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

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.

ItissaidthatMengTian,ageneraloftheKingdom(王国)Qin,improvedthepen.WhenMengwas

leadinganarmytofightagainsttheKingdomofChu,hehadtoreportthesituationtohiskingintime.But

hispenwastoohardandcausedhimmuchtrouble,sohewasthinkingofwaystoimproveit.

Onedayafterhunting(狩猎),Mengmadehiswayhomewithsomewildrabbitsonthehorseback.Fat

andheavy,onerabbit’stailleftalongtrail(痕迹)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.

1．WhydidMengTianwanttoimprovethepen?

A．Becausethekingaskedhimtodoso.B．Becausehewantedtobeaninventor.
C．Becausehedidn’thavesilktowriteon.D．Becausethepenbroughthimmuchtrouble.

2．WhendidMengthinkofthegoodideainParagraph3?

A．Beforehuntinganimals.B．Whenhesawthetrail.

C．Duringcleaningthehair.D．Afterhewroteareport.

3．Whichistherightorderofimprovingthebrushpen?

a.Thebrushpencouldwritewell.

b.Mengtiedtherabbit’shairtoastick.

c.Thesp