题目内容
in the National Stadium in Beijing.
B. on
C. in
D. for
Olympic Tickets on Sale!
| Events | Lowest prices | Highest prices | Time |
| Opening ceremony(仪式) | ¥200 | ¥5000 | August 8 |
| Closing ceremony | ¥150 | ¥3000 | August 24 |
| Badminton | ¥50 | ¥500 | August 9-17 |
| Basketball | ¥50 | ¥1000 | August 9-24 |
| Diving | ¥60 | ¥500 | August10-23 |
| Football | ¥40 | ¥800 | August 6-23 |
| Swimming | ¥100 | ¥800 | August 9-17 |
| Volleyball | ¥50 | ¥800 | August 9-24 |
A. on B. before C. two days after
【小题2】The ______ event will start before the opening ceremony.
A. football B. basketball C. volleyball
【小题3】The badminton event will last _____ days.
A. 9 B. 12 C 17
【小题4】Li Ping should pay 1000 Yuan if he wants to get a ticket of _____ price for the basketball event.
A. low B. the highest C. the lowest
【小题5】Mr. King and his wife want to watch __ , they should pay at least ¥700.
A. the basketball and diving events
B. the swimming and volleyball events
C. the opening and closing ceremonies
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 20th, 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.
【小题1】The designer of the Sydney Opera House was from _____________.
| A.America | B.Australia | C.England | D.Denmark |
| A.from 1959 to 1973 | B.from 1962 to 1973 |
| C.from 1959 to 1967 | D.from 1962 to 1967 |
| A.创立 | B.设计 | C.施工 | D.竣工 |
| A.Utzon | B.The public |
| C.Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ | D.The government |
| A.Sailing Roof |
| B.Travelling in Sydney |
| C.The Sydney Opera House |
| D.The Opening of the Opera House |
The London Eye
The London Eye was opened on New Year’s Eve in 1999 to celebrate the Millennium (千禧年). It is 135 meters high, and from the top you can see the whote London. On a clear day you can even see Windsor Castle, which is 40 kilometers away. The London Eye has 32 capsules (密封舱), each with room for 25 people. Each “trip” lasts 30 minutes. It moves quite slowly, at a speed of about 15 meters a minute, but it never stops. Passengers have to get on when it’s moving.
OPENING TIME: Daily from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. in summer and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in winter.
TICKETS: Online or by phone. A limited number of tickets are available (可获得的) in the day.From the Ticket Office in County Hall (the building next to the Eye), but go early because you often have to wait in a queue.
HOW TO GET THERE: 5 minutes’ walk from Waterloo underground station.
Choose the best answers:
【小题1】The London Eye was built for celebrating __
| A.New Year’s Eve | B.1999 |
| C.foreign visitors | D.the Millennium |
| A.all of England |
| B.Windsor Castle |
| C.all the buildings which are 40 kilometers away |
| D.the building that is 135 meters high |
| A.32 | B.800 | C.25 | D.72 |
| A.shorter than | B.the same as |
| C.as many as | D.longer than |
| A.can usually |
| B.can never |
| C.can’t always |
| D.walk from Waterloo underground station to |
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“Where is the university?” This is a question that many visitors to Cambridge(剑桥) ask. But no one can give 【小题1】 a clear answer, for there is no wall to be found 【小题2】 the university. The university is the city. You can find classroom buildings, 【小题3】 , museums and offices of the university all over the city. And most of its members are the students and 【小题4】 of the thirty-one colleges.
Cambridge was already a developing(发展中的) town long before the first students and teachers arrived 800 years ago. It grew up by the river Granta, and the river was once 【小题5】 Cam. A 【小题6】 was built over the river as early as 875. So the town got its name “Cambridge”.
In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries(世纪) more and more land was used for college buildings. The town grew much 【小题7】 in the nineteenth century after the opening of the railway in 1845. Cambridge became a 【小题8】 in 1951 and now it has a population(人口) of over 100,000. Many young students in other countries 【小题9】 to study at Cambridge. 【小题10】 of people from all over the world come to visit the university town. It has become a famous place all around the world.