More global visitors getting historical insight thanks to palace ruins
由于宫殿遗址的存在,越来越多的全球游客获得了历史方面的深刻见解
When a 29-year-old Frenchman named Remi Launay visited Beijing's Yuanmingyuan (1) ______ (call) Old Summer Palace in summer, he was deeply touched by the words on the stone. The lines of a letter by the famous French poet and novelist Victor Hugo were engraved there.
Hugo wrote, "It was a kind of tremendous unknown masterpiece, glimpsed from the distance in a kind of twilight, like a silhouette of the civilization of Asia on the horizon of the civilization of Europe.... One day two bandits entered the Summer Palace. One (2) ______ (plunder), the other burned."
As Launay looked around the site (3) ______ (sad), he kept asking his Chinese friend Qin Tong, who was also 29, why the French army had done such terrible things (4) ______ the palace of the Qing Dynasty emperors. In 1860, the invading Anglo-French forces (5) ______ (set) the royal resort on fire and looted it.
This historical event always makes people feel (6) ______ (sadness). It's a reminder of the past pain. Now, more and more people, both from home and abroad, come to visit the place. They hope to get a better understanding of history through (7) ______ (see) the ruins. It also helps to promote cultural exchanges between different countries. People should remember history and work together to make sure that such (8) ______ (tragedy) won't happen again. And we should (9) ______ (protect) these historical sites well. They are (10) ______ (value) treasures for us all.
答案:
called(考查非谓语动词,“named/called...” 是过去分词短语作后置定语,修饰 “Yuanmingyuan”,表被动,所以填 called,考查非谓语动词知识点)
plundered(考查动词时态,根据 “One...the other burned” 可知此处用一般过去时,与 “burned” 并列,所以填 plundered,考查时态知识点)
sadly(考查词性转换,此处修饰动词 “looked” 要用副词,所以填 sadly,考查词性转换知识点)
to(考查固定搭配,“do sth. to...” 表示 “对…… 做某事”,所以填 to,考查固定搭配知识点)
set(考查动词时态,根据 “In 1860” 可知描述过去的事情,用一般过去时,“set” 的过去式还是 “set”,所以填 set,考查时态知识点)
sad(考查词性转换,“feel” 是系动词,后接形容词作表语,所以填 sad,考查词性转换知识点)
seeing(考查非谓语动词,“through” 是介词,后接动名词作宾语,所以填 seeing,考查非谓语动词知识点)
tragedies(考查名词复数,根据 “such” 后接可数名词复数形式,“tragedy” 的复数是 “tragedies”,所以填 tragedies,考查名词复数知识点)
protect(考查动词形式,根据 “should” 后接动词原形,所以填 protect,考查动词形式知识点)
valuable(考查词性转换,此处修饰名词 “treasures” 要用形容词,所以填 valuable,考查词性转换知识点)
It was really a (1) ______ (tragic) that such a magnificent complex like Yuanmingyuan was destroyed. Remi Launay said so with great sadness.
Later, when Launay and his friend shared their emotional (2) ______ (react) to the visit to Yuanmingyuan on Xiaohongshu, a popular Chinese social media platform, it became an online hit. This showed a (3) ______ (grow) interest in the site and Chinese history among both local people and foreigners.
Launay himself visited Yuanmingyuan when it became (4) ______ (easy) to travel to China. That was after the measures related to visa-free entry for French visitors were (5) ______ (roll) out in late 2023.
More and more foreigners are now choosing to come to China to explore its historical sites. They want to (6) ______ (deep) their understanding of Chinese culture. Through these visits, cultural exchanges between different countries can be (7) ______ (promote). And it's hoped that people can remember history and cherish these precious cultural (8) ______ (heritage).
We should also encourage more people to share their experiences on social media so that others can know more about these places. In this way, we can make these historical sites (9) ______ (well) known and let the world see the charm of Chinese history. It's a good way to (10) ______ (build) bridges between different cultures.
答案:
tragedy(考查词性转换,根据前面的不定冠词 “a” 可知此处用名词形式,所以填 tragedy,考查词性转换知识点)
reactions(考查名词复数,根据前面的 “their” 可知此处用名词复数形式,“reaction” 的复数是 “reactions”,所以填 reactions,考查名词复数知识点)
growing(考查词性转换,此处修饰名词 “interest” 要用形容词,“growing” 表示 “日益增长的”,所以填 growing,考查词性转换知识点)
easier(考查形容词比较级,根据语境是说旅行变得更容易了,用形容词比较级,所以填 easier,考查形容词比较级知识点)
rolled(考查动词的语态,此处是被动语态,“be rolled out” 表示 “被推出,被实施”,所以填 rolled,考查语态知识点)
deepen(考查词性转换,根据 “want to” 后接动词原形,此处用 “deep” 的动词形式 “deepen” 表示 “加深”,考查词性转换知识点)
promoted(考查动词的语态,此处是被动语态,“be promoted” 表示 “被促进”,所以填 promoted,考查语态知识点)
heritages(考查名词复数,“cultural heritages” 表示 “文化遗产”,用复数形式,所以填 heritages,考查名词复数知识点)
better(考查形容词比较级,根据语境是想让这些历史遗迹更出名,用形容词比较级,所以填 better,考查形容词比较级知识点)
build(考查动词形式,根据 “to” 后接动词原形,所以填 build,考查动词形式知识点)
Yuanmingyuan was selected (1) ______ (part) because of its convenient transportation for people to reach it, as Qin said.
After seeing the two friends' post online, Beijing resident Chloe Wang (2) ______ (share) her own story about visiting Yuanmingyuan with her husband Joseph. Joseph is 38 years old and he is an (3) ______ (architecture) designer from the United Kingdom. He has a great interest in Chinese mortise-and-tenon joint building techniques.
They often (4) ______ (choose) to visit historical sites like Yuanmingyuan to learn more about Chinese culture. When they visit, they will carefully (5) ______ (observe) the details of the buildings there. They think it's a good way to understand the (6) ______ (wise) of ancient Chinese people.
Moreover, through such visits, they can also communicate with other visitors and (7) ______ (exchange) different views on history and culture. This kind of cultural exchange is very (8) ______ (value). It helps to make people from different countries know each other better.
In the future, more people are expected to visit Yuanmingyuan and other similar places. We should try our best to protect these places so that they can (9) ______ (keep) in good condition. And we hope that more wonderful stories about visiting them will be (10) ______ (tell).
答案:
partly(考查词性转换,此处修饰原因状语从句要用副词,“partly” 表示 “部分地”,所以填 partly,考查词性转换知识点)
shared(考查动词时态,根据语境描述过去发生的动作,用一般过去时,所以填 shared,考查时态知识点)
architectural(考查词性转换,此处修饰名词 “designer” 要用形容词,“architectural” 表示 “建筑方面的”,所以填 architectural,考查词性转换知识点)
choose(考查动词时态,根据 “often” 可知用一般现在时,主语是 “They”,动词用原形,所以填 choose,考查时态知识点)
observe(考查动词形式,根据 “will” 后接动词原形,所以填 observe,考查动词形式知识点)
wisdom(考查词性转换,根据前面的定冠词 “the” 和后面的 “of” 可知此处用名词形式,“wisdom” 表示 “智慧”,所以填 wisdom,考查词性转换知识点)
exchange(考查动词形式,此处和 “communicate” 并列,在 “can” 后用动词原形,所以填 exchange,考查动词形式知识点)
valuable(考查词性转换,此处作表语要用形容词,“valuable” 表示 “有价值的”,所以填 valuable,考查词性转换知识点)
be kept(考查动词的语态,此处是被动语态,“be kept in good condition” 表示 “被保持良好状态”,所以填 be kept,考查语态知识点)
told(考查动词的语态,此处是被动语态,“be told” 表示 “被讲述”,所以填 told,考查语态知识点)