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 for the building was started in 1959,years before the designs were finished.Utzon spent four years designing 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. 6,225 square meters of glass was used to build it.The Opera House includes 1,000 rooms.It is 185 meters long and 120 meters 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 Sydney 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

Singing songs is fun, but is it also useful? For learning English pronunciation(发音), Mr. Joe thinks songs are the most useful way to learn. At the same time, you can learn some new words and phrases while singing songs. Mr. Joe has used songs to help himself learn French, Spanish, Japanese and Chinese. You should do the same.

Some words used in songs are not everyday English, so you have to be careful how you use song lyrics(歌词)when you speak. Most words and sentences are very useful. You don't have to sing songs aloud if you are shy, but after learning a song you should be able to follow the words without looking at the lyrics. When you can do that, you have learned something that you will never forget!

Some good songs to listen to are from the Beatles, John Denver and the Carpenters. Their songs are not too fast and the lyrics are close to normal spoken English. Just for fun, you can try Mr. Joe's favorite singer, B.B. King. His songs are not easy at all! If you can understand even 80% of "Why I Sing the Blues", you are a very advanced student.

If you become good at singing English songs, you can try to go to karaoke and sing with your friends. When you are able to sing a song in another language, even if you don't sing so beautifully, you will really impress(给......深刻印象) other people!

1.Which is Mr. Joe’s mother language?

A. French. B. English.

C. Chinese. D. Japanese.

2.Singing English songs can help us, EXCEPT______.

A. pronounce correctly B. remember new words

C. learn English D. sing songs better

3.The songs from the Beatles are easy to learn, one of the reasons may be______.

A. everyone likes the songs

B. John Denver's voice is sweet

C. the lyrics of the songs are beautiful

D. the lyrics are close to normal spoken English

4.The underlined word "advanced" in Paragraph 3 can be replaced by______.

A. careful B. excellent

C. kind-hearted D. lazy

5.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A. English Songs.

B. The Famous Band-The Beatles.

C. English Songs helps English Learning.

D. How to Learn English.

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