中考英语阅读理解专项练习：传统文化

0中考英语阅读理解专项练习（常考+热门话题）

专题02传统文化

一、阅读单选

ToBorrowArrowswithThatchedBoats（草船借箭）

Oneday,ZhouYuorderedZhugeLiangtomake100,000arrows（箭）intendays.ZhouYuthoughtitwas

impossible,butZhugeLiangsaid,“Givemethreedays."ThenheaskedLuSutolendhim20boats,andthe

soldiersputsomescarecrows（稻草人）inlineontheboats.HeremindedLuSunottotellZhouYuwhatwas

happening.

WhenLuSucameagaintoseeZhugeLiang,hefoundnothingunusual.Nothinghappenedonthesecondday,

either.Inthesmallhours（凌晨）ofthethirdday,ZhugeLianginvitedLuSuforaboatride.The20boatsweretied

togetherwithstrongropes.Zhuge?sfleetwenttowardsthecampofCaoCao.Thesurfaceoftheriverwascovered

withthickmist（雾）allover.Peoplecouldhardlyseeeachotherontheriver.WhenZhuge5sfleetgotclosetothe

Caocampbeforedawn（黎明）,ZhugeLiangorderedhissoldierstoshoutandbeatdrumsheavilytopretendan

attack.ButZhugeandLuSuonlysatinsideoneboatdrinkingwinetoenjoythemselves.

AssoonastheCaocampheardtheshoutinganddrumbeating,theymistookitforasurpriseattackbythe

ZhouYucamp.Sincetheycouldseenobodyontheriver,theyhadtoorder3,000soldierstoshootarrowstostop

theunexpectedattack.Thefrontofthescarecrowswasquicklyfullofarrows.Afterawhile,ZhugeLianghadhis

fleetturnedaroundtogettheothersideofthescarecrowstofacetheCaocamp.Whenbothsideswerefullof

arrows,thedaybroke.ZhugeLiangorderedhissoldierstoreturn.Thesoldiersshoutedinexcitement,4tThankyou,

CaoCao,foryourarrows.^^Aftertheygotbacktotheircamp,theycollectedmorethan100,000arrowsintotal

fromthescarecrows.

1.HowmanydaysdidZhugeLiangneedtomake100,000arrows?

A.Oneday.B.Twodays.C.Threedays.D.Tendays.

2.Theunderlinedwordctfeef,probablymeansinChinese.

A.船帆B.甲板c.船浆D.船队

3.Whocreatedtheideatogetthearrows?

A.ZhouYu.B.ZhugeLiang.C.LuSu.D.CaoCao.

4.ThesoldiersintheCaocampshotarrowsbecause.

A.theZhouYucampstartedanattackB.theycouldseeeachotherontheriver

C.theymistooktheshoutingandbeatingforasurpriseattackD.LuSubeatthedrums

5.HowdidZhouYuprobablyfeelafterZhugeLiangreturnedwithover100,000arrows?

A.Surprised.B.Bored.C.Tired.D.Lonely.

InthestateofQin（秦国），therewasamancalledShangYang（商鞅）.Hewasastatesman（政治家）and

workedoutmanyreforms（改革）forthestate,likepayingmoreattentiontofarmingandgivingrewards（报酬）to

soldierswhoweresuccessfulwhenatwar.

Butthesereformswerenoteasilycarriedout（执行）atfirst.Mostpeopledidn'ttrustShangYang.Inorderto

solvethisproblem,ShangYangcameupwithanidea.HeputathinwoodenpoleatthesouthgateoftheQin

capital.Manypeoplecametoseehimandthepole.

Then,infrontofthecrowd,ShangYangsaidloudly,“Themanwhotakesthispoletothenorthgatewillget

10goldpieces.^^

Itwasasimplejobandtherewardwassolarge.However,sometimepassedandnoonesteppedforward.

TheyallthoughtShangYangwasmakingajoke.

Hearingnoanswer,ShangYangsteppedforwardandsaid,“Therewardnowgoesto50goldpieces.^^

Thisrewardwasunbelievablylarge.Finally,amanfromthecrowdcameforward.Heputthepoleonhis

shouldersandwalkedtothenorthgate.Truetohisword,ShangYanggavetheman50goldpieces.

Afterthat,thepeopleofQinwerealltalkingaboutwhatShangYangdidaboutthepole.Theybelievedhe

wasamaaofhisword.SowhenShangYangbegancarryingouthisreforms,thepeoplefollowedhim.

Underthesegreatreforms,Qingrewstrongerandstronger.Atlast,Qinmadeallthesevenstatesintoone

empire（帝国）.

6.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutShangYang?

A.HewasastatesmaninZhao.B.Hisreformsincludedpayingrewardstoallthesoldiers.

C.Hepaidlittleattentiontofarming.D.Hisreformswerenotwelcomedbythepeopleatfirst.

7.Whatisthecorrectorderoftheseevents?

a.Amantookthepoletothenorthgate.b.PeoplethoughtShangYangwasjoking.

c.ShangYangincreasedtherewardto50goldpieces.d.ShangYangcameupwithanidea.

A.bcdaB.dbcaC.dabcD.bdca

8.Whatdoestheunderlinedpartmean?

A.Amanwhokeepshisword.B.Amanwhocanspeakloudly.

C.Amanwholikestospeakalot.D.Amanwhoseldomspeaks.

9.Youcanprobablyfindthispassagefrom.

A.AfashionmagazineB.AguidebookC.AstorybookD.Aposter

DoyouknowwhatpeoplewerelikeinancientChina?Andwhatwasconsideredthestandardforahandsome

manbackthen?YoumayfindtheanswerintheTerracottaArmyinXi'an,ShaanxiProvince.

Ifyouhavealreadyvisitedthisculturalsite,youwouldhavenoticedthattheterracottasoldiershavebroad

foreheads,smalleyes.Theyandtheirwarhorsestogethermadeupagreatterracottaarmy.

ThestorygoesbacktotheWarringStatesPeriod.Atthattime,Chinawasdividedintoseveralstates.The

stateswereoftenatwarwithoneanother.About2,200yearsago,YingZheng,kingoftheQinDynasty,was

finallyabletounify（统——）allofthestates.Later,heorderedpeopletobuildhistomb（墓穴）andaterracottaarmy

toguardit.Theworkersusedclay（黏土）tomaketheterracottasoldiersandhorses.The“guarding“armywas

builtinthemodelandstyleoftheQinarmy.

In1974,localsinXi'andiscoveredthesiteofthetombaftertryingtodigwellsinthearea.Thewholesiteof

thetombcoversabout20,000squaremeters.Sofar,morethan8,000terracottasoldiersandhorseshavebeen

found.Peoplehavealsofoundthousandsofbronzeweapons（青铜兵器）atthesite.Someoftheweaponsarestill

verysharpevenafterhavingbeenburiedforover2,000years.

However,itonlymakesupasmallpartoftheemperor'stomb.Therearemanymorestorieswaitingtobe

discoveredandsolved!

10.Accordingtothepassage,theTerracottaArmywasmadeupof.

A.theemperorandterracottasoldiersB.terracottasoldiersandtheirhorses

C.theemperorandhishorsesandweaponsD.terracottasoldiersandtheirweapons

11.HowwastheTerracottaArmyinXi'anfound?

A.Bybuildingahouse.B.Bybuildingaroad.

C.Bydiggingwells.D.Bydiggingvaluablethings.

12.Wheredoyouthinkthispassagemaycomefrom?

A.Atravelguide.B.Asportsreport.C.Astorybook.D.Ahistorymagazine.

InJiaxing,Zhejiang,everyoneisproudofaredboatinNanhuLake.ItwasthestartingpointoftheCPC（中

国共产党）.

InJuly1921,theFirstNationalCongress（代表大会）openedinShanghai.Thenthedelegates（代表）moved

toaboatonNanhuLakeinJiaxing.There,themeetingmeanttheofficialfoundingoftheCPC.After100years,

theCPChasgrownfromasmallpartyofaround50membersintotheworld'slargestparty,withmorethan91

millionmembers.AndnowtheredboatandNanhuLakehavebecomepartofamuseumandasymbolofthe

CPC'sspirit.Morethan8.92milliontouristsvisiteditoverthepastfiveyears.

TeenagersinJiaxinghavealsogrownupwithstoriesofpeoplelikeMaoZedongandDongBiwu."Inour

school,wehavetheRedBoatandMoralCourse,makeredboatmodelsinSTEMclassandreadpoemsaboutthe

Party'shistory.saidHuTianyi,14,astudentatPekingUniversityExperimentalSchoolinJiaxing."TheseParty

educationprogramsarelikeseeds（种子）thatencourageustoinheritthespiritandmakecontribution（贡献）to

buildagreatmotherland.^^

“TheredboatsymbolizestheParty'sspiritofbraveryintakingtheleadanditsdevotion（贡献）tothepeople,9,

saidPresidentXiJinpingwhenhevisitedNanhuLakein2017.

13.TheFirstNationalCongressmeant.

A.thebuildingoftheChinaB.theendingoftheMoralCourse

C.theofficialfoundingoftheCPCD.thebeginningoftheeducationprograms

14.HuTianyiandhisclassmateslearnabouttheParty?shistoryby.

A.attendingthelecturesB.comingoutwitheducationprograms

C.makingredboatmodelsD.readingpoems

15.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“inherit”inParagraph3meaninChinese?

A.传承B.授予C.重视D.探索

16.Thepurposeofthispassageistoencourageusto.

A.knowaboutthefirstmeetingoftheCPCB.payavisittoNanhuLakeinJiaxing

C.bemorebraveinfaceofthedifficultiesD.passontheRedBoatspirit

①Theword“zhiyin”,whichmeansclosefriends,comesfromthestoryofYuBoyaandZhongZiqiinthe

WarringStatesPeriod.

②Boyawasgoodatplayingtheguqin.Oneday,hewasplayingmusiconhiswayhomeontheboat.To

Boya'ssurprise,Ziqi,awoodcutterwhohappenedtopassby,couldunderstandexactlywhathewantedtoexpress

throughhismusic.Afteralongtalk,theybecamegoodfriends.SinceBoyahadtoreturntohisstate,theyagreed

tomeetagaininthefollowingyear.

©Unfortunately,whengettingbacktovisitZiqi,Boyaheardthathisfriendhaddiedfromadisease（疾病）.

BoyawassosadandinfrontofZiqi'stomb（墓）,heplayedagainthemusichehadplayedwhentheyfirstmet.

Thefeelingofthemusicwassostrongthatitwasasiftheriversandthemountainswerecrying.Whenfinishing

playing,Boyabrokehisguqinintopieces.Fromthenon,Boyaneverplayedagain.

©PeopleintheSongDynastybuilttheGuqinTaiinHanyangtothememoryofthedeepfriendshipbetween

BoyaandZiqi.Itbecameanimportantpartofthelocalculture.

⑤Zhiyinculturehasnewdevelopmentinthenewperiod.ThefamousancientChineseclassical（古典的）

musicpieceGaoshanLiushuiwasperformedduringtheG20SummitinHangzhou,ZhejiangProvincein2016.

ThemusicalperformancenotonlyshowedthebeautyoftraditionalChineseculture,butalsoexpressedChina's

willingnesstodevelopitsfriendshipwithpeoplefromaroundtheworld.

17.WhydidBoyaandZiqibecomegoodfriends?

A.Theyoftenwentoutonboat.B.Theyoftencutwoodtogether.

C.ZiqicouldunderstandBoya'smusic.D.Theyoftenplayedmusictogether.

18.Fromparagraphs②-③,wecanknowthat.

A.BoyaactuallyonlymetZiqionceB.BoyabrokehisdatewithZiqiatlast

C.BoyaoftenplayedtheguqininmemoryofZiqiD.BoyaandZiqiwerebothgoodatplayingmusic

19.Paragraph⑤ismainlyabout.

A.thenewroleofzhiyincultureB.theimportanceofclassicalmusic

C.thetraditionofGaoshanLiushuiD.thefriendshipwithforeigncountries

20.Whichofthefollowingcanbestshowthemainideaofthestory?

A.Bothtogetherdobestofall.B.Atruefriendishardtofind.

C.Oldfriendsandoldwinearebest.D.Afriendtoeverybodyisafriendtonobody.

21.Whichofthefollowingbestshowsthestructure（结构）ofthepassage?

AlongtimeagotheMongolsruled（统治）China.TheHanswantedtoforcetheMongolsbacktoMongolia,

buttheycouldnotfindawaytoorganizetheirarmy.Everywheretheywent,theMongolswatchedclosely.

Worstofall,theMongolsforcedeverytwentiethChinesefamilytogivesheltertooneMongolsoldier.

ZhuYuanzhangwasaherooftheHanpeople.Hewantedtooverthrow（推番羽）theMongols.Hehadalready

ledseveraluprisings（暴动）,buthehadbeendefeated.HewastalkingonedaytohisadviserLiuBowen.

"It'snearlytimefortheMid-autumnFestival,hesaid.ctWestillhaven51beenabletodrivetheMongols

away.Tmveryunhappyaboutit.”

LiuBowendidnotreply.Hewasthinkingaboutmooncakes.Peoplewouldexchangemooncakesatthe

Mid-autumnFestival.

ZhuYuanzhangcontinued,ctTheMongolswillbewatchingeverymovewemake.Theywillbeinthehouses

whenwegotogreetourfriends.Theywilllistentoeverythingwesay.Howcanweorganizeourarmy?Howcan

weoverthrowthem?”HelookedatLiuBowen,tcWhyaren'tyouspeaking?99heasked.

“Mooncakes,^^saidLiuBowen."That'stheanswer.Mooncakes.”

“Ithinkyou'vegonemad,“saidZhuYuanzhang,"Howcancakesbetheanswertoaproblemlikethis?”

“DoyouthinkthattheMongolswillobjectifwegiveourfriendsmooncakes?”

“Ofcoursenot,“saidZhu,“Wedoiteveryyear.They'requiteusedtoit.”

“IhaveanideafbrpassinginformationwithouttheMongolsknowinganythingaboutit,“saidLiuBowen.

“We'llputamessageintoeachcaketellingpeoplewhentoattack.

ZhuYuanzhangwasdelighted.4tWhatagoodidea!”hesaid."TheMongolswillneversuspectanything.”

TheirpeopleworkedveryhardtomakemooncakesfortheHanpeople.Intoeachmooncaketheyputalittle

pieceofpaper.Thenitwaswrappedinwaxedpapersothatitwouldnotbespoiled.

WhentheHanpeoplereceivedtheirmooncakes,theysoonlearnedthetimeanddateoftheattack.The

Mongolssuspectednothing.

Atlastthenightoftheattackcame.ThepeopleinthecityroseupandkilledtheMongolsoldierslivingin

theirhouses.TheHanpeoplewonandtheYuanDynastywasoverthrown.AtlasttheMingDynastywassetupin

1368.

22.Whocameupwiththeideaforpassinginformationbymooncakes?

A.TheHanpeople.B.Thearmycommander.

C.ZhuYuanzhang.D.LiuBowen.

23.Whichofthefollowingsentenceistrue?

A.AlltheChinesefamilieshavetogivesheltertotheMongolsoldiers.

B.Alittlepieceofpaperwasputintoeachmooncaketopassinformation.

C.TheMongolssuspectedsomethingatfirst,

D.TheMongolswereusedtogivingcakesattheMid-autumnFestival.

24.Pleaseputtheeventsbelowintoacorrectorder.

a.TheMongolsruledChinaharshly.b.Peoplelearnedtheinformationabouttheattack.

c.LiuBowenthoughtofanideatoorganizethearmy.d.TheMingDynastywassetup.

e.Themooncakeswerebakedwithalittlepieceofpaperslippedintoeachone.

f.ZhuYuanzhangledsomeuprisingsbutwasdefeated.g.PeopleroseupandkilledtheMongolsoldiers.

A.acgfbedB.aegfcbdC.afcebgdD.afebcgd

25.Whichcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.HowtheMoonCakesSavedChinaB.HowtheHanPeopleExchangedtheMoonCakes

C.HowtheMongolsRuledChinaD.HowtheYuanDynastyWasSetup

LastsummerIwenttooneoftheworld,smostfamoushistoricalplaces,theForbiddenCityinBeijing,China.

ItwasthehomeoftheemperorsofthelasttwodynastiesinChina,theMingandQingDynasties.

TheForbiddenCitywasbuiltin1420.Thepalacehasover10,000rooms.Itwaswheretheemperorsdealt

withtheofficialbusinesswiththeirministers.

InMandarin,theForbiddenCityiscalledthePurpleForbiddenCity.However,thecolorofthepalaceitselfis

notpurple.ThecolorpurplestandsforpowerofthegreatemperorsofChina.Itwassosacred（神圣的）thatthe

commonerscouldnotevendreamofevergoingin.

TheemperorsalsohadsomeofthelargestfestivalcelebrationsattheForbiddenCity.DuringChineseNew

Year,theemperorwouldinviteallthemembersofhisfamilyandhisofficialstoabanquet.Thebanquethada

hundredandeightChinesedishes.Itwassuchanexpensivebanquetthatitcouldfeedacommoner'sfamilyfor

threegenerations（代）.

Rightnow,theForbiddenCityisknownasahistoricalsitefortouristsfromallovertheworld.Everyonecan

gointhere.ItisamuseumwithpricelessChineseantiques（古董）andtreasuresinit.

IreallylearnedalotabouttheChinesecultureanditshistoryfromthistriptotheForbiddenCity.Itwaslike

adreamcometruetogoonthetripandseethethingsthatIhavealwayswantedtosee.

26.HowlongisthehistoryoftheForbiddenCity?

A.About600years.B.Morethan600years.

C.1,420years.D.Over10,000years

27.WecallthepalacethePurpleForbiddenCitybecausethecolorpurpleisthesymbolforofthe

emperor.

A.powerB.fameC.wealthD.health

28.WhafstheChinesemeaningoftheunderlinedword,banquet“inParagraph4?

A.表演B.比赛C.展览D.宴会

29.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabouttheForbiddenCityinthepassage?

A.TheEmperorlivedthere.B.ThewalloftheCity.

C.Itisahistoricalplaceforvisiting.D.Theemperorhadfestivalcelebrationsthere.

30.Inthepassage,thewriterwantstoshowusoftheForbiddenCitybycomparingitspastwith

present.

A.thebeautyB.thetreasuresC.thechangesinuseD.thebuildingprocess

InChina,writingbrushes,inksticks,paperandinkstonesarecalledtheFourTreasuresofStudy.Amongthe

high-quality（质量）treasures,thewritingbrushproducedinHuzhou,theinkstickproducedinHuizhou,thexuan

papermadeinXuanchengandtheinkstonemadeinDuanxiarethebest-known.

Thewritingbrushescanbeusedtodrawthepicturesonpaintedpotteries（陶器）.Theyaremainlymadeof

thehairofanimals.Thosemadeofwoolarecalledyanghaoandthosemadeoftheweasel's（鼬）tailhairare

calledlanghao.Theirartisticeffects（效果）inwritingandpaintingcannotbecopiedbyanyotherpens.

Theinkstickisthepigment（颜料）usedinwritingandpainting.TheinkstickproducedinHuizhouisof

highquality.Astorygoeslikethis:TwofamousskilledmenXiChaoandhissonproducedakindofhigh-quality

inkstick.Asaresult,theEmperorLiYuintheSouthernTangDynastyagreedtogivethemthefamilyname"Li".

Fromthenon,thefameoftheLiInkStickwaswidespread.IntheSongDynasty,itsproducingareawaschanged

intoHuizhou,anditwasthencalledtheHuiInkStick.

PaperisamongthefourgreatinventionsinancientChina.ThefamousxuanpaperappearedintheSuiand

Tangdynasties.InXuanzhou,AnhuiProvincewherethexuanpaperisproduced,ifssaidthatCaiLun'spupil

KongDantookthejobofproducingpaperbutfailedtomakeperfectwhitepaper.Laterhehappenedtoseethe

ebony（檀木）intherivers.Itwaswetwiththewaterandturnedwhite.Thenheusedthebark（树皮）toproduce

theworld-famousxuanpaper.

TheinkstonewasalreadyverypopularintheHanDynasty.TheMingandQingdynastiessawthe

appearanceoftheFourFamousInkStones-DuanInkStone,SheInkStone,TaoInkStoneandChengniInkStone.

Theycannotonlybeusedinwritingandpaintingbutalsoforadmiration.

31.Whatarethewritingbrushesmainlymadeof?

A.Itcanbeusedtodrawthepictures.B.Theweasel's（融）tail.

C.ItproducedinHuzhou.D.Thehairofanimals.

32.Whatistheinkstickusedin?

A.Theinkstickisthepigmentusedinwritingandpainting.

B.TheinkstickproducedinHuizhouhashighquality.

C.TheinkstickwasinventedbyXiChaoandhisson.

D.InSongDynasty,itwascalledtheHuiInkStick.

33.WhendidthefamousXuanpaperappear?

A.IntheMingandQingdynasties.B.IntheSongDynasty.

C.IntheSuiandTangdynasties.D.IntheHanDynasty.

34.WhichfollowingiswrongaboutinkStone?

A.TheinkstonewasalreadyverypopularintheHanDynasty.

B.TheFourFamousInkStonesincludesDuanInkStone,theInkStone,TaoInkStoneandChengNiInkStone.

C.TheFourFamousInkStonesappearedintheSuiandQingdynasties.

D.TheFourFamousInkStoneswasusedforwriting,paintingoradmiration.

China'sGrandCanal

MostpeoplehaveheardoftheGreatWallofChina,butnotmanypeopleoutsideofChinaknowaboutthe

GrandCanal.Thisman-madewaterway-knowninChinaasDaYunhe-is1,700kilometerslongandsomepartsof

itaremorethan2,000yearsold.ItlinksthenorthofChinawithHangzhou,acityinthesouthernpartofthe

country.Ifsthelongestman-madewaterwayintheworld.

Itwasbuiltasawaytotransportgrain（谷物）fromtherichagriculturallandinChina'ssouthtocitiesinthe

north.Infact,it'snotonecanal,butasystemofcanalsandriverslinkedtogether.Ifsstillanimportantpartofthe

transportsysteminChina.Thousandsofboatsuseiteverydaytotransportgrainandmanyothertypesofcargo.

NowtheChinesegovernmentisdoingnewworkontheGrandCanal.Itismakingpartsofitdeeper,so

biggershipscanuseit.Thecanalwillalsohelptomovewater.ThereisalotofraininthesouthofChina,butnot

asmuchinthenorth.Thecanalwillcarrymillionsoflitersofwaterfromthesouthtothenorth.

TheGrandCanalismuchlessfamousthantheGreatWall,andnotverymanytouristsvisitit.Butit's

possibletogoonacruise（乘舟任游览）alongsomeoftheoldestpartsofthecanal.Passengersonthesecruises

seebeautifulpartsofChinathatothervisitorsdon'tsee.

35.Fromthepassage,weknowthattheGrandCanalis.

A.morethantwothousandyearsold

B.morefamousthantheGreatWall

C.thelongestman-madewaterway

36.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"links“meaninparagraph1?

A.Connects.B.Compares.C.Competes.

37.Whatisthemainideaofparagraph2?

A.TheGrandCanalishelpingtomovewater

B.Whythecanalwasbuiltandhowitisusednow.

C.TheGrandCanalwasusedfortransportinggrain.

38.Thewriterwrotethispassageto.

A.describehowbeautifultheGrandCanalis

B.introducehowimportanttheGrandCanalis

C・explainwhyfewpeoplevisittheGrandCanal

39.Thispassageisprobablytakenfromamagazine.

A.historyB.fashionC.science

After“sleeping“formorethan3,000years,theSanxingduiRuinssurprisedtheworldin1986because

scientistsfoundmorethan1,000culturalrelics（文物）.Thesurprisesdidn'tstopthere.Scientistsrecentlyhave

foundabout500morerelicsthatdatebackover3,200years.

Newfindings

Bigwoodenbox:Scientistsfoundabigwoodenboxcoveredincinnabar（朱砂）.Itis1.5meterslongand40

centimeterswide.Scientistsarefindingouthowtoopenit.

Silk:Afterhundredsofyears,silkturnstoblackash（黑灰）.ItshowsthatpeopleoftheancientShuKingdom

usedsilk.

Byaccident

TheSanxingduiRuinswerefoundbyaccident.Afarmerfoundthemin1929whenhewasdiggingaditch

（挖渠）.Peoplefoundsomeartifacts,butdidn'tknowhowimportanttheywere.In1986,whenfarmersdugupsoil

tomakebricks（砖块），theyfoundrelicsagain.Expertsthenfoundtwopits（深坑）.Thenewestrelicswerefound

insixpits.Thebiggestpitis19squaremeterswhilethesmallestis3.5squaremeters.Researchersfrom34

universitiesandresearchgroupsbegantounearth（发掘）theminOctober,2020.

Whyisitimportant?

TheSanxingduiRuinswerebuiltatthetimeoftheShangDynasty.TheywereintheancientShuKingdom.

SanxingduiisagoodexampleofShucivilization.ItsdiscoverymadeexpertsthinkmoreaboutwhereChinese

civilizationstarted.ItseemsthatitstartednotonlyalongtheYellowRiver,butalsoalongtheYangtze.

40.HowmanyculturalrelicshavebeenfoundfromtheSanxingduiRuinsuptillnow?

A.Over500.B.Over1,000.C.Morethan1,500.D.Morethan3,000

41.WhichofthefollowingisprobablythenewestfindingfromtheSanxingduiRuins?

A.Gold.B.Silk.C.Wood.D.Paper.

42.WhowasthefirsttodiscovertheSanxingduiRuins?

A.Analien.B.Anexpert.C.Afarmer.D.Aresearcher.

43.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.SomethingbyaccidentB.ABigSurpriseintheWorld

C.HistoryunderOurFeetD.ADiscoveryfor3,000Years

TheForbiddenCityturned600yearsoldin2020.Overthelastsixcenturies,therehavebeenmanycultural

exchangesinsidethehighwallsoftheworld'slargestpalace.AncientChinahadlittlecontactwiththeoutside

worlduntilMatteoRiccimadehiswaytotheimperialcourt（皇室）duringtheMingDynasty.Riccimade

contributionstothefieldsofscienceandastronomy（天文学）inChina.HeworkedtogetherwithChinesescientist

XuGuangqitotranslatethefirstsixbooksofEuclid'sElementsintoChinese.Healsobroughtnewknowledge

aboutmap-makingandtaughtpeoplethattheworldwasroundwiththefirstEuropean-styleworldmapin

Chinese.

LotsofforeignersfollowedinRicci9sfootsteps.GiuseppeCastiglione,alsoknownasLangShining,wasone

ofthem.ThetalentedpainterwassenttoChinatoworkforachurchin1715andwaslaterinvitedtotheimperial

courttoproducepaintingsfortheQingDynasty'sEmperorKangxi.

Whenservingintheimperialcourt,Castiglionedesignedmanymurals（壁画）intheForbiddenCityusing

techniquesthatwerepopularinEurope.Fromthenon,anewstyleofpaintingappearedinChina.Itcombined

WesternrealismwithtraditionalChinesewaysofpainting.

ThefirstWesternerstotheimperialcourtalsoprovidedfirsthandreportstoEuropethroughtheirletters,notes

andbooksaboutChina.TheymadetheWestrealizetherewasacountrywithgreatculturewhichwasdifferent

fromtheirs.TheirstoriesarejustasmallpieceoftheculturalcommunicationbetweenChinaandtheoutside

world.ButtheyshowthattheForbiddenCityhasprovidedabridgeforthecommunication.

根据短文内容，选择最佳选项，并在答题卡上将选定答案的字母标号涂黑。

44.WhendidMatteoRiccimakehiswaytotheChineseimperialcourt?

A.DuringtheTangDynasty.B.DuringtheMingDynasty.

C.DuringtheSongDynasty.D.DuringtheQingDynasty.

45.BecauseofMatteoRicci,Chinamadeprogressinthefieldsof.

①science②astronomy③mapmaking④painting⑤music

A.①②③B,①②④C.②③④D.③④⑤

46.GiuseppeCastiglionecametoChinabecause.

A.hehadagreatinterestinthecountryB.hewantedtobeasgreatasMatteoRicci

C.hehadtoworkforachurchinChinaD.hewasinvitedbytheimperialcourt

47.Theunderlinedwordrefersto.

A.theFo