Garden building is considered an important part of Chinese culture. Some people say that if you have never walked through a Chinese garden, you cannot say that you have really visited China.
Traditional Chinese gardens are located(位于)in North China in such places as Beihai Park, the Summer Palace, the Forbidden City. In larger imperial gardens, the main buildings are connected by an imaginary（虚构的） line in the middle of the garden on the north-south axis(轴). Other features (特征)of imperial gardens are colored-paintings, man-made hills and lakes.
Most private gardens are found in the south, especially in cities south of the Yangtze River. Private gardens were mostly built at one side or at the back of the houses. Around the beautiful scene are small open areas with beautiful shaped-doors through which visitors can enjoy the sights.
They are open on all sides and are often near the water so that the whole scene can be enjoyed. Suzhou, known as the home of gardens, displays the most and the best Chinese traditional private gardens. Different parts of it are examples of the garden style of the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties.
The landscape garden contains a number of pleasant natural scenes and some fairy tales. The ancient Chinese used to call the garden landscape “Jing” , which means “scene” in English. Good examples include the ten West Lake Scenes in Hangzhou, the twenty-four slim West Lake in Yangzhou and the eight Daming Lake Scenes in Jinan.
小题1:The passage tells mainly about ________.
| A．an important part of Chinese culture |
| B．the characteristics (特征) of different style of Chinese garden building |
| C．where foreigners can find Chinese gardens |
| D．how to appreciate Chinese gardens |
小题2:Which of the following is NOT a feature of the imperial garden?
| A．There is a north-south axis in the center of garden |
| B．There are man-made hills and lakes in the gardens. |
| C．They were built because of some fairy tales. |
| D．They have colored-paintings. |
小题3:In the third paragraph, the underlined word “They” refer to ______.
| A．private gardens | B．beautiful scenes |
| C．the houses | D．rivers and lakes |
小题4:According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Chinese people often invite foreigners to visit a Chinese garden. |
| B．The landscape garden reflects different styles of the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. |
| C．All three kinds of gardens make up the important part of Chinese culture which is appreciated by the people all over the world. |
| D．People enjoy the private gardens more than other two styles. |
小题5:The garden landscape “Jing” which the ancient Chinese used to call actually means in English _________.
| A．well | B．tight | C．garden | D．scene |
