Bhutan(不丹)is one of the few places in the world where you can experience unbroken Buddhist(佛教徒的)culture. Spirituality is in daily life here. I came because I wanted to witness firsthand what it might mean to devote your life to________practice as a Buddhist.
Although this is the Himalayas(喜马拉雅山)，you don't come here to climb mountains. Mountains are________in Bhutan, as are rivers and the earth. The relationship between nature, animals and people is ________. The population is small (around 750,000) but the________of the mountains and nature is enormous. This puts humans in their place; we are not________, but a small part of a whole. Respect for nature here is not just lip-service, you see it________every day. If you want to build a house, you have to ask permission of the earth, and the government ________that the country maintain 60% forest coverage. You'll see prayer flags on mountains and on bridges, from where the wind carriers the prayers across the country.
You don't have to tip your head back to look at the sky; you can stare________at it. For me, the finest view in Bhutan is from 3,100 metre Dochu-la. From this mountain pass I can________the view, look directly at the sky, and see the stairs to my lama's temple. I especially like the way the stability and peace of the mountains________with the clouds moving high above.
Make a ________of meeting monks(僧人) if you go to Bhutan. Visitors tend to emphasize the wow factor of the buildings, and ________the human element. Real Buddhist culture, and what it means in daily life, is in the________.
Make visitors come in autumn or spring, when the views are best and the weather is dry, but come off________for a quieter, more reflective experience. Winter is not depressing and grey; it's all about fresh, clean, sharp air and beautiful blue skies. If you don't like Christmas, consider Bhutan: there 's really no________of it.
21. | A．spiritual | B．widespread | C．actual | D．legal |
22. | A．distant | B．holy | C．wild | D．rocky |
23. | A．different | B．complex | C．unique | D．emotional |
24. | A．damage | B．transformation | C．protection | D．power |
25. | A．related | B．perfect | C．tiny | D．dominant |
26. | A．in appearance | B．in advance | C．in action | D．in order |
27. | A．ensures | B．permits | C．warns | D．opposes |
28. | A．blankly | B．straight | C．hard | D．coldly |
29. | A．confirm | B．challenge | C．accept | D．admire |
30. | A．lives | B．contrasts | C．forms | D．improves |
31. | A．list | B．check | C．point | D．difference |
32. | A．miss | B．highlight | C．enlarge | D．change |
33. | A．visitors | B．people | C．religion | D．value |
34. | A．peak | B．business | C．year | D．job |
35. | A．flavor | B．sense | C．idea | D．trace |
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