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    Local officials in Beijing promised to further protect the city's cultural heritage, in particular the narrow streets known as hutongs.

    Hutongs are commonly found in the cities of North China, but they are at risk. Beijing is currently believed to have fewer than 1,000 hutongs, most of which are near the Forbidden City. Only 60 years ago, the number was 3,250. In the old districts of Dongcheng and Xicheng, some people will be asked to move from hutong houses to avoid further damage to the ancient architecture.

    "On average more than 100,000 people visit the Forbidden City during the National Day holidays. The visitors put pressure on the protection of cultural relics," said Huang Yan, adding that hutongs should be protected from human damage.

    The government focused on how the protection plans were carried out and how the management of cultural heritages worked. Wang Shaofeng, head of the Xicheng district government, said the area has 182 cultural relics, many of which were built as far back as the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368). Xicheng district has about 1.1 million residents in its around 50 square kilometers of land. "The most efficient way is to decrease the local population to reduce the possibility of causing damage to the heritage," Wang said.

    "Each community has been required to report the status of its cultural heritage, especially hutongs, and any one person who damages the heritage will be punished," Wang said. No one knows for sure how many hutongs will be left in the coming 100 years.

1. How many hutongs have disappeared in the past sixty years in Beijing?

A．Less than 1,000.   B．More than 2,000.

C．More than 3,000. D．Over 4,000.

2. According to Huang Yan, what is the main cause of the damage to cultural relics?

A．Visitors' activity.

B．Residents' attitude.

C．Communities' behaviour.

D．The government's policy.

3. Which of the following is a way to protect hutongs?

A．Attracting more visitors.

B．Increasing the local population.

C．Punishing anyone damaging them.

D．Forbidding everyone to get close to them.

4. What will happen to hutongs in the near future?

A．Only time will tell.

B．The number will grow.

C．No one will remember them.

D．They will disappear completely.

【答案解析】

     本文是说明文，介绍了北京胡同的现状和保护措施。

1．B 细节理解题。根据第二段中的"Beijing is currently believed to have fewer than 1,000 hutongs, most of which are near the Forbidden City. Only 60 years ago, the number was 3,250"可知，过去60年间，北京的胡同减少了超过2 000条。

2．A 细节理解题。根据第三段的内容可知，Huang Yan认为游客活动对文物造成了破坏。

3．C 细节理解题。根据第五段中的"any one person who damages the heritage will be punished"可知，惩罚破坏遗产的人是保护胡同的一种办法。

4．A 细节理解题。题目关键词"in the near future"与最后一段中的"in the coming 100 years"相照应。根据最后一段内容并结合选项可知，对于未来100年里胡同的情况，谁也不清楚，只有时间会说明一切。