六、传统文化阅读理解。
"The Shu Road is difficult, even more difficult than climbing up to the blue sky," Chinese poet Li Bai once said. The Shu Road system, or shudao, was an ancient road to the Shu Kingdom, which was separated from the Central Plains of China by many steep mountains.
The Shu Road has been an important link between the Yangtze River culture and Yellow River culture for over 2,000 years.
For American scholar Hope Justman, the Shu Road is more than a path; it is a living history book. In 2001, when she first walked on its ancient flagstones, Justman could picture people from the past. She believes the old stones on the road can tell stories of long-ago times. Every part of this road, Justman thinks, has a piece of history. It's like a book that comes alive. Since then, she has visited the "greatest road in China" many times.
In 2007, Justman published Guide to Hiking China's Old Road to Shu in the US and created a website about the Shu Road system. In the book, she praises China for protecting the natural environment of the Shu Road system. At the same time, she describes her experiences of enjoying traditional buildings, cultural sites and local customs along the road. For Justman, the biggest challenge of writing her book was locating the ancient Shu Road itself. With the help of the locals, she finally found a part of the road.
Justman believed that her book would introduce Western readers to the existence of many original flagstone parts of this ancient road system and help them in finding and hiking them. "I hope my book will encourage more people to hike the ancient Shu Road and experience Chinese culture
first-
hand," she said.
According to Justman, it is cheerful to see the great efforts made to protect the road system. For example, damaged flagstones have been repaired, and benches have been added in places of interest, making the old road system much easier to reach and fun for hikers.
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D
)1. Why does the writer mention Li Bai's poem in Paragraph 1?
A. To prove the exact location of the Shu Road.
B. To explain Li Bai's deep love for the Shu Road.
C. To introduce Chinese poet Li Bai to foreigners.
D. To show the difficulty of climbing the Shu Road.
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B
)2. Paragraph 3 mainly talks about
Justman's idea about the Shu Road
.
A. the importance of the Shu Road B. Justman's idea about the Shu Road
C. the long history of the Shu Road D. Justman's first trip to the Shu Road
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A
)3. What does the underlined word "first-hand" probably mean?
A. In person. B. By themselves.
C. With themselves. D. Secretly.
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B
)4. What can we know about Justman's book Guide to Hiking China's Old Road to Shu?
A. It focuses on the history of the Shu Kingdom.
B. It describes local customs along the Shu Road.
C. It teaches readers how to repair damaged flagstones.
D. It discusses how Justman found the whole Shu Road.