Question

Pingyao, in the center of Shanxi Province, is a famous historic cultural city of China and a world cultural heritage (遗产) site. It’s 90 kilometers south of Taiyuan on the Fen River.

People lived in Pingyao during the New Stone Age. Its long period as a county government seat has left Pingyao with lots of historic buildings and sites, with a 2,700-year history. Ninety-nine of them are under government protection, including Zhengguo Temple, Shuanglin Temple and Pingyao Ancient City.

During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, businessmen organized commercial (商业的) groups that did business nationwide. Shanxi Province had some of the most important ones and Pingyao was their center. In 1823, a store, known as Rishengchang (Sunrise Prosperity), traded in bank checks rather than in silver or gold coins. It was the beginning of modern Chinese banking. Branch (分支) banks were soon set up in major cities in China and other parts of Asia, leading to great development in Pingyao. Its lacquer ware (漆器) became well known.

In Pingyao Ancient City are many traditional houses and commercial buildings, 3,797 of which are protected and more than 400 of which are in good condition. Not only do the houses in Pingyao show Shanxi’s history and culture, but this large number is valuable for studying its history, customs, ancient buildings and art. Most of these houses are still used as homes and shops of local people.

In 1997, Ancient Pingyao City was listed in World Heritage List as “World Culture Heritage Site”.

1.What does the underlined word “them” (in Paragraph 2) refer to?

A．Historic buildings and sites.

B．The three temples.

C．The county government seats.

D．The 2,700-year history.

2.Which of the following about Pingyao is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A．Its location.                            B．Its tourism.

C．Its business.                            D．Its history.

3.During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Pingyao was a leading center in _____.

A．agriculture                            B．raising cattle

C．commercial trade                       D．making gold coins

4.If you want to know about the history of banking in China, which of the following places should you visit?

A．Sunrise Prosperity.                      B．Zhengguo Temple.

C．A lacquer ware store.                    D．A commercial house.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：文章介绍了陕西省的平遥县，是中国著名的历史文化古城，介绍了它的位置，历史，和商业。

1.细节题：从第二段的句子：Its long period as a county government seat has left Pingyao with lots of historic buildings and sites, with a 2,700-year history.可知是them指代的是前面的historic buildings 历史遗迹。选A

2.排除题：从文章第一段第二段的句子提到AD项,第三段提到C项，可知选B

3.细节题：从第三段的句子：businessmen organized commercial (商业的) groups that did business nationwide. Shanxi Province had some of the most important ones and Pingyao was their center.可知平遥在明清时期是商业中心，选C

4.考查细节题：从第三段的句子：In 1823, a store, known as Rishengchang (Sunrise Prosperity), traded in bank checks rather than in silver or gold coins.说明要是了解中国银行的历史，就去看Sunrise Prosperity ，选A。

考点：考查历史文化类短文

点评：集中考查细节题，考生可以先审题，再看文章，这样就可以提高阅读的速度和效率。解答这类问题时要求学生抓住题干文字信息，采用针对性方法进行阅读，因为这类题的答案在文章中可以直接找到。?