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【題目】In one ancient Chinese story, there is a magic deer. She has beautiful nine-colored fur. The deer is kind and helps people who are sick and poor. In fact, this nine-colored deer comes from a painting in the Mogao Grottoes (莫高窟) in Dunhuang, Gansu.

The grottoes were created in AD 366. They hold the world’s best cave art. The clay figures (泥塑) and paintings on the wall are the Mogao Grotto’s greatest treasures. There are more than 2,000 colored clay figures in 492 caves. The tallest is 34.5 meters high while the smallest is only 2 cm, China Daily reported.

The most beautiful paintings are of dancing, flying fairies (飛天). They wear beautiful costumes. Among them, a fairy plays a pipa (琵琶) behind her back. This painting has given dancers in modern times lots of new ideas.

Besides the value of its art, the Mogao Grotto paintings also show how ancient people lived. Some show people farming, eating and fighting. Others show their wedding and funeral customs. In 1987 the Mogao Caves became a UNESCO World Heritage (遺產) Site.

Now it attracts visitors from all over the world. Visitors have to buy tickets online. This is to control the amount of tourists and better protect the site. If you want to visit the Mogao Grottoes, don’t forget to buy tickets online as soon as possible.

【1】How many colored clay figures are there in each cave on average(平均)?

A. Over 4.B. About 492.C. About 2000.D. Over 366.

【2】Why do visitors have to buy tickets online?

A. To enjoy the clay figures and paintings.

B. To experience how ancient people lived.

C. To obey the rules of controlling the amount of tourists and protecting the site.

D. To see how Maogao Grottoes became a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

【3】Where might the passage be taken from?

A. A storybook.B. A tourist guide.C. A sports newspaper.D. A fashion magazine.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】B

【解析】

文章大意：本文主要介紹了甘肅敦煌莫高窟。這些石窟建于公元366。他們擁有世界上最好的洞穴藝術。莫高窟的繪畫除了其藝術價值外，還展示了古人的生活方式。現在它吸引了來自世界各地的游客。游客必須在網上買票。這是為了控制游客數量和更好地保護景區(qū)。如果你想參觀莫高窟，不要忘了盡快在網上買票。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據文中的句子There are more than 2,000 colored clay figures in 492 caves. 在492個洞穴中，有2000多個彩色粘土人物�？芍�平均每個洞穴里有超過四個以上的彩色黏土圖案，故答案選A。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據文中的句子Visitors have to buy tickets online. This is to control the amount of tourists and better protect the site.可知，游客必須在網上買票。是為了控制游客數量和更好地保護景區(qū)。故答案選C。

【3】文章來源題。通過對整篇文章的理解，以及最后一段Now it attracts visitors from all over the world. Visitors have to buy tickets online. This is to control the amount of tourists and better protect the site. If you want to visit the Mogao Grottoes, don’t forget to buy tickets online as soon as possible. 現在它吸引了來自世界各地的游客。游客必須在網上買票。這是為了控制游客數量和更好地保護網站。如果你想參觀莫高窟，不要忘了盡快在網上買票。可知，這篇文章可能來源于一個旅游指南，其它一本故事書、一份體育報紙、一份時尚雜志都不符合題意，故答案選B。