Yinxu (Ruins of Yin) is the ruins of the last capital of China’s Shang Dynasty (1600 BC - 1046 BC). The capital served 255 years for 12 kings. It shows the golden age of early Chinese culture, crafts and science, a time of great prosperity (繁荣) during the Chinese Bronze Age (青铜时代).
Discovered in 1899, Yinxu is one of the oldest and largest archeological sites (考古遗址) in China and is one of the historical capitals of China and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It lies in central Henan Province, near the modern city of Anyang, and is open to the public as the Garden Museum of Yinxu. It is famous as the source of oracle bone script (甲骨文), the earliest recorded form of Chinese writing. The oracle bone script has recorded almost everything from dream-explaining to events such as harvests, birth of a child, the weather and the success of military campaigns.
Over 3,000 tombs, 2,200 pits, and 200 houses have been dug out at Yinxu. The large number of burial accessories found there shows the high level of the Shang crafts industry.
The site includes a main palace and an ancient tomb. Besides, there are a number of large buildings, at least 53 of which have been dug out.
Yinxu has seen many years of research, first researched by the Academia Sinica in the late 1920s to the early 1930s and most recently by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
1.During which period may Yin have been the capital of Shang Dynasty?
A. 1600 BC - 1500 BC B. 1500 BC - 1200 BC
C. 1200 BC - 1050 BC D. 1050 BC - 850 BC
2.From the passage, we can know that Yinxu _______.
A. was discovered in the 1920s
B. can be visited by the public
C. now proved the failure of the Shang Dynasty
D. was the last capital of China’s Shang Dynasty
3.We can infer from the passage that ________.
A. there are 200 houses in Yinxu
B. many things are still to be dug out
C. Anyang is a city of the Shang Dynasty
D. no research has been carried out on Yinxu
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2.A. cried B. laughed C. smiled D. coughed
3.A. enjoying B. having C. taking D. starting
4.A. happen B. change C. come D. finish
5.A. climbed B. turned C. took D. sped
6.A. get B. look C. go D. slow
7.A. land B. highway C. fields D. car
8.A. walk B. stay C. wait D. depend
9.A. set B. allowed C. refused D. prepared
10.A. end B. fall C. continue D. melt (融化)
11.A. liked B. preferred C. decided D. wished
12.A. better B. something C. worse D. nothing
13.A. aimlessly B. lonely C. hopelessly D. pleasantly
14.A. thought B. feared C. wanted D. supposed
15.A. happy B. silent C. alive D. dead
16.A. ate B. worked C. watched D. slept
17.A. few B. several C. countless D. some
18.A. parents B. friends C. teachers D. neighbours
19.A. husband B. wife C. baby D. couple
20.A. Then B. Finally C. Fortunately D. Therefore
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--- _______, but I must finish my homework first.
A. I’d love to B. I’m afraid not C. Certainly not D. Never mind
The box is so heavy that he cannot lift it. _______, he is only a ten-year-old child.
A. In all B. Above all C. At all D. After all
--- Is this book familiar ______ you? --- Sure. I am also familiar ______ its writer.
A. to; to B. with; with C. to; with D. with; to
The place _______ I visited last summer is just the place _______ I spent my childhood.
A. that; that B. that; where C. where; where D. where; that
