話題20重大政治、歷史事件與文化淵源

Ⅰ.閱讀理解

(2024·河北省衡水中學五調考試)

CallforEntries：YoungWomenWriters’Competition

GuardianWeekendmagazineislaunchingawritingcompetitionforUKwomenaged

16－21onthethemeof“Conversations”.

HowtoEnter

Allyouhavetodoissubmita700－wordpersonalessaythatshowsoffyour

talents—onthethemeof“Conversations”.Didyouhaveanunforgettableconversation

withyourgrandmotheraboutheryouththatchangedhowyouviewedher?Doyoufind

havingcertainconversationsreallyhard，andifso，why?Isthereaconversationyou

regret，oroneyouregretyouneverhad?We’rekeentohearaboutyourpersonal

experiences.

ThePrizes

Therewillbeonewinnerandtworunners－up.Thethreewinnerswilleachreceive

￡250.ThewinnerswillbenotifiedbyemailortelephoneonorbeforeJune30，2023

andgivendetailsofhowtoclaimtheirprizes.Aspartoftheeditingprocess，thethree

winnerswillparticipateinavideocallwithaGuardianWeekendeditortodiscussand

edittheiressayforpublication.Theoneoverallwinnerwillalsoreceiveaone－to－

oneworkshopwithaneditor.

Rules

Followalltherulescarefullytopreventdisqualification.

■Onlyoneentryispermittedperperson.Entriesonbehalfofanotherpersonwillnot

beacceptedandjointsubmissionsarenotallowed.

■Thecompetitionopensat9：00amonMay22，2023andclosesat11：59pmonJune

9，2023.Entriesreceivedoutsidethistimeperiodwillnotbeconsidered.

■Yourentrymustnotbecopied，andmustnotcontainanythird－partymaterialsor

contentthatyoudonothavepermissiontouse.

■Youmustincludeyourname，ageandcontactdetails，includingyouremailaddress

andphonenumber.

1.What’sthethemeofthewritingcompetition?

A.Regrets.

B.Conversations.

C.Grandmother’syouth.

D.Personalexperiences.

2.Whatextraprizewilltheoverallwinnerreceive?

A.Anadditional￡250.

B.Avideoofthecompetition.

C.Apriornotificationofthewin.

D.Aone－to－oneworkshopwithaneditor.

3.Whichofthefollowingwillresultindisqualification?

A.Co－authoringanentry.

B.Includingcontactdetails.

C.MailingyourentryonJune1，2023.

D.Usingothers’contentwithpermission.

TheSisterRiceFestivalisheldeveryyearinGuizhou’sTaijiangCounty,where97

percentofthe168，000peoplearefromtheethnic(民族的)Miaogroup.Itisanancient

tradition,whichbringsmenandwomentogetherthroughfood,giftsandmusic.

Inthedaysbeforethefestival,youngwomengatherleavesandwildflowers,which

theyusetodye(給……染色)stickyricewithbrightcolors.Thisbrightlycoloredrice,

knownasSisterRice,givesthefestivalitsname.Duringthefestival,theyoungwomen

dressinbeautifultraditionalclotheswithlargeamountsofsilverjewelry(首飾).

Thefestivalincludesparades,horseracesandmusicalperformances.Buttherealfocus

istheinteractionbetweentheyoungwomenandtheyoungmenwhovisitfrom

surroundingvillagesandsingsongs.Inonetraditionaltypeofsong,amananda

womantaketurnstosingtoeachother,andthefirstonetomakeamistakelosesthe

game.Thelosermustgivethewinneragift,butthewinnerisexpectedtogiveagiftin

return,too.

Aftermeetingthemen,thewomensendthemhomewithabamboobasketcontaining

dyedriceandhiddenobjectswithspecialmeanings.Forexample,apairofchopsticks

indicatesthatshewantstomarrytheman,whilegarlicshowsthatsheisnotinterested.

Oneofseveralstoriesaboutthefestival’sbeginningisaboutagirlandaboywhofell

inlove.Thegirl’sparentswantedhertomarryheruncle’sson.Sherefused,andtheboy

likewiserefusedtomarryanyoneelse.Foratime,theycouldonlymeetinafieldand

passhiddenmessagestoeachotherthroughriceinabamboobasket.Finally,thepair

overcametheirparents’oppositionandwereallowedtomarry.

TheSisterRiceFestivalisperhapstheoldestfestivalinAsiathatencourageslove.

4.Whatisthepurposeofyoungwomencollectingleavesandwildflowers?

A.Todecoratetheirrooms.

B.Tosellthemandmakemoney.

C.Togivestickyricedifferentcolors.

D.Tocoversomeobjectsinabasket.

5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheactivitytakingplaceinthefestival?

A.Waterskiing.B.Horseraces.

C.Parades.D.Singingsongs.

6.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Awomanoftenlosesthegame.

B.Ahiddenpairofchopstickssuggestsgoodthings.

C.Thewinnerneednotsendagift.

D.Oftenamanneedstosingsongstoayoungwoman.

7.ThestoryinParagraph5tellsusthat________.

A.theboy’sparentsdidn’tlikethegirl

B.theywerenotmarriedintheend

C.theboyrefusedtomarrythegirlatfirst

D.thericeinthebamboobasketcarriedtheirlove

Ifheisinatightspot,saysTroubleKalua,peoplementionhisname,asking,“What

doyouexpect？”ShortlybeforehisbirthinMalawi,hisfatherhadlosthisjobasa

busconductor,makingthefamilyevenpoorer.Thenthebabynearlydied.“Thisboyis

trouble，”hisfathersaid.“HisnameisTrouble.”

AcrossAfricanamescanhaveastorybehindthem.Yewande,forinstance,isaYoruba

namemeaning“motherhaspaidmeavisit”，givenwhenanolderfemalerelativedies

justbeforeagirlisborn.Kiptanuimaysuggestatadifficultbirthformotherswho

speakoneoftheKalenjingroupoflanguagesinKenya.

ButsouthernAfricastandsoutfornominativecreativity,atleastwhenitcomesto

Englishnames.AskZimbabweansabouttheirschoolfriendsandyouwillheardifferent

registers:Lovemore,Hopewell,Innocence,Patience,Knowledge,Fortune,Brilliant.A

Malawian(himselfGolden)listsfriendsnamedGoodfriday,WisdomandIron.

InZimbabwechildrenwerelonggivenAfricannameswithmeaning.Thispractice

switchedafterBritishcolonization(殖民),whenhavinganEnglishnamewasseenasa

wayofgettingahead.Namesmayrefertoconditionsaroundthebirth,aqualityparents

seeinthechild,anaspiration(期望)forthemorevenforthecountry.

UnderwhiterulesomechildrenwerecalledDemocracy,Freedomor,allegedly,Polling

Station.Othernamessuggestedprogress.Oneventurecapitalistrecallsschoolfriends

namedComputer.

Names,andthelanguagetheyarein,reflectchangingtimes,too.InZimbabwe,whose

economyisfallingdown,onecomesacrosspeoplenamedNoMoney.Inmanyplaces

Africannamesaresupplanting(取代)Englishones.InrecentyearsinSouthAfrica,

Enzokuhle(“todogood”inXhosa),hasbecomeoneofthemostpopularnames,

perhapsinspiredbyapopularsong,“Enzo”.

ItmaybethatnamessuchasSaladNthendawillbecomerelics.TheMalawian,whose

motheratelotsofvegetableswhenpregnant(懷孕的),sayshis“namefeltgoodfrom

dayone”.Helovesthe“uniqueness”.Althoughheisteasedattimes,hedoesnotcare.

8.Howdoestheauthorintroducethetopicinparagraph1?

A.Bysharingastory.

B.Bycomparingfacts.

C.Byreportingfindings.

D.Bypresentingfigures.

9.Whatwillababybenamedifhismotherhassomedifficultyingivingbirthtohim?

A.Yewande.B.Kiptanui.

C.Freedom.D.Enzokuhle.

10.WhatdoesSaladNthendathinkofhisname?

A.Interesting.B.Meaningless.

C.Important.D.Special.

11.What’sthebesttitleforthetext?

A.StoriesBehindSomeNames

B.SomeStrangeNamesinSouthernAfrica

C.NamesinSouthernAfricaAreBothCreativeandMeaningful

D.One’sNameIsCloselyConnectedwithItsCountry’sHistory

Ⅱ.七選五

(2024·濰坊二模)

TheMalaysiannightmarketisbasedonaconceptofopen－airshoppingwherestreet

vendors(小販)takeoveradesignatedstreettosetupstalls(貨攤).Thenightmarketis

theplacewhereyoucanhangaroundthestalls,enjoythesmelloflocalfoodsand

maybepickupsomeitems.

Eachnightmarketcomprisesadifferentcombinationofstalls.__1__Thereisalways

somethingnewandexcitingtolookforwardtoateachvisit.

Thenightmarketsaretypicallyfrom5pmtill10：30pm.Youcangetanythingfrom

nightmarkets,beitgroceries,clothing,goodlocalfood,hotsnacks,householditems,

freshproduce,andeventhelateststyles.Byaround6pm,themarketisinfullswingas

thefirstgroupsofpeoplesweepin.Forthosewhocook,thereisstalluponstallselling

freshseafood,meatproducts,andalimitlessvarietyofvegetables.__2__

Itisnosecretthatall－nightmarketsshareacommontreasure—tastystreet

cuisine.__3__Theever－popularsoybeandrinkandsugarcanejuiceareapermanent

featurehere.

__4__Therefore,itisnotaplaceforthefaint－hear