1.（2024•北京）When we slow down，we create space to reflect on our thoughts and emotions，which helps us identify important areas of our lives and （3） （give） us the opportunity to make right choices.
2.（2024•甲卷）ㅤAlthough parks of all sizes and types exist at any level，the national parks，in particular，tend （1） （catch） our attention because of their large size and variety.
3.（2024•甲卷）Yellowstone was the （9） （large） United States national park—2.2 million acres—until Wrangell﹣Saint Elias in southern Alaska， （10） became a national monument in 1978，took the honors as a national park in 1980 with 12.3 million acres.
4.（2024•新高考Ⅱ）ㅤChinese cultural elements commemorating（纪念） Tang Xianzu， （1） is known as"the Shakespeare of Asia，"add an international character to Stratford﹣upon﹣Avon，William Shakespeare's hometown.
5.（2024•新高考Ⅱ）Although they could never have met，there are common （2） （theme） in their works，said Paul Edmondson，head of research for the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.
6.（2024•新高考Ⅱ）Two years later，a six﹣meter﹣tall pavilion， （5） （inspire） by The Peony Pavilion， （6） （build） at the Firs Garden，just ten minutes' walk from Shakespeare's birthplace.
7.（2024•新高考Ⅱ）Those cultural elements have increased Stratford's international （7） （visible），said Edmondson，adding that visitors walking through the Birthplace Garden were often amazed（8） （find） the connection between the two great writers.
8.（2024•新高考Ⅱ）（9） （recall） watching a Chinese opera version of Shakespeare's play Richard Ⅲ in Shanghai and meeting Chinese actors who came to Stratford a few years ago to perform parts of The Peony Pavilion，Edmondson said，"It was very exciting to hear the Chinese language（10） see how Tang's play was being performed."
9.（2024•新高考Ⅰ）This beautiful structure，named Glasshouse，is at the centre of a new garden that shows how the Silk Road influences English gardens even in modern times.
10.（2024•新高考Ⅰ）The latest （1） （engineer） techniques are applied to create this protective （2） （function） structure that is also beautiful.
11.（2024•新高考Ⅰ）Further，the Silk Route Garden around the greenhouse （5） （walk） visitors through a journey influenced by the ancient Silk Road，by which silk as well as many plant species came to Britain for （6） first time.
12.（2024•新高考Ⅰ）The Glasshouse stands （8） a great achievement in contemporary design，to house the plants of the southwestern part of China at the end of a path retracing （追溯） the steps along the Silk Route （9） brought the plants from their native habitat in Asia to come to define much of the （10） （rich） of gardening in England.
13.（2024•浙江）However，if you're shopping for one，buying extra （1） （benefit） from price reductions doesn't make sense.
14.（2024•浙江）Either your shopping is then too heavy to carry home（2）_______ you can't use what you've bought while it's still fresh.
15.（2024•浙江）If most of their customers are happy to buy larger quantities，that's（4） they 'll promote.
16.（2024•浙江）However，though it's nice to get a few cents off a pack of sausages，it would help even more if they could sometimes（6） （offer） in smaller packs.
17.（2023•新高考Ⅰ）Xiao long bao（soup dumplings），those amazing constructions of delicate dumpling wrappers，encasing hot，（1） （taste）soup and sweet，fresh meat，are far and away my favorite Chinese street food.
18.（2023•新高考Ⅰ）To eat one，you have to decide whether（2） （bite）a small hole in it first，releasing the stream and risking a spill（溢出），（3） to put the whole dumpling in your mouth，letting the hot soup explode on your tongue.
19.（2023•新高考Ⅰ）Nanxiang aside，the best Xiao long bao have a fine skin，allowing them （6） （lift）out of the steamer basket without allowing them tearing or spilling any of （7） （they）contents.
20.（2023•新高考Ⅰ）No matter where I buy them，one steamer is （9） （rare）enough，yet two seems greedy，so I am always left （10） （want）more next time.
21.（2023•浙江）In the Ming Dynasty，the center was the Forbidden City， （3） （surround） in concentric （同心的） circles by the Inner City and Outer City.
22.（2023•浙江）In contrast to the court life and upper﹣class culture represented by the Forbidden City，the Summer Palace，and the Temple of Heaven，the hutongs reflect （10） culture of grassroots Beijingers.
23.（2023•甲卷）Carson proves that a simple lyric form that has been passed down through the ages can still （10） （employ） today to draw attention to important truths.
24.（2023•乙卷）From Buddhist temples to museums，narrow hutong（1） royal palaces，it is home to more than 3，000 years of glorious history even down to its layout with the city keeping its carefully（2） （build） system of ring roads.
25.（2023•乙卷）But for all its ancient buildings，Beijing is also a place（3） welcomes the fast﹣paced development of modern life，with 21st﹣century architectural（4） （wonder） standing side by side with historical buildings of the past.
26.（2023•乙卷）（6） （visit） several times over the last 10 years，I（7） （amaze）by the co﹣existence of old and new，and how a city was able to keep such a rich heritage（遗产）while constantly growing.
27.（2023•乙卷）The（9） （remark） development of this city，which is consciously designed to protect the past while stepping into the modern world，（10） （mean） there is always something new to discover here，and I could be photographing Beijing for the next 50 years.
28.（2023•新高考Ⅱ）Whenever I tell people that I teach English at the Berlin Zoo，I almost always get a questioning look.
29.（2023•北京）Soon after moving to Switzerland，I（1） （throw）a house﹣warming party and was greatly surprised when all 30 guests showed up （2） （exact） on time.
30.（2023•北京）Mangroves，known as"red forest" in China，grow between land and sea，characterised by their complex roots.
31.（2023•北京）When （4） （see） from afar，the mangrove forests appear more splendid.
32.（2022•浙江）Kim Cobb，a professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta，is one of a small but growing minority of academics（1）________ are cutting back on their air travel because of climate change.
33.（2022•浙江）On a website called No Fly Climate Sci，for example，（5