Question

Known as the Forbidden City(紫禁城)， two new areas in the Palace Museum has been open -- the Broken Rainbow Bridge and the Eighteen Ancient Pagoda Trees -- to the public since Sept 29， 2016. According to the the Palace Museum curator(馆长) Shan Jixiang， 76 percent of the Forbidden City will be open by the end of 2016.

In Chinese， the palace is called zijincheng， which means “the purple forbidden city”. However， purple is not seen a lot in the palace. The palace has mainly been painted in two colors， yellow and red. Red， the color of fire， shows happiness and success， while yellow stands for the earth and the Yellow River， the place where Chinese civilization(文明)came from. In ancient China， only emperor(皇帝) used yellow.

Then where did purple come from? Ancient Chinese astronomers(天文学家) believed that Polaris(北极星)， the purple star， was in the center of heaven(天堂) and the heavenly emperor lived in the Purple Palace. So the palace for the emperor on Earth was called “the purple city”. Entering was not allowed unless the emperor gave permission.

In most people’s eyes， for the first time visitors to Beijing， no trip is complete without a visit to the Palace Museum.

1.If a visitor wants to see “the Broken Rainbow Bridge”， when must he/she go to the Palace Museum?

A. Anytime in the year.               B. From Sept 29， 2016. 

C. The end of 2016.                  D. Only on Sept 29， 2016.

2.What does the underlined phrase “ gave permission” mean in the passage?

A. provide instructions                B. give orders  

C. agree to requirements              D. make suggestions 

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Purple， like red， is the color of fire which means happiness and success.

B. The palace has mainly been painted in red and yellow and it looks purple.

C. Purple stands for the earth and the Yellow River which represents Chinese civilizations.

D. It believed the purple star was in the center of the heaven and the emperor lived in the Purple Palace.

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

【解析】

试题分析：短文介绍了故宫新开设的两个景点：断虹桥和十八槐古迹。并重点介绍了紫禁城的由来。

1.B细节理解题。根据短文中的句子“two new areas in the Palace Museum has been open -- the Broken Rainbow Bridge and the Eighteen Ancient Pagoda Trees -- to the public since Sept 29， 2016.”可知，断虹桥和十八槐古迹自2016年9月29日以来对游客开放，故答案为B。

2.C 词意猜测题。根据短文中的句子“Entering was not allowed unless the emperor gave permission.” 除非皇帝准许，否则不许入内。A. provide instructions提供指导；B. give orders命令；C. agree to requirements 同意请求；D. make suggestions提出建议。结合句意可知，答案为C。

3.细节判断题。根据短文中的句子“Ancient Chinese astronomers(天文学家) believed that Polaris(北极星)， the purple star， was in the center of heaven(天堂) and the heavenly emperor lived in the Purple Palace.” 中国古代的天文学家认为，北极星，是一颗紫色的星星，在天上的正中心，玉皇大帝住在紫宫里。故答案D正确。

考点：文化类短文阅读。