Question

   Beijing is an old capital city developing at a fast pace. The Forbidden City is the ideal place for you to begin your exploration of Beijing by opening its mysterious (神奇的) face. With over 9 ,000 rooms and over 250 acres (英亩) ，this large palace building was built between 1406 and 1420. The Forbidden City burned down and was rebuilt,sacked and renovated (修复) for times,so most of the architecture (建筑) you can see today dates back to the 18th century in the Qing Dynasty. Make sure to wear comfortable shoes as you have to walk a lot!

   There is a Starbucks in the palace in case you need some coffee to recharge you. I highly recommend you to have a guide. It is quite helpful to have a guide escort (护送) you and tell the stories behind the palace. If you are a non-group tourist,I suggest you rent a multilingual guide recorder either at Meridian Gate (southern gate of Forbidden City) or the Gate of Divine Prowess (Northern gate of Forbidden City) and return it when you finish your Forbidden City Tour. Remember the open hours from 8： 30 to 17： 00.

() 1. The Forbidden City was built for years.

   A. 10   B. 12   C. 14   D. 16

() 2. The underlined word “recommended” means .

   A. 支持   B. 鼓励   C. 命令   D. 推荐

() 3. If you go to the Forbidden City,youJd better have a .

   A. map   B. guide   C. book   D. recorder

() 4. You can't visit the Forbidden City at .

   A. 8：00   B. 8：30   C. 12：00   D. 16：00

Answer 1

1. C 2. D 3. B 4. A

阅读提示：这篇文章主要介绍了紫禁城的修建历史及作者强力推荐的原因。

1. C推理判断题。由文章第一段第三句“…this large palace building was built between 1406 and 1420. ”可以 推算出 紫禁城修建了 14年。

2. D词义猜测题。句意为:我强烈推荐你找一位导游。

3. B细节理解题。由文章第二段第三句“It is quite helpful to have a guide escort (护送) you and tell the stories behind the palace 可知 作者建议有导游陪同，讲述紫禁城的故事。

4. A 细节理解题。由文章最后一句“Remember the open hours from 8:30 tol7:00. ”可知8:00紫禁城不对外开放。