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【題目】Pingyao is one of China’s three protected ancient cities (the other two are Xi’an and Jingzhou). Lying in the middle of Shanxi Province, 90 kilometers south of Taiyuan, Pingyao ancient city used to be about two hours’ drive from the capital of Shanxi Province, but now the distance is only one hour and ten minutes’ drive after the highway was built. With a history of over 2,700 years, the ancient city stands out as one of the best protected of all the walled cities in China.

On December 3rd, 1997, UNESCO (聯(lián)合國(guó)教科文組織) added Pingyao to the World Heritage (遺產(chǎn)) List as a world’s culture heritage. According to the UNESCO World Heritage Commission(委員會(huì))，the Pingyao ancient city is a wonderful example of the Chinese Han cities during the Ming and Qing dynasties. All the features of the Pingyao ancient city have been protected, and it shows an outstanding Chinese historical development including its culture, society, economy and religion(宗教信仰).

根據(jù)短文，從題中所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選擇最佳答案。

【1】How many preserved ancient cities are there in China?

A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Many.

【2】Why is Pingyao one of the ancient cities?

A.Because it is a wonderful example of the Chinese Han cities.

B.Because it has a history of over 2,700 years.

C.Because all its features have been preserved.

D.Because it includes its culture, society, etc.

【3】It will take you about one hour to get to Pingyao from Taiyuan ______ .

A.by planeB.by bikeC.by trainD.by car

【4】Pingyao is a wonderful example of the Chinese Han cities during the ______ and ______ dynasties.

A.Yuan; QingB.Ming; Qing

C.Song; YuanD.Song; Ming

【5】If you go there some day, you shouldn’t ______ .

A.carve your name on the wallB.draw a picture on the wall

C.litter everywhereD.destroy the city

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】D

【4】B

【5】D

【解析】

這篇短文中作者主要介紹了中國(guó)三大古城之一的平遙，重點(diǎn)介紹了它的地理位置、歷史地位及重要影響，意在鼓勵(lì)大家要保護(hù)這座古城。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第一段Pingyao is one of China's three protected ancient cities可知，中國(guó)有三個(gè)被保護(hù)的古城，故選C。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第一段With a history of over 2,700 years, the ancient city stands out as one of the best protected of all the walled cities in China.推出，因?yàn)槠竭b有著2700多年的歷史，所以才被稱(chēng)為古城；故選B。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第一段but now the distance is only one hour and ten minutes' drive after the highway was built.說(shuō)明在修建了高速路之后，從太原到平遙驅(qū)車(chē)只需要一個(gè)多小時(shí)的路程；故選D。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第二段the Pingyao ancient city is a wonderful example of the Chinese Han cities during the Ming and Qing dynasties.可知，平遙古城是明清兩代中國(guó)漢代城市原形的經(jīng)典例子；故選B。

【5】推理判斷題。根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容可知，平遙的歷史地位及其重要，所以保護(hù)這座古城是每個(gè)中國(guó)公民的義務(wù)和責(zé)任，所以在那游覽時(shí)不要破壞那里的建筑，包括隨意刻畫(huà)、亂扔垃圾等不良行為；故選D。