2019年秋季高中英语Unit1CulturalrelicsPeriod1WarmingUp

Unit 1 Cultural relics Period 1 Warming Up & Reading

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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.

【语篇概述】本文主要介绍了中国的古城——平遥的历史、城市规模以及历史地位。 Ⅰ. Skim and summarize the general idea of the passage in about 15 words.

The passage mainly tells us the ancient city—Pingyao, such as its___________and its___________. 答案：history; development

Ⅱ. Read the passage again and choose the best answers. 1. How many gates are there in Pingyao city?

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

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【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第三段首句There are several gates of the city, two each on the east and west and one each on the south and north side. 可知, 平遥古城共有6个门, 故选C。 2. 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.

【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第三段第三句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. 可知, 南门代表着乌龟的头部, 故选B。 3. 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

【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据最后两段对平遥在全国金融史上的历史地位的描述可以判断, 平遥在古代中国的金融史上占有很重要的地位, 故选A。 Ⅲ. True or False items(T/F).

1. The ancient city—Pingyao has been listed as a World Heritage Site for almost 50 years. ( ) 2. The local people set up the nation’s earliest banks near Pingyao, which were the first in China to use checks. ( ) 答案: 1. F 2. F

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