Question

When people think of the unique characteristics of Beijing the hutong style always comes to mind.It is no exaggeration(夸張) to say within hutong lives the city's history.

The word hutong was borrowed from the Mongolian word to mean “water well” about 700 years ago.Later it referred to a place where people live.Hutong we see today are made up of small lanes formed by walls of siheyuan.They were built during the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties.

When the People's Republic of China was founded in 1949, there were more than 3,000 hutong.Most of the city's population lived in this traditional housing.But with the modernization of the city in the 1980s and early 1990s, many hutong were pulled down to build roads, skyscrapers and modern houses.

The government has recognized the importance of hutong to Chinese cultural heritage(文化遺產(chǎn))．In 2002, Beijing listed 40 protected historical zones and increased its efforts to restore some key relics and older streets in the city.Nearly 500 hutong have survived.

Hutong that still exist are like oases(綠洲) of calm surrounded by the noisy city.Walking through them, it's common to see groups of elderly citizens sitting together playing cards, mahjong or Chinese chess.In the early mornings and evenings, they gather to practice traditional forms of exercise such as taijiquan as well as dancing and singing folk songs or Peking Opera.Hutong have become a museum of Beijing's folk customs and history.

1.What is the original meaning of the word hutong?

A．Small lanes. B．Water well.

C．Siheyuan. D．A traditional house.

2.What does the phrase “pull down” mean in Paragraph 3?

A．Replace. B．Destroy.

C．Restore. D．Establish.

3.According to the author, what is the importance of hutong to Chinese cultural

heritage?

A．It is a traditional housing style of Beijing.

B．Hutong have become a museum of Beijing's folk customs and history.

C．It is a good place for the elderly citizens to play cards, mahjong or Chinese

chess.

D．Hutong are like oases of calm of Beijing.

4.According to the passage, which of the following is FALSE?

A．Hutong style is one of the unique characteristics of Beijing.

B．In 2002, Beijing listed 40 protected historical zones.

C．Beijing decreased its efforts to restore some key relics and older streets in the

city.

D．Hutong have become a museum of Beijing's folk customs and history.

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.B

3.B

4.C

【解析】

1.答案　B　[原文第二段第一句話提到，hutong來自蒙古語，意思是“water well”。]

2.2】答案　B　[根據(jù)句意應當是“80年代至90年代初隨著城市的現(xiàn)代化，許多胡同被拆掉了，取而代之的是公路、摩天大廈以及現(xiàn)代化的建筑�！盷

3.3】答案　B　[根據(jù)文章的意思，胡同的重要意義更在于它是北京文化歷史的見證。]

4.4】答案　C　[原文第四段第二行提到：中國政府意識到胡同是中國文化歷史的變遷，2002年北京列出了40個重點歷史文物保護區(qū)，并加大了修復歷史遺跡的力度。]