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Pingyao, located (坐落于) in the center of Shanxi Province, is a famous historic cultural city of China and a world cultural heritage (遺產) site. It is 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 (縣衙) 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 (支票) 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 as well.

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”(世界文化遺產).

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．growing rice and corn .	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】

試題分析：本文中介紹了山西平遙的地理位置，歷史文化以及它被選為世界文化遺產。

1.根據上文內容Its long period as a county government seat (縣衙) has left Pingyao with lots of historic buildings and sites，故選A。

2.根據全文內容，沒有提到平遙的旅游，可知選B。

3.根據During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, businessmen organized commercial (商業的) groups that did business nationwide.可知，在明清時，平遙是商業貿易中心，故選C。

4.根據In 1823, a store, known as Rishengchang (Sunrise Prosperity), traded in bank checks (支票) rather than in silver or gold coins. It was the beginning of modern Chinese banking，故選A 。

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