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文化意识 文化理解 Thirty-nine players took part in the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou. And 84-year-old Sok Theng might be the o1 of them.
Sok was born in Guangdong in 1939. He m2 to Cambodia with his family in 1948. Sok s3 a talent for xiangqi at an early age. “I started playing xiangqi when I was studying at school and I practised really h4,” Sok said. He didn’t take up xiangqi as a professional sport u5 2007. That year, they set up the Cambodia Chess Federation, and there were more t6 ten members. Sok was there a7 their teachers to help them practise xiangqi.
“I think playing xiangqi can help us have a good character and make fewer m8 in our life,” said Sok. “As a mind sport, playing xiangqi is also good for our h9.
Sok e10 his experience in Hangzhou although he lost to his 27-year-old opponent(对手). “I am here because I love the game. I feel wonderful to come back to China again,” said Sok.
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【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文,讲述了一名84岁老人参加第19届杭州亚运会,成为最年长运动员的故事。
1. oldest 解析:根据前文“84-year-old Sok Theng”可知,此处指的是最年长的,old 的最高级为 oldest。故填 oldest。
2. moved 解析:根据前文“Sok was born in Guangdong in 1939.”可知,他出生在广东,然后“搬去”了柬埔寨,用一般过去时。故填 moved。
3. showed 解析:show a talent for 意为“展现出……的天赋”,描述过去的事,用一般过去时。故填 showed。
4. hard 解析:根据“I started playing xiangqi when I was studying at school”可知,他练习很“努力”,hard 为副词,修饰 practised。故填 hard。
5. until 解析:not... until... 为固定结构,意为“直到……才……”,符合“直到2007年才把象棋作为职业运动”的语境。故填 until。
6. than 解析:more than 意为“超过”,是固定搭配。故填 than。
7. as 解析:as 意为“作为”,as their teachers 意为“作为他们的老师”,符合语境。故填 as。
8. mistakes 解析:make mistakes 意为“犯错误”,为固定短语,mistake 用复数形式。故填 mistakes。
9. health 解析:根据“As a mind sport”可知,下象棋有利于“健康”,be good for one's health 意为“对某人的健康有益”。故填 health。
10. enjoyed 解析:根据“although he lost to his 27-year-old opponent”可知,尽管输了比赛,但他“享受”在杭州的经历,enjoy 用一般过去时。故填 enjoyed。

【分析】
做首字母填空时，需先通读全文把握主旨（本文讲述84岁老人参加杭州亚运会的故事），再结合每个空的上下文语境、时态、固定搭配及词性推导答案。例如第1空，前文提到84岁的老人，对比39名运动员，可知是“最年长的”，用old的最高级；其余空同理，结合语法和语境确定词汇。
【解析】
1. 由前文“84-year-old Sok Theng”可知，此处指39名运动员中最年长的，old的最高级为oldest，故填oldest。
2. 由“Sok was born in Guangdong”可知，他随家人搬去柬埔寨，描述过去的动作用一般过去时，move的过去式为moved，故填moved。
3. show a talent for是固定搭配，意为“展现出……的天赋”，描述过去的事，用一般过去时，show的过去式为showed，故填showed。
4. 此处修饰动词practised，需用副词，结合语境“练习努力”，hard作副词意为“努力地”，故填hard。
5. not...until...是固定结构，意为“直到……才……”，符合“直到2007年才将象棋作为职业运动”的语境，故填until。
6. more than是固定搭配，意为“超过”，符合“超过10名成员”的语境，故填than。
7. 此处表示“作为他们的老师”，as意为“作为”，符合语境，故填as。
8. make mistakes是固定短语，意为“犯错误”，此处需用复数形式，故填mistakes。
9. be good for one's health意为“对某人的健康有益”，结合“智力运动”的语境，此处填health（健康），故填health。
10. 由后文“尽管输给对手”可知，他享受在杭州的经历，描述过去的动作用一般过去时，enjoy的过去式为enjoyed，故填enjoyed。
【答案】
1. oldest 2. moved 3. showed 4. hard 5. until 6. than 7. as 8. mistakes 9. health 10. enjoyed
【知识点】
首字母填空、一般过去时、固定短语搭配
【点评】
本题以亚运会参赛老人的故事为载体，考察首字母填空的运用，需结合语篇理解、语法知识及固定搭配解题，难度适中，能有效考察学生的综合语言运用能力。
【难度系数】
0.6