高考英语时事新闻语法填空英国童书删减,春分至,潍坊核雕

Should children read the original or adapted version?
英国童书再版遭大量删改引争议
Puffin Books, the publisher of UK writer Roald Dahl’s classic children’s books like Matilda and The Witches, came under fire in February due to their1 _________(choose) to edit out hundreds of offensive or outdated words such as “fat” and “ugly” in the late author’s stories.
2 _________the publisher defended the changes, saying that they were meant
3 _________(allow) Dahl’s books to continue to
4 _____________(enjoy) by all today, many were still angered by the move. Notable figures like writer Salman Rushdie called the changes “absurd censorship (审查)” 5_________ UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said that “it’s important that works of literature and works of fiction are preserved”, noted Sky News.
Dahl’s books and other children’s literature have6 ______ unique problem compared to literature for adults when it comes to 7 __________(preserve) vs adaptation. Children can be vulnerable to influences 8__________can shape the way they grow up and understand the world. According to The Conversation, “children’s literature implicitly (潜移默化地) shapes the minds of child readers by presenting particular social and culture values as normal and natural ... [AKA] ‘socialization’.”
Personally, I believe in the intelligence of children to navigate and explore the world around them.9 _______is the job of teachers, parents and other adult guardians to help children understand that books are products of their times and that authors - even the best among them - are ultimately human beings with their own flaws (缺点).
After all, just as Suzanne Nossel, CEO of PEN America, wrote on her Twitter, “If we start down the path of trying to correct for perceived slights (自以为的鄙视) instead of allowing readers to receive and react to books as written, we risk distorting the work of great authors and clouding the essential lens that literature offers on society.”
With this kind of understanding in mind, we can empower children with the tools for critical thinking and improve their ability to judge and sort out the contexts of 10________they learn and are exposed to. This is a skill needed now more than ever in an era of “fake news” and the rapid spread of disinformation (虚假消息).
参考答案：1 choice 2 Although 3 to allow 4 be enjoyed 5 while 6 a 7 preservation 8 which 9 It 10 what
Craftsmen express their artistic ambitions on peach pits
潍坊核雕：方寸之间尽显大千世界
Weifang nut carving can1 __________(trace) back to the Qing Dynasty. During that time, retired imperial (皇家的) craftsman Wang Dayan spread the skill to the local people in Shandong province. Craftsmen back then often used peach pits to show off their artistic skills. Due to the rigorous (严格缜密的) carving skills needed and its rich artistic content 2 ____________(embrace) everything in the world, Weifang nut carving was listed as a national intangible (非物质的) cultural heritage in 2008.
Tan 3 __________(study) the art of nut carving for the past 25 years and has created many nut carvings along the way. He couldn’t forget 4__________impressed he was when he first saw famous craftsman Wang Xude’s masterpiece inspired by an article about a boat nut carving written by Ming Dynasty writer Wei Xueyi. “In just a 5-cm peach pit, you can see an elaborate (精心制作的) ship carrying five people with different postures. Their tall headgear, the moustache and teapot are all
vividly depicted,” said Tan.
Yet, the 48-year-old craftsman also admitted that the journey of bringing this kind of masterpiece to life is not all smooth sailing. “Unlike some pits like olive pits which have a flat surface, each peach pit has its own unique texture (纹理) like human fingerprints,” Tan said, adding that craftsmen have to study and trace each peach pit to 5 ___________(careful) plan out their artwork.
Craftsmen also need to have a wide foundation of knowledge when it comes to carving nuts, such as skills in painting, seal (印章) carving and calligraphy from many traditional cultures.
It is this kind of dedication 6 __________Tan and others possess that allows the heritage of Weifang nut carving to thrive (繁荣) in an era 7 _______many traditional skills are gradually disappearing. “In recent years, Weifang nut carving artworks have been increasingly welcomed by people in China thanks to their inventive layout and novel ideas,” Tan said. This8 ___________(popular) , in turn, has also attracted many people to learn the skill of nut carving and even become inheritors to pass down the skill to future generations.
“Now, 9 _______number of inheritors is about 1,000. But I believe it could be 10_________(high) as more craftsmen give up the tradition of passing down the skill only through the family and open up the profession to anyone who is interested in learning the skill,” added Tan.参考答案1 be traced 2 embracing 3 has studied 4 how 5 carefully 6 that 7 when8 popularity 9 the 10 higher
Today’s episode is the Spring Equinox.
本集为春分。

Like an honored guest, the spring breeze brings us prosperity when it arrives.
春风如贵客，一到便繁华。

The Spring Equinox as the fourth term of the year. Sweet and crisp are the bamboo shoots after the spring rain; sticky are lǘdagunr (glutinous rice rolls stuffed with red bean paste), and taiyanggao (steamed glutinous rice); all of them 1 __________(symbol) an abundant harvest of all crops.
The Spring Equinox signals the equal 2 __________(long) of the day and night time. On the day of the Spring Equinox, the sun is directly above the equator. After the equinox, the sun moves northwards, resulting 3 ________gradually longer daytime in the Northern Hemisphere and longer nights in the Southern Hemisphere. It has been said that three things happen on the day of Spring Equinox: the 4 ___________(arrive) of the swallows; the 5 ___________(occur) of thunder; and the appearance of lightning. At this time, the rainfall has increased significantly and the temperature is relatively stable, 6 __________is a good season for crops to grow.
Traditions around the Spring Equinox
Eating spring vegetables
7 ___________(eat) spring vegetables during the Spring Equinox is a commonly practiced custom in many regions of China. “Spring vegetables” refers 8 ______seasonal vegetables that differ from place to place. The ancient teachings in the Chinese classic, Huangdi Neijing, suggest that people eat 9 ___________(season) foods to help preserve health and bring good luck.
Flying kites
Spring Equinox is a good time 10 ____________(fly) kites. In ancient times, people did not have access to desired medical resources. So to pray for health, they wrote their health issues on paper kites. When the kites were in the air, people cut off the strings to let the paper kites float away,
meaning the “flying away” of diseases. Later, kite-flying developed into a popular game during the spring season. On the day of Spring Equinox, people would write wishes on the kites, in the hope that the deities above would see them.
参考答案：1 symbolize 2 length 3 in4 arrival 5 occurrence 6 which 7 eating 8 to 9 seasonal 10 to fly。