Question

【題目】Do you know an old city called "Pingyao" in Shanxi? The old city is not far from Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi Province (省). It's a town with a long history of more than two thousand years.

The old city is not very large. It is only 2.25 square kilometers in size. And there are no tall buildings here. Most of the buildings have only two floors. And most of them are made of stones(石頭). There are many Chinese-style shops on each side of the street.

Pingyao is a square city. The city has a wall around it. It's about 6 km long and 12 m high. The wall has six gates. And you mustn't miss the nice food in Pingyao. Try Pingyao beef and you are sure to fall in love with it.

Pingyao is a place worth(值得) a visit. You can take buses or trains here. It's less than 2 hours' bus ride from Taiyuan. It costs you only 20 yuan. If you take a train, it will take you less time, only one and a half hours. And if you want to go to Pingyao from Beijing, the train ride takes only about 6 hours.

The City of Pingyao

Location(位置)	In Shanxi, 【1】 Taiyuan.
【2】	【3】 2000 years.
【4】	2.25 square, kilometers.
Attractions(吸引人的東西)	Buildings: Most of them have two 【5】 . They are made of stones.
	【6】 : There are shops on both _【7】_.
	Wall: There is a 6-km-long wall around the 【8】 city.
	Food: Pingyao 【9】 tastes nice.
Transportation(交通)	Visitors can come to Pingyao by bus or 【10】 .

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】near

【2】History

【3】Over

【4】Size

【5】floors

【6】Streets

【7】sides

【8】square

【9】beef

【10】train

【解析】

試題分析：平遙古城離山西太原不遠，有著2000多年的歷史。面積僅2.25平方千米，大多數(shù)的建筑都是兩層。街道兩邊都是有著中國特色的商店，圍繞著這個方形的古城的是一道6公里長的城墻。平遙的牛肉是非常好吃，這里交通方便，游客可以乘坐公共汽車或火車來。

【1】根據(jù)The old city is not far from Taiyuan,可知，平遙古城離太原不遠，far的反義詞是near。故選near。

【2】根據(jù)It's a town with a long history of more than two thousand years.可知，這里是在說平遙悠久的歷史。故選History。

【3】根據(jù)It's a town with a long history of more than two thousand years. 可知，這里是在說平遙有著2000多年的歷史。more than和over是同義詞，故選Over。

【4】根據(jù)It is only 2.25 square kilometers in size.可知，2.25平方千米是說平遙古城的大小面積。故選Size。

【5】根據(jù)Most of the buildings have only two floors. 可知，大多數(shù)的建筑都是兩層。故選floors。

【6】根據(jù)There are many Chinese-style shops on each side（邊）of the street. 可知，街道兩邊都是有著中國特色的商店，故選Streets。

【7】根據(jù)There are many Chinese-style shops on each side（邊）of the street. 可知，有著中國特色的商店在街道兩邊，故選sides。

【8】根據(jù)Pingyao is a square（方的）city. The city has a wall around it.可知，有一道6公里長的城墻圍繞著這個方形的古城，故選square。

【9】根據(jù)Try Pingyao beef and you are sure to fall in love with it.可知，平遙的牛肉是名吃，故選beef。

【10】根據(jù)You can take buses or trains here. 可知，游客可以乘坐公共汽車或火車到這里來，故選train。