Question

【题目】

A. view B. in charge of C. exhibition D. height E. based on

However, the engineer 【1】 the project was confident that people would come to enjoy his project. With the 【2】 of 300 metres, the Eiffel Tower was the tallest man-made structure in the world at that time.

The tower opened to the public on the 6th May, and the 【3】 was a great success. Over 28 million visitors came to the World’s Fair and 1,896, 987 visitors climbed the tower. Since then, over 250 million people have enjoyed the 【4】 of Paris from the tower’s balconies.

Later, Paris officials decided that the tower served as an effective communications tower.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】C

【4】A

【解析】

本文对法国地标性建筑——埃菲尔铁塔进行了介绍。随着世界博览会的成功举办，埃菲尔铁塔也由此成为了巴黎一个著名的旅游景点。

【1】句意：然而，负责这个项目的工程师很自信地认为人们会喜欢他的项目。

根据句子结构，本句主干完整，故空格处应填入单词或词组表明the engineer和the project的所属关系，in charge of意为“负责、掌管”，符合句意，故应选B。

【2】句意：凭借300米的高度，埃菲尔铁塔成为当时最高的人造建筑。

根据空格处后的300 metres提示，空格处应填入意为“高度”的名词，D选项height名词，意为“高度”，符合句意，故应选D。

【3】句意：埃菲尔铁塔于5月6日向公众开放，这次展览也获得了巨大成功。

根据下文World’s Fair“世界博览会”提示，空格处应填入一个可指代World’s Fair的近义名词，C选项exhibition名词，意为“展会、展览”，符合句意，故应选C。

【4】句意：自那时起，已有超过2.5亿人从铁塔的阳台上欣赏巴黎的景色。

根据空格前定冠词the提示，空格处应填入名词，备选项中只剩A选项view为名词，意为“景色、风光”，符合句意，故应选A。