The First Lady’s Travel Journal: Touring the Forbidden CityMarch 21, 2014After v
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March 21, 2014
After visiting the Beijing Normal School, Madame Peng took Sasha and Malia, my mother, and me to the Forbidden City, which is right in the heart of Beijing.
For more than 2,000 years (up until 1912), China was ruled by emperors who descended (传递)from many different dynasties, or families, who passed ruling positions on from generation to generation — and for nearly 500 years, the Forbidden City used as the emperor’s home.
Like the name suggests, the Forbidden City is large enough to be a city of its own — it includes nearly 1,000 buildings and nearly 10,000 rooms.
In 1925, the new Chinese government turned the Forbidden City into a museum so that visitors like us from all over the world can stroll (闲逛) through many of the beautiful rooms and outdoor spaces.
The Forbidden City is too large to fully experience in a single visit, but highlights include the following: The Hall of Union and Peace has almost 14,000 ornamental dragons. The Hall of Supreme Harmony is where the emperor(皇帝) watched birthday celebrations and coronation (加冕) ceremonies from his Dragon Throne. And then there are the Imperial Gardens, where you can walk along the paths and pavilions, admiring the beautiful rock arrangements, flowers and cypress (柏树) trees.
While we loved our visit to the Forbidden City, we only wish we had more time to see everything. But then again, I’m not sure there could ever be enough time to fully enjoy all of the art and history in this wonderful place.
小题1:The writer visited The Forbidden City with _______.
| A．her daughters |
| B．her husband |
| C．her mother |
| D．her mother and two daughters |
| A．city | B．palace | C．village | D．garden |
| A．a museum |
| B．the emperor’s short-lived home |
| C．a place of interest for public |
| D．the emperor’s home |
| A．景观亮点 | B．聚光灯 | C．光亮 | D．最大的部分 |
| A．They had enough time to visit every room |
| B．The Forbidden City was used as a museum till 1925 |
| C．The first lady enjoyed all of the art and history in this wonderful place |
| D．There are more than 1,000 buildings and less than 10,000 rooms |
答案
小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:A
小题5:C
解析
试题分析：本文是报道了美国第一夫人参观故宫的日记。在日记中她写到，2014年3月21日，她在***夫人的陪同下，带着她的两个女儿和她的母亲参观了故宫。故宫有几乎500年的时间被当作皇帝的家，这里像一座城市，有几乎1000座楼房，10000间房屋。故宫太大了，仅一天的时间是看不完所有美景的。于是，她们参观了几个景观亮点：交泰殿、太和殿和御花园。她希望下次再来参观故宫，恐怕那时也没有足够的时间欣赏完这个辉煌地方的艺术和历史。
小题1:细节理解题。根据Madame Peng took Sasha and Malia, my mother, and me to the Forbidden City,可知***夫人带着她，她的两个女儿和她的母亲参观了故宫。故选D。
小题2:推理判断题。根据the Forbidden City used as the emperor’s home.可知故宫是皇帝的家，因此是宫殿。故选B。
小题3:细节理解题。根据and for nearly 500 years, the Forbidden City used as the emperor’s home.可知故宫有几乎500年的时间被当作皇帝的家。故选D。
小题4:词义猜测题。根据he Hall of Union and Peace交泰殿，The Hall of Supreme Harmony太和殿， the Imperial Gardens御花园， 可知这是故宫里重要的旅游景点，故选A。
小题5:推理判断题。根据But then again, I’m not sure there could ever be enough time to fully enjoy all of the art and history in this wonderful place.可知美国第一夫人希望下次再来参观故宫，恐怕那时也没有足够的时间欣赏完这个辉煌地方的艺术和历史。这说明她喜欢这里的艺术和历史。故选C。
举一反三
| Survey: What’s your favorite restaurant? | |
| Lola Lopez | Jim Janssen |
| “I’m an actress. There’s a small French restaurant near my apartment. It’s my favorite. The service is great. The food is always cooked well and served beautifully. And the atmosphere is very romantic…” | “I’m a high school student. I’m interested in fast food. Chicken, burgers, fish, French fries — I love it all. My mom says I should eat healthier food but it tastes so good! Also, I’m not rich and the price of fast food is just right for me.” |
| Gina Mangino | Raul Sanchez |
| “I’m a housewife. With three kids, I look for a place that has good food at a reasonable price. I look for a place that’s comfortable for children and serves the food quickly. That’s why I like Sam’s Chinese restaurant.” | “I’m a doctor. I can’t remember the last time I ate out… maybe that’s because my wife and I really like to cook. Instead of eating out, we look through a cookbook and cook at home.” |
| A．an actress | B．a doctor | C．a student | D．a housewife |
| A．Lola Lopez | B．Jim Janssen | C．Gina Mangino | D．Raul Sanchez |
| A．offers fast food | B．serves the food quickly |
| C．offers cookbooks | D．serves the food beautifully |
| Life in China Every day, News on TV, radio and online brings you stories from across China. Have you got a story about life in China? If you do, please put your story here. |
 Since the winter last year, the haze(雾霾) has happened a lot of times. It has done great harm(伤害) to our daily life. More and more people have to go to see the doctor because the serious disease caused by the haze. Many traffic accidents happened and quite a lot of flights have to be put off just because of the haze weather. On Oct.30, 2013, in 16-car chain collision (连环相撞) on the highway in Tangshan, many people were hurt and some even died. Beijing International Airport canceled or put off nearly 76 flights on Oct.6, 2013 as the result of the weather. (Wu Hai, Shantou) |
It’s reported that 293 pedestrians(行人)die of traffic accidents every day in China. I myself ever experienced a very terrible accident. Early last Thursday morning, I was walking on my way to school as usual. A little boy ran past me. He ran so fast when crossing the street that he didn’t notice a speeding car came round the corner. I was scared and shouted to him to stop, but it was too late. The boy was knocked down by the car. I hurried to the boy, crying for help. The boy was taken to the hospital as soon as the policemen and doctors arrived. Later, I learned the boy died because he lost too much blood.(Li Lan, Guangzhou) |
| Main ideas of the two stories | The first story is about air pollution, the second one is about 小题1:____. |
| Harm that the haze does to our daily life | It may cause 小题2:__and traffic accidents. Many flights have to 小题3:___. |
| The number that pedestrians die of traffic accident every day | 小题4:____ |
| The reason why the little boy died | He小题5:__ and was hit by a speeding car. |
The Rubber Duck exhibition was designed by Dutch artist, Florentijn Hofman. It was part of the activities of Beijing Design Week, which ran from September 26 to October 3 in 2013.
The Rubber Duck stayed in the park until September 23, then moved to the Summer Palace, a famous Beijing tourist spot, where it was on display until October 26.
The duck is made of over 200 pieces of rubber. It was guarded not only by staff, but also by 10 volunteers wearing yellow T-shirts and hats with a rubber duck logo.
Sun Yidong, a volunteer who guided visitors to the duck, said the art brought energy to the traditional Chinese park.
“Seeing the giant Rubber Duck makes me feel like I’m a kid again.” Sun said.
Because of the rain on Friday, there were not too many people coming to see it. The Expo workers said they expected more people to come and visit the duck on weekends.
Zhao Yan said she had been following news about the duck since 2007, when the duck began its journey.
“I even considered going to Hong Kong to see it. It’s great that the duck is in Beijing,” Zhao said.
Before arriving in Beijing, the Rubber Duck traveled to 13 cities in nine countries. “The aim of the Rubber Duck is simply to bring everyone back to their childhood again,” said Zeng Hui, a leader of the Beijing Design Week Organizing Committee Office. “It can be a toy for adults.”
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填涂在答题卡的相应位置。
小题1:The Rubber Duck went to _______ after it left the International Garden Expo Park.
| A．the Olympic Park | B．the Summer Palace |
| C．Beihai Park | D．Zhong Shan Park |
| A．Thursday | B．Friday | C．Saturday | D．Sunday |
| A．They were not interested in it. |
| B．They didn’t have enough time to go there. |
| C．The weather was not good. |
| D．The tickets were expensive. |
| A．The Rubber Duck started its journey in 2007. |
| B．Before arriving in Beijing the Rubber Duck was shown in 13 cities. |
| C．The Rubber Duck is made of more than 200 pieces of rubber. |
| D．A German artist designed The Rubber Duck. |
| A．The Rubber Duck can remind people of their childhood. |
| B．Beijing Design Week finished on October 2. |
| C．Sun Yidong was a visitor. |
| D．Volunteers wore white T-shirts. |
A Friend Helps You When You’re Sick
| Dogs | When Catherine lay down on the sofa, Pepe stared(盯) into her eyes and kept sniffing(嗅). After being pushed away, he suddenly jumped onto her chest. That’s when Catherine felt a pain that made her visit a doctor, and a fast-growing cancer was found. Months later, however, Pepe started staring and sniffing again. It seemed strange, but sure enough, Catherine’s cancer had spread. |
| Cats | When Tee sits and stares directly into her face, Alana immediately finds a chair. That’s because Tee is warning her that she is about to faint(昏倒), which can happen as often as three times a day. But Alana won’t get hurt if she sits down. Not only does Tee warn Alana, but also her husband. Then the cat stays with Alana until she recovers. |
| Dogs | Ryan fell into the water by accident. The river was full of melted snow, and Ryan was very cold and his body temperature was dropping dangerously low. Luckily, he was found by Chelsea, who was playing with her dog, Zion. “Zion knew the boy was in trouble,” says Chelsea. “Ryan grabbed onto the dog’s collar, and Zion just turned around and came straight back to the shore.” |
| Cats | “I was napping in my bedroom, and then I was woken by Joey screaming and running back and forth,” says Bernice. Then she found herself surrounded by smoke. With Joey alongside her, she managed to get out of the door. By then, flames(火焰) were shooting up from the basement. “I found him in a mailbox when he was young and now I feel very fortune. Without him, I’d have probably died in the smoke.” |
| A．stare at her and keep sniffing |
| B．jump onto her chest suddenly |
| C．sit and stare directly into her face |
| D．scream and run back and forth |
| A．He likes swimming in rivers. |
| B．He has a lovely dog, Zion. |
| C．Chelsea helped him swim back to the shore. |
| D．He was in danger when he was found by Chelsea. |
| A．She was badly hurt in a big fire. |
| B．She met the brave cat, Joey, in a big fire. |
| C．A fire broke out when she was napping. |
| D．She ran out of the burning house with the help of firemen. |
Gertrude Baines passed away peacefully in her sleep at the Western Convalescent Hospital in Los Angeles, where she had lived for her last ten years. Emma Camanag, the hospital"s leader said she was a respectable lady. "It is really an honor for the hospital to take care of her over the last 10 years and we will greatly miss her, It is just like we have lost a relative, " said Emma.
Ms. Baines, who was born in Shellman, Georgia, in 1894, had no living relatives. She grew up in the southern US during difficult times. During that time, African American people were required to use separate, often poor, public services. She married young and later divorced(离婚)．Her only child, a daughter, was born in 1909 and died of a terrible disease at the age of 18. Ms. Baines worked as a maid（女佣） in Ohio before moving to Los Angeles where she lived on her own until she was well over 100.
She once told an interviewer, "As to the secrets of long life, I do not have any disappointments in my own life."
She gained some fame when she voted for Mr. Obama in the US presidential election, saying she supported him "because he"s for the colored people". It was only the second time in her life she had voted, the first time being for John F. Kennedy.
Ms. Baines became the world"s oldest person in January. Japanese woman, Kama Chien, 114, has now taken over the title.
小题1:Ms, Baines voted for Mr. Obama because he______.| A．was very popular in the hospital |
| B．did good things for African Americans |
| C．did even better than John F. Kennedy |
| D．congratulated her on her birthday |
小题2:It can be inferred(推断) from the passage that______.| A．Ms. Baines didn"t like any presidents except Mr. Obama and John F. Kennedy |
| B．Ms. Baines" daughter died many years before her husband |
| C．Japanese woman Kama Chien is the second oldest in the world now |
| D．a positive attitude towards life is the main secret of .Ms. Baines" long life |
小题3:Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?| A．Ms. Baines liked to live alone. |
| B．Ms. Baines died in a hospital in Los Angeles. |
| C．Ms. Baines and her husband had only one child. |
| D．Ms. Baines used to serve" others in Ohio. |
小题4:The passage is mainly about ______.| A．how Ms, Baines lived for so long |
| B．why Ms. Baines voted for Mr. Obama |
| C．the world"s oldest person, Ms. Baines |
| D．Ms. Baines and President Obama . |
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