五、完形填空。(2025·江苏泰州·调研)
In the summer of 2024, Daniel Newham from the UK and Cleo Luden from France travelled across China. Their journey was recorded in the 1 China’s Culture Journey(《文运中国》). It shows the world the rich culture and modern life of China 2 the eyes of these two explorers(探索者).
The two explorers' journey 3 over 20,000 kilometres and they visited 16 famous landmarks(地标) across China. Along the way, they discovered the 4 value of Chinese culture.
Newham, 46, has lived in China for over 26 years. 5 he knows China very well, the journey was still a big surprise to him. He 6 the Green Cloud Corridor(翠云廊) in Sichuan, which is a 151-kilometre ancient road with thousands of old trees. "It's 7 to walk among the trees. I know that some great poets like Du Fu and Li Bai walked on the same path and enjoyed the same 8 thousands of years ago," he said. As he walked, he thought, " 9 can I feel the same emotions(情绪) as those ancient poets did when they were here?" He closed his eyes, listened to the sound of the wind, and 10 the world as it was years ago.
The other explorer Luden, began learning Chinese at the age of 10. During the journey, she saw many things that she couldn't learn from books. She was deeply 11 by Dunhuang, Gansu. "I'm really interested in the pictures on the wall, 12 the amazing female characters," she said.
Both Newham and Luden hope their experiences can 13 more people to visit China. "You don't need to be afraid of 14. If you have any trouble, somebody will help you. If you are 15 about the language barrier(障碍), Chinese people always find a way to help," Luden said.
()1. A. cartoon B. documentary C. comedy D. drama
()2. A. except B. among C. against D. through
()3. A. covered B. supported C. directed D. required
()4. A. common B. unclear C. lasting D. usual
()5. A. Unless B. Before C. Because D. Although
()6. A. dealt with B. went over C. thought highly of D. made a difference to
()7. A. boring B. exciting C. hard D. impossible
()8. A. scene B. talent C. dialogue D. energy
()9. A. Why B. Where C. When D. How
()10. A. doubted B. balanced C. imagined D. practised
()11. A. proven B. praised C. impressed D. admired
()12. A. exactly B. hardly C. simply D. especially
()13. A. encourage B. force C. allow D. warn
()14. A. nothing B. anything C. nobody D. somebody
()15. A. sorry B. crazy C. worried D. relaxed

1. B 【点拨】根据语境可知,记录真实旅程并展示中国文化与生活的是“纪录片”。故选 B。
2. D 【点拨】through the eyes of 通过……的视角。故选 D。
3. A 【点拨】句意:这两位探索者的旅程覆盖了 20000 多千米,他们走访了中国 16 个著名地标。cover 覆盖,符合句意。故选 A。
4. C 【点拨】根据语境可知,杜甫、李白等诗人的足迹印证了文化的“持久”价值。故选 C。
5. D 【点拨】根据语境可知,前后是转折关系。故选 D。
6. C 【点拨】根据语境可知,纽汉对翠云廊的感受很好,说明他“高度评价”这里。故选 C。
7. B 【点拨】根据语境可知,能与古代诗人共享景致,是“令人兴奋的”。故选 B。
8. A 【点拨】根据“walked on the same path”可知,走同样的路,欣赏的是同样的“景色”。故选 A。
9. D 【点拨】根据“closed his eyes, listened to the sound of the wind”可知,纽汉在尝试寻找产生相同情感的方式。故选 D。
10. C 【点拨】根据“the world as it was years ago”可知,多年前的世界无法亲历,只能“想象”。故选 C。
11. C 【点拨】根据“I'm really interested in the pictures on the wall”可知,勒登对敦煌的壁画感兴趣,说明敦煌给她“留下深刻印象”。故选 C。
12. D 【点拨】根据“the amazing female characters”可知,“尤其”这些令人惊叹的女性人物。故选 D。
13. A 【点拨】根据“You don't need to be afraid of...”可知,他们在消除人们对中国旅游的顾虑,是为了“鼓励”更多人前来。故选 A。
14. B 【点拨】根据语境可知,有困难时会有人帮忙,所以不用害怕“任何事情”。故选 B。
15. C 【点拨】根据“Chinese people always find a way to help”可知,针对语言障碍给出解决办法,说明是安抚“担心”此事的人。故选 C。

【分析】先通读全文，把握文章主旨：两位外国探险家的中国之旅被记录为纪录片，展现中国文化与现代生活。解题时，需结合上下文语境、词汇词义辨析、固定搭配逐一分析每个空，排除不符合语境的选项，选出最佳答案。
【解析】
1. 句意：他们的旅程被记录在《文运中国》这部纪录片里。根据“记录真实旅程”，结合选项：cartoon（卡通）、documentary（纪录片）、comedy（喜剧）、drama（戏剧），故选B。
2. 固定搭配：through the eyes of 意为“通过……的视角”，符合句意“通过两位探索者的视角展现中国的文化和现代生活”，故选D。
3. 句意：这两位探索者的旅程覆盖了20000多千米。cover有“覆盖（路程）”之意，符合语境；support（支持）、direct（指导）、require（需要）均不符合，故选A。
4. 句意：沿途他们发现了中国文化的持久价值。根据后文提到古代诗人的足迹，可知是“持久的”价值，common（普通的）、unclear（不清楚的）、usual（通常的）均不符合，故选C。
5. 句意：虽然他非常了解中国，但这次旅程还是给他带来了惊喜。前后是转折关系，although（虽然）符合；unless（除非）、before（在……之前）、because（因为）均不符合，故选D。
6. 句意：他高度评价四川的翠云廊。根据语境，他对翠云廊的感受很好，think highly of（高度评价）符合；deal with（处理）、go over（复习）、make a difference to（对……有影响）均不符合，故选C。
7. 句意：走在树林中是令人兴奋的。能与古代诗人共享景致，是“令人兴奋的”，boring（无聊的）、hard（困难的）、impossible（不可能的）均不符合，故选B。
8. 句意：欣赏同样的景色。根据“walked on the same path”，可知是欣赏同样的景色，scene（景色）符合；talent（天赋）、dialogue（对话）、energy（能量）均不符合，故选A。
9. 句意：他如何能感受到和古代诗人一样的情绪？根据后文“closed his eyes, listened to the sound of the wind”，可知是问方式，how（如何）符合；why（为什么）、where（哪里）、when（何时）均不符合，故选D。
10. 句意：想象多年前的世界。多年前的世界无法亲历，只能“想象”，doubt（怀疑）、balance（平衡）、practise（练习）均不符合，故选C。
11. 句意：敦煌给她留下了深刻印象。根据“really interested in the pictures”，可知是留下深刻印象，impressed（使印象深刻）符合；proven（证明）、praised（表扬）、admired（钦佩）均不符合，故选C。
12. 句意：尤其是这些令人惊叹的女性人物。especially（尤其）符合语境；exactly（确切地）、hardly（几乎不）、simply（仅仅）均不符合，故选D。
13. 句意：他们希望经历能鼓励更多人来中国。encourage（鼓励）符合；force（强迫）、allow（允许）、warn（警告）均不符合，故选A。
14. 句意：你不需要害怕任何事情。根据“有困难会有人帮忙”，可知不用害怕任何事，anything（任何事）符合；nothing（没什么）、nobody（没人）、somebody（某人）均不符合，故选B。
15. 句意：如果你担心语言障碍，中国人总会帮忙。worried（担心的）符合；sorry（抱歉的）、crazy（疯狂的）、relaxed（放松的）均不符合，故选C。
【答案】1.B 2.D 3.A 4.C 5.D 6.C 7.B 8.A 9.D 10.C 11.C 12.D 13.A 14.B 15.C
【知识点】完形填空词义辨析、固定搭配、语境理解
【点评】本文围绕外国探险家的中国之旅展开，贴近生活，考察学生对词汇、固定搭配及语境的综合运用能力，是典型的初中英语完形填空题型。
【难度系数】0.6