题目内容
Philadelphia, which means "brotherly love", is the 4th largest city in the US. It was 1 by William Penn in 1682. So to the Americans, Philadelphia is a city of 2 impor?tance. The City Hall was officially 3 in 1901. Until 1908 it was the 4 building in America. Covering an area of 427 mu, the building is bigger than the US Capital(美国国会大廈) ,with a style 5 the Louvre(卢浮宫) in Paris.
The whole building houses 600 6 . On the 2nd floor is the Mayor's Reception Hall,where the mayor welcomes 7 guests and meets people. Among the very important people 8 ,there have been kings,queens, 9 and prime ministers from many countries.
Around the walls are portraits of former mayors. 10 mayor's portrait is 11 when he leaves office. Tourists are 12 to have a tour round the City Hall. They are sure to be 13 by the giant statue of William Penn,the 14 of Philadelphia, which is 37 feet tall and 15 55,348 pounds. The hat brim(帽檐) measures 23 feet 16 and the fingers are 2. 5 feet long. In the City Hall Tower, 17 can enjoy a wonderful view of the city in all directions.
Parks,squares, rivers are lying 18 . The fast-running 19 look like little moving match boxes. The broad streets stretch as 20 as the eye can see.
( ) 1.A. named B. visited C. discovered D. founded
( ) 2.A. social B. technical C. historic D. tourist
( ) 3.A. completed B. started C. rebuilt D. repaired
( ) 4.A. oldest B. highest C. modernest D. newest
( ) 5.A. after B. by C. in D. from
( ) 6.A. doors B. windows C. stairs D. rooms
( ) 7.A. honored B. old C. noble D. friendly
( ) 8.A. received B. visited C. accepted D. known
( ) 9.A. emperors B. workers C. presidents D. businessmen
( ) 10.A. One B. Certain C. Either D. Each
( ) 11.A. photoed B. taken C. covered D. painted
( ) 12.A. permitted B. invited C. welcome D. ready
( ) 13.A. surprised B. wondered C. impressed D. dumbfounded
( ) 14.A. founder B. discoverer C. mayor D. pride
( ) 15.A. has B. costs C. bears D. weighs
( ) 16.A. around B. wide C. tall D. long
( ) 17.A. mayors B. foreigners C. visitors D. citizens
( ) 18.A. across B. down C. below D. under
( ) 19.A. passengers B. trains C. boats D. cars
( ) 20.A. much4guy B. far C. wide D. long
1-5 DC ABA 6-10 DAACD 11-15 DCCAD 16 -20 ACCDB
本文讲述了费城市政厅的创建、规模、风格及其功能等情况。
1.D It指Philadelphia,是由William Penn在1682年建立的,所以用found。
2.C费城诞生的时间比美国建国(1776年) 还早,所以,它是一个具有重要历史意义的城市。
3.A先讲建城,后面主要介绍市政厅。显然,接下来就要介绍后者的完工。complete表"完成"、"建成"之意。
4.B从下文讲述它的规模可推测出作者是要描述它的宏伟。因此用"最高"一词最能吻合语境。
5.A after有"仿照"、"像"的意思。前面讲面积、高度,接下来就要讲风格,而此处紧接"罗浮宫",显然表示市政厅像罗浮宫。
6.D根据house的词义可知此答案。
7.A从下文可知,二楼是接待有身份的人的地方,像国王、总统等,因此,用honored较合适。
8.A received指"已经被接待的",为过去分词,作定语。accepted表"被接受的",known 表"已知的"和visited表"拜访过的",均与句意不符。
9.C kings、queens和prime ministers均为国家元首级人物,所以选择C项,与前者构成同类。
10.D each强调"(多个中的) 每一个",certain 表"某一个",either表"(两者中的) 一个"。而此处未说明多少个市长的数量,宜用each.
11.D photoed表"被拍照",taken也表"被拍照"两者的动作对象应为人或物;covered表"被覆盖",与语境不符。painted表"被画",符合文义,所以选D。
10.C permitted为"允许",invited表"邀请", ready表"乐意的",而这个地方已对外开放,成为一个景点,所以用welcome最合适。
11.C那个巨大的雕像一定会给人留下深刻的印象,所以用词组be impressed by。
12.A前文提到William Penn创立了Philadel?phia,所 以他是founder。
13.D重达55,348 pounds,用weighs。
14.A指帽檐周围有23英尺,所以用around。
15.C从下文可知道是来参观的观光客,所以用visitors .
16.C河水在塔下面流淌,below为斜下方,un?der为正下方,down为”向下",above为”斜上方"。游客站在市政厅楼上,只能看到斜下方的河流。
17.D从本句后半句的比喻可知看到的是汽车,所以用cars。
20. B指眼睛所能看到的远处。