Question

Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. comments      B. impression    C. drawn      D. fashionable   E. influence      F. light up       G. right      H. occupy  I. truly          J. variety

Shanghai dazzles (使目眩) visitors with its  1. of places new and old, East and West New Shanghai begins at the airport with a step onto the Maglev, Shanghai’s high-speed train. Reaching 431 km/h, it whisks（迅速移动）travelers the 32 kilometers from the airport to Pudong in 8 minutes. Visitors disembark (登陆) from the Maglev at Pudong, where Shanghai’s modern side awaits 2.    outside the station.       

The West’s  3.  on Shanghai is very obvious on the Bund. European countries and America established concessions here between the early 1840s and 1943. Visiting the Bund takes one back to that era. Fifty-two buildings, all built in  4. European styles, line this famous section of East Zhongshan First Road.

The HSBC Tower, which now houses the Shanghai Pudong Development Bank, dominates the Bund. Inside, visitors gazes are  5.  to colorful mosaics (马赛克) on the dome ceiling.

Just south of the Bund, the traditional buildings and tiny lanes of the old Chinese city take visitors back in time. Here, the Yuyuan Gardens are the main attraction. Built in 1577 by a government official for his parents, the Yuyuan Gardens  6.  an area of two hectares（亩）.

Shanghai’s premier shopping destination, Nanjing Road boasts 5.5 km of shops, malls, restaurants and excitement. Colorful neon（霓虹灯）signs   7. the street at night when thousands of people flood the area.

Restored shikumen exteriors open into restaurants, shops and art galleries. Photographer Guo Changyao 

8. , “In the 21st century, if you don’t go to Xintiandi, then you haven’t seen Shanghai.”

To 9. experience Shanghai, one must explore all its sides. The beauty of the city lies in its old and new, West and East.

Answer

1.J

2.G

3.E

4.D

5.C

6.H

7.F

8.A

9.I

【解析】略