三、综合填空
Many great poets appeared in Chinese history, and Du Fu is among the most talented ones. Known 1.
as
the Saint of Poetry (诗圣), Du Fu left us thousands of poems. And he is considered one of China's all-time 2.
greatest
(great) poets. The BBC documentary Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet, based 3.
upon/on
the poet's life and works, introduces Du Fu to the world, especially Western countries where people may not know him well. It compares Du to Dante and Shakespeare to help Westerners better understand the poet's great 4.
achievements
(achieve) in literature.
The documentary is made with the aim of exploring the poet's life and 5.
discovering
(discover) what the poet meant to the Chinese people. The host from BBC visited 6.
a
number of places, such as the poet's birthplace Gongyi and the Du Fu Thatched Cottage in Chengdu, where Du used to live. On the way, he met different people who helped to tell the stories of the great poet. Du Fu 7.
passed
(pass) away in 770, but his poems are still widely read today.
What's more, the documentary also invites Ian McKellen, a very popular British actor, 8.
to read
(read) 15 of Du's poems which are translated into English.
The documentary is sure to play a role in 9.
spreading
(spread) the traditional Chinese culture. Du Fu's excellent works are 10.
truly
(true) an important cultural heritage (遗产) for the whole world, not just China.