Question

 The Temple of Heaven lies in southern Beijing. It is included in the UNESCO world heritage(遗产)list in 1998. With an area of 2. 7 million square meters, it is the largest of its kind in the country. The temple was built in 1420, the 18 th year of the dynasty of Ming Emperor Yongle. This was a place where emperors went to pray heaven for good harvests.

  The Temple of Heaven includes the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests，the Circular Mound Altar, the Imperial Vault of Heaven and so on. The temple's main building is the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, where the emperor prayed for good harvests. The round hall is 38 meters high and 30 meters in diameter.

  The Circular Mound Altar is one of the most important buildings. If you stand on the rock and speak in a normal voice, your voice will sound louder and louder to yourself than to others around you.

  The Imperial Vault of Heaven，the place to lay the memorial tablets(牌位)to the heaven is to the north of the Circular Mound Altar. It is very similar in structure to the Hall of Prayer for Good   Harvests but it is smaller. The Vault is known as the Echo Wall and is 3. 72 meters high and 61. 5 meters in diameter. If a person speak close to the wall at any point, his voice can be heard clearly at any other point along the wall.

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(   ) 1. Why did ancient Chinese build the Temple of Heaven?

A.    Because they could put the memorial tablets to the heaven in it.

B.    Because emperors went to pray heaven for good harvests.

C.    Because emperors could live in it.

D.    Because they could live in it.

(   ) 2. How high is the temple's main building's round hall?

A.   3. 72 meters high.

B.   61. 5 meters high.

C.   38 meters high.

D.   30 meters high.

(   ) 3. Where is The Imperial Vault of Heaven?

A.    It's to the south of the Circular Mound Altar.

B.    It's to the north of the Circular Mound Altar.

C.   It's to the south of the Echo Wall.

D.   It's to the north of the Echo Wall.

(   ) 4. What was the Temple of Heaven made up of according to the passage?

A.   The Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests.

B.   The Circular Mound Altar.

C.   The Imperial Vault of Heaven.

D.   All of the above.

(   ) 5. Where can you read the passage most probably?

A. A guidebook. B. A magazine. C. A newspaper. D. A textbook.

Answer 1

l.B 由第一段最后一句可知，天坛是古代皇帝向上天祈求好收成的地方。

2. C由第二段第二 、三句可知，祈年殿高38米。

3. B 由第四段第一句可知，皇穹宇位于圜丘坛的北面。

4. D  由第二段第一句可知，天坛包括祈年殿、皇穹宇、圜丘坛和回音壁。

5. A本文向游客介绍了天坛的一些建筑以及方位，故可推断我们最有可能在导游书上读到这篇文章。