专题07 语法填空-2020年高考英语4-5月最新全国卷模拟题汇编(原卷版)

专题07 语法填空

（2020届安徽淮北市高三第一次模拟考试）

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You've heard of getting lost in a book. Now，get ready to get lost in a “river of books” Zhongshuge，a bookstore in Yangzhou，China. When 41．(walk ) into Zhongshuge，you're surrounded on all sides by a tunnel of books. An 42．(architecture) studio called X+Living designed Zhongshuge. The shelves 43．(arrange) in curved shapes to create the tunnel-like appearance.

The floor is covered with black mirrors，reflecting the shelves above and creating the feel 44．the bookshelves continue down past the floor you’re standing 45．. As it turns out，the store's design has more 46．(significant) than just a fun feel. Yangzhou is full of canals and rivers. X+Living，therefore，47．(combine) this concept with Zhongshuge 48．(perfect) ，and tried to create a "river" of books. As if all that weren't enough，Zhongshuge has49．amazing space for children's books as well. The bookshelves are shaped like houses，clouds，and even a hot air balloon 50．(offer) them a paradise.

（2020届安徽六校教育研究会高三第二次素质测试）

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For nearly a thousand years，tea stayed the secret of the East. Then，in the 1500s，the Portuguese 61．(gradual) arrived in China. They’d travelled to the Far East hoping to control the spice trade. But soon 62．tasting the brew for the first time，the 63．(explore)quickly realized its potential and decided to focus on exporting tea instead. The Portuguese called the drink cha，just like the people of southern China did. From the port of Canton，the Portuguese shipped the 64．(process) leaves down through Indonesia，under the southern tip of Africa，and back up to 65．(west) Europe.

But long before the root word “cha” made 66．(it) way across the oceans to Portugal，another trade route called the “Tea-Horse” road 67．(spread) tea westward. 68．bricks of tea packed up high on the carriers’ backs，the leaf travelled to India via Persia，69．the Chinese “cha” turned into the Persian “chay”. Depending on the region of India，most Indian dialects use some variation of the root word “cha” 70．(describe) tea.

（2020届安徽省合肥市高考第一次模拟）

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A painting with a 41．(long) of 1014. 37 meters has received a Guinness World Record title for the longest

drawing by an individual artist. The record was announced at the Simatai Great Wall on Saturday，42．is surrounded by the verdant (草木苍翠的) mountains of an early autumn，and the painter folded the painting with great care 43．the presence of many viewers.

44．took artist Guo Feng two months to complete the black-and-white painting named Yongsheng in Chinese，meaning living forever. Clearly 45．(inspire) by the view of the Great Wall from the sky，he wanted to call for peace and harmony in the world. In fact，Guo Feng is 46．(familiar) to the public as a music producer than as a painter. And one of his songs，Let the World Be Filled with Love，has enjoyed great popularity all over the country for 47．(decade).

The painting is made up of 10 sub-themes，and was created 48．(large) using marker pens. "I 49．（draw）for more than 10 hours a day over the past months and sometimes I began working at 4 am，” said Guo. "Creating the work on the Great Wall was an unprecedented (空前的) lonely and quiet time for me 50．(look) into my past，today and the future，” he added.

（2020届安徽省江南十校高三综合素质检测）

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The Palace Museum，also known as the Forbidden City，is a much-visited and much-photographed

tourist41．(attract). This Chinese palace with a history of about 600 years receives millions of visits every year and lots of TV programs have showed the place in recent years.

However，it still42．(have) secrets，and a new program43．(design) to explore those unknown areas and the stories within is set to show the palace in a new light. The variety show，Shang Xin Le Gu Gong，broadcast its first episode (一集) on Beijing TV and online streaming media site，https://www.360docs.net/doc/2b1228194.html,，on November 9. That first episode won wide acceptance from audiences and44．(think) highly of on https://www.360docs.net/doc/2b1228194.html,. "It brings many elements (元素) together，and everything in the show is45．(perfect) matched and turns out amazing，" said46．online user. "It brings me the thrill I felt when I stepped into the Palace Museum for the first time."

In each one-hour-long episode，the actors and actresses switch between playing guides and historical

figures47．emperors and royal family members of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). They focus on areas48．are still not accessible to the public and the stories49．(surround) them. In the show，the actors and actresses are also joined by designers who will create50．(product) based on what they see. The most popular ones，based on an online vote，are to be turned into souvenirs for sale.

（2020届安徽省六安市第一中学高考模拟）

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What is art? It is very difficult to come 41．with a thorough answer. Tons of people have their own opinions and think they know what art 42．(true) is. Most people’s answers are too general to distinguish what art is. Art is a creative form of work，43．(design) to have a purpose and show emotion.

There is a purpose to every piece of artwork. Therefore 44．artist had to start with a unique idea，or reason for 45．they’re creating. Historically，art has many different purposes for being made. Artists have made art for logical 46．(purpose) like entertainment，communication，and sometimes just to express 47．(they). The first time I made art，it was in kindergarten. I remember a mini house glued on paper for my family. Art has to have a connection between the artist and the actual art project itself. As is the case with the Statue of Liberty，and freedom.

Art’s final goal is 48．(stir) up some type of emotion. Plenty of artists express their feelings in a piece of art. Then the artist’s feelings 49．(absorb) by the audience，causing them to have 50．(emotion) reactions to the visual.

（2020届安徽省统一考试调研卷）

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Yueyang Tower is 41．ancient Chinese tower on the shore of Lake Dongting. It is one of the Three Great Towers of Jiangnan. Yueyang Tower became famous for Memorial to Yueyang Tower (《岳阳楼记》) 42．(write) by Fan Zhongyan，who was an excellent minister of the northern Song Dynasty (960-1127)in China.

43．(lie) on the city wall of the west gate of the ancient city in Yueyang City，Hunan province，China，Yueyang Tower faces Junshan Island and overlooks Dongting Lake，being extremely beautiful and 44．(impress). Since ancient times，it 45．(enjoy) the good reputation that Dongting Lake is the 46．(good)among lakes，and Y ueyang Tower is incomparable among towers. Yueyang Tower’s roof covered with yellow glazed tiles (黄色琉璃瓦)looks like a general’s helmet in ancient China. It is the only ancient 47．(build) with a helmet roof structure (构造) in China.

Before the Tang Dynasty (618-907)，Yueyang Tower was mainly used 48．the military purpose. After the Tang Dynasty，it 49．(gradual) became a famous scenic spot in 50．men of letters chanted poetry and wrote fu.

（2020届安徽省统一考试调研卷）

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The Mid-Autumn Festival is also called the Moon Festival or the Moon cake Festival. It has a long history 41．(date) back to the Tang Dynasty (618-907). It 42．(traditional) falls on the 15th day of the 43．(eight) month of the lunar calendar. Since ancient times，customs of the Mid-Autumn Festival 44．(include) appreciating the moon，eating moon cakes 45．drinking wine. The full moon on Mid-Autumn night symbolizes family reunion 46．Chinese culture because the moon is round and the 47．(bright) of the year on this day. With the full moon hanging above in 48．sky，people 49．are far away from their 50．(hometown) might miss families while looking at the beautiful moonlight.

（2020届东北三省四市教研联合体高考模拟）

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The Mid-Autumn Festival is also called the Moon Festival or the Moon cake Festival. It has a long history 41．(date) back to the Tang Dynasty (618-907). It 42．(traditional) falls on the 15th day of the 43．(eight) month of the lunar calendar. Since ancient times，customs of the Mid-Autumn Festival 44．(include) appreciating the moon，eating moon cakes 45．drinking wine. The full moon on Mid-Autumn night symbolizes family reunion 46．Chinese culture because the moon is round and the 47．(bright) of the year on this day. With the full moon hanging above in 48．sky，people 49．are far away from their 50．(hometown) might miss families while looking at the beautiful moonlight.

（2020届福建省龙岩市高三教学质检）

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Chinese restaurants，which almost never close on Christmas，have managed 41．(become) as culturally American as milk and cookies for Santa.

But before Americans were crowding into Chinese restaurants 42．Christmas dinner，they were more interested in crowding these restaurants out. Labor unions once organized boycotts against Chinese restaurants，but these boycotts 43．(rare) succeeded in their aim of driving the restaurants out of business. As is known，early Chinese 44．(immigrant) were not Christian，and losing an entire day of sales for a holiday they didn’t understand did not make economic sense to them. And Chinese restaurants boomed during the 45．(construct) of the Transcontinental Railroad，46．(cater) to Chinese miners and railroad workers. Chinese restaurants used to be one of the few public places 47．welcomed African-American diners. Besides，Jewish customers were also welcomed because Chinese owners and waiters had no history of prejudice toward them. Therefore，48．makes sense that Chinese restaurants were a destination for Jewish families on Christmas.

Over the past years Google 49．(find) that more people search for “Chinese restaurant open” during the week of Christmas，and Chinese food on Christmas has become an 50．(accept) alternative for anyone looking outside the usual holiday celebrations. It seems like proof that Chinese food and culture is finally part of mainstream America.

（2020届福建省泉州市高三测试）

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Chopsticks，or kuaizi in Chinese，are a pair of small equal-length sticks，usually made of wood，used for eating. We Chinese eat41．chopsticks. It is believed the first chopsticks42．(develop) over 5，000 years ago in China. Excavated (出土) from the Ruins of Yin near Anyang，Henan province，dating back to roughly 1，200 BC was the43．(early) evidence of a pair of chopsticks made out of bronze. Chopsticks，44．are roughly uniform in size throughout China，can be made of a variety of45．(material)，including bamboo，wood，plastic，silver and gold.

Chopsticks play46．important role in Chinese food culture. Chinese chopsticks are usually 9 to 10 inches long. They are round on the eating end which symbolizes heaven，and the other end is square which symbolizes earth. This is because47．(maintain) an enough food supply is the greatest concern between heaven and earth.

There is an old Chinese custom making chopsticks part，of a girl's dowry (嫁妆) since the48．(pronounce) of kuaizi is similar to the words for “quick” and “son”.

Chopsticks are 49．(frequent) used in daily life. They have become more than a kind of tableware and have established a set of etiquette (礼仪) and customs of50．(they) own.

（2020届甘肃省兰州市高三诊断考试）

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Last week，there was a "Celebrate Vietnam” show hosted at my residence. What 41．(amaze) me was the performance of Chinese Society Orchestra in the National University of Singapore (NUS) during the show.

To be honest，I did not expect the organizers who are almost all Vietnamese to invite arts groups from other cultures，42．it was really great to enjoy the performances from different cultures at once. Living more than 3，000 kilometers away from home，it was really rare to have the opportunity 43．(listen) to traditional Chinese performances.

Luckily，NUS Chinese Society organizes some events with Chinese elements from time to time. Every time I attend their events，there are bouts (发作)of homesickness. I've also noticed that there are some people

from non — Chinese background 44．(attend) the events. I feel proud that our Chinese culture attracts many people from different cultures. The performance was very 45．(impress). The audience gave 46．big round of applause at the end，and I could tell that they really enjoyed it.

After their performance，I spoke with some of the 47．(music). University students usually have a heavy academic workload，but they still spent much time practising their instruments. I asked them 48．they decided to do so，and they told me it was 49．（main）due to their personal interest. It reminded me of the importance of passion and interest and their role as strong motivators. If I have free time next term，I 50．（consider）joining them as well.

（2020届四川省成都实验中学一诊）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Why is setting goals important? Goals can help you do，be，and experience everything you want in life and goals allow you 41．(make) your life happen.

Successful people imagine how their life should be and set lots of goals. By setting goals you are taking control of your life. It's like 42．( have) a map to show you where you want to go.

Think of it this way. There are two drivers. One has a destination in mind which can 43．(find) on a map. She can drive straight there without any wasted time or wrong 44．(turn). The other driver has no goal or destination 45．map. She starts off at the same time from the same place as 46．first driver，but she drives 47．( aim) around，never getting anywhere，just using up gas. Which driver do you want to be?

Winners in life set goals and follow through on them. 48．(success) people just let life happen by accident. Goals aren't difficult to set，and they aren't difficult to reach. It's up 49．you to find out what your goals really are. You are the one who must decide what to achieve and in 50．direction to aim your life.

（2020届河南省洛阳市高三第二次统试）

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I’ve noticed many people having a cold，and it's not even officially fall yet. Why does the cold occur more frequently during the fall and winter 41．(month)? It’s actually not the cold weather 42．(it) that causes the cold. But rather，it is most likely to be caused by people spending 43．(much) time indoors close to each other，making the spread of germs (微生物) more readily. This is another reason 44．children in day care or school are more likely to pick up the cold.

When I worked in a doctor’s clinic a few years back，it was one of the 45．(lead) reasons to visit the doctor in fall and winter. 1 billion people suffer from the cold each year. As a result，school 46．(absent) is frequently

reported，with around 22 million days annually.

How can you avoid getting a cold? Among the commonly 47．(recognize) tips，washing your hands is 48．most important one. The cold is spread either by directly touching infected (受感染的) secretions (分泌物)，or by taking 49．the airborne particles (悬浮粒子). Also，cold and flu viruses get into the body via the eyes，noses，or mouth. So，50．(try) to avoid touching your face，especially without first washing your hands.

（2020届黑龙江省哈尔滨市高三高考模拟）

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The Mid-Autumn Festival is also called the Moon Festival or the Moon cake Festival. It has a long history 41．(date) back to the Tang Dynasty (618-907). It 42．(traditional) falls on the 15th day of the 43．(eight) month of the lunar calendar. Since ancient times，customs of the Mid-Autumn Festival 44．(include) appreciating the moon，eating moon cakes 45．drinking wine. The full moon on Mid-Autumn night symbolizes family reunion 46．Chinese culture because the moon is round and the 47．(bright) of the year on this day. With the full moon hanging above in 48．sky，people 49．are far away from their 50．(hometown) might miss families while looking at the beautiful moonlight.

（2020届陕西省西安中学高三第一次模拟）

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Dachi was the name of my pet cockatiel. His name comes from the second half of the Japanese word tomodachi，41．means friend.

I taught Dachi to whistle two songs，“For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow” and “Happy Birthday to You”. Though his whole range of skills was small，his 42．(confident) never lagged (滞后)，and he would frequently wish me a happy birthday when it wasn’t — which could be 43．(embarrass).

When Dachi had been with us for three or four years，I think I may have become a bit too confident with him. One day，I walked out of the house and didn’t real ize that he was still sitting on my shoulder 44．the door behind me shut loudly. He 45．(fly) away.

After I placed 46．advertisement in the local paper，I received a phone call from a woman. I was so relieved to hear this news that I 47．(immediate) drove to her house. When I arrived，she asked me to see whether the bird was 48．(I).

I had a better idea 49．(identify) Dachi and began to whistle the “Happy Birthday” song. The lady stopped me，50．(say)，“He is yours alright —he’s been whistling that all week.”

So Dachi came home in the car sitting on my shoulder，whistling.

（2020届山西省临汾市高考模拟）

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Modern mammals，including humans，owe their sharp sense of hearing 41．three tiny bones in the middle ear that were absent in their reptile ancestors，but the point at which this transformation 42．( occur) has remained unclear.

Scientists have now identified the transitional stages in the remains of a 43．( new) discovered species that lived 125 million years ago in 44．is now northeastern China: effectively a missing link in the evolutionary chain. Their 45．( find) were published in the journal Science on Thursday and 46．( welcome) as a landmark moment in the field of paleontology by peers.

Senior author Jin Meng of the American Museum of Natural History in New York explained that the study was based on the remains of six individual animals，47．( name) " Origolestes lii". The hearing system in mammals is 48．(delicate) and complex than that in reptiles，who use their jaws to both chew and to transmit external sound. It was assumed that the so — called separation of the hearing and chewing system removed the physical limits the two processes placed on each other，49．(allow) mammals to both diversify their diet and improve their hearing.

"Now we have provided the fossil evidence in the evolutionary time 50．confirms the assumption，" said Meng.

（2020届云南师大附中高考模拟）

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Absolut V odka，a brand of international wine & spirits giant Pernod Ricard，launched the new Absolut Nights 100 campaign—Comeback across China on Dee. 6 in Beijing，with a new comeback limited-edition bottle using creativity41．( drive ) recycling. The Absolut Comeback campaign attempts to pool creative nightlife ideas from young Chinese people to explore more possibilities.

Under the theme of “Comeback”，the new season of Absolut Nights 100 campaign encourages

young42．( consume) not only to explore more possibilities with their creativity and artistic talent to open the world in different ways43．also to make sustainability and recycling part of their lifestyle. Absolut V odka launched a campaign to promote44．( recycle).

The limited-edition Absolut Comeback bottles，which 45．( make) with more than 41 percent recycled glass，are launched simultaneously across China. For the first time，Absolut takes advantage of the bottles to

spread46．idea that everything can be recycled and reused，in an effort to inspire more people to reduce waste by unleashing their creativity.

Absolut V odka's strategy has always been in consistence47．Pernod Ricard’s commitment to sustainability. In April 2019，Pernod Ricard 48．(launch) its “2030 Sustainability & Responsibility Roadmap”，to further upgrade49．(it) strategy in enabling sustainability.

In June 2019，Pernod Ricard China and the Institute for Sustainable Development Goals，Tsinghua University，50．( joint) released the first Sustainable Bar Operation Initiatives and Application Guidelines for China.

（2020届吉林省长春市普通高中高三质量监测）

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Schoolwork can be stressful sometimes，especially in the final year of high school. Daily routine can pile up and affect our health. Therefore，finding a good way to deal 41．pressure is important. I just discovered my new favorite method: the trampoline （蹦床）！

The door opens and you are amazed 42．（see）people jumping and flying around like superheroes. The trampoline park is full of 43．（colour）inflatables （充气气垫). For beginners，it is the best area to start It was a little bit 44．（frighten）at the beginning，as we could hardly walk on the trampolines. 45．when I started to jump，I felt all the stress leave my body. After jumping for a while，I 46．（lie）down and closed my eyes，imagining I had become a bird that could touch the sky;

There were some other bouncing （弹跳）47．（activity）. My favorite one was the

basketball dunking （扣篮）area，48．included a full-height basketball hoop above runway trampolines. With the power of bouncing，I could dunk like 49．NBA superstar It was not only relaxing，but also fun!

While outdoor activities are 50．（laige）up to the weather; indoor trampoline parks are really good places to go whenever you want to have a good time.

（2020届云南省昆明市第一中学高三模拟）

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China started making animated films (动画片) almost at the same time as Japan. The first full-length Japanese anime color film，The White Snake Enchantress，an 41．(adapt) of the famous Chinese legend of the white snake，42．(release) in 1958. Before that，The Magical Pen，loosely 43．(base) on Chinese children’s book Ma Liang With the Magical Pen，44．(win) multiple international prizes. However，in the following years China’s animation industry fell behind，especially in the 1990s 45．Japanese and U. S. animations entered the Chinese market.

But in recent years，China’s animation industry has seen fast growth. For instance，recently Ne Zha had

achieved 46．box office of 5.6 billion yuan ($787.5 million) by September 10，47．(become) the highest-grossing (票房最高的) animated film made by China. 48．，in spite of the huge amount of capital poured into the industry，the bubble may burst 49．animated works’ quality doesn’t improve. The industry shouldn’t be pushed forward by capital 50．by creativity，Lu Wei，producer of Monkey King: Hero Is Back，said.

（2020届四川省成都市石室天府中学高三模拟）

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Chinese dragons（龙）are fictional creatures，a root of Chinese people who considered themselves as the descendants（后代）of dragons. Since their creation，Chinese dragons 41．（win）the deep love from Chinese people，because of 42．（they）strong power and symbolic meanings. They played 43．important role in the history of Chinese nation，politics，religion，culture and Chinese language and became a symbol of China and Chinese people.

Dragon is a belief of Chinese nation and a 44．（gold）Chinese element（元素）. When a person hears the name of dragon，China 45．（come）to his or her mind. As the strongest animal 46．（select）by Chinese people，dragon has the strongest power 47．helps it go to the Heaven and the Hell，and make cloud and rains. In ancient times，as a belief，dragon gave strong supports to the ruling of a big nation，and to people’s fragile spirits and hard life because people suffered from extreme natural disasters and lack 48．the supports from science. The 49．（important）of dragon to Chinese people is like water to creatures，and it 50．（reflect）i n people’s spirit，beliefs，and ideology.

（2020届湖北省武汉重点高中高三模拟）

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The Silk Road linked ancient Rome and 41．（distance）China. It was once the greatest network of trade routes （路线）on earth，along42．traveled precious goods，such as silk and gold，as well as revolutionary new ideas.

In time it 43．（begin）to decline. The traffic slowed，the merchants left and 44．（final）its towns disappeared beneath the desert sands to be forgotten for a thousand years; however，tales grew up of 45．（lose）cities filled with treasures and evil spirits guarding them. In the early years of the last century foreign explorers started to look46．these stories，and very soon an international race started for the art treasures of the Silk Road. Huge wall paintings，sculptures and priceless antiques were carried away by47．ton，and today 48．（exhibit）in the museums of a dozen countries.

Contrary to the destroyers，China is trying to bring back the ancient concept of the Silk Road. Aiming 49．（carry）forward the spirit of peace，cooperation，openness and inclusiveness（包容）for shared benefits through concrete projects，the New Silk Road has already received a warm response from more than 60 countries

and a number of international 50．（organization）.

（2020届黑龙江哈尔滨市三中高三第一次调研）

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41．(suffer) many failures，Rio Olympics gold medalist table tennis player Ding Ning rose to the peak of her sport，In 2006，Ding's ranking in the national team was the last but one，42．within several years of practice，she raised her level little by little to become China's number one player.

Things don't always go so 43．(smooth). In 2010，when taking part in the World Team Table Tennis Championships in Moscow，Ding was beaten by a duo(搭档) from Singapore in the woman's doubles final，44．made her burst into tears. The experience gave her a heavy blow. Drying her eyes，Ding worked

harder45．(relieve) herself of the pressure of the failure. In 2011，Ding harvested her first world championship in the woman's singles during the World Table Tennis Championships 46．(hold) in Rotterdam，Netherlands，which helped her step out of the shadow of the Moscow47．(lose).

However，when she competed during the 2012 London Olympics，one of her playing

techniques48．(judge) repeatedly as & breach(违犯) of rules. At last she returned 49．a silver，The setback let her suffer a heavier blow.

“But all these failures are my most precious resources. They50．(give) me a lesson about table tennis，life and healthy growth，" said Ding.

（2020届四川省成都市高三第二次诊断性检测）

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“Nothing entertains us better than reading a book.” Bing Xin expressed this 41．(believe) in 1987. “Entertainment news has increased，which is fine，but I 42．(firm) believe the most pleasant thing about life is to read books，” she told Cao Zhengwen，editor of the Xinming Evening News.

Cao’s interview with Bing Xin 43．(take) place about two years after the book Amusing Ourselves to Death was published. It criticized televisions for 44．(weaken) rational thinking that was typical of books.

To encourage more people to read，Cao launched 45．“Joy of Reading” section in the Xirmin Evening News in 1986. During the 22 years 46．it survived and thrived (繁荣)，he interviewed quite a few cultural figures and invited them 47．(write) for the newspaper. Cao later selected and edited the stories of their life into the book A Record of Interviews with Cultural Icons.

Thanks to Cao’s effort，today’s readers can have a rare glimpse into the 48．(spirit) world of typical Chinese intellectuals，a world of simplicity，sacrifice and selflessness.

The book tells us not only how joyful they were in reading，but also how just they were 49．difficult conditions. In other words，the book teaches us how to bring out the better part of 50．(we) as well as how and what to read.