Question

【题目】The ancient city is in Pingyao county, Shanxi Province. The city wall was first built during the Zhou Dynasty. Since 1997, it has been listed as a World Heritage Site. Now Pingyao city is the only one in China completely protected as it was hundreds of years ago.

The perimeter(周长) of this square city is 6.4km long and the city wall is the earliest and largest city wall in China. It is 12 m high with width of 5 m. The wall was built with earth and covered with bricks. Outside the city wall there is a river, 4 m wide and 4 m deep.

There are several gates of the city, two each on the east and west and one each on the south and north side. All the gates have two doors each. This has given the city the name “Turtle City” with the two gates on the south and north standing for the head and tail of the turtle and four gates on the east and west as the four legs. The doors on the south and north stand opposite each other, like the head of the turtle extending out and two wells just beyond southern gate are like a turtle’s two eyes.

Located on the trade route between Beijing and Xi’an, Pingyao developed into a merchant center where the local people set up the nation’s earliest banks. These banks were the first in China to use checks.

Several old courtyards have been turned into museums, most of which were homes and offices of Pingyao’s old banks. One of the most unusual aspects of a visit here is realizing that this place was very important to China’s financial(金融的) history.

【1】 What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. The ancient city—Pingyao.

B. China’s ancient financial center—Pingyao.

C. The city wall of Pingyao.

D. The museums in Pingyao.

【2】How many gates are there in Pingyao city?

A. Four. B. Five. C. Six. D. Seven.

【3】Which gate in Pingyao city stands for the head of the turtle?

A. The gate on the north.

B. The gate on the south.

C. The gate on the east.

D. The gate on the west.

【4】 It can be inferred from the last two paragraphs that__________.

A. Pingyao city played an important role in ancient China’s finance.

B. museums in Pingyao city are now used for bank offices.

C. Pingyao city was one of the largest cities in ancient China.

D. old banks in ancient Pingyao city used checks only.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】B

【4】A

【解析】

【1】A主旨大意题。根据第一段第一、三句The ancient city is in Pingyao county, Shanxi Province. 山西省平遥古城。Now Pingyao city is the only one in China completely protected as it was hundreds of years ago.现在平遥市是中国唯一一座被保护完整的古城，它有数百年的历史。故选A。

【2】C细节理解题。根据第三段第一句two each on the east and west and one each on the south and north side.在东、西各有两个门；在南、北各有一个门。故选C。

【3】B细节理解题。根据第三段第三句the two gates on the south and north standing for the head and tail of the turtle在南边的两个门和北边的两个门分别是海龟的头和尾。故选B。

【4】A推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句One of the most unusual aspects of a visit here is realizing that this place was very important to China’s financial(金融的) history. 这里最不寻常的一个方面是这个地方是非常重要。故选A。