Question

Last summer I went to one of the world's most famous historical places，the Forbidden City in Beijing，China.It was the home of the emperors of the last two dynasties (朝代) in China, the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

The Forbidden City was built in 1420.The palace has over 10，000 rooms.It was where the emperors dealt with the official business with their ministers.

In Mandarin (普通话), the Forbidden City is called the Purple Forbidden City.However, the colour of the palace itself is not purple.The colour purple stands for power of the great emperors of China.It was so sacred (神圣的) that the commoners could not even dream of ever going in.

The emperors also had some of the largest festival celebrations at the Forbidden City.During Chinese New Year, the emperor would invite all the members of his family and his officials to a banquet.The banquet had a hundred and eight Chinese dishes.It was such an expensive banquet that it could feed a commoner's family for three generations (代)．

Right now the Forbidden City is known as a historical site for tourists from all over the world.Everyone can go in there.It is a museum with priceless Chinese antiques (古董) and treasures in it.

I really learned a lot about the Chinese culture and its history from this trip to the Forbidden City.It was like a dream come true to go on the trip and see the things that I have always wanted to see.

1.The history of the Forbidden City is ________.

A. about 600 years    B. more than 600 years

C. 1，420 years    D. over 10，000 years

2.We call the palace the Purple Forbidden City because the colour purple is the symbol for ________ of the emperor.

A. power    B. fame    C. wealth    D. health

3.Which of the following is NOT true about the Forbidden City in the passage?

A. The emperor lived there.

B. The wall of the City was purple.

C. It is a historical place for visiting.

D. The emperor had festival celebrations there.

4.In the passage the writer wants to show us ________ of the Forbidden City by comparing its past with present.

A. the beauty    B. the treasures

C. the changes in use    D. the building process

Answer

1.A

2.A

3.B

4.C

【解析】

这篇短文中作者介绍了他去年夏天去参观了中国北京的故宫，在短文中作者介绍了有关故宫的一些历史知识。

1.细节理解题。根据短文第二段中The Forbidden City was built in 1420.可知，紫禁城建于1420年，距现在大约有600年的历史了。故应选A。

2.细节理解题。根据短文第三段中In Mandarin (普通话), the Forbidden City is called the Purple Forbidden City. However, the colour of the palace itself is not purple. The colour purple stands for power of the great emperors of China.可知，故宫又叫紫禁城，因为紫色代表中国皇帝的权力。由此可知应选A。

3.推理判断题。根据However, the colour of the palace itself is not purple.可知，故宫的颜色并不是紫色，由此可知B选项不符合文意，故选B。根据.It was the home of the emperors of the last two dynasties (朝代) in China, the Ming and Qing Dynasties可知A选项符合文意；根据Last summer I went to one of the world's most famous historical places, the Forbidden City in Beijing, China可知C选项符合文意；根据The emperors also had some of the largest festival celebrations at the Forbidden City.可知D选项符合文意。

4.推理判断题。根据文章第一段中It was the home of the emperors of the last two dynasties、第二段It was where the emperors dealt with the official business with their ministers以及第三段中The emperors also had some of the largest festival celebrations at the Forbidden City可知，过去故宫是皇帝居住的地方、是和大臣们一起商议国事的地方、是皇帝举行一些庆典的地方。再根据第五段Right now the Forbidden City is known as a historical site for tourists from all over the world.可知，现在故宫成为了一个名胜古迹，让来自世界各地的人们参观。因此文章中对比了故宫过去和现在功能上的改变，故应选C。