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【題目】The Forbidden City

People who have visited the Forbidden City would be impressed (給…留下深刻印象) by the wisdom of the ancient Chinese. The Forbidden City lies in the center of Beijing, north of Tian’anmen Square. It has 9,999 buildings, which are surrounded by a six-meter-deep moat (護(hù)城河) and a ten-meter-high wall. The wall has a gate on each side: the Meridian Gate to the south, The Shenwu Gate to the north, the Xihua Gate to the west, and the Donghua Gate to the east.

The Forbidden City got its name by forbidding (禁止) common people to enter unless they were allowed. The city is divided into two parts. The southern part, or the Outer Court was where the emperor (皇帝) exercised his power over the nation. The Outer Court covers a large space between the Meridian Gate and the Gate of Heavenly Purity. The northern part, or the Inner Court, was where the emperor lived with his family members. Everything in the emperor’s personal rooms was yellow, including his clothing and bedding.

The building of the palace began in 1407, the 5th year of the Yongle rule. It was not completed until 1420. It was said that a million people, including one hundred thousand skilled workers were driven into long-term hard work. It was said that a well was dug every fifty meters along the road in order to pour water onto the road in winter to move huge stones on the ice into the city. Ancient Chinese people showed their great skills in building the Forbidden City.

Until the last emperor of China was driven from the Inner Court in 1924, fourteen emperors of the Ming Dynasty and ten emperors of the Qing Dynasty had ruled there. The Forbidden City had been the imperial (帝國(guó)的) palace for some five centuries. It was home to a large number of people, as many as 9,000 in the high point of the Qing Dynasty, including the royal family members, servants, and guards. And now it is the world’s largest palace museum. In 1987, it was recognized by UNESCO as a world cultural legacy. Now it is also one of the most popular tourist attractions worldwide.

【1】Where does the Forbidden City lie?

【2】How did the Forbidden City get its name?

【3】What does the writer think of ancient Chinese people in building the Forbidden City?

【4】How long had the Forbidden City been the imperial palace?

【5】What does the writer mainly talk about in Paragraph 3 and 4?

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】It lies in the center of Beijing, north of Tian’anmen Square.

【2】By forbidding common people to enter.

【3】They showed their great skills.

【4】For some five centuries.

【5】The Forbidden City’s history. / The history of the Forbidden City.

【解析】

本文向我們介紹了著名景點(diǎn)——紫禁城。

【1】題干為：紫禁城在哪里？根據(jù)“The Forbidden City lies in the center of Beijing, north of Tian’anmen Square.”可知，紫禁城位于北京的中心，天安門廣場(chǎng)的北面。故填It lies in the center of Beijing, north of Tian’anmen Square.

【2】題干為：紫禁城這個(gè)名字是怎么來的？根據(jù)“The Forbidden City got its name by forbidding common people to enter unless they were allowed.”可知，紫禁城因?yàn)榻�止普通人進(jìn)入而得名。故填By forbidding common people to enter.

【3】題干為：作者對(duì)古代中國(guó)人建造紫禁城有什么看法？根據(jù)“Ancient Chinese people showed their great skills in building the Forbidden City.”可知，作者認(rèn)為中國(guó)古代人民展示了他們建造紫禁城的高超技藝。故填They showed their great skills.

【4】題干為：紫禁城成為皇宮有多久了？根據(jù)“The Forbidden City had been the imperial (帝國(guó)的) palace for some five centuries.”可知，紫禁城作為皇宮大約五個(gè)世紀(jì)了。故填For some five centuries.

【5】題干為：作者在第三段和第四段主要講了什么？分析第三、四段可知，兩段主要介紹紫禁城的歷史。故填The Forbidden City’s history. / The history of the Forbidden City.