Unit 5 课外拓展阅读——用英语传播中国文化-【金版教程】2025-2026学年高中英语必修第二册创新导学案Word（外研版）

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。

Located in the center of Beijing, Beihai Park is close to the Forbidden City in the west, and Coal Hill Park in the east. It __1__ (connect) the Central Lake and the South Lake, and borders Shichahai Lake in the north. Beihai Park has the __2__ (long) history among the Chinese imperial parks. Its history also ties in with the history of Beijing's __3__ (develop) as a city.

Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty (1644－1911) enjoyed __4__ (build) gardens. So for 44 years, from 1742 right through till 1786, he oversaw (监督) __5__ construction of a monumental project. The project included 126 halls, lots of arches over gateways and temples, 25 bridges, restorations as well as reconstructions of 12 __6__ (exist) buildings on the shore of the lake.

Then __7__ (come) the arrival of one of the most famous women in Chinese history, Cixi. She took a lot of money that __8__ (suppose) to be distributed to the army and used it to renovate the palace. She even built a 1，510.4－meter－long railway, __9__ started at the Tower of Vermilion Light (in the Middle Sea) and ended at the Clear Mirror Study (the Heart­Ease Study) in Beihai Park. During the Qing Dynasty, Beihai Park was regarded __10__ a place of recreation for the imperial family, and was known as a winter retreat.

1．________　2.________　3.________　4.________

5．________　6.________　7.________　8.________

9．________　10.________

答案：1.connects　2.longest　3.development 4．building　5.the　6.existing　7.came　8.was supposed　9.which　10.as