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1、Unit4Helpingpeoplearoundtheworld一、阅读理解。Beijing’sForbiddenCityisaplacefullofwonder.Fromitsthousandsofroomstoitsmanybeautifulartifacts,there’snowonderit’soneofChina’smostpopulartouristdestinations.Butevenmorethan600yearsafteritwasbuilt,it’sstillmanagingtoserveupsurprises.Since
2、itwasbuiltduringtheMingDynasty,it’sestimatedthattheForbiddenCityhassurvivedmorethan200earthquakes.Andwhilemoststructuresaren’tmadetosurvivenaturaldisasters,letaloneonesbuilthundredsofyearsago,itseemsthattheForbiddenCitywasbuilttowithstandanything.Arecenttelevisiondocumentary
3、byUKbroadcasterChannel4exploredtheskillsoftheancientbuilding’sdesigners.AgroupofChinesecarpentersandengineerswereshownbuildingascalemodel(成比例模型)ofoneoftheForbiddenCity’spalaces,atonefifthofthesize.ToshowhowstrongancientChinesearchitecturereallyis,themodelwasputtothetest.Itwa
4、ssubjectedtoasimulated(模拟的)earthquakeof9.5ontheRichterscale–equivalenttothelargesteverrecordedquake–andsurvived.Insteadoffallingapart,themodelwasjustmovedgentlyduringthetest.Accordingtoexperts,theanswertotheForbiddenCity’sstrength,aswellasotherancientChinesestructures’,liesi
5、ndougong–acenturies-oldbuildingmethodinventedinChina.Thisisthenameforspecialbracketsonbuildings.Despitebeingheldtogetherwithoutanynailsorglue,thebracketsareperfectatkeepingstructurestogetherwhentheweathergetsrough.“Dougongdesignisanimportantearthquake-resistantfeatureofclass
6、icalChinesestructuresbecausetheframeworkchangesinshapewhenunderpressure,muchliketheshockabsorbers(减震器)ofacar,”accordingtoChineseNationalGeography.“AncientChinesecraftsmencreatedstructuresthatwerebothenduringandaesthetically(在美学方面)pleasingusingdougong,revealingtheiradvancedun
7、derstandingofmathematics,architecture,materials,andstructuralscience.”TheForbiddenCitydrawsvisitorsbecauseofitsrichhistoryandcultural12significance,butperhapsitshouldaddonemorethingtoitslistofattractions:earthquakeshelter.1.Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?A.WhathasmadetheForbidd
8、enCityapopulartouristdestination.B.WhathashelpedtheForbiddenCitysurvivesoma
