In 1931, the Japanese invaded the northeast part of China.To protect the national treasures from the Japanese, the government of China decided to move some important pieces to Nanjing.

　　However, they did not stay long in Nanjing.In 1949, the People's Liberation of Army won in the Liberation War.The Guomindang government went from Nanjing to Taiwan.Along with them they took the art pieces.The Taipei Palace Museum was set up in 1965 to hold the national treasures.

　　Taiwan people are very proud of the Taipei Palace Museum.Some of the collections are world famous.One of them is the "Jade Cabbage"．It is carved from a single piece of jade.If you take a close look, you can see two grasshoppers on the leaves, a large one and a small one, which were the symbol of many children in a family.

　　If you are interested in the treasures, you could take a look at a 12­eposode documentary called Taipei Palace Museum.China Central Television showed it recently.It gives a picture of the treasures of the Taipei Palace Museum.There are also interviews with over a hundred experts about the stories behind some of the pieces.

　　【解题导语】　本文主要介绍了台湾故宫的基本情况。

　　5．The treasures in the Taipei Palace Museum are mainly from ________．

　　A．Taiwan B．Japan

　　C．Shanghai D．Beijing

　　解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第一段提到的"These treasures were originally in the Palace Museum in Beijing."一句可知选D。

　　6．The treasures stayed in Nanjing for about ________ years.

　　A．10 B．16

　　C．18 D．34

　　解析：选C。推理判断题。根据第二段和第三段叙述可知1931到1949共18年。

　　7．From the last two paragraphs we can learn ________．

　　A．Taiwan people are proud of the Taipei Palace Museum because of its world famous collections

　　B．the most famous art piece in the museum is the "Jade Cabbage"

　　C．two grasshoppers on the leaves stand for two sons in a family

　　D．you can learn about these treasures by visiting the Taipei Palace Museum

　　解析：选A。推理判断题。根据最后两段的叙述，尤其倒数第二段第一句可知选A。

　　8．What's the best title for the passage?

　　A．The most famous art piece -Jade Cabbage

　　B．The Beijing Palace Museum

　　C．A place of interest -Taiwan

　　D．The Taipei Palace Museum

　　解析：选D。标题归纳题。本文主要叙述了台湾故宫博物馆的基本情况。

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