First, welcome to West Lake! I am glad to serve all of you.
Today you come here, you are sure to be attracted by its beauty. Hangzhou is famous for West Lake which is a famous fresh water lake, It lies in central Hangzhou, in Zhejiang Province of eastern China.
Traditionally, there are ten best-known spots on the West Lake. They are called Ten Scenes of West Lake by Qianlong Emperor. The West Lake is divided by three causeways called Su Di, Bai Di, and Yanggong Di. First I want to tell you the history of Bai Di.
In the middle of the Tang Dynasty, Zhen yuan era(785-804), poet Bai Juyi came to Hangzhou as a governor(官員,總督). He realized that the farmland nearby depended on the water of West Lake, but the old dyke(堤防)had collapsed(倒塌), the water of West Lake had dried out, and the local farmers suffered drought. He ordered the construction(修建)of a causeway of a stronger and taller dyke to solve the drought problem. The lives of local people improved over the following years. Then Bai Juyi had more free time to enjoy the beauty of West Lake. He visited West Lake almost every day. This causeway was later named after Bai Di in Bai Juyi's honor.
Next is Su Di. Spring Dawn on the Su Causeway is considered as the first of ten scenes. It was built by Su Dongpo, the great poet, during the Noah Song Dynasty. It is very beautiful in spring.
【小題1】West Lake lies       .

A.in central HangzhouB.in eastern Hangzhou
C.in northern HangzhouD.in western Hangzhou
【小題2】The West Lake has      causeways.
A.twoB.threeC.fiveD.ten
【小題3】Spring Dawn on the Su Causeway is listed as the      of Ten Scenes of West Lake.
A.firstB.secondC.thirdD.fourth
【小題4】The above words are probably for        .
A.studentsB.teachersC.singersD.tourists


【小題1】A
【小題2】B
【小題3】A
【小題4】D

解析試題分析:這篇短文主要講述西湖的美,杭州以西湖而聞名,是著名的淡水湖,它位于杭州中央,中國東部的浙江省。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第一段Hangzhou is famous for West Lake which is a famous fresh water lake, It lies in central Hangzhou, .描述,可知它位于杭州中央。故選A。
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段The West Lake is divided by three causeways called Su Di, Bai Di, and Yanggong Di. First I want to tell you the history of Bai Di.描述,西湖被分為Su Di, Bai Di, and Yanggong Di。由此可知選B.
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段Spring Dawn on the Su Causeway is considered as the first of ten scenes故選A。
【小題4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段First, welcome to West Lake! I am glad to serve all of you.描述,首先歡迎來到西湖,很高興為你么服務(wù)可知,上述文字是為游客寫的。故選D。
考點:政治經(jīng)濟(jì)文化類閱讀。

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