16 中国历史故事(一)（突破训练）023年中考英语新热点时文阅读 .pdf

2023-

年中考英语新热点时文阅读中国历史故事（一）

题型主要内容

1阅读理解

讲述了蒙恬发明毛笔的历史故事。

2阅读理解

讲述了秦朝的商鞅变法。商鞅为了取得国人的信任使变法得以有效实施，想出了一

个立木取信的办法，赢得了众人的信任与支持，商鞅变法使秦朝强大起来，统一

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了全国。

3阅读理解讲述了“草船借箭”的故事。

4回答问题讲述了中国古代传说，即神农尝百草的故事。

5回答问题介绍了成语“毛遂自荐”的历史典故以及该成语在现在社会的运用。

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（2022年湖北省宜昌市中考英语试题）Thebrushpen,oneofthe“FourTreasuresoftheStudy”,was

inventedthousandsofyearsago.However,theoldestpenwasjustastickorapieceofbamboo.Itwas

difficultforpeopletowritewellonthinsilk.

王国

ItissaidthatMengTian,ageneraloftheKingdom()Qin,improvedthepen.WhenMengwas

leadinganarmytofightagainsttheKingdomofChu,hehadtoreportthesituationtohiskingintime.But

hispenwastoohardandcausedhimmuchtrouble,sohewasthinkingofwaystoimproveit.

狩猎

Onedayafterhunting(),Mengmadehiswayhomewithsomewildrabbitsonthehorseback.Fat

痕迹

andheavy,onerabbit’stailleftalongtrail()onthegroundwhentheymovedon.Suddenlyagood

ideacametohismindwhenhesawit,“IfItietherabbit’shairtoastick,woulditbeeasytowritewith?”

Onarrivinghome,hetiedtherabbit’shairtoastickandtriedwritingwithit.Buttherabbit’shairwas

toosmoothtowritewellandwastedalotofsilk.Mengwassodisappointedthathethrewawayhis

“invention”intoastoneholeintheyard.

However,Mengnevergaveupandkepttryingallthetime.Afewrainydayslater,hehappenedtofind

his“invention”fatterinastonehole.Hepickeditupwithhope.Thebrushworkedbeautifullyonsilk.It

turnedoutthatthespecialwaterhadcleanedtheoilfromthehair.Mengsucceededatlast.

ThankstoMeng,thebrushpenisplayingakeyroleinChineseculture.Today,studentsaretaughtto

usethebrushpensinschool.ItmakestheirlifemorecolorfulandhelpsthembetterunderstandChinese

culture.

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1WhydidMengTianwanttoimprovethepen?

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ABecausethekin