广东省东莞市光明中学2010届高三8月摸底考试


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    Ⅲ 阅读(共两节,满分40分)
    第—节  阅渎理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
    阅读—列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
    A
    Perhaps the most extraordinary building put up in the 19th century was the Crystal Palace(水晶宫)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 the time and a lot of people from many countries came to see it. Plenty of goods were sent to the exhibition from all parts of the world. There was also a great deal of machinery on show. Though in those days, traveling was not as easy as it is today, steamboats 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 the money from the exhibition was used to build museums and colleges. Later, the Crystal Palace was moved to the South London. It remained one of the most famous buildings in the world until it was burnt down in 1936.
    41.  The Crystal Palace was built up _________
    A. in the 1950s     B. in the 1900s     C. shortly before  1851   D. before 1951
    42.  People from many countries came to the Crystal Palace mainly to ___________
    A. buy goods    B. visit an exhibition    C. travel    D. enjoy the Crystal Palace itself
    43.  What happened to the Crystal Palace in 1936?
    A. It caught a terrible fire.                  B. It disappeared suddenly.
    C. It was moved away to the south of London.  D. It was rebuilt.
    44.  The Crystal Palace was famous to all because _________
    A. It was the biggest buildings in the world then.
    B. So many visitors have been there.
    C. It was made of iron and glass.
    D. It was burnt down at last.
    45.  The writer __________
    A. thought the Crystal Palace very useful.
    B. sang high praise for the Crystal Palace
    C. wanted the Crystal Palace to be rebuilt.
    D. was one of the visitors who had been to the Crystal Palace.

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