2023年山西省中考英语阅读题型天天练2

山西中考英语阅读题型专题天天练2 阅读短文填空 请阅读下面短文，根据语篇内容，在方框内的缩写文章中，填入与短文意思最符合的单词，每空一词。 The Forbidden City(紫禁城) is over 600 years old now. It is not only important for Chinese people, but also for the whole world. Over the past six centuries, many cultural exchanges have taken place inside it. Before the 13th century, China had little communication with the outside world. Matteo Ricci, the first westerner to make his way to the imperial court(朝廷) during the Ming Dynasty, made contributions(贡献) to the field of science in China. He also brought new knowledge about map-making. He taught people that the earth was round as a ball with the first European-style world map in Chinese. Many foreigners followed in Ricci’s footsteps. Lang Shining was one of them. He is a talented painter. He was sent to China in 1715. Later, he was invited to the imperial court to paint for the Qing Dynasty’s Emperor Kangxi. Ever since, a new style that combined(结合) western painting styles with traditional Chinese painting styles has appeared in China. The first westerners also provided reports for Europe through their letters, notes and books about China. It made the westerners know about the country widely. Their stories are just a small part of the cross-cultural communication between China and the outside world. But they show a clear truth “The Forbidden City had provided a bridge for communication between China and the rest of the world.” How great it is! Inside the Forbidden City, a lot of cultural exchanges have taken place. Before the 13th century, China hardly ever ____1____ with other countries. This wasn’t changed until Matteo Ricci worked for Chinese imperial court. In the Forbidden City, he told people the ____2____ of the earth was round and how to make a map. Later, another foreigner, Lang Shining was invited to the imperial court. He created a new style by mixing western painting styles with ____3____ Chinese painting styles. Meanwhile, the European learned about China ____4____ these Westerne