《2025年星火英语Spark巅峰训练八年级人教版》

DAY 2 完形填空 人与社会(文化) | 记叙文 | 词数: 245 | 难度: ★★★★☆ | 建议用时: 8 min | 答案册: P20
新趋势·弘扬中华文化 Hou Yan works in the Ningxia Performing Arts Group Qinqiang Theater. She started learning Qinqiang Opera from her mother 1 she was 4 years old.
Training the basic skills of Qinqiang Opera is very challenging. In 1985, Hou studied at an art school where teachers were very 2 with students. Hou studied and practiced very hard. While training, each basic move had to be held for half an hour. A single 3 meant possibly she needed to start all over again.
Her hard work paid off. Hou became a performer in a troupe(剧团) in Yinchuan, Ningxia, 4 the age of 16. But in 1993, pop music and Western music became so popular that they 5 Qinqiang Opera hard. The troupe was closed and Hou had no choice but to 6 the stage she loved.
However, in the past years, China has done a lot to develop its 7 culture. Hou returned to the stage in 2000. "Although I left the stage for several years, I 8 stopped practicing. I felt happier than ever before when I was back to 9 again," said Hou.
Now, Hou's team gives hundreds of Qinqiang Opera performances every year in the towns and villages of Ningxia. The average age of Hou's team members is 30. In 2021, they gave about 150 school performances.
"As we become more confident about our 10 , more young people are interested in traditional culture and become promoters(倡导者) of our own culture," said Hou.
1. A. because
B. until
C. unless
D. when
2. A. strict
B. patient
C. kind
D. outgoing
3. A. choice
B. success
C. mistake
D. hobby
4. A. in
B. at
C. with
D. of
5. A. developed
B. improved
C. invented
D. hit
6. A. leave
B. keep
C. break
D. find
7. A. normal
B. popular
C. traditional
D. foreign
8. A. always
B. never
C. sometimes
D. often
9. A. perform
B. change
C. learn
D. celebrate
10. A. music
B. science
C. language
D. culture

答案： 1. D 当她四岁时，她开始向母亲学习秦腔。when 意为“当……时”，引导时间状语从句。 2. A 由下文中的“While training，each basic move had to be held for half an hour.”可知，那里的老师对学生很严格。be strict with sb.意为“对某人严格”。 3. C 由空后的 she needed to start all over again 可推知，一个“错误”就意味着她可能需要从头再来。 4. B at the age of 意为“在……岁”，是固定搭配。 5. D 由下一句“The troupe was closed...”可知，此处是指秦腔受到了流行音乐和西方音乐的强烈冲击。hit 在此处意为“打击”。 6. A 此处是指侯艳别无选择，只能“离开”她热爱的舞台。 7. C 结合选项和最后一段中的 traditional culture 可知，中国为发展传统文化做了很多。 8. B 由从句中的 Although 可推断，虽然她离开舞台几年了，但她“从未”停止练习(秦腔)。 9. A 联系上下文可知，当侯艳再次回来“表演”时，她感觉比以往任何时候都高兴。 10. D 由下文中的 traditional culture 和 our own culture 可知，此处是指由于我们对我们的“文化”变得更自信。