32 “虎虎”生威虎文化-2022年高考英语最新热点时文阅读.docx

1、2022年高考最新热点时文阅读-“虎虎”生威虎文化题型主要内容1语法填空介绍了中国虎年出生的人所具有的一些特点和老虎的文化意义2语法填空介绍了中国邮政发行的一套虎年特别邮票的意义和愿景3语法填空为庆祝即将到来的虎年，澳大利亚邮政发行了一套以老虎形象为主题的新邮票和硬币4七选五介绍了生肖的来历以及过年的饮食和活动等01（2022江苏南京师大附中高一期末）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。With the Chinese New Year less than a month away, people are getting ready to welcome the Y

2、ear of the Tiger.Do you know anyone born in the Year of the Tiger? Are they always independent and_1_ (energy)? Do they have a keen sense of justice? If so, then they are typical “tiger”. They like to act alone and always seem to have endless energy. When_2_ (face) with justices, _3_ against themsel

3、ves or others, you can be sure Tigers will not stand aside. In Chinese culture, tigers are regarded as fearless creatures, so thats _4_ in China you can see images of tigers on the walls of temples and houses to ward off disasters and danger. Tigers have _5_ important cultural significance not just

4、in China, but across Asia. In the book Life of Pie, Canadian writer Yann Martel chose a tiger as the partner for Indian boy Pi on his _6_ (survive) adventure in the Pacific Ocean.Tigers are also one of my favorite animals. I first _7_ (learn) about the beauty of tigers as a child, while _8_ (watch)

5、animal documents. My most precious toy while growing up was my toy tiger, _9_ I still treasure dearly to this day. I love it that China has its animal zodiac system as it shows the connection, understanding and respect that humans can have _10_ animals.02（2022浙江高三开学考试）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的

6、正确形式。China Post issued a set of special stamps for the Year of the Tiger on Wednesday. Unlike last year, where there was only one stamp, this time there are two, each _11_(describe)a different scene. The first stamp is named “Guo yun Chang long”, _12_means “national fortune and prosperity”. It descr

7、ibes a strong tiger peering into the distance, _13_(artistic)displaying the determination and ambition of China to develop itself in the new year. The stamp _14_(name) “Huyun Jixiang” shows a heartwarming picture where a gentle mother tiger tends _15_her two baby tigers, extending the best wishes fo

8、r family harmony and reunion to people all over the country.Stamp designer artist Feng Dazhong said stamp design is not only an artistic _16_(create)but also bears a part of social responsibility _17_ that as an artist, he is obligated to bravely undertake this work.“Stamps are works of art on paper

9、. Through _18_square inch stage, the light of art can bloom infinitely,” said Lu Xiaobo, Dean of the Academy of Arts & Design at Tsinghua University.“Zodiac stamps _19_(consider)as representative stamp art in China. We _20_(invite) famous artists to create stamps with cultural concepts to send New Y

10、ears blessings to Chinese people.” he said.03（2022安徽高二开学考试）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Australia Post has issued new set of stamps and coins, featuring playful images of tigers to celebrate _21_upcoming Year of the Tiger. The stamps, designed by award winning artist and illustrator Chrissy Lau,

11、who is _22_ (commit) to art of painting, are a testament (证明) to the saying that a picture is worth a thousand words.It is not out of _23_ (expect) that for the second consecutive year, Lau, who is of Chinese heritage but _24_ (grow) up in northern England, has been asked by Australia Post to design

12、 the annual Chinese New Year stamps. The tigers are very active, courageous, persistent, and quite stubbornI also look at the wider celebration of the Lunar New Year, and all the symbolism that comes with Chinese and Asian culture, Lau told Xinhua. Many Chinese and Japanese people are _25_ (enthusia

13、sm) about the images of tigers, which are similar to the lucky cat figurines (雕刻工艺品) commonly _26_ (see) in Chinese and Japanese restaurants and Asian grocery stores in Australia._27_ (ultimate), Lau hopes the eye-catching designs could inspire people to seek out the meaning behind Asian trachitiona

14、l culture, such as the firecrackers _28_ drive off evil spirits. If people see these designs, they dont need to be Asian or Chinese to understand them. They just need to enjoy a nice picture and then they can find out more about the meaning, she said.Tiger is the third zodiac (生肖) sign in the Chines

15、e zodiac cycle _29_(contain) 12 animals, which record years and reflect peoples attributes (属性), which consist _30_ rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and pig.04（2021河北邯郸高三期末）Each lunar year is named after one of 12 animals. _31_ One day, the Emperor decided to

16、 have a race for all the animals in the country. Unfortunately, only 12 animals actually managed to get to the race. The Emperor rewarded them by naming the 12 years of the lunar calendar after them. The first to finish was the rat, so the first year is named after him. The other eleven, in order, w

17、ere the ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog and pig. _32_ Wherever one is, he or she will go back home on this day. The younger generations greet their parents and grandparents with good wishes for the year ahead and show their respect for the older generation. _33_ T

18、hey are traditionally put in small red packets, as red is a lucky color. Nowadays, many people send money electronically too. It is lucky to send money in certain amounts, for example using the number eight, which in Chinese sounds like the word “prosper”. _34_ For example, many people eat fish dish

19、es because the Chinese word for “fish” sounds similar to “surplus (剩余)”, meaning you will have plenty. There are many other Lunar New Year traditions. For example, many people set off firecrackers, which burn and make a loud bang. They watch street performances, where acrobatic dancers dress up as a

20、 lion or a dragon. They dance, accompanied by music and drums. People celebrate Lunar New Year in many different ways. _35_AA traditional story explains how this came to be.BDifferent places celebrate in slightly different ways.CLunar New Year is very much a family celebration.DNo one knows why each

21、 year is named after an animal.EOlder members of the family give younger ones cash presents.FTraditional foods at Lunar New Year often have another meaning.GBut all the celebrations are about wishing everyone the best for the year ahead.参考答案：1energetic2faced3whether4why5an6survival7learnt#learned8wa

22、tching9which10for【解析】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了中国虎年出生的人所具有的一些特点和老虎的文化意义。1考查形容词。句意：他们总是独立且精力充沛吗？作表语，表示“精力充沛的”应用形容词energetic。故填energetic。2考查非谓语动词。句意：当面对法官时，无论是针对他们自己还是其他人，你可以肯定的是，“老虎”不会袖手旁观。结合句意表示“面对”可知短语为be faced with，此处省略be动词，用过去分词作状语。故填faced。3考查固定句型。句意：当面对法官时，无论是针对他们自己还是其他人，你可以肯定的是，“老虎”不会袖手旁观。结合句意表示“无论是还是”可知句

23、型为whetheror。故填whether。4考查表语从句。句意：在中国文化中，老虎被认为是无所畏惧的动物，这就是为什么在中国，你可以在寺庙和房屋的墙上看到老虎的图像，以抵御灾难和危险。引导表语从句，从句中缺少原因状语，故用why引导。故填why。5考查冠词。句意：老虎不仅在中国，而且在整个亚洲都有重要的文化意义。结合句意表示“有重要的文化意义”可知短语为have an important cultural significance。故填an。6考查形容词。句意：在派的奇幻漂流一书中，加拿大作家扬马特尔选择了一只老虎作为印度男孩派在太平洋的生存冒险的伙伴。修饰后文名词adventure应用形容

24、词survival，作定语。故填survival。7考查时态。句意：我第一次了解到老虎的美是在小时候看动物纪录片的时候。根据后文as a child可知描述过去发生的事情应用一般过去时。故填learnt/learned。8考查非谓语动词。句意：我第一次了解到老虎的美是在小时候看动物纪录片的时候。分析句子结构可知watch在句中应用非谓语动词形式，与逻辑主语I构成主动关系，故用现在分词作状语。故填watching。9考查定语从句。句意：在我的成长过程中，我最珍贵的玩具是我的玩具老虎，直到今天我仍然非常珍惜它。此处为非限制性定语从句修饰先行词toy tiger，先行词在从句中作宾语，指物，故用关系

25、代词which引导。故填which。10考查介词。句意：我喜欢中国的生肖系统，因为它展示了人类对动物的联系、理解和尊重。后跟复数名词作宾语，表示“对”应用介词for。故填for。11describing12which13artistically14named15to16creation17and18the19are considered20have been inviting【解析】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了中国邮政发行的一套虎年特别邮票的意义和愿景。11考查非谓语动词。句意：与去年只有一枚邮票不同，这次有两枚，分别描述了不同的场景。逗号后为独立主格结构，代词each与describe之间为

26、主动关系，所以用现在分词形式。故填describing。12考查定语从句。句意：第一枚邮票命名为“国运昌隆”，意为“国运昌盛”。句中先行词为Guo yun Chang long，指物，在非限制性定语从句中充当主语，所以用关系代词which引导。故填which。13考查副词。句意：它描述了一只强壮的老虎遥望远方，艺术地展示了中国在新的一年里发展自己的决心和雄心。动词displaying前用副词修饰。故填artistically。14考查非谓语动词。句意：这张名为“虎蕴吉祥”的邮票展示了一幅温馨的画面，温柔的虎妈妈照料她的两只小老虎。名词The stamp与动词name是被动关系，所以用过去分词作

27、后置定语。故填named。15考查介词。句意：这张名为“虎蕴吉祥”的邮票展示了一幅温馨的画面，温柔的虎妈妈照料她的两只小老虎。固定短语tend to.“照顾”。故填to。16考查名词。句意：邮票设计师、艺术家冯大中表示，邮票设计不仅是一种艺术创作，也是一种社会责任，作为一名艺术家，他有义务勇敢地承担这项工作。形容词artistic后接名词，作表语，冠词an提示用其单数形式。故填creation。17考查连词。句意：邮票设计师、艺术家冯大中表示，邮票设计不仅是一种艺术创作，也是一种社会责任，作为一名艺术家，他有义务勇敢地承担这项工作。分析句意可知，前后句之间为并列关系。故填and。18考查冠词。

28、句意：“通过这个方寸舞台，艺术之光可以无限绽放，”清华大学美术学院院长卢晓波说。这里特指“邮票”这个舞台，所以用定冠词the。故填the。19考查时态和语态。句意：十二生肖邮票被认为是中国邮票艺术的代表。陈述客观事实，用一般现在时。名词Zodiac stamps与动词consider是被动关系，且主语为复数。故填are considered。20考查时态。句意：我们邀请著名艺术家创作具有文化内涵的邮票，向中国人民传递新年的祝福。分析句意可知，这里是过去已经在邀请，一直延续到现在，并且未来可能继续邀请，所以用现在完成进行时。故填have been inviting。21the22committe

29、d23expectation24grew25enthusiastic26seen27Ultimately28that/which29containing30of【解析】本文是一篇新闻报道，主要讲的是为庆祝即将到来的虎年，澳大利亚邮政发行了一套以老虎形象为主题的新邮票和硬币，文章也介绍了邮票的设计师Chrissy Lau。21考查定冠词。句意：为庆祝即将到来的虎年，澳大利亚邮政发行了一套以老虎形象为主题的新邮票和硬币。空格处用定冠词the表特指，特指虎年的到来，故填the。22考查形容词。句意：这套邮票由一直致力于绘画艺术的获奖艺术家兼插画家Chrissy Lau设计，印证了“一幅画胜过千言万语

30、”这句话。be committed to是固定短语，意为“致力于”，因此空格处是形容词committed，故填committed。23考查名词。句意：并非出乎意料的是，在英格兰北部长大的华裔Lau连续第二年被澳大利亚邮政邀请设计每年发行的中国新年邮票。out of后应用名词作宾语，expect的名词是expectation，意为“预料”，是不可数名词，故填expectation。24考查时态。句意：并非出乎意料的是，在英格兰北部长大的华裔Lau连续第二年被澳大利亚邮政邀请设计每年发行的中国新年邮票。“长大”是一个过去的动作，时态应用一般过去时，因此空格处用过去式grew，故填grew。25考查

31、形容词。句意：许多中国人和日本人热衷于老虎的形象，这与澳大利亚中、日餐馆和亚洲杂货店里常见的“幸运猫”雕像很相似。are后用形容词作表语，enthusiasm的形容词是enthusiastic，意为“热情的”，故填enthusiastic。26考查非谓语动词。句意：许多中国人和日本人热衷于老虎的形象，这与澳大利亚中、日餐馆和亚洲杂货店里常见的“幸运猫”雕像很相似。分析句子结构可知，which引导的从句中are是谓语，空格处用非谓语动词，figurines和see之间是被动关系，因此空格处用过去分词表被动，故填seen。27考查副词。句意：最后，Lau希望这些吸引眼球的设计能够启发人们去寻找亚洲

32、传统文化背后的意义，比如驱邪的鞭炮。空格处用副词ultimately作状语，修饰整个句子，意为“最后”，位于句首，首字母大写，故填Ultimately。28考查定语从句。句意：最后，Lau希望这些吸引眼球的设计能够启发人们去寻找亚洲传统文化背后的意义，比如驱邪的鞭炮。分析句子结构可知，空格处引导定语从句，从句中缺少主语，先行词firecrackers是物，因此空格处用关系代词that/which，故填that/which。29考查非谓语动词。句意：虎是中国十二生肖中的第三个生肖，它记录了年，反映了人们的属性，包括鼠、牛、虎、兔、龙、蛇、马、羊、猴、鸡、狗和猪。分析句子结构可知，句中谓语是is，

33、空格处用非谓语动词，cycle和contain之间是主谓关系，因此空格处用现在分词表主动，故填containing。30考查固定短语。句意：虎是中国十二生肖中的第三个生肖，它记录了年，反映了人们的属性，包括鼠、牛、虎、兔、龙、蛇、马、羊、猴、鸡、狗和猪。consist of是固定短语，意为“由.组成”，因此空格处是of，故填of。31A32C33E34F35G【解析】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了生肖的来历以及过年的饮食和活动等。31根据下文“One day, the Emperor decided to have a race for all the animals in the country

34、. Unfortunately, only 12 animals actually managed to get to the race. The Emperor rewarded them by naming the 12 years of the lunar calendar after them. The first to finish was the rat, so the first year is named after him. The other eleven, in order, were the ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse

35、, goat, monkey, rooster, dog and pig. （有一天，皇帝决定举行一场全国所有动物的比赛。不幸的是，只有12只动物成功参加了比赛。皇帝为了奖励它们，用它们的名字命名了12年的阴历。第一个完成的是老鼠，所以第一年以它的名字命名。其余的十一个依次是牛、虎、兔、龙、蛇、马、羊、猴、鸡、狗和猪。）所描述的故事，可知，A选项中的“A traditional story”与此吻合。A项：A traditional story explains how this came to be.（一个传统的故事解释了这是如何产生的。）符合语境。故选A。32根据下文“Wherever o

36、ne is, he or she will go back home on this day. The younger generations greet their parents and grandparents with good wishes for the year ahead and show their respect for the older generation.（无论一个人在哪里，他或她都会在这一天回家。年轻一代向他们的父母和祖父母致以新年的祝福，并表示他们对老一辈的尊敬。）”可知，这是对农历新年的描写。C项：Lunar New Year is very much a f

37、amily celebration.（农历新年是一个非常家庭的庆祝活动。）符合语境。故选C。33根据下文“They are traditionally put in small red packets, as red is a lucky color.（它们传统上被放在小红包里，因为红色是幸运的颜色。）”可知，空格后句的主语They，应该指老年人给小孩的压岁钱，与E选项中的cash presents吻合。E项：Older members of the family give younger ones cash presents.（年长的家庭成员给年轻的家庭成员现金礼物。）符合语境。故选E。34

38、根据下文“For example, many people eat fish dishes because the Chinese word for “fish” sounds similar to “surplus (剩余)”, meaning you will have plenty.（例如，许多人吃鱼，因为“鱼”的中文发音与“剩余”相似，意味着你会有充足的。）”可知，由下句“For example”可知，下句是对空格处的举例说明，说明了春节吃鱼的寓意。与F选项中的“another meaning”吻合。F项：Traditional foods at Lunar New Year ofte

39、n have another meaning.（农历新年的传统食物通常有另一种含义。）符合语境。故选F。35空格位于段尾，对本段进行总结。根据上文“There are many other Lunar New Year traditions. For example, many people set off firecrackers, which burn and make a loud bang. They watch street performances, where acrobatic dancers dress up as a lion or a dragon. They dance

40、, accompanied by music and drums. People celebrate Lunar New Year in many different ways.（还有许多其他的农历新年传统。例如，许多人燃放鞭炮，它燃烧并发出巨响。他们观看街头表演，杂技演员装扮成狮子或龙。他们在音乐和鼓声的伴奏下跳舞。人们以许多不同的方式庆祝农历新年。）”可知，本段列举了农历新年的许多庆祝方式。所以G选项中的“all the celebrations”与本段内容吻合。G项：But all the celebrations are about wishing everyone the best for the year ahead.（但是所有的庆祝活动都是为了祝愿每个人在新的一年里一切顺利。）符合语境。故选G。