B(2025·江苏盐城盐都区第一共同体一次月考改编)
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 Ming and Qing dynasties.
Its construction was finished in 1420. The palace has nearly 10,000 rooms. It was where the emperors dealt with 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 meant the great power of the emperors in ancient China. It 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 in the Forbidden City. During the 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 the cost could have supported 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. I really learned a lot about Chinese culture and history from the 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.
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A. About 500 years.
B. More than 600 years.
C. 1,420 years.
D. Over 10,000 years.
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A. power B. honesty C. wealth D. health
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A. 表演 B. 比赛 C. 展览 D. 宴会
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A. The emperors lived there.
B. The wall of the Forbidden City was purple.
C. It is a historical place for visiting.
D. The emperor had some festival celebrations there.
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 Ming and Qing dynasties.
Its construction was finished in 1420. The palace has nearly 10,000 rooms. It was where the emperors dealt with 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 meant the great power of the emperors in ancient China. It 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 in the Forbidden City. During the 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 the cost could have supported 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. I really learned a lot about Chinese culture and history from the 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.
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B
)29. How long is the history of the Forbidden City?A. About 500 years.
B. More than 600 years.
C. 1,420 years.
D. Over 10,000 years.
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A
)30. We call the palace the "Purple Forbidden City" because the colour purple stood for the A
of the emperors in ancient China.A. power B. honesty C. wealth D. health
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D
)31. What's the Chinese meaning of the underlined word "banquet" in Paragraph 4?A. 表演 B. 比赛 C. 展览 D. 宴会
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B
)32. Which of the following is NOT true about the Forbidden City in the passage?A. The emperors lived there.
B. The wall of the Forbidden City was purple.
C. It is a historical place for visiting.
D. The emperor had some festival celebrations there.
答案：29. B 【点拨】原文提到故宫于1420年竣工,至今已有600多年。故选 B。
30. A 【点拨】根据第三段内容可知选 A。
31. D 【点拨】根据后文“The banquet had a hundred and eight Chinese dishes.”可知,banquet意为“宴会”。故选 D。
32. B 【点拨】根据第三段中“However, the colour of the palace itself is not purple.”可知,故宫本身的颜色并非紫色,B项“故宫的城墙是紫色的”与原文矛盾。故选 B。
30. A 【点拨】根据第三段内容可知选 A。
31. D 【点拨】根据后文“The banquet had a hundred and eight Chinese dishes.”可知,banquet意为“宴会”。故选 D。
32. B 【点拨】根据第三段中“However, the colour of the palace itself is not purple.”可知,故宫本身的颜色并非紫色,B项“故宫的城墙是紫色的”与原文矛盾。故选 B。