2023年中考英语之阅读理解专项练：传统文化（常考话题）

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ToBorrowArrowswithThatchedBoats

Oneday,ZhouYuorderedZhugeLiangtomake100,000arrows（箭）intendays.Zhou

Yuthoughtitwasimpossible,butZhugeLiangsaid,“Givemethreedays."ThenheaskedLu

Sutolendhim20boats,andthesoldiersputsomescarecrows（稻草人）inlineontheboats.

HeremindedLuSunottotellZhouYuwhatwashappening.

WhenLuSucameagaintoseeZhugeLiang,hefoundnothingunusual.Nothing

happenedonthesecondday,either.Inthesmallhours（凌晨）ofthethirdday,ZhugeLiang

invitedLuSuforaboatride.The20boatsweretiedtogetherwithstrongropes.Zhuge?sfleet

wenttowardsthecampofCaoCao.Thesurfaceoftheriverwascoveredwiththickmist（雾）

allover.Peoplecouldhardlyseeeachotherontheriver.WhenZhuge5sfleetgotclosetothe

Caocampbeforedawn（黎明）,ZhugeLiangorderedhissoldierstoshoutandbeatdrums

heavilytopretendanattack.ButZhugeandLuSuonlysatinsideoneboatdrinkingwineto

enjoythemselves.

AssoonastheCaocampheardtheshoutinganddrumbeating,theymistookitfora

surpriseattackbytheZhouYucamp.Sincetheycouldseenobodyontheriver,theyhadto

order3,000soldierstoshootarrowstostoptheunexpectedattack.Thefrontofthe

scarecrowswasquicklyfullofarrows.Afterawhile,ZhugeLianghadhisfleetturnedaround

togettheothersideofthescarecrowstofacetheCaocamp.Whenbothsideswerefullof

arrows,thedaybroke.ZhugeLiangorderedhissoldierstoreturn.Thesoldiersshoutedin

excitement,46Thankyou,CaoCao,foryourarrows."Aftertheygotbacktotheircamp,they

collectedmorethan100,000arrowsintotalfromthescarecrows.

1.HowmanydaysdidZhugeLiangneedtomake100,000arrows?

A.Oneday.B.Twodays.C.Threedays.D.Tendays.

2.Theunderlinedwordttfeef,probablymeansinChinese.

A.船帆B.甲板C.船浆D.船队

3.Whocreatedtheideatogetthearrows?

A.ZhouYu.B.ZhugeLiang.C.LuSu.D.CaoCao.

4.ThesoldiersintheCaocampshotarrowsbecause.

A.theZhouYucampstartedanattack

B.theycouldseeeachotherontheriver

C.theymistooktheshoutingandbeatingforasurpriseattack

D.LuSubeatthedrums

5.HowdidZhouYuprobablyfeelafterZhugeLiangreturnedwithover100,000arrows?

A.Surprised.B.Bored.C.Tired.D.Lonely.

【导语】本文主要讲述了“草船借箭”的故事。

【答案】1.C2.D3.B4.C5.A

1•【解析】细节理解题。根据“butZhugeLiangsaid,'GivemethreedaysJ”可知，诸葛亮

认为需要三天来造十万支箭。故选C。

2.【解析】词义猜测题。根据"The20boatsweretiedtogetherwithstrongropes.Zhuge'sfleet

wenttowardsthecampofCaoCao”可知，20艘船用结实的绳子系在一起，诸葛亮带着自

己的船队向曹操的营地进发，所以fleet表示“船队”，故选D。

3.［解析］细节理解题。根据"ZhouYuthoughtitwasimpossible,butZhugeLiangsaid,

"Givemethreedays/ThenheaskedLuSutolendhim20boats,andthesoldiersputsome

scarecrows（稻草人）inlineontheboats."及"Inthesmallhours（凌晨）ofthethirdday,Zhuge

LianginvitedLuSuforaboatride”可知，是诸葛亮想出了这个借箭的主意，故选B。

4.【解析】细节理解题。根据“AssoonastheCaocampheardtheshoutinganddrumbeating,

theymistookitforasurpriseattackbytheZhouYucamp...theyhadtoorder3,000soldiersto

shootarrowstostoptheunexpectedattack”可知，因为曹军一听到喊声和鼓声，就误以为

是周瑜的突然袭击，故选C。

5.【解析］推理判断题。根据"Oneday,ZhouYuorderedZhugeLiangtomake100,000

arrows（箭）intendays.ZhouYuthoughtitwasimpossible”可知，周瑜认为在10天内弄

到10万支箭是不可能的，所以当诸葛亮成功地在很短的时间内完成时，他会感到很惊

讶，故选A。

InthestateofQin（秦国），therewasamancalledShangYang（商鞅）.Hewasa

statesman（政治家）andworkedoutmanyreforms（改革）forthestate,likepayingmore

attentiontofarmingandgivingrewards（报酬）tosoldierswhoweresuccessfulwhenatwar.

Butthesereformswerenoteasilycarriedout（执行）atfirst.Mostpeopledidn'ttrust

ShangYang.Inordertosolvethisproblem,ShangYangcameupwithanidea.Heputathin

woodenpoleatthesouthgateoftheQincapital.Manypeoplecametoseehimandthepole.

Then,infrontofthecrowd,ShangYangsaidloudly,<4Themanwhotakesthispoletothe

northgatewillget10goldpieces."

Itwasasimplejobandtherewardwassolarge.However,sometimepassedandnoone

steppedforward.TheyallthoughtShangYangwasmakingajoke.

Hearingnoanswer,ShangYangsteppedforwardandsaid,“Therewardnowgoesto50

goldpieces.”

Thisrewardwasunbelievablylarge.Finally,amanfromthecrowdcameforward.He

putthepoleonhisshouldersandwalkedtothenorthgate.Truetohisword,ShangYanggave

theman50goldpieces.

Afterthat,thepeopleofQinwerealltalkingaboutwhatShangYangdidaboutthepole.

Theybelievedhewasamanofhisword.SowhenShangYangbegancarryingouthis

reforms,thepeoplefollowedhim.

Underthesegreatreforms,Qingrewstrongerandstronger.Atlast,Qinmadeallthe

sevenstatesintooneempire（帝国）.

6.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutShangYang?

A.HewasastatesmaninZhao.

B.Hisreformsincludedpayingrewardstoallthesoldiers.

C.Hepaidlittleattentiontofarming.

D.Hisreformswerenotweledbythepeopleatfirst.

7.Whatisthecorrectorderoftheseevents?

a.Amantookthepoletothenorthgate.

b.PeoplethoughtShangYangwasjoking.

c.ShangYangincreasedtherewardto50goldpieces.

d.ShangYangcameupwithanidea.

A.bcdaB.dbcaC.dabcD.bdca

8.Whatdoestheunderlinedpartmean?

A.Amanwhokeepshisword.

B.Amanwhocanspeakloudly.

C.Amanwholikestospeakalot.

D.Amanwhoseldomspeaks.

9.Youcanprobablyfindthispassagefrom.

A.AfashionmagazineB.AguidebookC.AstorybookD.Aposter

【导语】本文主要讲述了商鞅在执行变革之前，是如何让百姓们信服他的故事。

【答案】6.D7.B8.A9.C

6.［解析］推理判断题。根据“Butthesereformswerenoteasilycarriedout（执行）atfirst.

Mostpeopledidn'ttrustShangYang.”可知，大多数人不信任商鞅，起初，他的改革没有

受到人民的欢迎，D正确。故选D。

7.［解析］细节理解题。根据“Inordertosolvethisproblem,ShangYangcameupwithan

idea.","TheyallthoughtShangYangwasmakingajoke.","Therewardnowgoesto50gold

pieces."和"Heputthepoleonhisshouldersandwalkedtothenorthgate.”可知，正确的顺序

是dbca。故选B。

8.［解析］词句猜测题o根据"Truetohisword,ShangYanggavetheman50goldpieces."

和“SowhenShangYangbegancarryingouthisreforms,thepeoplefollowedhim.”可矢口，商

鞅兑现了自己的诺言，把赏金给了那个人，所以在他执行自己的改革政策时，人们才会

信服他，amanofhisword表示“一个信守诺言的人“。故选A。

9.【解析】推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了商鞅在执行变革之前，是如何

让百姓们信服他的故事。所以你可能从故事书中找到这一篇文章。故选C。

DoyouknowwhatpeoplewerelikeinancientChina?Andwhatwasconsideredthe

standardforahandsomemanbackthen?YoumayfindtheanswerintheTerracottaArmyin

Xi'an,ShaanxiProvince.

Ifyouhavealreadyvisitedthisculturalsite,youwouldhavenoticedthattheterracotta

soldiershavebroadforeheads,smalleyes.Theyandtheirwarhorsestogethermadeupagreat

terracottaarmy.

ThestorygoesbacktotheWarringStatesPeriod.Atthattime,Chinawasdividedinto

severalstates.Thestateswereoftenatwarwithoneanother.About2,200yearsago,Ying

Zheng,kingoftheQinDynasty,wasfinallyabletounify（统一）allofthestates.Later,he

orderedpeopletobuildhistomb（墓穴）andaterracottaarmytoguardit.Theworkersused

clay（黏土）tomaketheterracottasoldiersandhorses.The"guarding“armywasbuiltinthe

modelandstyleoftheQinarmy.

In1974,localsinXi'andiscoveredthesiteofthetombaftertryingtodigwellsinthe

area.Thewholesiteofthetombcoversabout20,000squaremeters.Sofar,morethan8,000

terracottasoldiersandhorseshavebeenfound.Peoplehavealsofoundthousandsofbronze

weapons（青铜兵器）atthesite.Someoftheweaponsarestillverysharpevenafterhaving

beenburiedforover2,000years.

However,itonlymakesupasmallpartoftheemperor'stomb.Therearemanymore

storieswaitingtobediscoveredandsolved!

10.Accordingtothepassage,theTerracottaArmywasmadeupof.

A.theemperorandterracottasoldiersB.terracottasoldiersandtheirhorses

C.theemperorandhishorsesandweaponsD.terracottasoldiersandtheirweapons

11.HowwastheTerracottaArmyinXi'anfound?

A.Bybuildingahouse.B.Bybuildingaroad.

C.Bydiggingwells.D.Bydiggingvaluablethings.

12.Wheredoyouthinkthispassagemayefrom?

A.Atravelguide.B.Asportsreport.

C.Astorybook.D.Ahistorymagazine.

【导语】本文主要介绍了兵马俑的特征及其历史故事。

【答案】10.B11.C12.D

10.【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段中“Theyandtheirwarhorsestogethermadeupagreat

terracottaarmy.”可知兵马俑是由兵俑和他们的战马组成的。故选B。

11•【解析】细节理解题。根据第四段第一句“Inl974,localsinXi'andiscoveredthesiteof

thetombaftertryingtodigwellsinthearea.”可知人们是在挖井的时候意外发现的。故选Co

12.【解析】文章出处题。根据文章内容可知，本文主要介绍了兵马俑的特征及其历史

故事，因此可推断本篇文章应该来自历史杂志。故选D。

InJiaxing,Zhejiang,everyoneisproudofaredboatinNanhuLake.Itwasthestarting

pointoftheCPC（中国共产党）.

InJuly1921,theFirstNationalCongress（代表大会）openedinShanghai.Thenthe

delegates（代表）movedtoaboatonNanhuLakeinJiaxing.There,themeetingmeantthe

officialfoundingoftheCPC.After100years,theCPChasgrownfromasmallpartyof

around50membersintotheworld'slargestparty,withmorethan91millionmembers.And

nowtheredboatandNanhuLakehavebeepartofamuseumandasymboloftheCPC's

spirit.Morethan8.92milliontouristsvisiteditoverthepastfiveyears.

TeenagersinJiaxinghavealsogrownupwithstoriesofpeoplelikeMaoZedongand

DongBiwu."Inourschool,wehavetheRedBoatandMoralCourse,makeredboatmodels

inSTEMclassandreadpoemsabouttheParty9shistory.^^saidHuTianyi,14,astudentat

PekingUniversityExperimentalSchoolinJiaxing."ThesePartyeducationprogramsarelike

seeds（种子）thatencourageustoinheritthespiritandmakecontribution（贡献）tobuilda

greatmotherland.5,

“TheredboatsymbolizestheParty'sspiritofbraveryintakingtheleadanditsdevotion

（贡献）tothepeople,9,saidPresidentXiJinpingwhenhevisitedNanhuLakein2017.

13.TheFirstNationalCongressmeant.

A.thebuildingoftheChinaB.theendingoftheMoralCourse

C.theofficialfoundingoftheCPCD.thebeginningoftheeducationprograms

14.HuTianyiandhisclassmateslearnabouttheParty9shistoryby.

A.attendingthelecturesB.ingoutwitheducationprograms

C.makingredboatmodelsD.readingpoems

15.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"inherit”inParagraph3meaninChinese?

A.传承B.授予C.重视D.探索

16.Thepurposeofthispassageistoencourageusto.

A.knowaboutthefirstmeetingoftheCPCB.payavisittoNanhuLakeinJiaxing

C.bemorebraveinfaceofthedifficultiesD.passontheRedBoatspirit

【导语】本文是一篇说明文，向我们介绍“红船”精神和学生们是如何学习中国“红色”历

史的。

【答案】13.C14.C15.A16.D

13.【解析】细节理解题。根据"InJuly1921,theFirstNationalCongress（代表大会）opened

inShanghai.Thenthedelegates（代表）movedtoaboatonNanhuLakeinJiaxing.There,the

meetingmeanttheofficialfoundingoftheCPC.”可知，1921年7月，第一届全国代表大会

在上海召开，会议意味着中国共产党的正式成立。故选C。

14.【解析】细节理解题。根据"Inourschool,wehavetheRedBoatandMoralCourse,make

redboatmodelsinSTEMclassandreadpoemsabouttheParty'shistory.“可知，学校有红船

和道德课程，在STEM课上做红船模型，读党史诗歌。故选C。

15.【解析】词句猜测题。分析“ThesePartyeducationprogramsarelikeseeds（种子）that

encourageustoinheritthespiritandmakecontribution（贡献）tobuildagreatmotherland.,9

可知，这些党的教育事业就像一粒种子，激励着我们为建设伟大祖国而传承精神、贡献

力量。此处“inherit”的意思是“继承，传承”，故选A。

16.【解析】主旨大意题。本文主要向我们介绍“红船”精神和学生们是如何学习中国“红

色”历史的，选项D“弘扬红船精神”符合主题，故选D。

①Theword“zhiyin”,whichmeansclosefriends,esfromthestoryofYuBoyaand

ZhongZiqiintheWarringStatesPeriod.

②Boyawasgoodatplayingtheguqin.Oneday,hewasplayingmusiconhiswayhome

ontheboat.ToBoya'ssurprise,Ziqi,awoodcutterwhohappenedtopassby,could

understandexactlywhathewantedtoexpressthroughhismusic.Afteralongtalk,they

becamegoodfriends.SinceBoyahadtoreturntohisstate,theyagreedtomeetagaininthe

followingyear.

©Unfortunately,whengettingbacktovisitZiqi,Boyaheardthathisfriendhaddied

fromadisease（疾病）.BoyawassosadandinfrontofZiqi'stomb（墓），heplayedagainthe

musichehadplayedwhentheyfirstmet.Thefeelingofthemusicwassostrongthatitwasas

iftheriversandthemountainswerecrying.Whenfinishingplaying,Boyabrokehisguqin

intopieces.Fromthenon,Boyaneverplayedagain.

©PeopleintheSongDynastybuilttheGuqinTaiinHanyangtothememoryofthedeep

friendshipbetweenBoyaandZiqi.Itbecameanimportantpartofthelocalculture.

@Zhiyinculturehasnewdevelopmentinthenewperiod.ThefamousancientChinese

classical（古典的）musicpieceGaoshanLiushuiwasperformedduringtheG20Summitin

Hangzhou,ZhejiangProvincein2016.Themusicalperformancenotonlyshowedthebeauty

oftraditionalChineseculture,butalsoexpressedChina'swillingnesstodevelopitsfriendship

withpeoplefromaroundtheworld.

17.WhydidBoyaandZiqibeegoodfriends?

A.Theyoftenwentoutonboat.B.Theyoftencutwoodtogether.

C.ZiqicouldunderstandBoya'smusic.D.Theyoftenplayedmusictogether.

18.Fromparagraphs②③,wecanknowthat.

A.BoyaactuallyonlymetZiqionceB.BoyabrokehisdatewithZiqiatlast

C.BoyaoftenplayedtheguqininmemoryofZiqiD.BoyaandZiqiwerebothgoodat

playingmusic

19.Paragraph⑤ismainlyabout.

A.thenewroleofzhiyincultureB.theimportanceofclassicalmusic

C.thetraditionofGaoshanLiushuiD.thefriendshipwithforeigncountries

20.Whichofthefollowingcanbestshowthemainideaofthestory?

A.Bothtogetherdobestofall.B.Atruefriendishardtofind.

C.Oldfriendsandoldwinearebest.D.Afriendtoeverybodyisafriendto

nobody.

21.Whichofthefollowingbestshowsthestructure（结构）ofthepassage?

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述的是战国时期的俞伯牙和钟子期知音难求的感人

故事，如今，知音文化也在新时期的发展中有了新的作用。

【答案】17.C18.A19.A20.B21.B

17.【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段中的“ToBoya'ssurprise,Ziqi,awoodcutterwho

happenedtopassby,couldunderstandexactlywhathewantedtoexpressthroughhismusic.”

可知当俞伯牙在弹琴的时候，身为樵夫的钟子期刚好路过听到，竟能准确地理解俞伯牙

想通过音乐传达的东西，说明钟子期能听懂俞伯牙的音乐。故选C。

18.［解析］推理判断题。根据第三段第一句"Unfbrtunately,whengettingbacktovisitZiqi,

Boyaheardthathisfriendhaddiedfromadisease（疾病）.”可知，当俞伯牙要再次拜访钟

子期的时候，听闻他已经患病而亡，说明俞伯牙和钟子期事实上只有一面之缘。故选A。

19.【解析】主旨大意题。根据第五段第一句可知“Zhiyinculturehasnewdevelopmentinthe

newperiod.”知音文化在新时期已经有了新发展，说明第五段主要说明了知音文化在新时

期起到新的作用。故选A。

20.【解析】主旨大意题。纵观全文可知文章讲述的是俞伯牙痛失知音钟子期的感人故

事，由此可悟出“知音难求”的道理。故本文的标题应是“知音难求”。故选B。

21.【解析】篇章结构题。文章第一段由“知音”一词引出了俞伯牙和钟子期“知音难求”

的典故，这一典故在第二段和第三段做了详细的叙述，第四段叙述了唐朝时期人们修建

知音台来纪念这一故事，并使它成为当地的文化。第五段则说明了这一知音文化在新时

代的新意义。因此选项B的篇章结构图符合题意。故选B。

AlongtimeagotheMongolsruled（统治）China.TheHanswantedtoforcetheMongols

backtoMongolia,buttheycouldnotfindawaytoorganizetheirarmy.Everywherethey

went,theMongolswatchedclosely.

Worstofall,theMongolsforcedeverytwentiethChinesefamilytogivesheltertoone

Mongolsoldier.

ZhuYuanzhangwasaherooftheHanpeople.Hewantedtooverthrow（推香利）the

Mongols.Hehadalreadyledseveraluprisings（暴动）,buthehadbeendefeated.Hewas

talkingonedaytohisadviserLiuBowen.

"It'snearlytimefortheMidautumnFestival,hesaid."Westillhaven,tbeenableto

drivetheMongolsaway.I'mveryunhappyaboutit.”

LiuBowendidnotreply.Hewasthinkingaboutmooncakes.Peoplewouldexchange

mooncakesattheMidautumnFestival.

ZhuYuanzhangcontinued,t4TheMongolswillbewatchingeverymovewemake.They

willbeinthehouseswhenwegotogreetourfriends.Theywilllistentoeverythingwesay.

Howcanweorganizeourarmy?Howcanweoverthrowthem?^^HelookedatLiuBowen,

“Whyaren'tyouspeaking?"heasked.

“Mooncakes/5saidLiuBowen."That'stheanswer.Mooncakes.”

“Ithinkyou'vegonemad,“saidZhuYuanzhang,“Howcancakesbetheanswertoa

problemlikethis?"

“DoyouthinkthattheMongolswillobjectifwegiveourfriendsmooncakes?”

“Ofcoursenot,“saidZhu,“Wedoiteveryyear.They'requiteusedtoit.”

“IhaveanideaforpassinginformationwithouttheMongolsknowinganythingabout

it,“saidLiuBowen."We'llputamessageintoeachcaketellingpeoplewhentoattack.”

ZhuYuanzhangwasdelighted.4€Whatagoodidea!”hesaid."TheMongolswillnever

suspectanything.,9

TheirpeopleworkedveryhardtomakemooncakesfortheHanpeople.Intoeachmoon

caketheyputalittlepieceofpaper.Thenitwaswrappedinwaxedpapersothatitwouldnot

bespoiled.

WhentheHanpeoplereceivedtheirmooncakes,theysoonlearnedthetimeanddateof

theattack.TheMongolssuspectednothing.

Atlastthenightoftheattackcame.ThepeopleinthecityroseupandkilledtheMongol

soldierslivingintheirhouses.TheHanpeoplewonandtheYuanDynastywasoverthrown.

AtlasttheMingDynastywassetupin1368.

22.Whocameupwiththeideaforpassinginformationbymooncakes?

A.TheHanpeople.B.Thearmymander.

C.ZhuYuanzhang.D.LiuBowen.

23.Whichofthefollowingsentenceistrue?

A.AlltheChinesefamilieshavetogivesheltertotheMongolsoldiers.

B.Alittlepieceofpaperwasputintoeachmooncaketopassinformation.

C.TheMongolssuspectedsomethingatfirst,

D.TheMongolswereusedtogivingcakesattheMidautumnFestival.

24.Pleaseputtheeventsbelowintoacorrectorder.

a.TheMongolsruledChinaharshly.

b.Peoplelearnedtheinformationabouttheattack.

c.LiuBowenthoughtofanideatoorganizethearmy.

d.TheMingDynastywassetup.

e.Themooncakeswerebakedwithalittlepieceofpaperslippedintoeachone.

f.ZhuYuanzhangledsomeuprisingsbutwasdefeated.

g.PeopleroseupandkilledtheMongolsoldiers.

A.acgfbedB.aegfcbdC.afcebgdD.afebcgd

25.Whichcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.HowtheMoonCakesSavedChina

B.HowtheHanPeopleExchangedtheMoonCakes

C.HowtheMongolsRuledChina

D.HowtheYuanDynastyWasSetup

【导语】本文主要讲述了刘伯温帮助朱元璋想出用月饼传递消息来消灭蒙元大军的故事。

【答案】22.D23.B24.C25.A

22.［解析］细节理解题。根据“"IhaveanideaforpassinginformationwithouttheMongols

knowinganythingaboutit,"saidLiuBowen”可知，是刘伯温想出的这个办法，故选D。

23.【解析】推理判断题。根据"Intoeachmooncaketheyputalittlepieceofpaper”可知，

每块月饼里都放了一个小纸条来传递消息，B表述正确，故选B。

24.【解析】细节理解题。根据“AlongtimeagotheMongolsruled（统治）China”可知，

蒙古人严厉地统治着中国，a放在第一位。hadalreadyledseveraluprisings（暴

动），buthehadbeendefeated”可知，朱元璋已经领导过几次起义，但都失败了，f放在

第二位，排除A和B选项。根据"IhaveanideaforpassinginformationwithouttheMongols

knowinganythingaboutit”可知，刘伯温想出用月饼传递消息的办法，所以c放在第三位，

排除D选项，故选C。

25•【解析】最佳标题题。本文主要讲述了刘伯温通过月饼传递消息打败了蒙元大军的

故事，所以最适合本文的标题是“月饼如何拯救中国”，故选A。

LastsummerIwenttooneoftheworld'smostfamoushistoricalplaces,theForbidden

CityinBeijing,China.ItwasthehomeoftheemperorsofthelasttwodynastiesinChina,the

MingandQingDynasties.

TheForbiddenCitywasbuiltin1420.Thepalacehasover10,000rooms.Itwaswhere

theemperorsdealtwiththeofficialbusinesswiththeirministers.

InMandarin,theForbiddenCityiscalledthePurpleForbiddenCity.However,thecolor

ofthepalaceitselfisnotpurple.Thecolorpurplestandsforpowerofthegreatemperorsof

China.Itwassosacred（神圣的）thatthemonerscouldnotevendreamofevergoingin.

TheemperorsalsohadsomeofthelargestfestivalcelebrationsattheForbiddenCity.

DuringChineseNewYear,theemperorwouldinviteallthemembersofhisfamilyandhis

officialstoabanquet.ThebanquethadahundredandeightChinesedishes.Itwassuchan

expensivebanquetthatitcouldfeedamoner'sfamilyforthreegenerations（代）.

Rightnow,theForbiddenCityisknownasahistoricalsitefortouristsfromalloverthe

world.Everyonecangointhere.ItisamuseumwithpricelessChineseantiques（古董）and

treasuresinit.

IreallylearnedalotabouttheChinesecultureanditshistoryfromthistriptothe

ForbiddenCity.ItwaslikeadreametruetogoonthetripandseethethingsthatIhave

alwayswantedtosee.

26.HowlongisthehistoryoftheForbiddenCity?

A.About600years.B.Morethan600years.

C.1,420years.D.Over10,000years

27.WecallthepalacethePurpleForbiddenCitybecausethecolorpurpleisthesymbolfor

oftheemperor.

A.powerB.fameC.wealthD.health

28.WhafstheChinesemeaningoftheunderlinedword“banquet“inParagraph4?

A.表演B.比赛C.展览D.宴会

29.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabouttheForbiddenCityinthepassage?

A.TheEmperorlivedthere.B.ThewalloftheCity.

C.Itisahistoricalplaceforvisiting.D.Theemperorhadfestivalcelebrations

there.

30.Inthepassage,thewriterwantstoshowusoftheForbiddenCitybyparingits

pastwithpresent.

A.thebeautyB.thetreasuresC.thechangesinuseD.thebuilding

process

【分析】文章介绍了紫禁城的历史，通过对比它的从前与现在来介绍了它的作用的变化。

【答案】26.A27.A28.D29.B30.C

26.【解析】细节理解题。根据"TheForbiddenCitywasbuiltin1420.Thepalacehasover

10,000rooms."可知，紫禁城有大约600年的历史了，故选A。

27.【解析1细节理解题。根据"Thecolorpurplestandsforpowerofthegreatemperorsof

China."可知，紫色是权利的象征，故选A。

28.［解析］词义猜测题o分析“DuringChineseNewYear,theemperorwouldinviteallthe

membersofhisfamilyandhisofficialstoabanquet.”可知，在中国新年期间，皇帝会邀请

所有的家庭成员和官员参加一个宴会。此处banquet指的是“宴会”，故选D。

29.【解析】推理判断题。根据"However,thecolorofthepalaceitselfisnotpurple.”可知,

紫禁城的墙不是紫色的，故选B。

30.【解析】主旨大意题。根据文意可知，紫禁城以前是帝王居住、办公以及宴客处，

但是现在变成历史古迹，供游客参观，所以为了说明用处上的变化，故选C。

InChina,writingbrushes,inksticks,paperandinkstonesarecalledtheFourTreasures

ofStudy.Amongthehighquality（质量）treasures,thewritingbrushproducedinHuzhou,the

inkstickproducedinHuizhou,thexuanpapermadeinXuanchengandtheinkstonemadein

Duanxiarethebestknown.

Thewritingbrushescanbeusedtodrawthepicturesonpaintedpotteries（陶器）.They

aremainlymadeofthehairofanimals.Thosemadeofwoolarecalledyanghaoandthose

madeoftheweasel5s（鼬）tailhairarecalledlanghao.Theirartisticeffects（效果）inwriting

andpaintingcannotbecopiedbyanyotherpens.

Theinkstickisthepigment（颜料）usedinwritingandpainting.Theinkstickproduced

inHuizhouisofhighquality.Astorygoeslikethis:TwofamousskilledmenXiChaoandhis

sonproducedakindofhighqualityinkstick.Asaresult,theEmperorLiYuintheSouthern

TangDynastyagreedtogivethemthefamilyname"Li”.Fromthenon,thefameoftheLiInk

Stickwaswidespread.IntheSongDynasty,itsproducingareawaschangedintoHuizhou,

anditwasthencalledtheHuiInkStick.

PaperisamongthefourgreatinventionsinancientChina.Thefamousxuanpaper

appearedintheSuiandTangdynasties.InXuanzhou,AnhuiProvincewherethexuanpaper

isproduced,ifssaidthatCaiLun'spupilKongDantookthejobofproducingpaperbut

failedtomakeperfectwhitepaper.Laterhehappenedtoseetheebony（檀木）intherivers.It

waswetwiththewaterandturnedwhite.Thenheusedthebark（树皮）toproducethe

worldfamousxuanpaper.

TheinkstonewasalreadyverypopularintheHanDynasty.TheMingandQing

dynastiessawtheappearanceoftheFourFamousInkStonesDuanInkStone,SheInk

Stone,TaoInkStoneandChengniInkStone.Theycannotonlybeusedinwritingand

paintingbutalsoforadmiration.

31.Whatarethewritingbrushesmainlymadeof?

A.Itcanbeusedtodrawthepictures.B.TheweaseFs（融）tail.

C.ItproducedinHuzhou.D.Thehairofanimals.

32.Whatistheinkstickusedin?

A.Theinkstickisthepigmentusedinwritingandpainting.

B.TheinkstickproducedinHuizhouhashighquality.

C.TheinkstickwasinventedbyXiChaoandhisson.

D.InSongDynasty,itwascalledtheHuiInkStick.

33.WhendidthefamousXuanpaperappear?

A.IntheMingandQingdynasties.B.IntheSongDynasty.

C.IntheSuiandTangdynasties.D.IntheHanDynasty.

34.WhichfollowingiswrongaboutinkStone?

A.TheinkstonewasalreadyverypopularintheHanDynasty.

B.TheFourFamousInkStonesincludesDuanInkStone,theInkStone,TaoInkStoneand

ChengNiInkStone.

C.TheFourFamousInkStonesappearedintheSuiandQingdynasties.

D.TheFourFamousInkStoneswasusedforwriting,paintingoradmiration.

【分析】本文主要讲了文房四宝，具体对文房四宝进行介绍。

【答案】31.D32.A33.C34.C

31.【解析】细节理解题。根据“Theyaremainlymadeofthehairofanimals."可知，毛笔

主要由动物的毛发制成。故选D。

32.【解析】细节理解题。根据“Theinkstickisthepigment（颜料）usedinwritingand

painting.“可知，墨是用于书写和绘画的颜料。故选A。

33.［解析］细节理解题o根据"ThefamousxuanpaperappearedintheSuiandTang

dynasties.”可知，著名的宣纸出现在隋唐时期。故选C。

34.［解析］推理判断题。根据"TheMingandQingdynastiessawtheappearanceoftheFour

FamousInkStonesDuanInkStone,”可知,明清时期出现了四大著名的砚台。而不是隋清

时期。故选C。

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