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1、2019高考英语（人教）一轮预热自练题必修2U5及答案**阅读理解Beijing’sForbiddenCityisaplacefullofwonder.Fromitsthousandsofroomstoitsmanybeautifulartifacts,there’snowonderit’soneofChina’smostpopulartouristdestinations.Butevenmorethan600yearsafteritwasbuilt,it’sstillmanagingtoserveupsurprises.SinceitwasbuiltduringtheMi
2、ngDynasty,it’sestimatedthattheForbiddenCityhassurvivedmorethan200earthquakes.Andwhilemoststructuresaren’tmadetosurvivenaturallonedisasters,onesletabuilthundredsofyearsago,itseemsthattheForbiddenCitywasbuilttowithstandanything.ArecenttelevisiondocumentarybyUKbroadcasterChannel4exploredthesk
3、illsoftheancientbuilding’sdesigners.AgroupofChinesecarpenterseandgineerswereshownbuildingascalemodel(成比例模型)ofoneoftheForbiddenCity’spalaces,atonefifthofthesize.ToshowhowstrongancientChinesearchitecturereallyis,themodelwasputtothetest.Itwassubjectedtoasimulated(模拟的)earthquakeof9.5ontheRicht
4、erscale–equivalenttothelargesteverrecordedquake–andsurvived.Insteadoffallingapart,themodelwasjustmovedgentlyduringthetest.Accordingtoexperts,theanswertotheForbiddenCity’sstrength,ncientaswellChineseasotherastructures’,liesindougongacenturies–-oldbuildingmethodinventedinChina.Thisisthenamef
5、orspecialbracketsonbuildings.Despitebeingheldtogetherwithoutanynailsorglue,thebracketsareperfectatkeepingstructurestogetherwhentheweathergetsrough.“Dougongdesignisanimportantearthquake-resistantfeatureofclassicalChinesestructuresbecausetheframeworkchangesinshapewhenunderpressure,muchliketh
6、eshockabsorbers(减震器)ofacar,”accordingtoChinesetionalNaGeography.“AncientChinesecraftsmencreatedstructuresthatwerebothenduringandaesthetically(在美学方面)pleasingusingdougong,revealingtheiradvancedunderstandingofmathematics,architecture,materials,andstructuralscience.”TheForbiddenCitydrawsvisito
7、rsbecauseofitsrichhistoryandculturalsignificance,butperhapsitshouldaddonemorethingtoitslistofattractions:earthquakeshelter.1.Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?第1页A.WhathasmadetheForbiddenCityapopulartouristdestination.B.WhathashelpedtheForbiddenCitysurvivesomanyeart
