Question

【題目】

	The Temple of Heaven, in southern Beijing, was first built in 1420 and was rebuilt during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It was the place where the emperors of the Ming and Qing Dynasties would admire the god and hope for good harvest（收獲）. It is the largest group of buildings in the world to pay homage（致敬）to god.
	The Potala Palace was built in the seventh century and it has a long history of over 1300 years. In 641, Songtsan Gambo, the ruler of the Tubo kingdom, asked his people to build it for princess Wencheng of the Tang Dynasty. It has 13 floors and is 117 meters high. And it is made of wood and stone.
	The Terracotta Warriors and Horses (兵馬俑) is the greatest historical and cultural site (遺址) in Lintong, Xi'an, Shanxi Province. Emperor Qin Shi Huang began to build it at the age of 13. It took 11 years. The terracotta figures（秦俑） have the same size as a real man. They have different heights, clothes and hairstyles because of their different levels.
	The Mogao Caves (莫高窟) is formed by 49.2 temples, 25 kilometers southeast of the center of Dunhuang. It is also called the Caves of a Thousand Buddhas (千佛洞). The largest statue（雕像）in front of the cave wall is 34.5 meters high and the smallest is only 2cm high. The art of Dunhuang covers more than 10 major forms, such as wall paintings, music and dance and so on.

【1】The Temple of Heaven was first built___________.

A. in 492B. in 641C. in 1311D. in 1420

【2】Songtsan Gambo built the Potala Palace for __________________.

A. the godB. princess Wencheng

C. his peopleD. Emperor Qin Shi Huang

【3】You can visit _____________ if you are in Xi'an.

A. the Temple of HeavenB. the Potala Palace

C. the Terracotta Warriors and HorsesD. the Mogao Caves

【4】The smallest statue of the Caves of a Thousand Buddhas is _______________ high.

A. 2cmB. 34.5mC. 25kmD. 13cm

【5】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The Pulala Palace is made of wood and stone.

B. The terracotta figures are bigger than real men.

C. The Mogao Caves is in the southwest of Dunhuang.

D. The emperors admired the people in the Temple of Heaven.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】C

【4】A

【5】A

【解析】

本篇文章難度適中，主要講述中國的四個(gè)歷史古跡：天壇、布達(dá)拉宮、兵馬俑以及莫高窟。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)The Temple of Heaven, in southern Beijing, was first built in 1420 and was rebuilt during the Ming and Qing Dynasties“天壇，在北京的南部，始建于1420年，在明達(dá)和清代被重建”可知，所以始建于1420年，故選D。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)In 641, Songtsan Gambo, the ruler of the Tubo kingdom, asked his people to build it for princess Wencheng of the Tang Dynasty“641年，吐蕃國的統(tǒng)治者松贊干布要求他的人民為唐朝文成公主建造這座宮殿”可知，松贊干布為文成公主建立了布達(dá)拉宮，故選B。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)The Terracotta Warriors and Horses (兵馬俑) is the greatest historical and cultural site (遺址) in Lintong, Xi'an, Shanxi Province可知，兵馬俑是最偉大的歷史和文化遺跡，謂語陜西西安的臨潼，所以你去西安可以參觀兵馬俑，故選C。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)The largest statue（雕像）in front of the cave wall is 34.5 meters high and the smallest is only 2cm high可知，在千佛寺中，最小的雕塑僅僅有2厘米高，故選A。

【5】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)The terracotta figures（秦俑） have the same size as a real man可知，秦俑有和真人一樣的尺寸，排除B；根據(jù)The Mogao Caves (莫高窟) is formed by 49.2 temples, 25 kilometers southeast of the center of Dunhuang可知，在敦煌的東南方，而不是西南方，排除C；根據(jù)It was the place where the emperors of the Ming and Qing Dynasties would admire the god and hope for good harvest“它是明清兩代皇帝敬奉神，祈求豐收的地方”可知，皇帝在這地敬奉神而不是人民，排除D；根據(jù)And it is made of wood and stone可知，布達(dá)拉宮是由木頭和石頭制成的，故選A。

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