Question

The city of Yangzhou came into being at the Spring and Autumn Period ( about 500 AC ).

As the key transportation link at joint place of the Great Canal（運河）( Beijing-Hangzhou) and Changjiang (Yangtze River), Yangzhou has been from the Sui Dynasty (600 AD.) an economically rich city, and then reached its top in the Tang Dynasty. At that time Yangzhou was a famous port and one of few biggest cities in East Asia.

With the improvement of the local economy and easy transportation way, there happened in the history a special local culture, which has an important place in Chinese culture. Many famous men of letters, poets, artists, scholars(學者), statesmen, scientists and national heroes in the history were born in, lived in or had connection with Yangzhou. Li Bai, one of the greatest Chinese poets visited and stayed in Yangzhou several times in his life and one of his famous poems about Yangzhou has been so popular that Chinese of all ages can sing it and has become a symbol of Yangzhou . Zheng Banqiao, a famous Chinese painting painter in the Qing Dynasty heading a group called “Eight Eccentrics”, had strongly influenced Chinese paintings. Wang Zhong and Yuan Yuan and some other scholars formed school of Yangzhou Scholars and achieved great success in the study of classic Chinese and writing. Zhu Ziqing, one of most famous modern Chinese writers and scholars, had always been proud of himself as a native of Yangzhou and thanked the city for being nourished(養(yǎng)育) by its rich culture. Quite a few other names you may come across frequently in the study of Chinese culture and history have connection with Yangzhou . Yangzhou was so attractive and important that many Chinese emperors in history had come specially to visit or check the city. Emperor Suiyang, who ordered to cut the Great Canal so that he could come more easily and quickly, died on his last trip to the city and buried(埋葬) here. Emperor Qianlong had come all the way from the north and visited the city nine times.

1.Which of following sentences is NOT right according to this passage?

A. Yangzhou joined the Great Canal (Beijing-Hangzhou) and Changjiang (Yangtze River).

B. In the Tang Dynasty Yangzhou was a famous port and one of few biggest cities in Asia.

C. Emperor Suiyang was buried in Yangzhou.

D. Emperor Qianlong visited Yangzhou nine times.

2.We can infer（推斷）the poem mentioned in this passage by Li Bai is _______.

A. 《贈汪倫》                B. 《望廬山瀑布》

C. 《靜夜思》                D. 《黃鶴樓送孟浩然之廣陵》

3.Who influenced Chinese paintings a lot according to this passage?

A. Zheng Banqiao                      B. Zhu Ziqing             C. Wang Zhong                   D. Li Bai

4.What’s the best title of the passage?

A. Yangzhou：An Economically Rich City

B. Yangzhou：An Easy Transportation City

C. Yangzhou：A Historical Culture City

D. Yangzhou：A Famous Tour City

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.C

【解析】

試題分析:。

1.B 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段提到As the key transportation link at joint place of the Great Canal（運河）( Beijing-Hangzhou) and Changjiang (Yangtze River), Yangzhou has been from the Sui Dynasty (600 AD.) an economically rich city, and then reached its top in the Tang DynastyAt that time Yangzhou was a famous port and one of few biggest cities in East Asia.，到了唐朝，揚州交通樞紐作用及經(jīng)濟作用在唐朝達到最盛，與此同時，成為東亞最大的港口與城市，而D項中錯在In Asia。

2.D 細節(jié)理解題。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段提到Li Bai, one of the greatest Chinese poets visited and stayed in Yangzhou several times in his life and one of his famous poems about Yangzhou has been so popular that Chinese of all ages can sing it and has become a symbol of Yangzhou李白在揚州呆了很多時間，所以在四個選項中只有D項與揚州有關(guān)。光陵位于揚州。

3.A細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中提到的Zheng Banqiao, a famous Chinese painting painter in the Qing Dynasty heading a group called “Eight Eccentrics”, had strongly influenced Chinese paintings鄭板橋，中國著名的畫家，江南八大怪之一，強烈影響中國的繪畫，所以選A 項。

4.C 主旨大意。文章第一段提到The city of Yangzhou came into being at the Spring and Autumn Period揚州形成于春秋時期，第二段講它在歷史上的作用。第三段講他文學地位。所以C項揚州的歷史文化符合文章主旨大意。

考點：文化類短文閱讀。