Unit 5 Period 3 主题阅读（名校模考题10篇）（分层练习）-2023-2024学年八年级英语上册同步精品课堂（牛津上海版）

Unit 5 Period 3 主题阅读（名校模考题10篇） 分层练习 阅读单选 The Palace Museum is also called the Forbidden City. It lies in the heart of Beijing. The Palace Museum was the imperial(皇帝的) palaces during the Ming and Qing dynasties(朝代). It has a history of more than 500 years. The Palace Museum is the world’s largest palace museum. It is more than 720,000 square meters in size. It is 961 meters long and 760 meters wide, with about 9,000 houses. In 1406, Chinese people began to build it. The construction was finally finished in 1420. In 1925, the Forbidden City was changed into museum. And it is also the largest museum in China. It has a collection of one million valuable artworks, and most of them belonged to the imperial families of the Ming and Qing dynasties. The museum is open to the public nowadays. Today, many visitors from all over the world come to visit the Palace Museum. 1．What is another name of the Palace Museum? A．The Summer Palace. B．The Forbidden City. C．The Great Wall. D．Tian’anmen Square. 2．When did people start to build the Forbidden City? A．In 1407. B．In 1406. C．in 1420. D．In 1925. 3．How long did it take to complete the construction of the Forbidden City? A．40 years. B．14 years. C．16 years. D．41 years. 4．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A．The Forbidden City was the imperial palaces in every dynasty in China. B．The Forbidden City was the largest palace museum in the world. C．The Forbidden City covers an area of more than 720,000 square meters. D．The Forbidden City was changed into a museum in 1925. 5．This passage most probably comes from ________. A．a dictionary B．a notebook C．an encyclopaedia D．a storybook Here are some pieces of information from an encyclopaedia. Protozoa Protozoa are the smallest animals. We can’t see them, but they do a lot for us. Protozoa are useful for fish and other animals. Some protozoa are good for human beings by eating dangerous bacteria(细菌), but some parasites (寄生虫) make human beings ill. Fish There are ove