Unit 4 Video time 补充练习材料-2022-2023学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第二册

An introduction to historic London With a population of almost 9 million people, London is Europe’s biggest city, ______________ (spread) over an area of more than 900 square miles from its core on the River Thames. London is a ____ _________ (fascinate) mix of the past and the present, with one of its ______________ (strike) features lying in rich tourist resources. Here are some famous tourist sites in London. Since it was constructed, the Tower Bridge _______ (symbolize) the city of London, ____________ (regard) as the gateway to the capital for ships coming upriver (向上游) to dock (进港) in the port. Ships are not required ______________ (wait), because the road traffic on the bridge must give way to the traffic on the river. The Tower of London marks the eastern extent of the old city. Though usually _____________ (think) of as a place of imprisonment and death, it has _____________ (various) been used as an armory (武库), royal residence and a repository (仓库) of the crown jewels. And not far from the Tower of London is the spectacular King's Cross Station ______________ thousands of people take subways and trains every day. _____________ (found) in the 8th century, Westminster Abbey has long been used for all royal funerals and most coronations since the _____________ (conquer) of England by the Normans onwards. A vast ______________ (major) of the nation’s most famous citizens are honored here as well. Contrary _____________ many expectations, London is a very green city with sizeable parks right in the center. St James Park here is the ___________ (old) of the all royal parks and it's also the smallest and most decorative. Buckingham Palace has served ___________ the monarch’s permanent residence (皇居) since the ascension (登基) of Queen Victoria. The building’s exterior, ______________ is pointed out by some critics (批评家), is as bland (平淡的) as it's possible to be. Trafalgar Square was constructed between the 1820s and ’40s to memorialize the successful _________