内容正文:
WELCOME UNIT
UNIT 2 LOOKING INTO
THE FUTURE
课外拓展阅读——用英语传播中国文化
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
During the last Spring Festival, thousands of people __1__
(attract) to a 2-meter-wide lane in Tong-cheng, Anhui
Province. Although it was impossible to count the exact number,
at least 5,000 people visited it each day. This narrow lane,
__2__ (call) Liuchi Lane in Chinese, won greater __3__ (popular) after the story behind it was broadcast on a CCTV show. At first glance it may seem unimportant, __4__ to those who know its history, Liuchi Lane means much more than its appearance. In the early Qing Dynasty it __5__ (serve) as the boundary between Zhang family and Wu family.
课外拓展阅读——用英语传播中国文化
They quarreled __6__ (fierce) over which family had the right to build a wall on the dividing line. After failing __7__ (make) a compromise, the Zhangs turned to Zhang Ying, __8__ family member of Zhangs and also a top official in the emperor's court. To __9__ (they) surprise, Zhang Ying did not provide the support they needed. He called for his family to step back one meter from the boundary. Seeing that, the Wus agreed to move back another meter. Thus Liuchi Lane was born. The story of Liuchi Lane tells people how to get along __10__ others.
课外拓展阅读——用英语传播中国文化
1.________ 2.________ 3.________ 4.________ 5.________
6.________ 7.________ 8.________ 9.________ 10.________
答案:1.were attracted 2.called 3.popularity 4.but/yet 5.served 6.fiercely 7.to make 8.a 9.their 10.with
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Liuchi Lane, located in the southwest corner of Tongcheng City, Anhui Province, has a total length of 100 meters and a width of 2 meters. It was built in the reign of Kangxi (1662-1722) of the Qing Dynasty.
六尺巷,位于安徽省桐城市的西南一隅,全长100米、宽2米,建成于清朝康熙年间(1662年~1722年)。
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