五、(本土文化)短文填空(本题共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
请认真阅读下面短文,并根据各题所给首字母的提示,写出一个合适的英语单词完整的、正确的形式,使短文通顺。
[2025 南通期中]Nantong is a beautiful city by the Yangtze River. It is f 56 for a special traditional craft—blue calico, which is also called "blue-and-white cloth", with a long history. Its influence can be felt e 57 in Nantong, from local museums to folk houses.
The i 58 of this craft lies in both the value of its craftsmanship and its role as a cultural symbol. It is not just a piece of cloth with blue-and-white patterns, but a symbol of Chinese folk art. Calico is not l 59 ordinary cloth. It makes a big difference to hand-made traditions—each piece of work holds the patience of craftsmen.
To i 60 its development in modern times, craftsmen try to mix traditional indigo dyeing with modern designs, turning calico into popular scarves, bags and even home decorations. They have successfully brought this old craft back to young people's lives—many young people are now a 61 of its beauty and cultural meaning. They often post their works online to draw more attention. Their works also s 62 the greatness of Chinese folk craftsmanship.
T 63 of foreign tourists come to Nantong to learn about this craft. They share their experiences online, which helps the calico get more attention from the world. It also brings people from d 64 places together.
To develop the craft further, we need to e 65 more young people to learn about it. Only by passing it down can we make sure this traditional treasure never fades(褪色), and that its value continues to shine in the future.
56.
60.
64.
请认真阅读下面短文,并根据各题所给首字母的提示,写出一个合适的英语单词完整的、正确的形式,使短文通顺。
[2025 南通期中]Nantong is a beautiful city by the Yangtze River. It is f 56 for a special traditional craft—blue calico, which is also called "blue-and-white cloth", with a long history. Its influence can be felt e 57 in Nantong, from local museums to folk houses.
The i 58 of this craft lies in both the value of its craftsmanship and its role as a cultural symbol. It is not just a piece of cloth with blue-and-white patterns, but a symbol of Chinese folk art. Calico is not l 59 ordinary cloth. It makes a big difference to hand-made traditions—each piece of work holds the patience of craftsmen.
To i 60 its development in modern times, craftsmen try to mix traditional indigo dyeing with modern designs, turning calico into popular scarves, bags and even home decorations. They have successfully brought this old craft back to young people's lives—many young people are now a 61 of its beauty and cultural meaning. They often post their works online to draw more attention. Their works also s 62 the greatness of Chinese folk craftsmanship.
T 63 of foreign tourists come to Nantong to learn about this craft. They share their experiences online, which helps the calico get more attention from the world. It also brings people from d 64 places together.
To develop the craft further, we need to e 65 more young people to learn about it. Only by passing it down can we make sure this traditional treasure never fades(褪色), and that its value continues to shine in the future.
56.
famous
57. everywhere
58. importance
59. like
60.
improve
61. aware
62. show
63. Thousands
64.
different
65. encourage
答案：56. famous 57. everywhere 58. importance 59. like 60. improve 61. aware 62. show 63. Thousands 64. different 65. encourage
解析：
【分析】
做短文填空时，需先通读全文理解主题，再结合语境、首字母提示及固定搭配推断单词，最后验证单词形式是否符合语法要求。本题围绕南通蓝印花布展开，需逐句分析每个空的语义逻辑：56空需结合“be famous for”固定搭配表“因……著名”；57空根据范围“从博物馆到民居”推断“到处”；后续各空均需结合语境、首字母及常用搭配确定单词。
【解析】
56. 固定搭配“be famous for”表示“因……而著名”，结合语境南通因蓝印花布闻名，故填famous；
57. 后文“from local museums to folk houses”体现影响覆盖范围广，推断填everywhere（到处）；
58. 后文提及工艺的价值与文化象征意义，此处需名词表“重要性”，故填importance；
59. 固定搭配“be like”表示“像……”，语境指蓝印花布“不像”普通布，故填like；
60. 工匠融合传统与现代的目的是“提升”工艺的现代发展，故填动词improve；
61. 固定搭配“be aware of”表示“意识到”，指年轻人知晓其美，故填aware；
62. 作品的作用是“展示”民间工艺的伟大，故填动词show；
63. 固定搭配“thousands of”修饰可数名词复数tourists，表“成千上万的”，故填Thousands；
64. 语境指来自“不同”地方的人，故填形容词different；
65. 目的是“鼓励”更多年轻人学习工艺，故填动词encourage。
【答案】
56. famous 57. everywhere 58. importance 59. like 60. improve 61. aware 62. show 63. Thousands 64. different 65. encourage
【知识点】
英语词汇运用、固定搭配、语境理解
【点评】
本题结合本土文化（南通蓝印花布）考查短文填空，侧重基础词汇、固定搭配及语境分析，既巩固语言知识又渗透本土文化认知，是初中英语常见题型。
【难度系数】
0.6
做短文填空时，需先通读全文理解主题，再结合语境、首字母提示及固定搭配推断单词，最后验证单词形式是否符合语法要求。本题围绕南通蓝印花布展开，需逐句分析每个空的语义逻辑：56空需结合“be famous for”固定搭配表“因……著名”；57空根据范围“从博物馆到民居”推断“到处”；后续各空均需结合语境、首字母及常用搭配确定单词。
【解析】
56. 固定搭配“be famous for”表示“因……而著名”，结合语境南通因蓝印花布闻名，故填famous；
57. 后文“from local museums to folk houses”体现影响覆盖范围广，推断填everywhere（到处）；
58. 后文提及工艺的价值与文化象征意义，此处需名词表“重要性”，故填importance；
59. 固定搭配“be like”表示“像……”，语境指蓝印花布“不像”普通布，故填like；
60. 工匠融合传统与现代的目的是“提升”工艺的现代发展，故填动词improve；
61. 固定搭配“be aware of”表示“意识到”，指年轻人知晓其美，故填aware；
62. 作品的作用是“展示”民间工艺的伟大，故填动词show；
63. 固定搭配“thousands of”修饰可数名词复数tourists，表“成千上万的”，故填Thousands；
64. 语境指来自“不同”地方的人，故填形容词different；
65. 目的是“鼓励”更多年轻人学习工艺，故填动词encourage。
【答案】
56. famous 57. everywhere 58. importance 59. like 60. improve 61. aware 62. show 63. Thousands 64. different 65. encourage
【知识点】
英语词汇运用、固定搭配、语境理解
【点评】
本题结合本土文化（南通蓝印花布）考查短文填空，侧重基础词汇、固定搭配及语境分析，既巩固语言知识又渗透本土文化认知，是初中英语常见题型。
【难度系数】
0.6
六、核心素养 语言能力 阅读与回答问题(本题共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)
请认真阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。
[2025 南通市如皋市期中]Near this famous base, the Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, Xie Hongying, a fruit seller, has become famous online—not for the fruit but for her good English.
Xie, 49, a villager of Jianyang, Sichuan Province, has sold fruit for more than six years, living on all kinds of jobs with little money. One day, a foreign tourist came to her fruit stand. Xie wanted to tell him about her delicious fruit, but she couldn't speak English. She introduced her fruit to the foreigner by gesture(手势), but the person still didn't understand.
From then on, she decided to learn English by herself to sell more fruit. Using an English-Chinese dictionary, Xie started with easy words. At first, it was very hard. She practised every day, and slowly, her English got better and better. She practised by talking about everyday things such as plastic baskets, leaves and flowers. Over time, she became good at speaking English. One day, a foreigner told her, "Good English."
Now, Xie is famous among the sellers and on the internet. Many people who pass by often say how good her English is. Some even remember watching her videos online. She used to have only 250 followers on the internet, but now she has 100 times more. People from all over the world watch her videos and are amazed by her great English.
She says it helps her sell more fruit. Now she believes that she can live a better life and have a brighter future.
66. Where is the Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding?
67. How did Xie introduce her fruit to foreigners in the past?
68. What did Xie decide to do to sell more fruit?
69. How many followers does Xie have on the internet now?
70. What do you think makes Xie stand out? (请自拟一句话作答)
请认真阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。
[2025 南通市如皋市期中]Near this famous base, the Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, Xie Hongying, a fruit seller, has become famous online—not for the fruit but for her good English.
Xie, 49, a villager of Jianyang, Sichuan Province, has sold fruit for more than six years, living on all kinds of jobs with little money. One day, a foreign tourist came to her fruit stand. Xie wanted to tell him about her delicious fruit, but she couldn't speak English. She introduced her fruit to the foreigner by gesture(手势), but the person still didn't understand.
From then on, she decided to learn English by herself to sell more fruit. Using an English-Chinese dictionary, Xie started with easy words. At first, it was very hard. She practised every day, and slowly, her English got better and better. She practised by talking about everyday things such as plastic baskets, leaves and flowers. Over time, she became good at speaking English. One day, a foreigner told her, "Good English."
Now, Xie is famous among the sellers and on the internet. Many people who pass by often say how good her English is. Some even remember watching her videos online. She used to have only 250 followers on the internet, but now she has 100 times more. People from all over the world watch her videos and are amazed by her great English.
She says it helps her sell more fruit. Now she believes that she can live a better life and have a brighter future.
66. Where is the Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding?
In Chengdu. /In Chengdu, Sichuan Province.
67. How did Xie introduce her fruit to foreigners in the past?
By gesture.
68. What did Xie decide to do to sell more fruit?
She decided to learn English by herself.
69. How many followers does Xie have on the internet now?
More than/Over 25,000.
70. What do you think makes Xie stand out? (请自拟一句话作答)
Her hard work. /Her clear goal.(言之有理即可)
答案：66. In Chengdu. /In Chengdu, Sichuan Province. 67. By gesture. 68. She decided to learn English by herself.
69. More than/Over 25,000. 70. Her hard work. /Her clear goal.(言之有理即可)
69. More than/Over 25,000. 70. Her hard work. /Her clear goal.(言之有理即可)
解析：
【分析】
本题为英语阅读回答问题，以细节理解类题目为主，解题思路为：先通读短文把握主旨，再根据每个问题的关键词（如地点、方式、决定、数量等）定位原文对应段落，提取关键信息作答；第70题为开放性问题，需结合短文内容（如人物的努力、目标等）合理作答。
【解析】
66. 定位第一段“Near this famous base, the Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, Sichuan Province”，可知该基地位于四川省成都市，故答案为In Chengdu. /In Chengdu, Sichuan Province.
67. 定位第二段“She introduced her fruit to the foreigner by gesture”，可知过去她通过手势向外国人介绍水果，故答案为By gesture.
68. 定位第三段“From then on, she decided to learn English by herself to sell more fruit”，可知她决定自学英语来卖更多水果，故答案为She decided to learn English by herself.
69. 定位第四段“She used to have only 250 followers on the internet, but now she has 100 times more”，计算得250×100=25000，故答案为More than/Over 25,000.
70. 结合短文内容，谢红英为卖水果自学英语、坚持练习，靠努力和明确目标脱颖而出，故可答Her hard work. /Her clear goal.(言之有理即可)
【答案】
66. In Chengdu. /In Chengdu, Sichuan Province. 67. By gesture. 68. She decided to learn English by herself. 69. More than/Over 25,000. 70. Her hard work. /Her clear goal.(言之有理即可)
【知识点】
阅读理解、细节理解
【点评】
本题考查学生的英语阅读信息提取能力，细节题可直接从原文定位答案，开放性问题需结合主旨合理作答，整体难度较低。
【难度系数】
0.3
本题为英语阅读回答问题，以细节理解类题目为主，解题思路为：先通读短文把握主旨，再根据每个问题的关键词（如地点、方式、决定、数量等）定位原文对应段落，提取关键信息作答；第70题为开放性问题，需结合短文内容（如人物的努力、目标等）合理作答。
【解析】
66. 定位第一段“Near this famous base, the Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, Sichuan Province”，可知该基地位于四川省成都市，故答案为In Chengdu. /In Chengdu, Sichuan Province.
67. 定位第二段“She introduced her fruit to the foreigner by gesture”，可知过去她通过手势向外国人介绍水果，故答案为By gesture.
68. 定位第三段“From then on, she decided to learn English by herself to sell more fruit”，可知她决定自学英语来卖更多水果，故答案为She decided to learn English by herself.
69. 定位第四段“She used to have only 250 followers on the internet, but now she has 100 times more”，计算得250×100=25000，故答案为More than/Over 25,000.
70. 结合短文内容，谢红英为卖水果自学英语、坚持练习，靠努力和明确目标脱颖而出，故可答Her hard work. /Her clear goal.(言之有理即可)
【答案】
66. In Chengdu. /In Chengdu, Sichuan Province. 67. By gesture. 68. She decided to learn English by herself. 69. More than/Over 25,000. 70. Her hard work. /Her clear goal.(言之有理即可)
【知识点】
阅读理解、细节理解
【点评】
本题考查学生的英语阅读信息提取能力，细节题可直接从原文定位答案，开放性问题需结合主旨合理作答，整体难度较低。
【难度系数】
0.3