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WELCOME UNIT
UNIT 5 HUMANS AND NATURE
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.
课外拓展阅读——用英语传播中国文化
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, __10__ became one of the first national AAAAA tourist spots in China.
课外拓展阅读——用英语传播中国文化
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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.and
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The Summer Palace is an outstanding expression of the creative art of Chinese landscape garden design, incorporating the works of humankind and nature in a harmonious whole.
颐和园是对中国风景园林造园艺术的杰出展现,它将人造景观与大自然和谐地融为一体。
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