Unit3 Developing ideas课文语法填空练习--外研版高中英语选择性必修第四册.docxVIP

选择性必修四Unit3 Developing ideas WELCOME TO DUNHUANG! Welcome 1.______ Dunhuang! On the old Silk Road, this city was the gateway 2._____and from Ancient China, a place 3.________East met West, and a green island in the middle of the desert. You can only imagine how travellers felt 4.______they saw the oasis(绿洲) of Dunhuang ahead of them. Dunhuangs long and 5.___________(glory) history represents its 6.___________( significant )as a centre of cultural and commercial exchange. Today, Dunhuang is a worldclass tourist destination boasting sites with UNESCO 7.___________(protect) heritage status. Now, we are going to enter some of the citys famous caves, of 8.________there are more than 700 ．Known 9._____the Mogao Grottoes(小洞穴)，these ancient caves 10.___________(carve) out of the rock over a period of 1，000 years. If you look up, you can see the paintings and other artworks 11.______are testimony to how the Silk Road 12.___________(bring) East and West together. Look at these statues！ You can see elements from Ancient Greece, India and Iran. Now look around the walls of the cave. Come a little bit 13.__________(close) so that you can get a better view．Look at them! The murals (壁画)cover an 14.______________( astonish )area of 45，000 square metres. The subjects of the Dunhuang murals vary 15.______religious stories to scenes of everyday life. But one type of mural that is unique to Dunhuang 16._______(show) the Apsaras， or “Flying Immortals”．Representations of these heavenly musicians, singers and dancers decorate the walls of many caves. Take a look 17._____this mural. The Apsaras(飞天)are depicted 18.________(sail) in the bright blue sky, with their scarves 19.__________(fly) , as if they are about 20.________(fly) down to meet us．And here is another one. Move over here where you can see it in more detail．The Apsaras are holding lotuses, playing musical instruments, dancing and throwing flowers.The painting of Apsaras reached a peak during the Tang Dynasty; these images a