As the Forbidden City approaches its 600th anniversary next year, a great change has been taking place, with dark and dusty corners of the palace brought back to their former glory for all to see. As recently as 2012, only 30 percent of the vast palace was open to the public. Now, 80 percent is accessible ― quickly filling with exhibition spaces, stylish restaurants and cafes, bookstores and highly profitable gift stores, as well as quiet walkways. Besides, great walls around it are now mostly open, allowing an overhead view of the grounds.
But even all that new space is not nearly enough to showcase(陈列) the treasures collected over the centuries by emperors. Now the Forbidden City can display only about 30,000 objects at a time, or 2 percent of its total.
By 2022, a new campus in the university district of Haidian, about 18 miles to the northwest, is scheduled to open to the public, a 153-acre area that will have room to show imperial carriages, carpets and regalia (礼服).
The museum staff members have also become more creative in using the space. During a visit, there was a show on how the imperial family celebrated the Chinese New Year, including reproductions of New Year’s couplets written by the Emperor Kang Xi, whose six-decade rule ended in 1722.
The new gift stores, which earned $220 million in sales in 2017, have also lifted their offerings. They once featured little more than key chains and ugly dolls; now, they have reproductions of porcelain (瓷器), textiles (织物) and even furniture.
Lisa Tan, a 38-year-old editor at a Beijing publishing house, said the new shops were attractive because they offered traditional porcelain made by government-recognized masters using traditional methods.
“It’s good that the Forbidden City is taking a lead in keeping these traditional practices alive,” Ms Tan said. “The gift store has even become fashionable in some circles.” And some of the more commercial activities are being limited, including photo studios where people can dress up like an emperor or empress.
Most visitors are still part of package tours that make people travel quickly through the central part of the palace. But taking a slower, more winding path through the Forbidden City is a better way to soak up the history and discover some of its secrets.
1.What’s the great change in the Forbidden City?
A.The great walls around it are open to the public.
B.The gift stores are a new visiting spot there.
C.It welcomes visitors on a large scale.
D.The new space is mainly for displaying treasures.
2.What makes the new gift stores attractive?
A.They bring in huge profits.
B.They focus on key chains and dolls.
C.They sell reproductions of furniture.
D.They offer a good variety of traditional items.
3.Why does the author say the museum staff are creative?
A.They create some quiet walkways.
B.They use the space for holding shows.
C.They manage the new gift stores successfully.
D.They guide visitors to find out history and secrets.
4.What can we learn from the passage?
A.The Emperor Kang Xi ruled the country for 60 years.
B.The district of Haidian covers an area of 153 acres.
C.One can explore the Forbidden City fully on package tours.
D.About 1,500,000 objects are on display now.
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As the Forbidden City approaches its 600th anniversary next year, a great change has been taking place, with dark and dusty corners of the palace brought back to their former glory for all to see. As recently as 2012, only 30 percent of the vast palace was open to the public. Now, 80 percent is accessible ― quickly filling with exhibition spaces, stylish restaurants and cafes, bookstores and highly profitable gift stores, as well as quiet walkways. Besides, great walls around it are now mostly open, allowing an overhead view of the grounds.
But even all that new space is not nearly enough to showcase(陈列) the treasures collected over the centuries by emperors. Now the Forbidden City can display only about 30,000 objects at a time, or 2 percent of its total.
By 2022, a new campus in the university district of Haidian, about 18 miles to the northwest, is scheduled to open to the public, a 153-acre area that will have room to show imperial carriages, carpets and regalia (礼服).
The museum staff members have also become more creative in using the space. During a visit, there was a show on how the imperial family celebrated the Chinese New Year, including reproductions of New Year’s couplets written by the Emperor Kang Xi, whose six-decade rule ended in 1722.
The new gift stores, which earned $220 million in sales in 2017, have also lifted their offerings. They once featured little more than key chains and ugly dolls; now, they have reproductions of porcelain (瓷器), textiles (织物) and even furniture.
Lisa Tan, a 38-year-old editor at a Beijing publishing house, said the new shops were attractive because they offered traditional porcelain made by government-recognized masters using traditional methods.
“It’s good that the Forbidden City is taking a lead in keeping these traditional practices alive,” Ms Tan said. “The gift store has even become fashionable in some circles.” And some of the more commercial activities are being limited, including photo studios where people can dress up like an emperor or empress.
Most visitors are still part of package tours that make people travel quickly through the central part of the palace. But taking a slower, more winding path through the Forbidden City is a better way to soak up the history and discover some of its secrets.
1.What’s the great change in the Forbidden City?
A.The great walls around it are open to the public.
B.The gift stores are a new visiting spot there.
C.It welcomes visitors on a large scale.
D.The new space is mainly for displaying treasures.
2.What makes the new gift stores attractive?
A.They bring in huge profits.
B.They focus on key chains and dolls.
C.They sell reproductions of furniture.
D.They offer a good variety of traditional items.
3.Why does the author say the museum staff are creative?
A.They create some quiet walkways.
B.They use the space for holding shows.
C.They manage the new gift stores successfully.
D.They guide visitors to find out history and secrets.
4.What can we learn from the passage?
A.The Emperor Kang Xi ruled the country for 60 years.
B.The district of Haidian covers an area of 153 acres.
C.One can explore the Forbidden City fully on package tours.
D.About 1,500,000 objects are on display now.
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On March 27th，The Forbidden City also turned off its lights for one hour to raise__________of climate change．
A．motivation B．awareness C．association D．concept
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Many people may think the Forbidden city, or the Palace Museum as it’s also called, is 1. great, old-fashioned museum. 2., in recent years, the museum has been working hard 3. (promote) Chinese cultural heritage among the young people.
The museum’s online store now offers special cultural and creative 4. (product). For example, in 2014, it 5. (begin) to sell earphones that look like the necklaces worn by ancient officials, which even brought in 6. (rough) 1 billion yuan a year.
Last year, a documentary 7.(name) Masters in the Forbidden City became popular online. It is about the people 8. job is to repair the relics in the museum. Many of these workers are very young and some are even 9. their 20s.
Some other museums across the country, such as the National Museum of China, 10. (inspire) by the Palace Museum’s efforts and are working on similar projects of their own.
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Many people may think the Forbidden City, or the Palace Museum as it’s also called, is 1. old-fashioned museum. 2., in recent years, the museum has been working hard 3.（promote） Chinese cultural heritage among young people.
The museum’s online store now offers special cultural and creative 4. （product）. For example, in 2014, it started to make T-shirts that look like an emperor’s coat. It also sold earphones that look like the necklaces 5.（wear） by ancient officials.
The museum has also launched an app called A Day of an Emperor. When using 6. people are taught about a regular day in the life of an emperor of the Qing Dynasty. Last year, a documentary titled Masters in the Forbidden City 7. （become） popular online. The documentary is about the people 8. job is to repair the relics in the museum. Many of these workers are young, and some are even 9. their 20s.
Some other museums across the country, such as the National Museum of China, 10.（inspire） by the Palace Museum’s efforts in the past five years and are working on similar projects of their own.
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— What do you think is _______ more popular tourist place, the Forbidden City or the Great Wall?
— The latter in ________ sense.
A．a; a B．a; the C．the; the D．the; a
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Next year the U.S. National Park Service will turn 100. The 100th anniversary （周年纪念日）will be celebrated across the nation.
Sally Jewell, Secretary of the Interior of the United States, started a new program called “Find Your Park.” She said being outside helps both children and adults in today’s computer-driven world.
“In this society, where we’ve got much information at out fingertips, and things to distract（分散……注意力）our brains, there is little to distract our bodies and that’s why parks and open spaces are so important and even more important with each passing year,” Jewell said.
From beautiful lands and mountains to historical and cultural places, national parks can be found in all 50 states across the U.S. The parks had nearly 293 million visits in 2014. The Golden Gate Park in San Francisco was the most popular with 15 million visits. There are 28 different kinds of national park, and each park has an important story to tell.
Jewell has invited some famous Americans to help the anniversary. American First Lady Michelle Obama and former First Lady Laura Bush were invited to share their national park stories, because the White House is one of the country’s national parks.
Mrs. Obama encouraged “people across the country to ‘Find Your Park,’ whether it’s in your backyard, or your hometown, or in one of our beautiful national parks.”
Some well-known Americans have filmed their own personal national park stories and they can be seen on National Park Foundation website. Bill Nye, known as “The Science Guy,” and actress Bella Thorne are two of the people who have shared their personal national park stories.
The program wants the public to share park experiences and memories at FindYourPark.com. The website helps people find a park near their home, not just national parks, but local parks as well.
“It’s really all about getting people outside and moving as well as getting them to recognize（认识）what parks and public lands have to offer,” Jewell said.
1.What’s the purpose of the program “Find Your Park”?
A. To get more people to connect with public lands.
B. To make sure people live in a healthy outdoor life.
C. To raise money for the 100th anniversary.
D. To keep children and adults away from computers
2.In Jewell’s opinion, parks and open spaces ______.
A. are good for helping brains to get information
B. have a big influence on people’s lives
C. are hard to attract human beings
D. help keep people’s attention
3.The national parks in the U.S. _____.
A. are the nation’s main tourist attraction
B. have one story teller for each park
C. are popular across the nation
D. cover a few of its states
4.Famous people are helping the anniversary by ____.
A. sharing their national park experiences
B. filming people in the national parks
C. building parks in their backyards
D. helping people to find a park near their home
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As is known, 2009 marked the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. And many leaders __1__ other countries sent their best wishes to the people of China on this important anniversary, all of whom spoke __2 __(high) of the great achievement we have made and the important role we have been playing in the international affairs.
Since 1949, we __3__(achieve) a lot: the success of the Beijing Olympic Games __4__ 2008, when the Chinese people realized the dream of a century；__5__ completely successful launch of the Shenzhou VII, which marked the people of China are climbing the peak of world science and technology; the return of Hong Kong and Macao to the motherland, all of __6__ have been written into the history of the Republic.
At the same time, we will never forget the united Chinese people worked together，__7__(win)one __8__(victorious) after another：the great flood in 1998; the SARS in 2003; the rare snow disaster __9__ the earthquake in 2008.
We firmly believe that the great rejuvenation (复兴)of the Chinese nation on the journey is bound __10__(occur). The rise of the Chinese nation will surely make the world be proud of us!
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A. An Acrobatic (杂技) Soul
To celebrate its 50th anniversary, the China Acrobatic Troupe will present "The Soul of China", where the seemingly impossible is made real. Chills will run down your spine as you watch breathlessly as performers take their art and their bodies to the edge.
Time: 7:30pm, September 13-19
Place: the Capital Theatre, 22 Wangfujingdajie Street, Dongcheng District
B. Exhibitions Joint Show
A group ink painting exhibition is running at the ltuangshicheng Art Gallery in Beijing. About 50 works by 25 young artists including Ge Yun and Yu Yang are on display.
Time: 9am-5pm until September 10
Place: Huangshicheng Gallery, 136 Nanchizi Road, Dongcheng District
C. Oil Paintings
The Wanfang Art Galley will host a joint show of oil paintings by 10 young and middle-aged artists. On display are more than 30 of their latest works, which capture the wonderful variety of life in unique styles.
Time: 9am-4pm until September 15
Place: 136 Nanchizi Street, Dongcheng District
D. Literature Museum
The National Museum of Modern Chinese Literature offers a study of the evolution of Chinese contemporary literature from 1919 to 1949.
Time: 9am-4pm, daily
Place: 45 Anyuandonglu Road, Chaoyang District (Shaoyaoju area)
E. Concerts
Beijing rocks: "The Fashion Night of Chinese Rock" is set to bring rock fans out next month. Nine Chinese rock bands will perform at the concert, including older generation bands, middle generation and some recent arrivals. Audiences will be given a chance to decide what songs they want to hear, which is sure to bring a crowd.
Time: September 16
Place: The Olympic Center
F. Belgium Orchestra
La Petite Band, the Baroque Orchestra of Belgium, will perform in Beijing at Grand Theatre of the Cultural Palace of Nationalities as part of activities across the world to commemorate(纪念) the 250th anniversary of Bach's death.
Time: 7:30pm, September 11-14
Place: Grand Theatre of the Cultural Palace of Nationalities
阅读下面待选人的信息，然后匹配他／她所选的活动：
1.Wang Lin: Wang Lin is a university student who studies music. He hopes to hear some live examples of foreign music from a western band.
2.Simon: Simon is interested in Chinese literature, so he came to China with his parents. During his stay in Beijing, he wants to learn more about Chinese contemporary Literature.
3.Li Hua: Li Hua is an eighteen-year-old boy. He is studying in a high school. After many months of hard studying, he is tired of his lessons. He would like to experience something adventurous.
4.Alice: Alice is an American girl who studies art at Beijing University. She has no classes on September 14. She hopes to enjoy some wonderful oil paintings.
5.Victoria: Victoria is fond of Chinese music. She hopes to listen to various songs performed by different bands. She doesn't care what kinds of songs they are.
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What’s on stage
An acrobatic(杂技)show: To celebrate its 50th anniversary, the China Acrobatic Troupe(剧团)will present “ The Soul of China”, where the seemingly impossible is made real. Chills(寒意)will run down your spine(脊柱) as you watch breathlessly as performers take their art and their bodies to the edge.
Time: 7:30 p. m. , September 13-19
Place: Capital Theatre, 22 Wangfujing Dajie, Dongcheng District
Exhibitions
Joint show: A group ink painting exhibition is running at the Huangshicheng Art Gallery in Beijing. About 50 works by 25 young artists including Ge Yun and Yu Yang are on display.
Time: 9:00 a. m. —5:00 p. m. until September10
Place: Huangshicheng Art Gallery, 136 Nanchizi Dajie, Dongcheng District
Oil paintings: The Wangfung Art Gallery will host a joint show of oil painting by 10 young and middle-aged artists. On display are more than 30 of their latest works, which capture the wondrous variety of life in unique styles.
Time: 9:00 a. m. —4:00 p. m. until September15
Place: 136 Nanchizi Street, Dongcheng District
Literature museum: The National Museum of Modern Chinese Literature offers an in-depth study of the evolution of Chinese literature from 1919 to 1949.
Time: 9:00 a. m. —4:00 p. m. , daily
Place: 45 Anyuan Donglu, Chaoyang District (shaoyaoju area)
Concerts
Beijing rocks: “The Fashion Night of Chinese Rock” is set to bring rock fans out by the thousands next month. Nine Chinese rock bands will perform at the concert, including older generation bands, middle generation and some recent arrivals. The audience will be given a chance to decide what songs they want to hear, which is sure to bring a storm.
Time: September 16
Place: The Olympic Center
Belgium Orchestra(管弦乐队): La Petite Bande, the Baroque Orchestra of Belgium, will perform in Beijing at the Grand Theatre of the Cultural Palace of Nationalities as part of activities across the world to commemorate(纪念) the 250th anniversary of Bach’s death.
Time: 7:30 p. m. September 11-14
Place: Grand Theatre of the Cultural Palace of Nationalities
1.What do you think of the acrobatic show mentioned here?
A. When you watch it, you will certainly feel cold.
B. Something strange will puzzle everyone, including scientists.
C. Unexpected things will make you excited and surprised.
D. Even the bravest ones will be too frightened to go on watching.
2. The most characteristic thing about the Fashion Night of Chinese Rock is that____.
A. it will let the audience choose the music
B. it is to bring thousands of rock fans out of their homes
C. it will certainly cause a rock storm throughout China
D. it is to be held in memory of one of the greatest musicians
3.Suppose it is September 14th today, how many activities can people choose to attend?
A. 2. B. 3. C. 4. D. 5.
4. On the whole, we can conclude____.
A. people in Beijing prefer modern culture to something traditional
B. there are usually more cultural activities in September than in any other month
C. most of the cultural activities in Beijing are for foreign visitors only
D. we can enjoy a large variety of cultural activities in Beijing
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A few days before its anniversary, the school decided to have the buildings _____ clean as well as elegant.
| A．look | B．to look | C．looked | D．being looked |
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