阅读理解填词(七) 环境保护+校园生活+社会热点
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Springtime brings catkin ‘storm’ in Beijing
Spring in Beijing is a warm and sunny season. However, it is also the season for catkins(柳絮). You can see lots of these white balls of fuzz(绒毛)1.l all around you.
Catkins are 2.s of female poplar and willow trees. These trees were 3.w planted in Beijing in the 1960s and 1970s, as they are cheap, 4.e to maintain(保养,维护) and can grow quickly.
The catkins have brought a bit of 5.t . They can make people cough and sneeze, 6.e people who have allergies or asthma. They can also catch on fire 7.q easily.
The government has 8.t a few ways to control the catkins. “We have cut some branches. We will also use high-pressure water guns to take down the seeds and 9.w them away,” Wang Xiaoping, a Beijing bureau official, said to China Daily. “We 10.a to greatly improve the catkin situation by 2020”.
B [2020·原创题]
Inspired by Chinese culture
From March 22 to 24, more than 500 English speech competitors came to Hangzhou to share their ideas and stories. The 1.c started in 1996 as a specialized contest for college students. But now it 2.i many age groups, including kindergartners.
Who do you think has shaped Chinese culture the 3.m ? Whose ideas have inspired you and made you proud of your culture? Sixty-one students 4.a this question during the junior group semifinals (半决赛), where their speech topic was“My Inspiring Chinese Cultural Hero”.
Their cultural heroes included 5.h figures(人物), such as Confucius and Qu Yuan, as well as fictional characters, such as Sun Wukong and Mulan. They also included more modern figures, such as Lu Xun and Bruce Lee.
Feng Feifei, editor of BBC Learning English, was one of this year’s judges(评委). She said this topic could 6.e more Chinese kids to dig deeper into their country’s culture. “It encourages students to learn more about Chinese culture and boost(增强) their cultural confidence,” she said.
Shi Yiran from Beijing No. 4 Middle School chose Sun Wukong, or the Monkey King, as her cultural 7.h . In her speech, she said the Monkey King became a bit less interesting as she grew up. But she realized the character’s charm(魅力) after talking about Harry Potter with a British friend. She found they were similar. She said she is inspired by the Monkey King’s power and 8.b .
Fang Yuehan from Ningbo Foreign Language School talked about Chinese physician Li Shizhen, 9.w lived during the Ming Dynasty. Inspired by his travels around China, which he undertook before writing the Compendium of Materia Medica(《本草纲目》), Feng said she wanted to spread traditional Chinese culture as well.
Mary Dilworth, a teacher at Hangzhou Normal University and 10.a one of this year’s judges, said she was touched by the contestants’ love for their cultural heroes. “ In a way, they become cultural heroes themselves,” she said.
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“Made in China” is having its moment now—and it’s a fashionable one.
The story of Chinese fashion began in 2011 when Feiyue and Huili, 1.b Chinese sports shoe brands(品牌), suddenly got international attention. Their products were seen all over the world. Chinese sportswear brand Li Ning was at the New York Fashion Week in September, 2018.They 2.s their new designs—sweaters and jackets with Chinese characters.
Shaun Rein, managing director of China Market Research Group, said that the 3.l Chinese brands no longer catch customers’ eye by low 4.p . He told CNN, “They are sure that they can go head to head with foreign brands.”
