2024年高考英語快速提?閱讀能?08【文化類】語法填空30篇（原卷版）

文化類詞匯對應(yīng)語法填空passage1JingxiTaipingDrumisatraditionalformofdancing.Withitsdisplayofprofoundculturalelements，it（1）（include）inthefirstbatch（批次）ofChina'snationalintangibleculturalheritage（非物質(zhì)文化遺產(chǎn)）itemsin2006.The（2）（early）historicalreferencesofthisartdatebacktotheSpringandAutumnPeriod.AtthebeginningoftheQingDynasty，itstartedtogain（3）（popular）inandaroundthecapital，andthenitwasintroducedtoMentougouDistrictofBeijing.Inancienttimes，thedrumswereplayed（4）NewYear'sEveattheimperialpalacetobringpeace.Asaresult，theperformancealsobecameknownasthe"NewYearDrum"byBeijingers.Thistypeofdrumdanceiscommonlyseen（5）（perform）duringthelastandfirstmonthofthelunaryearinmanylocalfestiveactivities，thusexpressing（6）（people）hopeofapeacefulandprosperousyeartocome.Duringagivenperformance，drummersperformvariousdancemoveswhile（7）（hold）thedrumintheirlefthandsandamalletintheirrighthands.TraditionalChineseaesthetic（美學(xué)的）conceptsarereflectedinthedrumplaying，allof（8）representdistinctivelocalfeatures.Inthepastdecades，efforts（9）（make）byMentougouDistricttopreservethissignaturefolkdanceculture.Today，thetime﹣honoredfolkartoftheJingxiTaipingDrumisbeingtakenupbytheyoungpeople（10）ispresentingitslivelyartisticcharm（魅力）onaglobalstage.passage2Whenevercelebrationsormajoreventstakeplace，peopleinWenxicounty，NorthChina'sShanxiprovince，rollouthuamo，flourandflower﹣shapedbuns（饃）thatcandate（1）theMing（1368﹣1644）andQing（1644﹣1911）dynasties，toentertainguestsfor（2）（promise）outcomesinthefuture."Igrewupwatchingmygrandmotherandmothermaketheflower﹣shapedbuns，（3）Ilearnedtomakehuamoafterwards.Thebunsarealways（4）（close）connectedtolocalfolkculture，"saysZhiJiankang，（5）provincialinheritor（傳承人）oftheskillthatwasnamedanationalintangibleculturalheritagein2008.Wenxihuamo（6）（evolve）intofourcategorieswithmorethan200varietiesovertheyears.Differentfromtraditionaldough（面團(tuán)）modelingthatismostlyjustforartisticappreciation，huamocanbeeatenbyguestsafterservingthesymbolicpurpose.In2006，Zhifilmeda70﹣year﹣oldvillagewomanmakingthetraditionalfood.The15﹣minutefilm，（7）wasrecordedbyZhiwiththepurposeofintroducingWenxihuamo，createdanationalsensation.Fromthatmomenton，huamomade（8）（it）presencefeltacrossthecountryandbeyond.There（9）（be）twolargehuamoenterprisesand12cooperativesinWenxi，withmorethan1，000（10）（local）workingforthem，theannualoutputvaluehasreached10millionyuansofar.passage3DuringthesummerholidayIhadthechancetovisitPingtangCounty，GuizhouProvinceinsouthwestChina.It's（1）experienceIwillneverforget.TravelingtoGuizhoubyhigh﹣speedrailfromBeijing，I（2）（astonish）attherapidchangeinsceneryfromskyscraperstobeautifultree﹣filledmountains（3）（rest）underaclearbluesky.Uponarrival，IvisitedthePingtangInternationalExperiencePlanetarium，whichdisplaysChina's（4）（remark）achievementsinscienceandspacetechnology.TheFive﹣hundred﹣meterApertureSphericalradioTelescope（FAST）thereisthelargestoneofitskindintheworld.TovisitFAST，visitorsarenotpermitted（5）（bring）anyelectronicdevicesduetosecuritymeasures.Sotheymustrecordthisonce﹣in﹣a﹣lifetimemomentwiththeirheartsandminds.（6）（truthful），myfavoritepartofthetripwasmypersonalinteractionwiththelocalcommunity.Followingtheinstructions，Iworkedontwocommunityfarms，wenthikingandswam（7）afreshcommunityriveralongsidefish.IwaseducatedontheregionalhistoryoftheMiaopeople（8）cultureisrichinfashion，food，potteryandmusic.Afterthisadventure，my（9）（appreciate）forChineseculturehassnowballed.WhileIamcontentlivingandworkinginBeijing，PingtangCountyinGuizhouhasopenedmyeyestotheendlesspositive（10）（possibility）Chinahastooffer.passage4Sincethestartofthisyear，sandpaintingartistHeSudanhascreatedsandpaintingstellingstoriesof（1）isknownasthe24solartermsoftheChineselunarcalendar."Chinesepeople'ssenseofromanceisreflectedinthe（2）（ceremony）theyperformonthesolarterms，"saidhe，addingthatthesesolartermsrepresenttheknowledgeoftraditionalChineseagriculturalsociety，（3）（obtain）overtime.Sandpaintingdates（4）theSongDynasty.Theidiom"HuaDiJiaoZi"，tellingthestoryofthemotherofOuyangXiu，afamouspoetintheSongDynasty，（5）taughthersonhowtowriteandpaintbyusingasticktodrawandwriteonthegroundcoveredinsand，（6）（indicate）thatsandpantinghasalonghistoryinChina.（7）（current），He，34，ispursuingadoctoratedegree，withherareaofstudy（8）（be）theapplicationofartificialintelligence（AI）insandpainting."Thedevelopmentofanyartform，especiallymodernart，isdefinitelytheresultoftheintegrationofvariousdisciplines.Ineedtobecome（9）（sensitive）inmakingmyworksdeeperandmoreappealing."Hesaid，"Intermsofcommunicationeffects，I'verealizedmygoalofintroducingChinese﹣styleromancetotheworldthroughmyworksandwillcreatemore（10）（promote）traditionalChineseculture."passage5TheDragon﹣Head﹣RaisingFestivalfallsontheseconddayofthesecondlunarmontheveryyear，（1）thedragonwakesupfromitswinterhibernation（冬眠）andaftertheday，rainfallincreases.Traditionally，thedragonisbelievedtobe（2）chargeofbringingrain，whichisanimportantfactorinancientagriculturesociety.Legendhas（3）thatoneyearadrought（4）（strike）avillage.BlueDragon，havingcompassionforpeople，gavethemsomerainwithoutpermission.TopunishtheDragon，theJadeEmperorimprisoneditinamountainandsaidhewouldneverreleaseit（5）goldbeansbloomed.（6）clevervillagerfoundthatcornkernels（玉米粒）weregoldenlikesoybeansandmoreimportantly，theycouldbloomwhen（7）（roast）.ThenthemanledallthevillagerstoworshiptheJadeEmperorwithbloomedcornkernels.Tokeephisword，theJadeEmperorhadtoreleasetheDragonontheseconddayofthesecondChineselunarmonth.Sincethen，theDragon﹣Head﹣RaisingFestival（8）（celebrate）invariouswaysinChinatoshow（9）（admire）fortheDragon.Themostfamoustraditionisgettingahaircut，（10）（mean）gettingridofbadluck.passage6InancientChinawhichwasfarawayfrommodernmedicaltechnology，Chinesepeople（1）（cure）themselvesbyawiderangeoftraditionalChinesemedicalpractices，（2）（include）herbalmedicine，acupuncture，cupping，Qigongandsoon.According（3）research，TraditionalChineseMedicine（TCM）wasverypopularduringtheQinandHandynastiesandmanybooksonTCM（4）（write），whicharelosttoday.Inthefollowingdynasties，moremedicalwritingscameoutgradually，among（5）the"ShengNong'sHerbalClassic"andthe"CompendiumofMateriaMedica"arethemostfamousones.Nowadays，TCMisstillverypopularamongChinesepeopleevenifthewesternmedicaltechnologyproduceseffect（6）（fast）.ThemostimportantreasonforthatisChinesepeoplebelievethatTCMmakeslessside﹣effects.Foralongtime，TCMmakes（7）deepinfluenceonJapanese，KoreanandVietnamesemedicalscience.Today，TCMisclassifiedasalternativemedicine.InChina，（8）（course）ofbothwesternmedicineandTCMare（9）（common）providedinmedicalcolleges，andstudentscanevenchooseacollegeoftraditionalChinesemedicinewheretheyhaveachance（10）（study）moreaboutTCM.passage7Over30chiefeditorsofliteraturepublicationsand（1）（head）ofpublishinghousesacrossChinarecentlyattendedasigningceremony.Theceremonywasabout（2）expansionplanforthecreativewritingprojectaboutChina'smountainvillagestoenterintoanewera，（3）（look）fororiginalfull﹣lengthnovels，（4）showcasethegreatchangesofruralChinaandChineseagriculture.Sincetheproject（5）（launch）onAug1，over800piecesofwritinghavebeensubmitted.WriterYangZhijun'snovelSnowMountainsandtheEarth，recently（6）（publish）thankstotheproject，is（7）thegreatchangesinQinghai﹣TibetPlateauoverthepastyears.AccordingtoWuYiqin，vice﹣presidentoftheChinaWritersAssociation，theproject（8）（aim）tocultivateyoungwritersandliteratureworkersfromthegrassrootsandpublishgood﹣qualitynovelsthathave（9）（vary）themessuchasthecountry'sefforttoliftmillionsofpeopleoutof（10）（poor）andruralvitalization.passage8ThefullmoonlightsuptheskyontheeveningoftheLanternFestival.Thefestival，whichfalls（1）the15thdayofthefirstmonthintheChineselunarcalendar，markstheendofmorethantwoweeksofChineseNewYear（2）（celebrate）eachyear.Solving"lanternriddles"isamongthemanypopulartraditionalactivitiesforthefestival，whichincludeeatingtangyuan，enjoyingthefullmoon，and（3）（lose）incolorfullightedlanterns.Theseguessinggames（4）（refer）toaslanternriddlesbecausetheyinvolveriddleswrittenonlanternsoronslipsofpaper（5）（attach）tolanterns.Theyoftencontainmessagesofgreat（6）（wise）andgoodfortune，andgivechildrenandothersofallagestheopportunitytohavefunwhilepracticinglanguageandproblem﹣analyzingskills.Agoodmanyof（7）classicriddlesconnectwithChinesecharacters，historicalfigures，literaryreferences，ornamesofcitiesandotherplacesinChina.Peoplemustguesstheanswerbythinkingaboutthe（8）（variety）meaningsofthewordsandphrasesthatmakeuptheriddle.（9）（basic），atipmaybeprovided，suchasindicating（10）theanswerisaperson，aplace，orathing.passage9DiaojiaolouisatraditionalresidenceofseveralethnicminoritiesinChinasuchastheMiao，Zhuang，BuyiandTujiapeople.Youcanfindagroupofthesehouses（1）（locate）besideariverorinthemountainousareasofYunnan，Guangxi，HunanandSichuan.ThehistoryofDiaojiaolou（2）（stretch）back1400years.Thetraditionalresidence，typicallytwotothreestorieshigh，isawoodenhousebuiltonstilts（柱子）.Theunusualstructureisconsidered（3）masterpieceofclevercarpentry.Thehighhangingfloorsofthestructure（4）（hold）upbywoodenstilts，whichgivethehouseanunsteadyappearancefromafar.ButaDiaojiaolouis，infact，firmlyfixedbecauseitsstiltsarefurtherreinforcedbystoneblocksattheirbases.Evenifoneofthestiltsweredestroyed，thebuildingwouldstillhaveastrongfoundation.Thegroundfloortends（5）（use）asstoragespaceforfirewoodandfarmingequipment.Livestockstayonthegroundfloor，whilepeoplealwayslive（6）it.Oneofthe（7）（benefit）ofDiaojiaolouisthat，（8）inancienttimes，thesestiltedbuildingswouldprovideprotectionfromfiercebeasts.NowadaystheycontinuetoprovideprotectionfromvenomoussnakesandinsectsthatarenotuncommonthroughoutChina.Thesebuildingsalsohelppreventhumidity﹣relateddiseasesthatarecommoninsouthernChina.（9）（additional），thecoolbreezeblowingthroughthewindowsoftheupperlevelsactslikeakindofnaturalairconditioner.Inmountainousregions，thelevelofhumidityonthegroundduringsummerisalmost（10）（bear）andpotentiallydangerous，soelevatedlivingspacesareparticularlynecessary.passage10．TheGreatWallAsasymbolofancientChinesecivilization，theGreatWallisoneoftheworld'soldestandmostmagnificent（壯麗的）man﹣madescenes，（1）hasalonghistory.Givenitsout﹣standingarchitecturalachievementandremarkablehistoricalinfluence，theGreatWall（2）（list）asaUNESCOWorldCulturalHeritagesitein1987，thefirstof（3）（it）kindinChina.TheGreatWallwas（4）（original）builtover2，000yearsagoduringtheWestZhouDynasty，andserved（5）afunctionalmilitarydefence.IthadbeenplayingacrucialroleinwarsinancientChinesehistory.Therefore，itwascontinuallytobeextendedinthenext2，000years，tilltheendofMingDynasty.Asaresult，theGreatWallwasexpandedtomanyplacesinChinaandformedabeautifulshape.Becauseits（6）（long）is21，196.18km，itiswidelynamed"WanliChangcheng".ThereareNorthernGreatWallandSouthernGreatWall，accordingtothelocations.TheGreatWallisaplacesteepedinhistoryandhasmuch（7）（offer）you.Forthosewhoarefascinated（入迷的）byitand（8）（greed）fortheknowledgeofit，youwillfindmassiveinformationaboutit，thehistoricaldevelopment，thebackgroundstoriesanditsfactsandfigures.Whetheryouareahistory﹣lovingtraveler（9）aloverofnaturallandscape，youwillnevergettiredoftheGreatWall，oneoftheseven（10）（wonder）intheworld.passage11XieHongxing，acraftsmanbornandraisedaroundWuyiMountain，F(xiàn)ujianProvince，spent46daystryingtomakeanother"orbitingTiangongspacestation".Hisachievementofcraftsmanshipwasmorethanextraordinarywhenyourealizethathewasusinga（1）（nature）material，bamboo，toweave（編）it.Ittookhimsevenhourstofigure（2）howtoweaveasmallnationalflagofChinawithdyedbamboostrips."It'sanewwaytopromotetheintangibleculturalheritage（非物質(zhì)文化遺產(chǎn)），（3）（combine）traditionandmodernity，"saidXie.Afteryearsofhardwork，Xiefulfilledhiswish，gettingbambooweavingofWuyiMountain（4）（recognize）asaprovincialintangibleculturalheritage."ThegreatreputationofWuyiMountain'steaovershadowsitsbambooweavingtradition，（5）usedtobepopularwhenIwasachild，Astheteaindustrybegantothrive，somecraftsmenchangedtheircareer，"hesaid.Herecalledthatthelocalbambooweaving（6）（product）usedtobeexportedabroad，especiallytoJapan.Backthen，manyarticlesofeverydayuseweremadefrombamboo.How﹣ever，bynow，mostofthese（7）（replace）byplastic.Likeotherinheritorsofintangibleculturalheritage，Xiefinds（8）isnoteasytopassonthecraft，buthe'stryinghisbest."Youhavetotoleratemuch（9）（hard）beforeachievingsuccess.Ittakesatleastoneortwoyearsbeforeyoucanmakemoney.Youmayeasilygiveup，"hesays.Everyyear，hejoinsactivitiesandcontests（10）（exchange）withotherbambooweaversfromacrossthecountrytospreadtheartform.passage12Acrobatics，whoseChinesenameisZaji.Modernacrobaticsmainlydependsonperformer'ssoftbody（1）（complete）aseriesofhighlydifficultmovement.Itcan（2）（find）inmanyoftheperformingartsandmanysports.Acrobaticsisoftenassociatedwiththeactivities（3）makeextensiveuseofgymnasticskills，suchascircusandgymnastics，butmanyotherathleticactivities，suchasWushu，balletanddiving，mayalsoemploy（4）（element）ofacrobatics.TheitemsinChineseacrobaticsincludeliondance，oralstunts，pagodaofbowls，juggling，wirewalking，etc.ChineseZajicandateback（5）Neolithictimes.Asoneofthetraditionalartforms，acrobaticshasbeenpopularamongtheChinesepeopleformorethan2，000years.AsearlyastheWarringStates，thereappearedearlystagesofacrobatics.By（6）timeofHanDynas﹣ty，theacrobaticsartfurtherdevelopedbothincontentandformandthereappearedsuperbperformanceswithmusicaccompanimentonthestage.IntheTangDynasty，themostflour﹣ishingperiodinancientChina，thenumberofacrobatsincreased（7）（significant）andtheirperformingskillsgainedmuchimprovement.Thereismuch（8）（stable）involvedindangerousmovementsandquietnessinactions.Themodernacrobaticsaimatcreatinggracefulstageimages，（9）（harmony）musicalaccompaniment，andgoodsupportingeffects，propsandlighting.Inthepast10years，manyChineseacrobatictroupes（表演團(tuán)）（10）（visit）morethanonehundredcountriesandregionsaroundtheworld，winningdozensofprizesintheinternationalacrobaticfestivalsandchampionships.passage13Ananimatedseriesfeaturingmonster﹣likecharacters，oryaoinChinese，haswonpraiseonline（1）adoptingtraditionalChinesecultureandaesthetics（美學(xué)）initsanimationandstorytellinginawaythathasresonated（共鳴）withmany.Yao﹣ChineseFolktales（《中國奇譚》）is（2）eight﹣partseriesinspiredbyvarioustraditionalChineseliteraturetitlesandshowcasesarangeofartistic（3）（style）suchaspapercutting，watercolorpainting，andcomputergraphics（繪圖）.Thefirstepisode（集）（4）（base）ontheclassicChinesenovelJourneytotheWest，withcharacterspreparingtocaptureaTangdynastyBuddhistmonk.Itisitsplotwhichshowsoneofthecharactersbeingpunishedaftertheirleaderwasdissatisfiedwiththeirwork（5）hasresonatedwithawideaudience，（6）（remind）themofdilemmasandsufferingattheworkplace.ThenewseriesispartofthegrowingtrendofChineseanimationturningtoancientChineselegendsandfolktalesfor（7）（inspire）.DomesticallyproducedanimatedfilmsfeaturingclassicfiguressuchasMonkeyKing，NeZha，andWhiteSnake（8）（prove）tobebighitsinrecentyears，withthelatestreleaseNewGods：YangJianamassing（積累）550millionyuaninticketsaleslastyear.Yao﹣ChineseFolktaleswas（9）（joint）producedbyShanghaiAnimatedFilmStudioandstreamingsiteBilibili.SinceitairedSunday，thefirsttwoepisodes（10）（release）sofarhavegatheredover10millionviewsanditcurrentlyhasascoreof9.6outof10onratingsiteDouban.passage14TheGrandCanalisthelongestand（1）（old）canalintheworld.ItformsavastinlandwaterwaysysteminChina，runningfromthecapitalBeijinginthenorth（2）ZhejiangProvinceinthesouth.（3）（construct）insectionsfromthe5thcenturyBCEandcompletedandmaintainedbyseveral（4）（dynasty），itformedthebackboneofChina'sinlandcommunicationssystem，whichenabledthesupplyofrice（5）（feed）thepopulation.TheGrandCanalreachedanewpeakinthe13thcentury，providinganinlandshippingnetworkconsistingofmorethan2，000kmofartificialwaterways，（6）linkedfiveofthemostimportantriverbasinsinChina，includingtheHuangheRiverandtheChangjiangRiver.Still（7）majormeansofinternalcommunicationtoday，it（8）（play）animportantroleinensuringtheprosperity（繁榮）andstabilityofChinaovertheages.TheGrandCanalbearswitnesstoaremarkableandearlydevelopmentofhydraulicengineering（水利工程）.Itisanessentialtechnologicalachievement（9）（date）frombeforetheIndustrialRevolution.Itisaperfectexampleofdealingwithdifficultnaturalconditions，asisreflectedinthemanyconstructionsthatare（10）（full）adaptedtothediversityandcomplexityofcircumstances.ItbestdemonstratesthetechnicalcapabilitiesofEasterncivilizations.passage15In1998，aneco﹣museumwasestablishedinSuojiaMiao，YiandHuiTownship，China'sGuizhouProvince.Consistingof12villages，includingGaoxingVillage，theeco﹣museumisdifferentfromtraditionalones.Itisn'tenclosedbywallsand（1）itshowcasesismorethanvariouscollections.XiongShaozhen，a77﹣year﹣oldresidentofGaoxingVillage，weaveseverydaywithaloom（織布機(jī)）inawoodenhouse，herdaughter﹣in﹣lawbusy（2）（learn）thecraftfromher．"Thecostumes，language，musicandeventhewayofproductionofthelocalcommunityareallliving（3）（significance）exhibits，"saidLuoGang，headofthemuseum.Adecadeago，GaoxingVillage（4）（list）inatraditionalChinesevillagescatalog（目錄）.However，Luofoundtherewerefewloomsleftinthevillage.He（5）（apply）forabudgetfromrelevantdepartmentsandinvitedprofessionalcraftsmentoproduceloomsforthevillagers.Heaskedeachvillagerthatreceivedthemachine（6）（use）itandtrainaninheritor（繼承者）ofthelocalweavingtechnique.Inaddition，mostoftheoldfolkhouseswiththeir（7）（roof）madeofstrawneededregularreplacementandLuohadtheiroriginalappearance（8）（restore）.Thereare25sucheco﹣museumsintheprovince，whichareinline（9）sustainabledevelopmentprinciples.Notonlydotheyguidevillagerstoperformindependent﹣managementandactivatetheirpassionforpreservingtheirtraditionalcultures，buttheycreatemorejobsandgive（10）boosttolocaltourism.passage16Shanxikuaibanisa（1）（tradition）ChineseformofstorytellingintheShaanxilocallanguagetothestrongregularrepeatedsoundofbambooclappers.OnJune10，2021，theMinistryofCultureandTourism（2）（recognize）anewgroupof325nationalintangible（非物質(zhì)的）culturalheritageitemsinBeijing，increasingthelistestablishedin2006to1，557items.Shaanxikuaiban，（3）candatebacktothelateQingDynasty（1644—1911），hasbeenincluded.Itcan（4）（perform）byagrouporalone.Withoneortwopairsofkuaibanofdifferentsizesinhand，theperformersspeakinthelocallanguagewhile（5）（tell）stories，whichareusuallyaboutsufferersorheroes.Shanxikuaibanis（6）popularthattherearemanyprofessionalartistsandperformersinChina.Accordingtoitsperformers，theartwasoriginallyusedbyfarmers（7）（share）theirknowledgeandearnmoney.（8）timegoingby，moreandmorepeopleperformShaanxikuaibanindifferentparticularevents—forexample，atfestivalcelebrations，（9）（party）andartshows.Supportedbythegovernment，ithasbeenoneofthe（10）（good）artformsinShaanxiandhasbeenintroducedtolocalschoolsaspartoftheirarteducation.passage17You'veneverheardsongsquitelikethisbefore.Infact，itseemsthatMoyunofHongKongcantransformjustaboutanysongintosomethingcompletelynew（1）thehelpoftheGuzheng.ThistraditionalChineseinstrument（2）（make）of16ormorestringsandmovablebridges.Together，itproducessomeofthesweetestsoundsthatpairsurprisinglywellwith（3）wasoriginallyarocksong."TraditionalChineseinstrumentsaren'tsuitedfor（4）（adapt）aband'sentiresound，"Moyunsaid."Guzhengislikethebass.It'shardtocreatevariationswithit."Despitethe（5）（limitation），MoyunhasmasteredtheprocessofchangingpopularmusicfortheGuzheng.Inoneofhermanyvideos（6）（share）onYouTube，shedoesthiswith"Thunderstruck"byAC/DC．Duringher（7）（perform），Moyunisconstantlymovingbothofherhands，eachmovement（8）（effortless）methodicalandfascinatingtowatch.Whenshe'snotplucking（彈撥）oneoftheinstrument'smanystings，sheisbeatingitlikeadrum.Bysharingvideoslikethese，Moyunhopesthatmorepeoplewillcometoappreciatethisuniqueinstrument."Chineseculturetends（9）（be）abstract，"shesaid."It'snotreallyaccessible.Butpopcultureisaccessible.Byputting（10）twotogether，Ihopetheaudiencecanappreciatemymusic."passage18TheSingingSandsMountain，asahottouristattraction，（1）（locate）inDunhuanginWesternChina.Asyouwalkthroughthequicksandorslidedownasandmountain，sometimesyoucanhearloudnoisesfrombeneathyourfeet.Thisishowitgotthename"TheSingingSandsMountain".（2）（nest）betweenthetallsandmountains，thereliesaspring.Ithasexistedforthousandsofyearsandneverdriedup.Thespring，（3）（shape）likeamoon，iscalledtheCrescentSpring（月牙泉）.Theformationand（4）（exist）ofthespringarerelatedtoitslandform.TheflowingwatercomestogetherhereandoverflowsthroughageologicallayertoformtheCrescentSpring.It's（5）（extreme）dryhere，withtheamountofannualevaporation（蒸發(fā)）beingmorethan60times（6）oftheannualrainfall.However，thestablewatersourceensuresa（7）（sustain）watersupplytothespring.TheCrescentSpringisalsoduetothelow﹣lyingterrain（地勢）.Wheneverthereisasandstorm，itforms（8）upwardairflowbetweenthesurroundingsandmountainstosendthesandatthefootbacktothetopofthesandmountainandsavesit（9）beingswallowedbyquicksand.TheCrescentSpring，（10）terrainandlandscapearereallydistinctive，hasbecomearomanticscenicspot.passage19DecoratedwithChinese﹣styleredlanterns，thepavilion（展館）oftranslatedChinesebookssawabigturnoutofbookloversatthe54theditionofCairoInternationalBookFair，thelargestbookfairinEgypt.Thepavilion（1）（display）duringthefairabout1，000booktitlesinArabicandEnglishonChineseculture，history，literature，economy，andamongmanyothers.Visitors（2）differentagesfrequentedthepavilionofChinesebooks.Someparentspickedchildren'sbooksfortheirkidsandsomeyoungpeople（3）（attract）tobooksonChineseculture，historyanddevelopment.Ahighschoolstudent，（4）waspickingabookonChinesehistory，saidthatChinahasovercomenumerousproblemsthroughoutitshistorywhile（5）Chinesewisdomisshownintheirliterature，thoughtsandphilosophy.NouraGamal，ajuniorstudentofChinese，said（6）attractedhimmostwastheChinesecultureandpeople.Hewanted（7）（learn）moreaboutChina，anancientcivilizationwithauniquelanguage，history，literatureandculture.TheChinesepavilionparticipatesinthefairwithmanyrichbooktitlesthatincreaseeveryyearinaverysuccessfulefforttobringthe（8）（culture）ofEgyptandChinacloser.Itis（9）（wide）acknowledgedthatChina'sgreatdevelopmentisoneofthereasonsforthe（10）（grow）popularityofChinesebooks.passage20TheForbiddenCity，also（1）（refer）toasthePalaceMuseuminthemoderndays，islocatedintheheartofBeijing.Itisanancient（2）（architecture）complexwithahistoryofover600years.TheaerialviewoftheForbiddenCityshowsitisasymmetricallayout.Thethreemainhalls﹣theHallofSupremeHarmony，theHallofCentralHarmonyandtheHallofPreservingHarmonycomprisetheForbiddenCity'scentralline，（3）isflanked（兩側(cè)有）bymorethan70palaceswithover9，000rooms.Thebuildingsareallcoveredwithgoldenroofswithredcolumnsandhighwallsbeneath，（4）（symbolize）thenoblestatusoftheroyalfamily.Inadditionto（5）（it）magnificentappearance，thePalaceMuseumalsohousesoveronemillionpiecesofculturalrelicsandtreasures.Inrecen