高考英语试题中的中华优秀文化:语法填空专题训练A组Cloze 1A teahouse is a special house which primarily serves tea and other light refreshments. Its function varies widely 1(depend) on the culture. In China, a teahouse is a place 2people gather to enjoy tea, chat and socialize. It 3(consider) as a symbol of Chinese tea culture and people’s leisure lives.Chinese teahouses enjoy a long-standing history. They developed from tea 4(stand) in the Western Jin dynasty, took shape in the Tang dynasty, developed 5(gradual) in the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties and became booming in modern times.In the Song dynasty, teahouses existed all over cities and villages, 6 a rate comparable with that of restaurants. The owners preferred to decorate their teahouses with paintings of celebrities and rare and precious plants 7(attract) customers. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, the number of teahouses went beyond that of restaurants, gaining more 8(popular) and becoming more famous. Later, the acculturation (文化移入) of western culture forced traditional Chinese teahouses to take on 9new look. After reform and opening-up, with the rapid development of the economy and 10(evidence) improvement of people’s living standards, teahouses flowered in China.语法填空答案:1.________2.________3.________4.________5.________6.________7.________8.________ 9.________ 10.________Cloze 2Our grandparents seems to have magic powers sometimes. Give them a Chinese lunar calendar 1 they will know what the weather will be like days or even months later.What’s the secret? They are following the 24 Solar Terms(节气), 2were added on Nov. 30 to the list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity(人类非物资文化遗产)by the United Nations(UN). It is a knowledge system and social practice 3(form) through people’s observations of the sun’s annual movements and its influence on the climate.The 24 Solar Terms 4(come) into being during the Qin and Han 5(dynasty). At that time, most Chinese people made their living on farms, so weather changes were 6(extreme) important for them. But of course, they had no satellite, internet or weather broadcast 7(help) them. 8these difficulties, they managed to work out 24 Solar Terms by studying the sun’s movement and also 9(pay) attention to other natural changes such as air temperature, water and crop growth.It is honored as China’s10(five) great invention, after papermaking, printing, the compass and gunpowder. Now, it is still widely used in daily life even in the age of technology-based modern farming.语法填空答案:1.________2.________3.________4.________5.________6.________7.________8.________ 9.________ 10.________Cloze 3The Mid-Autumn Festival in China has nothing, or at least very little, to do 1autumn. It’s about time off work, and the gift that few seem to eat but people keep giving to one another:mooncakes.I 2(learn) about mooncakes when I moved to China’s capital city, Beijing. When the Mid-Autumn Festival came around, the city was 3(live) especially with shopping for mooncakes. Every grocery store seemed to have lines of people 4(carry) that single item(商品) to the counter. I asked my Chinese friends about mooncakes, and 5majority of them said that few people actually ate them. Instead, 6(regard) as gifts, they’re chosen for f amily, friends or co-workers.When years later I moved back to New York City, I didn’t expect to find any public7 (celebrate) of the Mid-Autumn Festival. But I’ve been surprised at the ways the festival continues in at least the city’s8(heavy) Chinese neighborhoods. For weeks before the Mid-Autumn Festival, Brooklyn’s Chinatown,9I live, looks a little like Beijing with people running in and out of Chinese bakeries, or standing in line at Chinese grocery stores to buy mooncakes.It looks like Chinese culture can 10(preserve), while adapting to changing circumstances.语法填空答案:1.________2.________3.________4.________5.________6.________7.________8.________ 9.________ 10.________Cloze 4Traditional Chinese culture is beginning to capture the attention of the world. Kung fu, 1 (especial), has had a great effect 2the millions of people who first learned about China through it. From that, they may come to China and learn about some other 3(aspect) of this culture. Other Asian nations have long known about the 4(great) of ancient Chinese culture. Their own cultures are 5mix of native ones and those Chinese characteristics. Korea and Japan long ago adopted Confucianism, something that continues today even as it 6(challenge) by pop culture. This strength comes from the ideas 7(give) in the Four Books of Confucianism, which built upon the ideas of an even 8(much) ancient period codified (编纂) in the Five Classics. From them, the West learns 9is uniquely Chinese, for example, feng shui. So far China has taken steps 10(further) this spread of its culture by establishing Chinese Cultural Centers in such places as the United States and Europe.语法填空答案:1.________2.________3.________4.________5.________6.________7.________8.________ 9.________ 10.________B组Cloze 1The Great Wall was grand, a little rainy at first, but grand all the same. The mist covered the far ends of the wall, 1(give) it an almost mysterious feeling. The fog rolled in and out of the high mountains, revealing new parts of the wall as 2(quick) as it covered them. I kept on walking, seeing watchtower after watchtower 3my way. To my 4(relieve), many people had decided today was not the best day 5(climb) the wall, and I was there with very few people. I walked for 6seemed like miles. Then I saw just how long the wall I was standing on stretched for.It was 7(end)! I walked and walked, but after every hill I climbed, there was another long stretch of wall. I eventually came to 8long staircase. Later I found out that it 9(call) "Chairman Mao’s Challenge". I accepted, and after climbing the hundred plus stairs to the peak, I had to admit that the Great Wall truly lives up to its reputation. So if I 10(have) another chance。