The Sydney Opera House is a very famous building in the world. It has become Sydney’s best-known landmark and international symbol. The Opera House with a “sailing roof” was designed by a famous Danish architect(丹麥建筑師), Utzon. The base(基礎(chǔ))of the building was started in 1959, years before the designs were finished. Utzon spent four years deigning the Opera House. In 1962, the designs were finalized(定稿)and the construction began. In 1967, they started the decoration inside. It took 14 years in total to build the Opera House. Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ officially opened it on October 20th, 1973.
The Sydney Opera House cost around $100 million and was paid for by the public. 6225 square metres of glass was used to build it. The Opera House includes 1000 rooms. It is 185 metres wide. The building’s roof sections weigh about 15 tons. Each year, this fantastic building attracts 200 000 tourists to come for a visit or enjoy events in it.
The Opera House reaches out into the harbour(港灣). It is amazing and unforgettable, offering people a strong sense of beauty.
小題1:The designer of the Sydney Opera House was from _____________.
A.AmericaB.AustraliaC.EnglandD.Denmark
小題2: Building the Opera House lasted _____________.
A.from 1959 to 1973B.from 1962 to 1973
C.from 1959 to 1967D.from 1962 to 1967
小題3:The underlined word “construction” means _______ in Chinese.
A.創(chuàng)立B.設(shè)計C.施工D.竣工
小題4:___________ paid for the cost of the building of the Sydney Opera House.
A.UtzonB.The public
C.Queen Elizabeth ⅡD.The government
小題5:Which is the best title for the passage?
A.Sailing Roof
B.Travelling in Sydney
C.The Sydney Opera House
D.The Opening of the Opera House

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:B
小題5:C

試題分析:小題1:通過第一自然段第二行The Opera House with a “sailing roof” was designed by a famous Danish architect(丹麥建筑師),可以推斷是Denmark。所以本題選D。
小題2:文章的第一段第三行說The base(基礎(chǔ))of the building was started in 1959,最后一句又說opened it on October 20th, 1973,所以應(yīng)該是from 1959 to 1973。所以本題選A。
小題3:根據(jù)上文the designs were finalized可以推斷定稿之后是施工。所以本題選C。
小題4:在文章的第二段中說:The Sydney Opera House was paid for by the public。所以本題選B。
小題5:通過讀文章可以看出,整篇圍繞文章The Sydney Opera House進(jìn)行說明的。ABD選項,只說了一個方面,比較片面。所以本題選C。
點評:在閱讀的過程中,要把握文章的細(xì)節(jié),照顧上下文。
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