Yueyang Tower (岳阳楼) lies in the west of Yueyang City, near the Dongting Lake. It was first built for soldiers to rest on and watch out. In the Three Kingdoms Period, Lu Su, General of Wu State, trained his soldiers here.
In 716, Kaiyuan of Tang Dynasty, General Zhang Shuo was sent to defend at Yuezhou and he rebuilt it into a tower named South Tower, and then Yueyang Tower. In 1044, Song Dynasty, Teng Zijing was stationed at Baling Jun, the ancient name of Yueyang City. In the second year, he had the Yueyang Tower repaired and had poems by famous poets written on the walls of the tower. Fan Zhongyan, a great artist and poet, was invited to write the well-known poem about Yueyang Tower. In his A Panegyric of the Yueyang Tower (《岳阳楼记》), Fan writes: “Be the first to worry about the troubles across the land, the last to enjoy universal happiness.” His words have been well-known for thousands of years and made the tower even better known than before.
The style of Yueyang Tower is quite special. The main tower is 21.35 meters high with 3 stories, flying eave (屋檐) and wood construction, the helmet-roof of such a large size is a rarity (罕见之事) among the ancient architectures in China.
Entering the tower, you’ll see “Dongting is the water of the world, Yueyang is the tower of the world”. Moving on, there is a platform that once used as the training ground for the navy of Three-Kingdom Period general Lu Su. To its south is the Huaifu Pavilion(亭) in honor of Du Fu. Stepping out of the Xiaoxiang Door, the Xianmei Pavilion and the Sanzui Pavilion can be seen standing on two sides. In the garden to the north of the tower is the tomb of Xiaoqiao, the wife of Zhou Yu

1. 1.

   The passage mainly tells us _____

   1. A.
      the history of Yueyang Tower
   2. B.
      some information about Yueyang Tower
   3. C.
      the architecture style of Yueyang Tower
   4. D.
      Yueyang Tower is a good place to see
2. 2.

   In Three-Kingdom Period, Yueyang Tower was used as _____

   1. A.
      a place where rich people enjoyed themselves
   2. B.
      the symbol of the Three Kingdoms
   3. C.
      a place where educated people often met
   4. D.
      an army-training place
3. 3.

   Yueyang Tower was once named _____

   1. A.
      South Tower
   2. B.
      Xianmei Tower
   3. C.
      Sanzui Tower
   4. D.
      Baling Tower
4. 4.

   When did Yueyang Tower become more famous?

   1. A.
      In 1045
   2. B.
      In 716
   3. C.
      In the Three-Kingdom Period
   4. D.
      In the Tang Dynasty
5. 5.

   Which of the following has nothing to do with Yueyang Tower?

   1. A.
      Huaifu Pavilion
   2. B.
      Xiaoxiang Door
   3. C.
      Tomb of Du Fu
   4. D.
      Tomb of Xiaoqiao