阅读理解PingyaoisoneofChina’sthreeprotectedancientcities(theothertwoareXi’anandJingzhou)．LyinginthemiddleofShanxiProvince90kilometerssouthofTaiyuanPingyaoancient

　　阅读理解

　　PingyaoisoneofChina’sthreeprotectedancientcities(theothertwoareXi’anandJingzhou)．LyinginthemiddleofShanxiProvince90kilometerssouthofTaiyuanPingyaoancientcityusedtobeabouttwohours’drivefromthecapitalofShanxiProvincebutnowthedistanceisonlyonehourandtenminutes’driveafterthehighwaywasbuilt．Withahistoryofover2700yearstheancientcitystandsoutasoneofthebestprotectedofallthewalledcitiesinChina．

　　OnDecember3rd1997UNESCO(联合国教科文组织)addedPingyaototheWorldHeritage(遗产)Listasaworld’scultureheritage．AccordingtotheUNESCOWorldHeritageCommission(委员会)thePingyaoancientcityisawonderfulexampleoftheChineseHancitiesduringtheMingandQingdynasties．AllthefeaturesofthePingyaoancientcityhavebeenprotectedanditshowsanoutstandingChinesehistoricaldevelopmentincludingitsculturesocietyeconomyandreligion(宗教信仰)．

　　(1)

　　HowmanypreservedancientcitiesarethereinChina?

　　[]A．

　　One

　　B．

　　Two

　　C．

　　Three

　　D．

　　Many

　　(2)

　　WhyisPingyaooneoftheancientcities?

　　[]A．

　　BecauseitisawonderfulexampleoftheChineseHancities．

　　B．

　　Becauseithasahistoryofover2700years．

　　C．

　　Becauseallitsfeatureshavebeenpreserved．

　　D．

　　Becauseitincludesitsculturesocietyetc．

　　(3)

　　ItwilltakeyouaboutonehourtogettoPingyaofromTaiyuan__________．