七七 | 2023浙江首考英語(yǔ)卷丨語(yǔ)法填空精講

During China's dynastic period, emperors planned the city of Beijing 56 and arranged the residential areas according to social classes. The term “hutong", 57 originally（original）meaning "waterwell" in Mongolian, appeared first during the Yuan Dynasty.

• original的變形：
• origin n.
• originally adv.
• originate v.

In the Ming Dynasty, the center was the Forbidden City, 58 surrounded（surround）in concentric（同心的）circles by the Inner City and Outer City. Citizens 【of higher social classes】 59 were permitted（permit）to live closer to the center of the circles. The large siheyuan【of these high-ranking officials and wealthy businessmen】often 60 featured（feature）beautifully carved and painted roof beams and pillars（柱子）. The hutongs 【they formed】were orderly, lined by 61 spacious（space）homes and walledgardens. Farther from the center lived the commoners and laborers. Their siheyuan were far smaller in scale and 62 simpler（simple）in design and decoration, and the hutongs were narrower.

• surround的名詞形式：surroundings
• orderly：adj. 有秩序的
• spacious：adj. 寬闊的

Hutongs represent an important cultural element of the city of Beijing. Thanks to Beijing's long history 63 as capital of China, almost every hutong has its stories, and some are even associated with historic 64 events（event）. In contrast to the court life and upper-class culture represented bythe Forbidden City, the Summer Palace, and the Temple of Heaven, the hutongs reflect 65 the culture of grass roots Beijingers.