There are several gates of the city,two each on the east and the west and one each on the south and the north.Each gate has two doors.This has given the city the name “Turtle City” with the two gates on the south and the north standing for the head and the tail of the turtle and four gates on the east and west standing for the four legs.The doors on the south and the north stand opposite each other,like the head of the turtle
extending
out and two
wells just beyond the southern gate are like the turtle’s two eyes.
Located on the trade route between Beijing and Xi’an,Pingyao developed into a financial (金融的) center where the local people set up the nation’s earliest banks.These banks were the first in China to use checks.Several old courtyards have been turned into museums; most of them are homes and offices of Pingyao’s old banks.One of the most remarkable aspects of visiting here is realizing that this place was very important in China’s financial history.
36.What does the passage mainly talk about?
A.An ancient city-Pingyao.
B.The development of Pingyao.
C.The city wall of Pingyao.
D.The museums in Pingyao.
解析:选A。主旨大意题。本文着重介绍了中国古代城市—平遥的城市规模以及历史地位。
37.We know from the passage that ________.
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