the most happiness are learning and     26     (create). Making videos combines both. So she will keep doing it.

06

阅读下面短文，根据语境、音标或所给单词的提示，在每个空格内填入一个恰当的词，要求所填的词意义准确、形式正确，使短文意思完整、行文连贯。

Have you ever read A Dream of the Red Mansions?

    27     we all know, it is one of the four great classical novels in China. It was first     28     (perform) as a ballet drama by the National Ballet of China in 2023.

From the view of Jia Baoyu, Dream of the Red Mansions tells a story     29     the history of his large wealthy family and his relationship with Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai. It shows     30     beauty of women and the complex (复杂的) ancient Chinese society. It has a deep influence at     31     /həʊm/and abroad.

There are many     32     (kind) of Western art styles, but the ballet dance drama can better present this Chinese classic novel. People     33     /bɪ’liːv/ the combination (结合) will make the creators and dancers so excited. In order to express a better feeling, actors    34     (careful) design winter snow stage setting and the costumes of the characters. By     35     (add) Chinese silk into the ballet skirts, the designer Yang Donglin tries to achieve a “combination of Eastern and Western aesthetics (美学)”.

You can imagine how     36      /’speʃəl/ it is to see a classic Chinese story mixed with Western ballet. The creators hope that the world will know China’s history and culture well, while Chinese people have a better understanding of Western art.

07

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

A Spring Morning 春晓

This spring morning in bed I’m lying,春眠不觉晓，

Not to awake rill the birds are crying.处处闻啼鸟。

After one night of wind and showers,夜来风雨声，

How many are the fallen flowers! 花落知多少。

(Translated     37     Xu Yuanchong 许渊冲译)

This poem     38     (write) by Meng Haoran (689-740), who lived during the Tang Dynasty. It might be one of the     39     (famous) poems about spring in China. People like to read it     40     they wake up on a spring morning.

Meng didn’t     41     (direct) say how much he loved spring. Instead, he wrote about the details (细节) of     42     season: the birds, wind, rain showers and fallen     43     (flower). He described these things to show     44     (we) the joy he felt during springtime.

Meng     45     (choose) to write about the sounds of spring. These sounds allow readers     46     (picture) spring using their own imagination.

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参考答案

1．A    2．A    3．C    4．C    5．B

【导语】本文主要讲述了作者之前不喜欢读科幻小说，但是朋友推荐了《三体》这本小说后，作者爱上了这本书。作者喜欢刘慈欣的叙事风格，尤其是他处理时间的方式。小说的主题是地球上的生命以及人类如何使地球处于危险之中，其中穿插了真实的科学、历史和哲学。虽然小说被改编成了电视剧，但作者认为读书是一种更好的选择，因为书籍能够成为人们一生的朋友。

1．细节理解题。根据“Honestly, I had never enjoyed reading science movies until a friend of mine handed a copy of The Three-Body Problem into my hands.”可知从第一段我们能够了解到作者对科幻电影不感兴趣。故选A。

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