Question

【题目】 When Reginald Johnston, a British scholar（学者）,first walked into the Forbidden City in 1919, most palaces weren't allowed to visit. But a century later, when the People's Republic of China is to celebrate its 70th founding anniversary（周年纪念）in October, the 599 year﹣ old palace complex（宫殿群）becomes the world' s busiest museum.

Open to the public

In the old days, ordinary people could only imagine what it looked like inside. When the Palace Museum was founded in 1925.the public could go into the palaces. Now 80% of the total area of the museum is open to the public and it will increase to 85% in 2025.

Embracing（拥抱） the world

"It felt like you were hit by hundreds of years of history."Christopher Allen from Britain said， "I begin to love its history and culture．"

The Forbidden City is becoming more open and friendly to visitors. It attracted about 3.5 million visitors from abroad and 9 overseas（海外的）exhibitions were held in 2018 The Palace Museum exhibition becomes a cultural phenomenon（文化现象）everywhere it goes.

Attracting the youth

On the Palace Museums online store on Taodao, you can find more than 10，000 cultural products. The ones with cute and humorous pictures of emperors are very popular.

Some favourite products also go offline. For example, the Kangxi Emperor's Favourite Chocolate", the most popular drink always has people lining up（排队）to get a taste.

As a child, Xu Jing often rode a bike in front of the Meridian Gate（午门）."I had little memory of the museum then, but now I am more willing to visit it after watching several popular TV shows about the museum, "she said.

【1】The current situation of the Forbidden City is that　 　.

A. it has become the world's busiest museum

B. most palaces are still not allowed to visit

C. it is closed to all the world except local people

D. it is not open because there are too many exhibits

【2】The Palace Museum has been open to the public for　 　years.

A. 70

B. 94

C. 100

D. 599

【3】Which is NOT the reason that the Forbidden City attracts more visitors from abroad?　 　

A. Foreigners are hit by hundreds of years of Chinese history.

B. The Forbidden City is becoming more open and friendly to visitors.

C. The ticket price of the Forbidden City is the lowest.

D. The Palace Museum exhibition becomes a cultural phenomenon everywhere it goes.

【4】According to the last part, the youth know more about the Palace Museum mainly through　 　．

a． the online store on Taodao

b． offline stores

c． history books

d． popular TV shows

A. a， b， d

B. a，b，c

C. b，c，d

D. a，c，d

【5】Which is RIGHT according to the passage？　 　

A. The Palace Museum becomes world famous in a short period.

B. Visitors can leave their footprints（ 脚印） in each area of the museum.

C. All the native people were willing to visit the museum when they were kids.

D. With the development of China, the Palace Museum opens its arms and welcomes the visitors from all around the world.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】C

【4】D

【5】D

【解析】

短文大意：过去紫禁城大多数宫殿都是不允许参观的，现在这座宏伟的古宫殿群将更多地面向公众开放，故宫博物馆总面积的80%向公众开放，到2025年将增加到85%。并且通过线上线下结合的方式吸引更多的年轻人。

【1】细节理解题。根据文中句子“the 599 year﹣old palace complex becomes the world' s busiest museum.”可知，紫禁城的现状是世界上最忙碌的博物馆。故答案选A。

【2】推理判断题。根据文中句子“When the Palace Museum was founded in 1925.”可知，故宫博物院成立于1925年，现在是2019年，故宫博物院已经开放了94年。故答案选B。

【3】细节理解题。根据文中句子 “It felt like you were hit by hundreds of years of history. The Forbidden City is becoming more open and friendly to visitors.”和“The Palace Museum exhibition becomes a cultural phenomenon（文化现象）everywhere it goes.”可知A、B、D都是故宫博物院能吸引众多海外游客的原因，只有C选项短文没有提及。故答案C。

【4】细节理解题。根据文中句子On the Palace Museums online store on Taodao, Some favourite products also go offline和after watching several popular TV shows about the museum可知，现在年轻人可以通过淘宝店、线下店和电视节目了解故宫博物院。故答案选D。

【5】推理判断题。通读文章可知，现在随着中国的发展，故宫博物院以开放的姿态欢迎全世界的游客。故答案选D。