The Temple of Heaven is situated(位于)in the southern part of the city．It was buil

    The Temple of Heaven issituated(位于)inthe southern part of the city．It was built in 1420，covering an area of 273 hectares (公顷)．

    The Temple was the placewhere the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties (王朝) worshipped (礼拜) heaven and prayed (祈求) for good harvests．They came here twice a year，on the 15th day of the 1st lunar monthand also in winter．After1530 when the temple was built in the northern suburbs (郊区)，only heaven was worshipped in the temple．

    The Temple of Heaven isregarded as one of the greatest architectural structures in the world．In Beijing four imperial(皇帝的)temples were built during the Mingand Qing dynasties(1368～1911)．At the southern end of the city axis(轴)is the Temple of Heaven．It is the most important of the four．The other three are the Altar(祭坛)of the earth in the north, the Altarof the Moon in the west, and the Altar of the Sun in the east just behind theBeijing Friendship store．All of them are still standing，but the Temple of Heaven is thelargest group of temple buildings of its kind in China，nearly four times larger than theForbidden city(紫禁城)．The whole building was designed in away that makes you close to heaven．

    In making the heaven－like structures，the designers made good use of thecolor．sound，figures of the circle and the square，and changes in its height．The combination of building and gardenhelps to make it appear mysterious and magical．The Temple’s architecture(建筑)has two themes(主题)．0ne is “on the earth” while the other is “inthe heaven”．Thesquare-shaped palace for fasting in the west of the temple appears like a“forbidden city” in a smaller size．

    In imperial days，the Chinese people believed that thesky was in circular(圆形的)shapeand the earth was square．On the basis of this traditional(传统的)concept(思想)，the circle was widely adopted(采用)in the design of the temple’s mainbuildings．Itis in accord with people’s imagination of heaven．

1．The Temple was a place where theemperors worshipped    .

  A．God and prayed for safety

  B．for Jesus Christ(耶稣基督)and asked for mercy(宽恕)

  C．heaven and prayed for good harvests

  D.  the Buddha (佛) and prayed for wealth

 2. The Temple of Heaven is regarded asone of the greatest  .

   A. monuments (纪念碑)      B．museums

 C. memorial halls (标记)    D．architectural structures

3.In Beijing   imperial temples werebuilt during the Ming and Qing dynasties

  A. three    B．four   C．no    D．beautiful

4.TheTemple of Heaven is the most of the four．

  A. important    B．biggest   C．smallest D. beautiful

5.The Temple is in accord with people’s imagination of.

  A. the earth    B．the moon    C．hell (地狱)  D．heaven

试题答案

答案：CDBAD