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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。
Situated in the Haidian District, northwest of Beijing, the Summer Palace is 15 kilometers away from the downtown area. Being the __1__ (large) and most well-preserved royal garden in China, it __2__ (great) influences Chinese horticulture (园艺) and landscape with __3__ (it) famous natural views and the works of humankind.
Originally __4__ (name) Qingyi Yuan or the Garden of Clear Ripples, the Summer Palace was first constructed in 1750. It later __5__ (become) the main residence of royal members at the end of the Qing Dynasty. __6__, like most of the gardens in Beijing, the Summer Palace was destroyed by fire and was razed to the ground by the Anglo-French Allied Forces. Rebuilt in 1886, it was supposed to serve __7__ a summer resort for the Empress Dowager Cixi. In 1900, the Summer Palace suffered another hit by the Eight-Power Allied Forces. Then the government spent two years __8__ (repair) it. In 1924, it was open to __9__ public. The Summer Palace was added to the World Heritage Sites by UNESCO in 1998, and became one of the first national AAAAA tourist __10__ (spot) in China.
1.________ 2.________ 3.________ 4.________
5.________ 6.________ 7.________ 8.________
9.________ 10.________
答案:1.largest 2.greatly 3.its 4.named 5.became 6.However 7.as 8.repairing 9.the 10.spots
The Summer Palace is the largest and the most well-preserved royal garden in the world with the richest cultural connotation, hence it is honored as the museum of royal gardens.
颐和园是世界上建筑规模最大、保存最完整、文化内涵最丰富的皇家御苑,被誉为皇家园林博物馆。
【持续背记】
①Beijing, Tianjin and Shanghai all have excellent subway systems which can take you everywhere in the city.
北京、天津和上海都有完善的地铁线,能载你到城市的任何地方。
②Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.
世界上再也没有比实实在在的无知和认认真真的愚蠢更危险的了。
③As a teenager, I like dancing and have been taking dancing lessons in my spare time.
作为一名青少年,我喜欢跳舞,业余时间一直上舞蹈课。
【持续积累】
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