What is the most famous building in Australia? It must be the Sydney Opera House. In fact, it is one of the top 10 famous buildings in the world. The Opera House with a “sailing roof” was designed by a famous Danish architect (丹麦建筑大师), 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 (装璜) 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 (公众). The Opera House includes 1,000 rooms. It is 185 metres long and 120 metres wide. 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.The underlined word “construction” means in Chinese.

A. 创立 B. 设计 C. 施工 D. 竣工

3.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

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

Life is full of beautiful moments. All you have to do is to _______ your eyes and your heart to see them. I saw _______ just the other day. The local _______ had just let out, and I found myself behind a school bus as I was driving home.

The bus _______ by a house sitting on top of a hill. A little girl, no more than 7 years old, _______ the bus and started running quickly to the _______. The smile on her face was quite sweet. I _______ up the hill to see where she was going. I saw her dad waiting for her. As she got _______, her dad smiled and knelt down(蹲下) to _______ her. He wrapped(缠绕) his powerful ________ around her and gave her a huge hug.

My eyes ________ a bit as I watched this scene. I ________ all the times my own children had run into my arms with ________ faces and loving hearts. Every single hug from them was a treasure of joy. Suddenly my trip down the memory lane was interrupted(打断) when I heard the car behind me honk its horn (鸣喇叭). I saw the school bus quickly pulling away, and started to ________ it again. However, this time I did so with a fuller heart than ever before. I took that ________ moment and stored it safely in my soul, where I knew it would remain forever.

1.A. clean B. protect C. open D. shut

2.A. it B. that C. one D. another

3.A. school B. hospital C. restaurant D. market

4.A. returned B. turned C. drove D. stopped

5.A. got on B. got off C. went through D. broke out

6.A. bus B. man C. end D. house

7.A. looked B. took C. climbed D. showed

8.A. warmer B. older C. closer D. thinner

9.A. push B. greet C. touch D. save

10.A. head B. foot C. legs D. arms

11.A. watered B. closed C. rested D. cheered

12.A. remembered B. reminded C. missed D. preferred

13.A. gentle B. pretty C. nervous D. smiling

14.A. fix B. follow C. call D. catch

15.A. quiet B. beautiful C. lost D. sad

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