Question

Pingyao, in the center of Shanxi Province, is a famous historic cultural city of China and a world cultural heritage (遺產(chǎn)) 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 (商業(yè)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. 1.
   What does the underlined word “them” (in Paragraph 2) refer to?
   1. A.
      Historic buildings and sites
   2. B.
      The three temples
   3. C.
      The county government seats
   4. D.
      The 2,700-year history
2. 2.
   Which of the following about Pingyao is NOT mentioned in the passage?
   1. A.
      Its location
   2. B.
      Its tourism
   3. C.
      Its business
   4. D.
      Its history
3. 3.
   During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Pingyao was a leading center in _____
   1. A.
      agriculture
   2. B.
      raising cattle
   3. C.
      commercial trade
   4. D.
      making gold coins
4. 4.
   If you want to know about the history of banking in China, which of the following places should you visit?
   1. A.
      Sunrise Prosperity
   2. B.
      Zhengguo Temple
   3. C.
      A lacquer ware store
   4. D.
      A commercial house

Answer 1

ABCA
試題分析：文章介紹了陜西省的平遙縣，是中國著名的歷史文化古城，介紹了它的位置，歷史，和商業(yè)。
1.細節(jié)題：從第二段的句子：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 歷史遺跡。選A
2.排除題：從文章第一段第二段的句子提到AD項,第三段提到C項，可知選B
3.細節(jié)題：從第三段的句子：businessmen organized commercial (商業(yè)的) groups that did business nationwide. Shanxi Province had some of the most important ones and Pingyao was their center.可知平遙在明清時期是商業(yè)中心，選C
4.考查細節(jié)題：從第三段的句子：In 1823, a store, known as Rishengchang (Sunrise Prosperity), traded in bank checks rather than in silver or gold coins.說明要是了解中國銀行的歷史，就去看Sunrise Prosperity ，選A。
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