Students control shadow puppets (皮影木偶) as the singing voice of 71-year-old Liu Aibang echoes across the classroom. They use thin straight wooden sticks to make shadow puppets walk on the “stage” — a cloth screen. Students sitting in front of the screen play music 1._____ drums, suona horns and other traditional musical instruments.
This special class teaches Daoqing shadow puppetry at Longdong University. Apart from Liu, all the performers in the show are college students.
Daoqing shadow puppetry first appeared in the Han Dynasty. It has been 2._____ to the national intangible cultural heritage list(世界文化遗产名录) since 2006.
Shadow plays used to be popular among people of all ages. They were often put on during traditional festivals. 3.______, films and TV series became widely popular in the late 1980s. As a result, many shadow puppet players gave up their old jobs and turned to other ways to make a living. Liu had to make a difficult 4.______: protect this old art or earn more money for life. Finally, he 5._____ to stick to shadow puppetry.
In 2020, Liu got a phone call from Zhao Zhixue, the head of the university’s music school. Zhao told him the school planned to bring Daoqing shadow puppetry into college classes. It wanted to 6._____ young students’ lasting interest in intangible cultural heritage. Liu felt greatly 7._____ after hearing the plan. He left his farm and worked as a part-time teacher in the university.
Liu’s biggest dream is to train more young successors. “True love can never be a one-person show. 8._____ we want to pass down cultural heritage, both the elderly and young people need to make joint 9.______,” Liu explained. He believes the old art will never die as long as the two generations 10.______ together.
1. A. in B. on C. with D. by
2. A. added B. taken C. lent D. sent
3. A. Moreover B. Besides C. However D. Therefore
4. A. plan B. choice C. rule D. promise
5. A. refused B. forgot C. chose D. failed
6. A. lose B. develop C. record D. waste
7. A. bored B. relaxed C. surprised D. excited
8. A. If B. Though C. Unless D. Before
9. A. mistakes B. noises C. efforts D. changes
10. A. study B. work C. travel D. play
答案:
1. C 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. C
6. B 7. D 8. A 9. C 10. B
解析:
第 1 题 答案:C
考点:介词固定搭配
play music with instruments 表示 “用乐器演奏音乐”。
in 在内部;on 在物体表面;by 依靠(方式),均不符合搭配。
第 2 题 答案:A
考点:动词词义 + 固定短语
add...to... 把…… 加入……;文中指皮影戏在 2006 年被列入非遗名录。
take 带走;lend 借出;send 派送,语义不通。
第 3 题 答案:C
考点:逻辑连接副词(中考高频)
前文说皮影戏曾经家喻户晓,后文讲影视剧兴起后皮影艺人流失,前后转折关系,用 However 然而。
moreover/besides 表递进;therefore 表结果。
第 4 题 答案:B
考点:名词词义复现
原文原句 Faced with the choice between protecting this art and making a good living,出现名词 choice 选择;
plan 计划;rule 规则;promise 承诺,均不符语境。
第 5 题 答案:C
考点:动词词义
前文说他面临二选一,最终他选择坚守皮影戏。choose to do 选择做某事。
refuse 拒绝;forget 忘记;fail 失败,逻辑相反。
第 6 题 答案:B
考点:动词固定搭配
develop one’s interest 培养某人的兴趣,中考核心短语。
lose 失去;record 记录;waste 浪费,语义错误。
第 7 题 答案:D
考点:形容词情感辨析
原文 Excited by the news,听到学校的计划他十分激动。
bored 无聊的;relaxed 放松的;surprised 惊讶的,不如 excited 贴合原文。
第 8 题 答案:A
考点:条件状语从句连词
句意:如果我们想要传承文化遗产,老人和年轻人都要共同付出努力。if 如果,引导条件。
though 虽然;unless 除非;before 在…… 之前,逻辑不匹配。
第 9 题 答案:C
考点:名词原词复现
原文 needs efforts from both the old and the young,efforts 努力。
mistakes 错误;noises 噪音;changes 改变,不符合句意。
第 10 题 答案:B
考点:动词词义辨析
work together 携手合作,指代老少两代人共同传承非遗。
study 学习;travel 旅行;play 玩耍,语境不符。



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