Harbin Ice and Snow World, one of China’s most popular winter destinations, is preparing to welcome visitors with exciting new changes for the upcoming 2025-26 season. Despite its growing scale, ticket prices will remain the same, making it an ___1___ (attract) destination for many.

This year, a major highlight is its expansion. The park will cover an impressive 1.2 million square meters — the ___2___ (large) area in its history. Along ___3___ the increased space, the amount of ice and snow used will also grow, reaching 400,000 cubic meters. ___4___ (ensure) everything is ready on time, builders are using stored ice from earlier, as well as fresh ice taken from the Songhua River.

___5___ such a big expansion? According to a tourism expert, the decision is ___6___ (base) on studying past visitor numbers, public demand, and the features of the winter tourism market. Winter outdoor activities are often related to ice and snow, so it’s important to improve the park ___7___ it opens.

Besides being bigger, the park will also offer ___8___ (many) to see and do. There will be new ice sculptures of famous global buildings, city landmarks, and characters from fairy tales. It will also introduce fun interactive activities, such as an “ice-collecting festival” and — for the first time — a “hot spring campsite” ___9___ visitors can warm up amid the snow.

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解析：选attractive。attractive 考查形容词。根据前文的 an 和后文的名词 destination 可知，此处需要形容词修饰名词，attract 的形容词形式为 attractive。故填 attractive。

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解析：选largest。largest 考查形容词最高级。根据前文的定冠词 the 和语境 “in its history”（在其历史上）可知，此处表示最高级含义，large 的最高级形式为 largest。故填 largest。

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解析：选with。with 考查介词。along with 是固定短语，意为 “连同…… 一起；随着”，此处表示 “随着空间的增加”。故填 with。

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解析：选To ensure。To ensure 考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，此处表示 “为了确保一切按时准备就绪”，应用不定式作目的状语，句首首字母需大写。故填 To ensure。

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解析：选Why。5.Why 考查疑问词。结合下文专家对扩张原因的解释可知，此处是对 “如此大规模扩张” 的原因提问，应用疑问词 Why，句首首字母需大写。这是一个省略句，完整的句子是 "Why is there such a big expansion?"，这在新闻文体中很常见，用于设置悬念，引出下文的解释。故填 Why。

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解析：选based。based 考查形容词。be based on 是固定短语，意为 “基于……”，此处表示 “这个决定是基于对过往游客数量、公众需求和冬季旅游市场特点的研究”。故填 based。

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解析：选before。before 考查连词。根据语境 “冬季户外活动通常与冰雪相关” 可知，在公园开放前完成升级很重要，应用 before 引导时间状语从句，表 “在…… 之前”。故填 before。

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解析：选more。more 考查形容词比较级。根据前文 “Besides being bigger”（除了规模更大之外）可知，此处表示 “公园将提供更多可看可做的事物”，many 的比较级 more 可指代 “更多的东西”，符合语境。故填 more。

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解析：选where。where 考查定语从句。空格后是定语从句，修饰先行词 “a ‘hot spring campsite’”（一个 “温泉营地”），从句中缺少 地点状语（“游客可以取暖的地方”），需用关系副词 “where” 引导定语从句。故填 where。

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解析：选linking。linking 考查非谓语动词。名词 routes 与动词 link 之间为主动关系，应用现在分词作后置定语，修饰 routes，意为 “连接亚洲冬季运动会场馆的特殊路线”。故填 linking。