2015年高中英语阅读理解 第一部分 异域风光（三）练习

第一部分 异域风光（三）

11. The British Museum, the Biggest Museum in the World

大英博物馆——世界最大的博物馆

位于伦敦中心的罗素广场（Russell Square）旁的大英博物馆，正门是高大的柱廊和装饰着浮雕的山墙屋顶，典型的希腊古典建筑。博物馆的主要藏品是古代和中世纪文物，尤以古埃及和古希腊的藏品闻名，收藏总数大约700万件。中国文物被大英博物馆视作最重要的收藏之一，总数多达23000余件。

The British Museum is the biggest one in the world. Inside, you feel smaller than usual. There are about a hundred things in the museum to see. Clocks which have been telling the time for six hundred years, Roman money, some of the earliest books in the world, including Shakespeare's own works...

The British Museum was founded nearly 300 years ago by a doctor, Sir Hans Sloane. The man liked to collect such things as books, drawings, clothes, money, animals, flowers, and also hoped that his things would be well kept and so visited by people after his death.

His wish came true, and the museum opened in 1759, six years after Sir Hans Sloane died.

Later, more old things arrived at the museum, more books, old and new, came to it, and more people wanted to visit it. All this made Pauizzi design the famous round Reading Room. There was something unusual in the room. Cool air came up through small holes in the tables. Hot air flowing under the floor kept readers' feet warm. Since its opening, many famous men have written and studied there. And the library is growing faster and faster—there are four kilometres of new shelves each year!

The British Museum has changed a lot. It is now open every day of the year, except for three holidays. Entrance is free. There are lots of special exhibitions and every day there are different films and talks, some of them for children. Small machines tell you about the museum and as you walk around it, you can look and listen at the same time. So if you are one of the British Museum's two million visitors this year, don't try to see it all too quickly. There is a lifetime of looking in the British Museum.

B. It won’t take long to look in the British Museum.

C. There are about two million visitors to the museum every year. D. Four kilometres of new shelves are added to the museum each year. 4. What is unusual about the Reading Room? ______ A. It is a round, not square room.

B. Cool air came up through small holes in the tables. C. Hot air flowing under the floor kept readers' feet warm. D. All the above.

5. Which of the following is mentioned in the text? ______ A. The size of the museum.

B. The number of people visiting the museum every year. C. The number of books kept in the museum. D. The location of the museum. (CDBDB)

12. The Angel Falls, the Highest Waterfall in the World

安赫尔瀑布——世界最大的瀑布

1930年，一位名叫吉米·安赫尔的飞行员为了寻找黄金，驾机飞越了委内瑞拉高地。当飞越德弗尔山时，他就发现了一些瀑布。两年后，吉米·安赫尔又飞回来，作一次更接近瀑布的观察，但他的飞机不幸坠毁。他和他的同伴花了11天时间奋力穿过热带丛林到达瀑布处。吉米·安赫尔没有找到黄金，却发现了世界上最高的瀑布，这个瀑布后来即用安赫尔的名字来命名。

Have you ever heard of the Angel Falls? It is the highest waterfall in the world, deep in the jungle of Venezuela. Few people have ever seen Angel Falls. It is very hard to get there. If you went by land, you would have to travel for weeks through thick jungles. If you went by plane from Caracas, the capital city on the northern coast, it would take about four hours.

What would it be like to take a trip by plane from Caracas to the falls? For hundreds of miles you would fly southeast over green plains. Then the land would become higher, and you would see mountains with forests. Soon the land would level out to high plateaus. Finally, you would fly towards a deep canyon with steep, rocky sides.

Comprehension Questions:

1. Few people have ever seen Angel Falls because ______ A. it is the highest waterfall in the world. B. it is very difficult to reach there. C. it is not so famous.

D. the trip will cost a lot of money.

2. Arrange in the right order the events of a trip by air to Angel Falls. ______ a. fly towards a deep canyon with steep rocky sides. b. the land levels out to high plateaus. c. fly southeast over green plains. d. the land becomes higher.

e. the water falls straight down the cliff. f. see a silver thread in the distance. g. take a plane from Caracas.

A. g, c, d, b, a, f, e B. g, c, d, b, a, e, f C. g, c, b, e, d, a, f D. g, c, d, a, b, f, e

3. Which of the following statements is not true according to the passage? ______ A. People began to know the falls in 1930. B. James Angel was sent to find the waterfall.

C. The waterfall gets its name from the American pilot. D. The waterfall is dropping down from the clouds. 4. The article mainly tells us ______ A. how wonderful the Angel Falls is.

B. what is the best way to see the Angel Falls.

C. what it is like to take a plane tip to the Angel Falls. D. how long it will take to arrive at the Angel Falls.

5. Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage? ______ A. The country in which the Angel Falls is.

B. The height of the Angel Falls from top to bottom. C. The discoverer of the Angel Falls.

D. Whether the Angel Falls has become a resort for people to visit.

来。它是世界上最繁忙的桥梁之一，每天约有10万辆汽车从桥上隆隆驶过。此外，本文介绍的还有麦基诺海峡大桥和韦拉扎诺海峡大桥。(Mackinac Bridge麦基诺海峡大桥，Verrazano Narrow Bridge 韦拉扎诺海峡大桥)

One of the most famous bridges in the world is the Golden Gate Bridge that extends across San Francisco Bay. Since it was built in 1937, it has become one of the first sights people see if they are coming to San Francisco by ship. The main part of the Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension span. It hangs from steel ropes that are supported by two huge towers, one at each end of the bridge. The suspension span was the longest in 1937. It measures 4,200 feet between the towers. The floor of the bridge is wide enough for six cars to pass. There are sidewalks, too, but not many people use them. It takes a lot of time to go on foot from one end of the bridge to the other.

The years since 1950 have been called the time of giant bridges. Most of them have been built in the United States. The Mackinac Bridge in upper Michigan was finished in 1958. It is a suspension bridge, with foundations resting on rock 200 feet below the surface of the water. With a span of 3,800 feet, it was second in length to the Golden Gate Bridge.

In 1964 the longest and heaviest suspension bridge was completed in New York City. Known as the Verrazano-Narrow Bridge, it carries traffic between Staten Island and Brooklyn, parts of the city of New York.

These and other big bridges have been made possible partly by changes in materials. From the use of stone in early bridges, bridge budding progressed to iron in 1800, and from iron to steel in 1880. There are other factors, too, that have made for progress in bridge building. New tools have been developed. New construction techniques and a better understanding of the science of bridge building have helped to make modern bridges stronger, safer, and more beautiful. Comprehension Questions:

1. The Golden Gate Bridge is one of the most famous bridges in the world, because ______

A. it was built early in 1937.

B. people will first see it when they go to San Francisco.

C. the main part of it is a suspension span, which was the longest at that time. D. it extends across San Francisco Bay.

A. The time when the Golden Gate Bridge was built. B. The length of the Verrazano-Narrow Bridge. C. The place where the Golden Gate Bridge stands. D. The place where Mickinac Bridge stands.

5. What do you think is the most important factor for man to be able to make big bridges? ______

A. Changes in materials. B. New tools

C. The development of new techniques and science of bridge building. D. The appearing of steel. (CDCBD)

14. Madame Tussaud’s, One of London’s Famous Sights

杜莎夫人蜡像馆，伦敦著名景观

全球闻名的英国伦敦杜莎夫人蜡像馆，每天都引来成千上万的各国观光者。前些年的圣诞节前夕，为了营造圣诞节气氛并吸引游客参观，蜡像馆将小贝和辣妹的蜡像装扮成圣父约瑟夫和圣母玛丽亚的模样。此外，美国总统布什、英国首相布莱尔以及英国女王的丈夫三人的蜡像则被装扮成圣经中三位智者的模样。主办者的独出心裁引起了宗教界的轩然大波。

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