Garden building is considered an important part of Chinese culture. Some people say that if you have never walked through a Chinese garden, you cannot say that you have really visited China.

Traditional Chinese gardens are located(位于)in North China in such places as Beihai Park, the Summer Palace, the Forbidden City. In larger imperial gardens, the main buildings are connected by an imaginary(虚构的) line in the middle of the garden on the north-south axis(轴). Other features (特征)of imperial gardens are colored-paintings, man-made hills and lakes.

Most private gardens are found in the south, especially in cities south of the Yangtze River. Private gardens were mostly built at one side or at the back of the houses. Around the beautiful scene are small open areas with beautiful shaped-doors through which visitors can enjoy the sights. They are open on all sides and are often near the water so that the whole scene can be enjoyed. Suzhou, known as the home of gardens, displays the most and the best Chinese traditional private gardens. Different parts of it are examples of the garden style of the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties.

The landscape garden contains a number of pleasant natural scenes and some fairy tales. The ancient Chinese used to call the garden landscape “Jing” , which means “scene” in English. Good examples include the ten West Lake Scenes in Hangzhou, the twenty-four slim West Lake in Yangzhou and the eight Daming Lake Scenes in Jinan.

1.The passage tells mainly about ________.

A.an important part of Chinese culture

B.the characteristics (特征) of different style of Chinese garden building

C.where foreigners can find Chinese gardens

D.how to appreciate Chinese gardens

2.Which of the following is NOT a feature of the imperial garden?

A.There is a north-south axis in the center of garden

B.There are man-made hills and lakes in the gardens.

C.They were built because of some fairy tales.

D.They have colored-paintings.

3.In the third paragraph, the underlined word “They” refer to ______.

A.private gardens                         B.beautiful scenes

C.the houses                            D.rivers and lakes

4.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A.Chinese people often invite foreigners to visit a Chinese garden.

B.The landscape garden reflects different styles of the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties.

C.All three kinds of gardens make up the important part of Chinese culture which is appreciated by the people all over the world.

D.People enjoy the private gardens more than other two styles.

5.The garden landscape “Jing” which the ancient Chinese used to call actually means in English _________.

A.well              B.tight              C.garden           D.scene

 

 When you think of Beijing, the beautiful green waters and hills of Beihai Park and the grand and beautiful Forbidden City will come to your mind.

In recent years, groups of modern buildings and specially designed plazas have appeared on Beijing’s streets. Standing in the street, you can feel how Beijing has changed. But foreigners still like to go to the hutongs.

The word hutong comes from the Mongolian language. Hutongs come to Beijing more than 700 years ago. As time passed, the hutongs have remained, and have become an important part of the essence of Beijing.

Many foreigners, when they come to Beijing from their far countries, will go directly to visit the hutongs after setting down. They sit in the courtyards, chatting with the native Beijingers about neighbors and their life. It seems that through their chatting, they can find the true meaning of Chinese family life.

Waving good-bye, they have to leave the hutongs, and say goodbye to the families with whom they have chatted happily. But they don’t feel like leaving. The hutongs have brought great enjoyment to them.

Although every country has it own special cultural background, economic situation and level and feelings are similar. The hutong is a cultural symbol of this city. And the families of the hutongs are also unforgettable.

1.What do we often think of when we talk about Beijing?

2.Where do the foreigners still like to go although Beijing has changed a lot?

3.What do we know from the third paragraph ?

4.将文中划线部分译成汉语

5. The best title for the passage can be_______.

A.How the word hutong comes from

B.Every country has it own special cultural background

C.The foreigners like to go to hutongs directly

D.Hutong and family

 

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