五、(2025·盐城市盐都区第一共同体模拟)(核心素养·文化意识)阅读理解。
紫禁城
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(皇帝) of the last two dynasties in China, the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
The Forbidden City was built from 1406 to 1420. The palace has numerous rooms. There were places 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. The palace was so sacred(神圣的) that the commoners could not even dream of ever going in.
The emperor also had some of the largest festival celebrations at the Forbidden City. During the Chinese New Year, the emperor would invite the members of his family and his officials to a banquet. The banquet usually had over 100 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 historic site for tourists from all over the world. Everyone can go in. It is a museum with priceless Chinese antiques(古董) and treasures. I really learned a lot about Chinese culture and its history from this trip to the Forbidden City. Going on the trip and seeing the things that I had always wanted to see were like a dream come true.
1. How long is the history of the Forbidden City?
A. About 500 years.
B. More than 600 years.
C. 1,420 years.
D. 1,406 years.
2. We call the palace the Purple Forbidden City because the colour purple stands for the
A. power
B. honesty
C. wealth
D. health
3. What's the meaning of the underlined word “banquet” in Paragraph 4?
A. An important competition.
B. A wonderful performance.
C. An exciting speech.
D. A formal dinner.
4. Which of the following is not true about the Forbidden City in the passage?
A. The emperor lived there.
B. The wall of the Forbidden City is purple.
C. It is a historical place to visit.
D. The emperor had festival celebrations there.
紫禁城
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(皇帝) of the last two dynasties in China, the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
The Forbidden City was built from 1406 to 1420. The palace has numerous rooms. There were places 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. The palace was so sacred(神圣的) that the commoners could not even dream of ever going in.
The emperor also had some of the largest festival celebrations at the Forbidden City. During the Chinese New Year, the emperor would invite the members of his family and his officials to a banquet. The banquet usually had over 100 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 historic site for tourists from all over the world. Everyone can go in. It is a museum with priceless Chinese antiques(古董) and treasures. I really learned a lot about Chinese culture and its history from this trip to the Forbidden City. Going on the trip and seeing the things that I had always wanted to see were like a dream come true.
1. How long is the history of the Forbidden City?
A. About 500 years.
B. More than 600 years.
C. 1,420 years.
D. 1,406 years.
2. We call the palace the Purple Forbidden City because the colour purple stands for the
A
of the emperor.A. power
B. honesty
C. wealth
D. health
3. What's the meaning of the underlined word “banquet” in Paragraph 4?
A. An important competition.
B. A wonderful performance.
C. An exciting speech.
D. A formal dinner.
4. Which of the following is not true about the Forbidden City in the passage?
A. The emperor lived there.
B. The wall of the Forbidden City is purple.
C. It is a historical place to visit.
D. The emperor had festival celebrations there.
答案：1~4. BADB
解析：
【分析】
做这篇阅读理解时，首先可以快速浏览全文了解大意，明确文章围绕紫禁城的建造历史、名称由来、相关皇家活动和当下属性展开。之后针对每道小题提取题干关键信息，回到原文对应段落定位内容，逐一比对选项选出正确答案：词义猜测题要结合上下文语境推导单词含义，判断正误类题目要把每个选项带回原文验证，排除符合原文的选项，选出描述错误的项。
【解析】
1. 细节计算：原文第二段提到紫禁城的建造时间为1406年到1420年，建成于1420年，以2025年计算，距今时长为2025-1420=605年，历史超过600年，对应选项B。
2. 细节查找：原文第三段明确说明“The colour purple stands for the power of the great emperors of China.”，紫色代表中国帝王的权力，对应选项A。
3. 词义猜测：第四段划线词后文提到该活动通常有超过100道中国菜，足够普通家庭吃三代，可推断banquet指配有大量菜品的正式宴会，也就是正式晚餐，对应选项D。
4. 细节判断：根据原文第三段“However, the colour of the palace itself is not purple.”可知紫禁城本身并不是紫色的，B选项“紫禁城的墙是紫色的”描述错误；A选项它是明清两代皇帝的居所、C选项它是可供游览的历史景点、D选项皇帝会在那里举办节日庆典均符合原文内容，本题选不正确的项，对应选项B。
【答案】
1~4. BADB
【知识点】
英语细节理解 词义猜测 中国传统文化
【点评】
本题是结合本土文化的基础阅读理解题，所有题目的答案都能从原文找到明确的对应依据，既考察学生快速定位文本信息的基础阅读能力，也渗透了紫禁城相关的文化常识，引导学生在英语学习中关注中国传统文化，只要细心比对原文和选项，就可以轻松得到正确答案。
【难度系数】
0.8
做这篇阅读理解时，首先可以快速浏览全文了解大意，明确文章围绕紫禁城的建造历史、名称由来、相关皇家活动和当下属性展开。之后针对每道小题提取题干关键信息，回到原文对应段落定位内容，逐一比对选项选出正确答案：词义猜测题要结合上下文语境推导单词含义，判断正误类题目要把每个选项带回原文验证，排除符合原文的选项，选出描述错误的项。
【解析】
1. 细节计算：原文第二段提到紫禁城的建造时间为1406年到1420年，建成于1420年，以2025年计算，距今时长为2025-1420=605年，历史超过600年，对应选项B。
2. 细节查找：原文第三段明确说明“The colour purple stands for the power of the great emperors of China.”，紫色代表中国帝王的权力，对应选项A。
3. 词义猜测：第四段划线词后文提到该活动通常有超过100道中国菜，足够普通家庭吃三代，可推断banquet指配有大量菜品的正式宴会，也就是正式晚餐，对应选项D。
4. 细节判断：根据原文第三段“However, the colour of the palace itself is not purple.”可知紫禁城本身并不是紫色的，B选项“紫禁城的墙是紫色的”描述错误；A选项它是明清两代皇帝的居所、C选项它是可供游览的历史景点、D选项皇帝会在那里举办节日庆典均符合原文内容，本题选不正确的项，对应选项B。
【答案】
1~4. BADB
【知识点】
英语细节理解 词义猜测 中国传统文化
【点评】
本题是结合本土文化的基础阅读理解题，所有题目的答案都能从原文找到明确的对应依据，既考察学生快速定位文本信息的基础阅读能力，也渗透了紫禁城相关的文化常识，引导学生在英语学习中关注中国传统文化，只要细心比对原文和选项，就可以轻松得到正确答案。
【难度系数】
0.8