Perhaps the most extraordinary building of the nineteenth century was the Crystal Palace，　1  　was built in Hyde Park    2    the Great Exhibition of 1851．The Crystal Palace was    3  all other buildings in the world，    4   it was made    5    iron and glass．It was one of the biggest buildings of all time and    6    people from many countries came to see it．A great many goods were sent to the exhibition from    7    parts of the world．There was also a    8    machinery on display．The most wonderful place of machinery    9    show was Nasmyth’s steam hammer．    10    in those days,   11    was not    12    it is today，steam boats carried thousands of visitors    l 3    the Channel from Europe．On arriving in 14    ，they were taken to the Crystal Palace by train．There  were    15    visitors    16    all，and the profits from the exhibition were used to    17    museums and colleges．    18，the Crystal Palace was moved to South London．It remained one of the most famous buildings in the world    1 9    it was    20    in 1936．

1．A．that    　　 B．as　　 　　　　   C．which　　   　　   D．what

2．A．to　　      B．for       　　　　 C．before　　  　　  　　   D．since

3．A．different from    　　　　　　　　  B．the same as  

C．one part of　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　    D．such as

4．A．because    B．when     　　   C．as if     　　　　　　    D．up of

5．A．of　　     B．from     　　　　 C．into　　　　　　　　 　　   D．out

6．A．few　　  B．a great deal   C．a lot of　　　　　　　　　　 D. no

7．A．all　　     B．various　　      C．some　　　　　　   　　   D．several

8．A．great number of　　   　　　　  B．great deal of

C．plenty of　　  　　 　　　　　　　　   D．few of

9．A．on    　　   B．that      　　　　 C．which　　　　　　  　　   D．where

10．A．Once    B．Since    　　　　 C．Though　　　　   　　   D．Because

11．A．traveling   B．to travel　　　　   C．having traveled 　　   D．being traveled

12．A．more easy than  　　　　　　　　  B．as easy as

C．less easy than　　　　　　　　　　    D．so easier as

13．A．cross    B．through　　　　    C．across　　　　　　 　　   D．over

14．A．France    B．London　　　　    C．Paris　　　　　　   　　   D．England

15．A．six-millions    　　　　　　　　    B．sixth-million　　

C．six million　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．six million of

16．A．above    B．at　　　　　　　　    C．after　　　　　　　　　　   D．in

17．A．building    B．being built　　    C．build　　　　　　    　　   D．have built

18．A．Later    B．Recently　　　　  C．Lately　　　　　　  　　   D．Obviously

19．A．before     B．sooner or later 　　   C．until　　　　　　    　　   D．if

20．A．burnt down 　　　　　　　　　　  B．built up   

C．set up　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　  D．visited

1．A．that    　　 B．as　　 　　　　   C．which　　   　　   D．what

2．A．to　　      B．for       　　　　 C．before　　  　　  　　   D．since

3．A．different from    　　　　　　　　  B．the same as  

C．one part of　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　    D．such as

4．A．because    B．when     　　   C．as if     　　　　　　    D．up of

5．A．of　　     B．from     　　　　 C．into　　　　　　　　 　　   D．out

6．A．few　　  B．a great deal   C．a lot of　　　　　　　　　　 D. no

7．A．all　　     B．various　　      C．some　　　　　　   　　   D．several

8．A．great number of　　   　　　　  B．great deal of

C．plenty of　　  　　 　　　　　　　　   D．few of

9．A．on    　　   B．that      　　　　 C．which　　　　　　  　　   D．where

10．A．Once    B．Since    　　　　 C．Though　　　　   　　   D．Because

11．A．traveling   B．to travel　　　　   C．having traveled 　　   D．being traveled

12．A．more easy than  　　　　　　　　  B．as easy as

C．less easy than　　　　　　　　　　    D．so easier as

13．A．cross    B．through　　　　    C．across　　　　　　 　　   D．over

14．A．France    B．London　　　　    C．Paris　　　　　　   　　   D．England

15．A．six-millions    　　　　　　　　    B．sixth-million　　

C．six million　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．six million of

16．A．above    B．at　　　　　　　　    C．after　　　　　　　　　　   D．in

17．A．building    B．being built　　    C．build　　　　　　    　　   D．have built

18．A．Later    B．Recently　　　　  C．Lately　　　　　　  　　   D．Obviously

19．A．before     B．sooner or later 　　   C．until　　　　　　    　　   D．if

20．A．burnt down 　　　　　　　　　　  B．built up   

C．set up　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　  D．visited

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　Perhaps the most extraordinary building put up in the nineteenth century was the Crystal Palace, which was built in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851． The Crystal Palace was different from all the other buildings in the world, for it was made of iron and glass．It was one of the biggest buildings of all time, and a lot of people from many countries came to see it ．A great many goods were sent to the exhibition from various parts of the world．There was also a great deal of machinery（机器）on display．The most wonderful piece of machinery on show was Nasmyth's steam hammer（锤）．Though in those days, travelling was not as easy as it is today, steam boats carried thousands of visitors across the Channel from Europe．On arriving in England they were taken to the Crystal Palace by train．There were six million visitors in all, and profits（收入）from the exhibition were used to build museums and colleges．Later, the Crystal Palace was moved to South London．It remained one of the most famous buildings in the world until it burned down in 1936．

(1) It had been ______ years before the Crystal Palace was destroyed．　　　

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A．85　　　B．144　　　C．63　　　D．94

(2) ______, it was called the Crystal Palace．　　　　　　　　　

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A．Being one of the biggest buildings at that time

B．Visited by so many people

C．Made of iron and glass

D．Built for the Great Exhibition of 1851

(3) Which of the following statements is true?　　　　　　　　　

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A．The Crystal Palace was only built for people to visit．

B．The Crystal Palace was built for things to be stored in．

C．The Crystal Palace was built to be an exhibition hall．

D．The Crystal Palace is the biggest building in the world．

(4) How many people altogether came to see the Great Exhibition in the Crystal　　　　　　　　　　 Palace?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

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A．6,000,000　　　B．60,000,000　　　C．600,000　　　D．60,000

(5) We can draw the conclusion from the passage that ________.　　　　　　　　　

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A．people from other countries could arrive in England easily

B．this happened during the course of the European Industrial Revolution

C．trains, cars, planes, and so on had been invented then

D．robots had been used to build the Crystal Palace