五、(2025·盐城市盐都区第一共同体模拟)(核心素养·文化意识)阅读理解。
紫禁城
Last summer I went to one of the world's most famous historical places—the Forbidden City in Beijing, China. It was the home of the emperors(皇帝) of the last two dynasties in China, the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
The Forbidden City was built from 1406 to 1420. The palace has numerous rooms. There were places where the emperors dealt with the official business with their ministers.
In Mandarin(普通话), the Forbidden City is called the Purple Forbidden City. However, the colour of the palace itself is not purple. The colour purple stands for the power of the great emperors of China. The palace was so sacred(神圣的) that the commoners could not even dream of ever going in.
The emperor also had some of the largest festival celebrations at the Forbidden City. During the Chinese New Year, the emperor would invite the members of his family and his officials to a
banquet. The banquet usually had over 100 Chinese dishes. It was such an expensive banquet that it could feed a commoner's family for three generations(代).
Right now the Forbidden City is known as a historic site for tourists from all over the world. Everyone can go in. It is a museum with priceless Chinese antiques(古董) and treasures. I really learned a lot about Chinese culture and its history from this trip to the Forbidden City. Going on the trip and seeing the things that I had always wanted to see were like a dream come true.
1. How long is the history of the Forbidden City?
A. About 500 years.
B. More than 600 years.
C. 1,420 years.
D. 1,406 years.
2. We call the palace the Purple Forbidden City because the colour purple stands for the
A
of the emperor.
A. power
B. honesty
C. wealth
D. health
3. What's the meaning of the underlined word “banquet” in Paragraph 4?
A. An important competition.
B. A wonderful performance.
C. An exciting speech.
D. A formal dinner.
4. Which of the following is not true about the Forbidden City in the passage?
A. The emperor lived there.
B. The wall of the Forbidden City is purple.
C. It is a historical place to visit.
D. The emperor had festival celebrations there.
