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中考英語(yǔ)分類閱讀及講解匯編(七)名勝古跡
[材料1]
IfyouhaveachancetotravelinEuropeyou'dbetterchooseItalyasagoodplacetovisit.BecauseItalyisaveryfamous
countrywithalonghistory,andtherearemanyinterestingcitiesinthiscountry.Therearethreemillionpeopleeach
yearwhovisitthecityofPisa.ItisknownfortheLeaningTowerofPisa.
Thetowerlooksasitismightfallatanytime.Infact,somevisitorsstopatthetowerjustlongenoughtotakeapicture,
thentheyhurryaway.Thetowerhas294steps.Visitorswhocanclimbtothetopandcomedownwillfeellikeheroes.
Engineerssaythatthevisitorsaresafe,thoughthetowerdoeslean.Thistowerhasbeenleaningforabouteighthundred
years.Anditleansatinybitmoreeveryyear.Ifthiskeepson,thetowerwillfallatlast.Butmanyengineersaretrying
theirbesttokeepthetowerstandingaslongaspossible.
1.Italyisfamousfor.
A.millionsofpeople
B.longhistory
C.manyinterestingcities
D.bothBandC
2.PeoplevisitPisabecause.
A.itisacityofItaly
B.atowerhasfallendown
C.theywanttoseetheLeaningTower
D.theywanttotakesomepictures
3.Standingnearthetoweris.
A.safe
B.dangerous
C.brave
D.difficult
4.Thetowerwillfall,.
A.iftoomanyvisitorsclimbit
B.ifthevisitorsdon'thurryaway
C.ifitkeepsonleaning
D.ifitkeepsonstanding
5.Thetowerwasbuilt.
A.morethan800yearsago
B.800yearsago
C.in19thcentury
D.in18thcentury
Key:l.d2.c3.a4.c5.a
[材料2]
Wecanseewallseverywhereintheworld.ButtheGreatWallofChinaisthebiggestofall.TheChinesecallit"the
Ten-thousand-liGreatWall”.Itismorethan6,000kilometres.Itis4-5metreswide.Inmostplaces,fivehorsesorten
mencanwalksidebyside.
WhenyouvisittheGreatWall,youcan'thelpwonderinghowtheChinesewereabletobuildsuchagreatwall
thousandsofyearsago.Withoutanymodernmachines,itwasreallyverydifficulttobuildit.Theyhadtodoallthework
byhand.Ittookmillionsofmenhundredsofyearstobuildit.TheGreatWallhasahistoryofovertwothousandsyears.
Thekingbegantobuildthefirstpartsofitaroundtwothousandsevenhundredyearsago.ThenQinShihuanghadallthe
wallsjoinedup.Hethoughtthatcouldkeeptheenemyoutofthecountry.
TodaytheGreatWallhasbecomeaplaceofinterest.NotonlytheChinesepeoplebutalsopeoplefromalloverthe
worldcometovisitit.
1.TheGreatWallofChinaislongerthananyotherwallsintheworld.
2.InsomeplacesontheGreatWall,tenhorsesandfivemencanwalksidebyside.
3.ItwasveryhardformillionsofmentobuildtheGreatWallwithoutanymodernmachines.
4.TheGreatWallwasbuilthundredofyearsago.
5.TheGreatWallhasbecomeaplaceofinterestoftheChinesepeopleandthepeopleoftheworld.
Key:l.T2.F3.T4.F5.T
[材料3]
BigBen
In1834,theclocktowerinLondonwasburneddown.PeoplePlannedtobuildanewclockwhichwouldbethebiggest
andbestintheworld.Sotheclockhadtobebigandkeepverygoodtime.Thebigclockwasmadeintwoyears.Five
moreyearslaterthetowerwasfinished.Thenpeopleputthebigclockinthetower,andmadeitringoutforthefirsttime
onJuly11,1859.
Inordertogivethebigclockagoodname,peopleheldameeting.SomeonewantedtocallittheQueenofBells,and
someonethoughtVictoriawasgood.Atlast,amannamedBenjaminHallstoodup.Hewasabigman.Beforehestarted
tospeak,someoneshouted,44WhynotcallitBigBen?”Everybodylaughedandagreedwithhim.
Fromthenon,BigBenbecameitsname.AnditalsobecameafamousbuildingofLondon.Peopleallovertheworld
writetoBigBen.Theyevensendbirthdaypresentsbottlesofoil-tohelpkeepBigBenrunning.BigBenisnotonlya
clockbutalsoadearfriendofpeople.
1.BigBen'sbirthdayis.
A.July11,1854
B.1834
C.July11,1859
D.July11,1852
2.HowdidBigBengetitsname?
A.BenjaminHallgaveitthename.
B.BigBengotitsnamebecauseofajoke.
C.BigBengotitsnamefromtheQueenoftheUK.
D.Victoriagaveitthename.
3.“keepverygoodmeans.
A.haveagoodtime
B.showpeoplethecorrecttime
C.Keeprunning
D.Bemadeintime
4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUE?
A.PeopleallovertheworldlookuponBigBenastheirfriend.
B.PeopleallovertheworldevensendoiltoBigBen.
C.PeoplethinkBigBenwillreplytheirletters.
D.PeoplethinkBigBenisthebiggestandbestclockintheworld.
5.BenjaminHallis.
A.amanwhobuiltBigBen
B.amanwhowasalwaysveryfunny
C.themanwhoburntdowntheoldclock
D.amanwhoattendedthemeetingwhichwasheldtomakeanameforthebigclock
Key:l.c2.b3.b4.c5.d
[材料4J
WashingtonD.C.isthecapitaloftheUnitedStates.It'sthecenterofnationalgovernment.It^abusy,workingcitywith
alargepopulation.Butwhatismore,Washingtonisalsoacityofhistoryandculture.
Washingtonwascreatedin1790,whenCongress(thehighestlaw-makingbodyoftheU.S.A)decidedtoplacethe
nation'snewcapitalintheeastofthecountry.Itwasbuilthalf-waybetweenthenorthernandsouthernstatesof
American.AndofcourseitwasnamedafterGeorgeWashington,thefirstPresidentoftheUnitedStates.
TherearemanytouristsightsinWashington.PerhapsthemostimportanttouristsightistheCapitalBuilding.This
housestheCongress.
Anotherworld-famousbuildinginWashingtonistheWhiteHouse.ThisisthehomeandofficeofthePresidentofthe
UnitedStates.Mostvisitorsare,however,surprisedbyhowsmalltheWhiteHouseactuallyis.
Washingtonisalsoagreatculturecity.TheLibraryofCongresscontainsoneofthelargestlibrarycollectionsinthe
world.TheSmithsonianMuseumholdsthenation'slargestcollectionofculturalmaterials.AndtheJohnF.kennedy
Centerisafamouscenterofartandculture.Itwasmanygreatmusicalandtheatreperformancesthroughouttheyear.
1.Thewritermainlytalksabout.
A.Washington
B.thehistoryofWashington
C.buildingsandsightsinWashington
D.thehistoryandcultureofWashington
2.FromthepassageweknowthatWashingtonissituatedin.
A.theeastoftheU.S.A
B.thecenteroftheU.S.A
C.theeast,onthemiddlepointfromnorthtosouth,ofthecountry
D.theeastandhalf-wayawayfromthenorth
3.TheWhiteHouseimpresses(給???E[1象)thepeoplemostfor.
A.itswhitecolour
B.itssize
C.itasthehomeandofficeofthepresident
D.itshistory
4.Thepassagementionsbuildings.
A.6
B.5
C.4
D.3
5.ThewriterintroducesWashingtonintheorderof.
A.population,historyandculture
B.historyandculture
C.history,sightsandculture
D.history,sights,buildingsandculture
Key:l.c2.c3.b4.b5.d
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ThePyramids
Thousandsofyoursago,thekingsofEgyptbuiltstrongtombsforthemselves.Overthesetombstheybuiltpyramids.
Theythoughttheirbodieswouldbewellkeptintheseuntiltheycouldcomebacktolife.Theyalsohopedtheworld
wouldlookonthepyramidsasmonumentstothemandwouldrememberthemforever.
Thereareabound80pyramidsinEgypt.ButtheGreatPyramidisthebiggestofall.Itisnearly5,000yearsold.Itis
about137metershightoday,butitwasoncehigher.Itismadeof2,300,000hugestones.Mostofthemarehigherthana
manandweighabouttwoandahalftoneseach.Someweighasmuchasfifteentones..Ittookmorethan100,000men
twentyyearstobuildtheGreatPyramid.
Whenyoulookatthepyramids,youcan'thelpwonderinghowtheEgyptianswereabletobuildthemthousandsofyears
ago.Howdidtheycut,carryandliftsuchhugestones?Eachstonefitssowell,yettheydidn'thaveourmodern
machines!Scientistshavestudiedthepyramids,butnobodycantelljusthowtheEgyptiansbuiltthemsolongago.
Insidethepyramidsaretheroomsforthebodiesofthekingsandqueens.Therearelotsofwonderfultreasuresinthe
pyramids,too.Thieveshavebrokenintosomeofthepyramidsandtakenawaymanyofthetreasurestoforeigncountries.
Theyhaveevenstolenthemummies.Todaysomeofthemummiesandtreasuresareonshowinmuseumsindifferent
countries.Whenthekingshadthepyramidsbuiltforthem,theyperhapsneverthoughtthiswouldhappen.
1.Thekingsbuilttheirtombs.
A.overthepyramids
B.inthefields
C.underthepyramids
D.onthemonuments
2.WhentheGreatPyramidwasbuilt,itwas.
A.137metershighB.lessthan137metershigh
C.137kilometershighD.morethan137metershigh
3.TheEgyptiansbuiltthepyramidswith.
A.nomodemmachinesB.modemmachines
C.thekingsD.sandandstones
4.know(s)howtheEgyptiansbuiltthepyramids.
A.ScientistsB.Thekings
C.ManypeopleD.Nobody
5.What'sinthepyramids?
A.Thebodiesofthekingsandqueens.
B.Treasures.
C.Mummies.
D.Mummiesandtreasures.
Key:l.C2.D3.A4.D5.D
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TheGrandCanyon
ProbablyyouhaveseenphotographsoftheGrandCanyon,thegreatvalleyinthedesertcountryofArizona.Butyou
mustgothereyourselftofeelitstruesizeandbeauty.TheGrandCanyonisoneofthegreatestnaturalwondersofthe
world.
TheColoradoRiverformedtheGrandCanyonovermillionsofyears.Slowly,therivercutdownthroughhardrock.At
thesametime,thelandwasrising.Today,thecanyonisoneandahalfkilometersdeepand445kilometerslong.The
oldestrocksatthebottomofthecanyonaremorethanbillionyearsold.Thewidthvariesfromabout200metresto29
kilometersacross.Therimortopofthecanyonisabout2,300metresabovesealevelontheSouthRim,andabout3000
metresontheotherside,theNorthRim.Asaresult,therearedifferentkindsofplantsandanimalsonoppositesidesof
thecanyon.TheSouthRimisdrydesertcountry.TheNorthRimhastallforests.
Thecanyonlooksdifferentatdifferenttimesofday,andindifferentseasonsandweather.Atsunriseandsunsetthered,
gold,brown,andorangecoloursoftherocksareespeciallyclearandbright.Inwinter,thecanyonispartlycoveredwith
snow.
TheviewfromtheSouthRimoftheGrandCanyonisthebest.MostvisitorscometotheSouthRimandstayin
campgroundsorhotels.Everypointalongthecanyon'sedgeoffersadifferentview.
TheNorthRimoftheCanyonifquieter.IttakesalldaytodrivetherefromtheSouthRimbecausethereisonlyone
bridgeacrosstheColoradoRive
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