语法填空专练
Passage 1
51. ____ the morning of September 13th, the Chinese government officially announced a policy to gradually raise the retirement age of male workers to 63, and females to 58, 52. ____ (depend) on their occupations. This policy aims to smoothly address the aging population issue, ease the decline in the working-age population, 53_ ___ maintain vibrant economic growth and social development.
China’s current retirement age is 60 years for male workers, 55 for female officials, while many a woman in their 50s 54. ____ (remain) enthusiastic and capable of working. In addition, extended years of schooling delays the entry of young people into the workforce, 55. reduces their total working years. Thus, 56. ____ policy is intended to offer more flexibility and allow people to choose 57. (voluntary) based on individual conditions rather than a uniform approach.
Expert Lin emphasized the 58. ____ (necessary) of this move given that China’s current retirement ages are among the lowest in the world. Over the next decade, about 300 million people, who are currently 59. ____ (age) 50 to 60, are set to leave the Chinese workforce. nearly equivalent to the size of the US population. But the announcement has drawn some discontent. “What a 60. __ __ (misery) year! Middle-aged workers are faced with pay cuts and raised retirement ages. Those who are unemployed find it increasingly difficult to get jobs,” one commented.
Passage 2:
Yum cha, a type of Chinese brunch (早午餐) tea, 36. ____ (literal) means “drinking tea”, which involves drinking Chinese tea and eating snacks. It is popular in Cantonese-speaking regions in China and has spread to other regions worldwide due to the 37. ____ (present) of overseas Chinese.
The origin of Guangzhou morning tea tradition can be traced back to the Qing Dynasty. There were restaurants 38. ____ (call) cha guan, hanging a wooden board with the words “Tea Talking”, where passers-by could rest. The restaurants served tea and cakes for customers, with a few wooden tables and benches available. Then the tea shops appeared, and later, the larger teahouses 39. ____ (come) into being. Since then, it has become common for Cantonese people 40. ____ (proceed) to the teahouses to drink morning tea. By the later Qing period, teahouses in the true sense had emerged in Guangzhou. These were much 41. ____ (rich) places offering much better tea with a variety of cuisines than the earlier tea shops. The teahouses had become a retreat for professionals and businessmen as well 42. ____ the ordinary people.
Since teahouses earn 43. ____ living through tea, many teahouse owners pay much attention to their purchasing. They hire professional buyers, 44. ____ are quite familiar with the origins, brands and types of the tea, following strict rules. Nowadays, yum cha has become an inseparable part of many 45. ______ (local), and life here starts with a cup of tea for them.
Passage 3:
The village homes sit quietly in the mist, their white walls and black roofs standing out amid different oranges and 36. ____ (red) of the autumn trees. The reflection of the sunlight reminds viewers of the Impressionists’ approach 37. ____ light and shadow, yet the 38. ____ (still) of the colors and the lines is altogether Eastern in its charm. Titled “Autumn Haze” and dated 1950, the painting is the work of Lin Fengmian, one of the masters of 20th century art.
Lin’s artistic career began in the southern city of Meizhou, 39. ____ he learned to paint by copying works from the “Manual of the Mustard Seed Garden,” which for three centuries 40. _ __ _ (be) a required text for Chinese children studying art. In 1919, Lin got a work-study opportunity in France. Upon reaching the art academies and studios of Europe, Lin devoted himself to practising 41. ____ he was interested in.
Contemporary Western artists had been incorporating elements of Eastern art from the very beginning. Impressionist master Claude Monet and Cubist master Pablo Picasso both painted Eastern-styled ladies in “La Japonaise” and “Women of Algiers” 42. (respective), while Vincent van Gogh copied paintings of plum blossoms. Unlike earlier Europeans who collected ancient Chinese art out of 43. ____ (curious), the references to Eastern art found in contemporary styles like Impressionism, Post-Impressionism etc. 44. (arise) from a genuine mix of modernist aesthetics (美学) and Eastern philosophical thinking. Inspired by this discovery, Lin combined Chinese painting traditions with new styles of Western art, thus 45. _____ (create) his own artistic philosophy.
Passage 4:
Nearly three decades have passed, but 57-year-old Xu Jiadong still remembers the day when he first went into 56. ____ bamboo forest with his father to “handpick the ones that he would later use 57. ____(make) the ribs (骨) of folding fans”.
It was in early January in Anji county of eastern China’s Zhejiang province, 58. ____ a special type of bamboo known as yu zhu, or “jade bamboo”, grows in abundance. That’s where Xu, then in his late 20s, 59. ____(give) lessons by the old man while breathing in the chilly mountain air.
“For the purpose of fan-making, bamboo can neither be too young nor too old. Generally speaking, plants that have grown to 5 years old are the most 60. ____(desire),” Xu says. “One thing my father always asked me to look for was the natural layer of white, waxy (蜡质的) substance 61. ____(coat) the plant.” This is bamboo wax, and when removed off, the green color underneath is revealed — thus it’s known as “jade bamboo”.
“62. ____(artist) from ancient China, especially those living in difficult times, often painted wind-swept or rain-slashed bamboo plants, inspired 63. ____(equal) by their resilience and 64. ___ _(flexible),” says Wang Yimin, an ancient Chinese painting expert from Beijing’s Palace Museum. “It’s also worth noting that jie, the Chinese character for bamboo joints, also means integrity.”
By the time the folding fan became popular in the country in the 14th century, bamboo had long entered the Chinese visual and literary tradition, a powerful symbol for those who would like to think of themselves 65. ______ men of virtue.
Passage 5:
As China’s leaders have pushed for a stronger sense of national Chinese identity and renewed cultural confidence, hanfu has become a visual symbol of China’s renaissance.
Zhao Bo heads a museum in Yongqing, Hebei province, showcasing antique garments and handmade replicas of outfits 56. ___ (date) back to more than 2,000 years ago. He is also a part of a growing movement among younger Chinese that has helped revive hanfu, the name 57. ___ (give) to clothing once worn by ancient Chinese. Hanfu covers clothes worn during a number of China’s 58. ___ (history) periods, such as Tang, Song and Ming dynasties. It consists of a flowing robe in beautiful 59. ___ (shade) of color and a skirt with intricate embroidery. In an interview, Zhao said that the in-vogue hanfu attire seen on the streets of China today was not exactly 60. ___ ancient Han people once wore 61. ___ it remained a positive promotion of our Hanfu culture.
Despite its rising popularity, most hanfu fans tend to only wear the outfits with friends for photo shoots. Zhao, who 62. ___ (wear) adapted hanfu on a daily basis, thinks the best way 63. ___ (preserve) tradition was to adapt it to modern life. Fashion-conscious youth in Chinese mainland have turned hanfu cosplay 64. ___ a way to express themselves and connect with history and tradition. He believes that we would see 65. ____ continuous increase in tradition clothing.
参考答案:
Passage 1:
51. On 52. depending 53. and 54. remains
55. which 56. the 57. voluntarily 58. necessity 59. aged 60. miserable
Passage 2:
36. literally 37. presence 38. called 39. came
40. to proceed 41. richer 42. as 43. a 44. who 45. locals
Passage 3:
36. reds 37. to 38. stillness 39. where 40. had been
41. what##whatever 42. respectively 43. curiosity 44. arose 45. creating
Passage 4:
a 57. to make 58. where 59. was given 60. desirable 61. coating
62. Artists 63. equally 64. flexibility 65. as
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