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模块成果展示(Module 1)
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Ⅰ. 阅读理解(30分)
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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 the power of the great emperors of China. It was so sacred(神圣的) that the commoners(平民) 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 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 had always wanted to see.
( A )1. How long is the history of the Forbidden City?
A. About 600 years. B. More than 700 years.
C. 1,420 years. D. Over 10,000 years.
解析:推理判断题。根据第二段The Forbidden City was built in 1420.可知,紫禁城建于1420年,距今有大约600年的历史了。
( A )2. We call the palace the Purple Forbidden City because the colour purple is the symbol of the ________ of the emperors.
A. power B. fame
C. wealth D. health
解析:细节理解题。根据第三段The colour purple stands for the power of the great emperors of China.可知,紫色是皇权的象征。
( D )3. What's the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “banqu