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China’s gigantic 71-metre-tall Leshan Buddha, the largest stone Buddha in the world, re-opened to the public after experts carried out emergency restoration on the ancient holy statue. The repair project started in October last year and the Buddha was covered up in scaffolding. The scaffolding was removed in late March after experts mended the cracks on the statue. Tourists are once again able to climb the 250 steps leading to the top of the Buddha’s head and see the entirety of the towering sitting Buddha from the Min River by the mountain.
Construction of the Buddha began in 713 AD during the Tang Dynasty (618–907 AD) at the meeting point of three rivers, the Min River, Qingyi River and Dadu River. The statue is based on the image of Maitreya, which is regarded as the future Buddha in the Buddhist tradition. It is situated next to the Lingyun Temple on Lingyun Mountain in Leshan. Lingyun Temple means the ‘cloud side’ temple in Chinese, and the name indicates the high altitude of the enormous statue. Legend has it that in ancient times many boats sailing past Leshan, therefore the monks at the Lingyun Temple decided to build a Buddha statue to save living creatures. It took the monks 90 years to complete the religious and artistic masterpiece.
A worker at the Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Spot said the Buddha had regional cracks on its face, chest and abdomen after being exposed in nature for more than a thousand years. The worker said the damage could have caused rocks to fall and endanger the tourists underneath. An expert from Leshan Giant Buddha and Grottoes Institution claimed the latest repair was not ‘systematic restoration’, but a ‘scientific and research project’. The repair project could lay foundation for the future overall protection of the Buddha, the expert told Xinhua News Agency last October.

1.How long did it take to restore the Buddha statue?

A Three months or so.

B About five months.

C About half a year.

D A whole year.

解析：选C。推理判断题。根据第一段第二、三句The repair project started in October last year and the Buddha was covered up in scaffolding. The scaffolding was removed in late March after experts mended the cracks on the statue. 可知佛像修复工作于去年10月份开始，今年三月底拆除脚手架，由此可推知花了大约半年的时间来修复大佛。故选C。

2.Where can the tourists enjoy the whole Leshan Buddha?

A Under the scaffolding.

B On the Min River by the mountain.

C At the meeting point of the three rivers.

D At the top of Lingyun Mountain.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句的Tourists are once again able to climb the 250 steps leading to the top of the Buddha’s head and see the entirety of the towering sitting Buddha from the Min River by the mountain.可知游客可以从岷江上欣赏到大佛全貌。故选B。

3.What does the second paragraph mainly tell us?

A The construction duration of the Buddha statue.

B The location of constructing the Buddha statue.

C The background information of the Buddha statue construction.

D The reason of constructing the Buddha statue.

解析：选C。主旨大意题。通读第二段可知，此段介绍了乐山大佛的修建日期、选址、修建原因等相关背景信息。故选C。

4.Which statement is incorrect according to the last paragraph?

A There are cracks all over the Buddha statue.

B Leshan Buddha has existed for more than a thousand years.

C Repairing cracks in the Buddha statue can alleviate potential safety hazards.

D The repair has a significance for the future overall protection of the Buddha.

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句的the Buddha had regional cracks on its face, chest and abdomen after being exposed in nature for more than a thousand years可知大佛只是有局部的损毁。故选A。