龐先慶
1?Qianmen?Street,?one?of?Beijing?s?oldest?commercial?areas,?lies?on?Beijing?s?historic?central?axis?just?south?of?Tian?anmen?Square?and?the?Forbidden?City,?the?imperial?palace?from?the?middle?of?Ming?Dynasty(1368—1644)?to?the?end?of?the?Qing?Dynasty?(1616—1911).
2?Qianmen?Street?became?a?major?commercial?and?entertainment?street?during?the?20th?century.?It,?no?more?than?2?km?long,?has?been?a?prosperous?area?for?more?than?600?years?and?has?gathered?some?long?standing?stores.
3?In?terms?of?the?percentage?of?rental?areas?and?the?number?of?merchants,?time
honored?stores?and?Chinese?traditional?brands?account?for?around?70?percent?of?the?entire?Qianmen?Street,?mainly?located?in?the?northern?street?section?between?Xianyukou?Hutong?and?Jianlou?of?the?Front?Gate.?Meanwhile,?internationally?renowned?brands,?which?make?up?around?30?percent,?are?centered?mainly?on?the?southern?street?section?between?Dajiang?Hutong?and?the?Zhushikou?area.
4?Since?Qianmen?Street?reopened?for?business?on?August?7,?2008,?after?completion?of?reconstruction,?12?time?honored?stores,?including?Quanjude?Roast?Duck?Restaurant,?Yueshengzhai?and?Dabei?Photo?Studio,?have?already?returned?for?business.?Average?passenger?flow?on?Qianmen?Street?reaches?156,000?people?a?day.
5?Qianshi?Hutong—the?narrowest?hutong?in?Beijing—is?located?there.?At?its?narrowest?place,?the?alley?is?only?40?cm?wide.?More?than?100?years?ago,?it?was?the?biggest?market?for?silver?and?coins?in?China.?To?prevent?theft,?the?hutong?was?built?narrow?so?that?escape?routes?could?easily?be?blocked.
1.?What?can?we?know?from?paragraph?1?
A.?Qianmen?Street?s?commercial?value.
B.?Qianmen?Street?s?long?history.
C.?Qianmen?Street?s?cultural?features.
D.?Qianmen?Street?s?geographical?location.
2.?What?does?paragraph?3?tell?us?about?Qianmen?Street?
A.?Its?operating?characteristics.
B.?Its?prosperity?degree.
C.?Its?commercial?brands.
D.?Its?rental?area?percentage.
3.?Where?can?we?buy?Quanjude?Roast?Duck?most?possibly?
A.?In?Qianmen?Street?s?southern?street?section.
B.?In?Dajiang?Hutong.
C.?In?Qianmen?Street?s?northern?street?section.
D.?In?the?Zhushikou?area.
4.?Which?of?the?following?can?best?describe?Qianshi?Hutong?
A.?The?richest?hutong.
B.?The?narrowest?hutong.
C.?The?safest?hutong.
D.?The?biggest?hutong.
語(yǔ)篇解碼
這是一篇地點(diǎn)介紹類說(shuō)明文,其主題語(yǔ)境為“人與社會(huì)”范疇中的“文化遺產(chǎn)”。文章介紹了北京前門大街的情況。老街與胡同是北京的標(biāo)志和象征,它見證了北京的歷史發(fā)展與變遷,也見證了北京古建筑的繁榮和輝煌,更道出了北京演進(jìn)的曲折與滄桑。前門大街——老北京的城門記憶,生動(dòng)地展示著老北京風(fēng)貌。全文結(jié)構(gòu)如下:
語(yǔ)言學(xué)習(xí)
Ⅰ.?語(yǔ)料薈萃
Ⅱ.?語(yǔ)句分析
1.?Since?Qianmen?Street?reopened?for?business?on?August?7,?2008,?after?completion?of?reconstruction,?12?time?honored?stores,?including?Quanjude?Roast?Duck?Restaurant,?Yueshengzhai?and?Dabei?Photo?Studio,?have?already?returned?for?business.?自前門大街改造完成,于2008年8月7日重新開業(yè)以來(lái),全聚德烤鴨店、月盛齋、大北照相館等12家老字號(hào)店鋪已經(jīng)恢復(fù)營(yíng)業(yè)。
【點(diǎn)石成金】本句是一個(gè)主從復(fù)合句。12?time?honored...for?business是主句,Since
Qianmen...of?reconstruction是時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句,其中including...Dabei?Photo?Studio作后置定語(yǔ)修飾主語(yǔ)12?time?honored?stores。
2.?To?prevent?theft,?the?hutong?was?built?narrow?so?that?escape?routes?could?easily?be?blocked.?為防盜,這條胡同建得很窄,(賊的)逃跑通道很容易被堵住。
【點(diǎn)石成金】本句是一個(gè)主從復(fù)合句。To?prevent?theft,?the?hutong?was?built?narrow是主句,其中so?that?escape?routes?could?easily?be?blocked是so?that引導(dǎo)的目的狀語(yǔ)從句。
語(yǔ)言運(yùn)用
Ⅰ.?例句仿寫
根據(jù)上面短文中出現(xiàn)過的短語(yǔ)和表達(dá)方式,完成下面的句子。
1.?他送給他母親一臺(tái)彩電作為生日禮物,這使她非常高興。
He?gave?his?mother?a?color?TV?set?for?her?birthday,????????????????????????????.
2.?她把他拉到一邊,這樣別人就聽不到他們的談話。
She?pulled?him?to?the?side????????????????????????????.
Ⅱ.?寫作實(shí)踐
假定你是李華,你的非洲朋友Sarah打算來(lái)北京旅游,她來(lái)信詢問改建后的前門大街的情況。請(qǐng)你用英語(yǔ)給她寫一封回信,內(nèi)容包括:
1.?前門大街的簡(jiǎn)況;
2.?前門大街的特色;
3.?期待她的到來(lái)。
注意:
1.?詞數(shù)80左右;
2.?可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié),以使行文連貫。
參考詞匯:步行街?pedestrian?street??有軌電車?trolley?car??地鐵?subway
Dear?Sarah,
Yours,
Li?Hua