Question

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（丹麦建筑师）, Utzon. The base（基础）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 20^th, 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（港湾）. It is amazing and unforgettable, offering people a strong sense of beauty.

1.The designer of the Sydney Opera House was from _____________.

A. America              B. Australia         C. England            D. Denmark

2. Building the Opera House lasted _____________.

A. from 1959 to 1973                  B. from 1962 to 1973

C. from 1959 to 1967                  D. from 1962 to 1967

3.The underlined word “construction” means _______ in Chinese.

A. 创立             B. 设计             C. 施工               D. 竣工

4.___________ paid for the cost of the building of the Sydney Opera House.

A. Utzon             B. The public       C. Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ    D. The government

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

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：1.通过第一自然段第二行The Opera House with a “sailing roof” was designed by a famous Danish architect（丹麦建筑师），可以推断是Denmark。所以本题选D。

2.文章的第一段第三行说The base（基础）of the building was started in 1959，最后一句又说opened it on October 20^th, 1973，所以应该是from 1959 to 1973。所以本题选A。

3.根据上文the designs were finalized可以推断定稿之后是施工。所以本题选C。

4.在文章的第二段中说：The Sydney Opera House was paid for by the public。所以本题选B。

5.通过读文章可以看出，整篇围绕文章The Sydney Opera House进行说明的。ABD选项，只说了一个方面，比较片面。所以本题选C。

考点：有关建筑的说明文。

点评：在阅读的过程中，要把握文章的细节，照顾上下文。