北京前門大街

龐先慶

1?Qianmen?Street，?one?of?Beijing?s?oldest?commercial?areas，?lies?on?Beijing?s?historic?central?axis?just?south?of?Tian?anmen?Square?and?the?Forbidden?City，?the?imperial?palace?from?the?middle?of?Ming?Dynasty（1368—1644）?to?the?end?of?the?Qing?Dynasty?（1616—1911）.

2?Qianmen?Street?became?a?major?commercial?and?entertainment?street?during?the?20th?century.?It，?no?more?than?2?km?long，?has?been?a?prosperous?area?for?more?than?600?years?and?has?gathered?some?long?standing?stores.

3?In?terms?of?the?percentage?of?rental?areas?and?the?number?of?merchants，?time

honored?stores?and?Chinese?traditional?brands?account?for?around?70?percent?of?the?entire?Qianmen?Street，?mainly?located?in?the?northern?street?section?between?Xianyukou?Hutong?and?Jianlou?of?the?Front?Gate.?Meanwhile，?internationally?renowned?brands，?which?make?up?around?30?percent，?are?centered?mainly?on?the?southern?street?section?between?Dajiang?Hutong?and?the?Zhushikou?area.

4?Since?Qianmen?Street?reopened?for?business?on?August?7，?2008，?after?completion?of?reconstruction，?12?time?honored?stores，?including?Quanjude?Roast?Duck?Restaurant，?Yueshengzhai?and?Dabei?Photo?Studio，?have?already?returned?for?business.?Average?passenger?flow?on?Qianmen?Street?reaches?156，000?people?a?day.

5?Qianshi?Hutong—the?narrowest?hutong?in?Beijing—is?located?there.?At?its?narrowest?place，?the?alley?is?only?40?cm?wide.?More?than?100?years?ago，?it?was?the?biggest?market?for?silver?and?coins?in?China.?To?prevent?theft，?the?hutong?was?built?narrow?so?that?escape?routes?could?easily?be?blocked.

1.?What?can?we?know?from?paragraph?1？

A.?Qianmen?Street?s?commercial?value.

B.?Qianmen?Street?s?long?history.

C.?Qianmen?Street?s?cultural?features.

D.?Qianmen?Street?s?geographical?location.

2.?What?does?paragraph?3?tell?us?about?Qianmen?Street？

A.?Its?operating?characteristics.

B.?Its?prosperity?degree.

C.?Its?commercial?brands.

D.?Its?rental?area?percentage.

3.?Where?can?we?buy?Quanjude?Roast?Duck?most?possibly？

A.?In?Qianmen?Street?s?southern?street?section.

B.?In?Dajiang?Hutong.

C.?In?Qianmen?Street?s?northern?street?section.

D.?In?the?Zhushikou?area.

4.?Which?of?the?following?can?best?describe?Qianshi?Hutong？

A.?The?richest?hutong.

B.?The?narrowest?hutong.

C.?The?safest?hutong.

D.?The?biggest?hutong.

語篇解碼

這是一篇地點介紹類說明文，其主題語境為“人與社會”范疇中的“文化遺產(chǎn)”。文章介紹了北京前門大街的情況。老街與胡同是北京的標志和象征，它見證了北京的歷史發(fā)展與變遷，也見證了北京古建筑的繁榮和輝煌，更道出了北京演進的曲折與滄桑。前門大街——老北京的城門記憶，生動地展示著老北京風貌。全文結(jié)構(gòu)如下：

語言學習

Ⅰ.?語料薈萃

Ⅱ.?語句分析

1.?Since?Qianmen?Street?reopened?for?business?on?August?7，?2008，?after?completion?of?reconstruction，?12?time?honored?stores，?including?Quanjude?Roast?Duck?Restaurant，?Yueshengzhai?and?Dabei?Photo?Studio，?have?already?returned?for?business.?自前門大街改造完成，于2008年8月7日重新開業(yè)以來，全聚德烤鴨店、月盛齋、大北照相館等12家老字號店鋪已經(jīng)恢復營業(yè)。

【點石成金】本句是一個主從復合句。12?time?honored...for?business是主句，Since

Qianmen...of?reconstruction是時間狀語從句，其中including...Dabei?Photo?Studio作后置定語修飾主語12?time?honored?stores。

2.?To?prevent?theft，?the?hutong?was?built?narrow?so?that?escape?routes?could?easily?be?blocked.?為防盜，這條胡同建得很窄，（賊的）逃跑通道很容易被堵住。

【點石成金】本句是一個主從復合句。To?prevent?theft，?the?hutong?was?built?narrow是主句，其中so?that?escape?routes?could?easily?be?blocked是so?that引導的目的狀語從句。

語言運用

Ⅰ.?例句仿寫

根據(jù)上面短文中出現(xiàn)過的短語和表達方式，完成下面的句子。

1.?他送給他母親一臺彩電作為生日禮物，這使她非常高興。

He?gave?his?mother?a?color?TV?set?for?her?birthday，????????????????????????????.

2.?她把他拉到一邊，這樣別人就聽不到他們的談話。

She?pulled?him?to?the?side????????????????????????????.

Ⅱ.?寫作實踐

假定你是李華，你的非洲朋友Sarah打算來北京旅游，她來信詢問改建后的前門大街的情況。請你用英語給她寫一封回信，內(nèi)容包括：

1.?前門大街的簡況;

2.?前門大街的特色;

3.?期待她的到來。

注意：

1.?詞數(shù)80左右;

2.?可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

參考詞匯：步行街?pedestrian?street??有軌電車?trolley?car??地鐵?subway

Dear?Sarah，

Yours，

Li?Hua