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“Unique Henan: Land of Dramas” is a large cultural tourism project in Henan Province. The project 1 in Zhengzhou, covering an area of more than 410, 000 square metres. It has 21 theatres with almost 1, 000 2. Different plays about the history of Henan and the culture of the Yellow River are put 3 in the theatres.
It is 4 into 56 different spaces, including Red Temple Primary School, Zhang’s Courtyard and Lijiacun Teahouse. Tourists can walk through them to 5 cultures of different times.
It is famous for 6 amazing beauty as well. Walking along the large wheat field(麦田), tourists have a good 7 to get close to nature. As night falls, everything is in silence. Tourists can sit 8 on the long steps and watch the projection(投影) of the famous ancient Chinese paintings on a 328-metre-long wall.
It has become 9 among tourists. “I think what I’ve seen is not just a play, 10 the rich history of Henan,” said a 11 named Wang Lin.
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1. lies 2. actors 3. on 4. divided 5. experience
6. its 7. chance 8. quietly 9. popular 10. but 11. tourist

【分析】
本题为英语选词填空题，需结合语境、语法规则及固定搭配，从给定词汇中选择合适的词并调整形式填入空格。解题思路：先通读全文理解大意，再逐个分析每个空格的词性需求、语境含义，匹配对应词汇并变形（如名词复数、动词形式、词性转换等）。
【解析】
1. 主语the project为单数，描述项目的位置，用一般现在时，lie（位于）的第三人称单数形式为lies；
2. 空前有基数词1000，需填可数名词复数，actor（演员）变复数actors；
3. 固定搭配put on意为“上演”，符合“上演剧目”的语境，故填on；
4. 固定搭配be divided into意为“被分成”，此处用过去分词构成被动语态，故填divided；
5. 不定式符号to后接动词原形，结合“体验不同时代文化”的语境，填动词experience；
6. 修饰名词beauty需用形容词性物主代词，it的形容词性物主代词为its；
7. 固定搭配have a chance to do sth意为“有机会做某事”，符合语境，填chance；
8. 修饰动词sit需用副词，quiet（安静的）变副词quietly；
9. become后接形容词作表语，结合“变得受欢迎”的语境，填形容词popular；
10. 固定结构not just...but...意为“不仅……而且……”，故填but；
11. 空前有不定冠词a，需填可数名词单数，结合语境指游客，填tourist。
【答案】
1. lies 2. actors 3. on 4. divided 5. experience 6. its 7. chance 8. quietly 9. popular 10. but 11. tourist
【知识点】
英语选词填空、固定搭配运用、词性辨析
【点评】
本题考查基础词汇的运用，涵盖词性转换、固定搭配等知识点，需结合语境分析每个空格的需求，难度适中，适合初中阶段学生练习。
【难度系数】
0.6