中考英语分类阅读及讲解汇编（七）名胜古迹

中考英语分类阅读及讲解汇编（七）名胜古迹

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IfyouhaveachancetotravelinEuropeyou'dbetterchooseItalyasagoodplacetovisit.BecauseItalyisaveryfamous

countrywithalonghistory,andtherearemanyinterestingcitiesinthiscountry.Therearethreemillionpeopleeach

yearwhovisitthecityofPisa.ItisknownfortheLeaningTowerofPisa.

Thetowerlooksasitismightfallatanytime.Infact,somevisitorsstopatthetowerjustlongenoughtotakeapicture,

thentheyhurryaway.Thetowerhas294steps.Visitorswhocanclimbtothetopandcomedownwillfeellikeheroes.

Engineerssaythatthevisitorsaresafe,thoughthetowerdoeslean.Thistowerhasbeenleaningforabouteighthundred

years.Anditleansatinybitmoreeveryyear.Ifthiskeepson,thetowerwillfallatlast.Butmanyengineersaretrying

theirbesttokeepthetowerstandingaslongaspossible.

1.Italyisfamousfor.

A.millionsofpeople

B.longhistory

C.manyinterestingcities

D.bothBandC

2.PeoplevisitPisabecause.

A.itisacityofItaly

B.atowerhasfallendown

C.theywanttoseetheLeaningTower

D.theywanttotakesomepictures

3.Standingnearthetoweris.

A.safe

B.dangerous

C.brave

D.difficult

4.Thetowerwillfall,.

A.iftoomanyvisitorsclimbit

B.ifthevisitorsdon'thurryaway

C.ifitkeepsonleaning

D.ifitkeepsonstanding

5.Thetowerwasbuilt.

A.morethan800yearsago

B.800yearsago

C.in19thcentury

D.in18thcentury

Key:l.d2.c3.a4.c5.a

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Wecanseewallseverywhereintheworld.ButtheGreatWallofChinaisthebiggestofall.TheChinesecallit"the

Ten-thousand-liGreatWall”.Itismorethan6,000kilometres.Itis4-5metreswide.Inmostplaces,fivehorsesorten

mencanwalksidebyside.

WhenyouvisittheGreatWall,youcan'thelpwonderinghowtheChinesewereabletobuildsuchagreatwall

thousandsofyearsago.Withoutanymodernmachines,itwasreallyverydifficulttobuildit.Theyhadtodoallthework

byhand.Ittookmillionsofmenhundredsofyearstobuildit.TheGreatWallhasahistoryofovertwothousandsyears.

Thekingbegantobuildthefirstpartsofitaroundtwothousandsevenhundredyearsago.ThenQinShihuanghadallthe

wallsjoinedup.Hethoughtthatcouldkeeptheenemyoutofthecountry.

TodaytheGreatWallhasbecomeaplaceofinterest.NotonlytheChinesepeoplebutalsopeoplefromalloverthe

worldcometovisitit.

1.TheGreatWallofChinaislongerthananyotherwallsintheworld.

2.InsomeplacesontheGreatWall,tenhorsesandfivemencanwalksidebyside.

3.ItwasveryhardformillionsofmentobuildtheGreatWallwithoutanymodernmachines.

4.TheGreatWallwasbuilthundredofyearsago.

5.TheGreatWallhasbecomeaplaceofinterestoftheChinesepeopleandthepeopleoftheworld.

Key:l.T2.F3.T4.F5.T

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BigBen

In1834,theclocktowerinLondonwasburneddown.PeoplePlannedtobuildanewclockwhichwouldbethebiggest

andbestintheworld.Sotheclockhadtobebigandkeepverygoodtime.Thebigclockwasmadeintwoyears.Five

moreyearslaterthetowerwasfinished.Thenpeopleputthebigclockinthetower,andmadeitringoutforthefirsttime

onJuly11,1859.

Inordertogivethebigclockagoodname,peopleheldameeting.SomeonewantedtocallittheQueenofBells,and

someonethoughtVictoriawasgood.Atlast,amannamedBenjaminHallstoodup.Hewasabigman.Beforehestarted

tospeak,someoneshouted,44WhynotcallitBigBen?”Everybodylaughedandagreedwithhim.

Fromthenon,BigBenbecameitsname.AnditalsobecameafamousbuildingofLondon.Peopleallovertheworld

writetoBigBen.Theyevensendbirthdaypresentsbottlesofoil-tohelpkeepBigBenrunning.BigBenisnotonlya

clockbutalsoadearfriendofpeople.

1.BigBen'sbirthdayis.

A.July11,1854

B.1834

C.July11,1859

D.July11,1852

2.HowdidBigBengetitsname?

A.BenjaminHallgaveitthename.

B.BigBengotitsnamebecauseofajoke.

C.BigBengotitsnamefromtheQueenoftheUK.

D.Victoriagaveitthename.

3.“keepverygoodmeans.

A.haveagoodtime

B.showpeoplethecorrecttime

C.Keeprunning

D.Bemadeintime

4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUE?

A.PeopleallovertheworldlookuponBigBenastheirfriend.

B.PeopleallovertheworldevensendoiltoBigBen.

C.PeoplethinkBigBenwillreplytheirletters.

D.PeoplethinkBigBenisthebiggestandbestclockintheworld.

5.BenjaminHallis.

A.amanwhobuiltBigBen

B.amanwhowasalwaysveryfunny

C.themanwhoburntdowntheoldclock

D.amanwhoattendedthemeetingwhichwasheldtomakeanameforthebigclock

Key:l.c2.b3.b4.c5.d

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WashingtonD.C.isthecapitaloftheUnitedStates.It'sthecenterofnationalgovernment.It^abusy,workingcitywith

alargepopulation.Butwhatismore,Washingtonisalsoacityofhistoryandculture.

Washingtonwascreatedin1790,whenCongress(thehighestlaw-makingbodyoftheU.S.A)decidedtoplacethe

nation'snewcapitalintheeastofthecountry.Itwasbuilthalf-waybetweenthenorthernandsouthernstatesof

American.AndofcourseitwasnamedafterGeorgeWashington,thefirstPresidentoftheUnitedStates.

TherearemanytouristsightsinWashington.PerhapsthemostimportanttouristsightistheCapitalBuilding.This

housestheCongress.

Anotherworld-famousbuildinginWashingtonistheWhiteHouse.ThisisthehomeandofficeofthePresidentofthe

UnitedStates.Mostvisitorsare,however,surprisedbyhowsmalltheWhiteHouseactuallyis.

Washingtonisalsoagreatculturecity.TheLibraryofCongresscontainsoneofthelargestlibrarycollectionsinthe

world.TheSmithsonianMuseumholdsthenation'slargestcollectionofculturalmaterials.AndtheJohnF.kennedy

Centerisafamouscenterofartandculture.Itwasmanygreatmusicalandtheatreperformancesthroughouttheyear.

1.Thewritermainlytalksabout.

A.Washington

B.thehistoryofWashington

C.buildingsandsightsinWashington

D.thehistoryandcultureofWashington

2.FromthepassageweknowthatWashingtonissituatedin.

A.theeastoftheU.S.A

B.thecenteroftheU.S.A

C.theeast,onthemiddlepointfromnorthtosouth,ofthecountry

D.theeastandhalf-wayawayfromthenorth

3.TheWhiteHouseimpresses(给•••E[1象)thepeoplemostfor.

A.itswhitecolour

B.itssize

C.itasthehomeandofficeofthepresident

D.itshistory

4.Thepassagementionsbuildings.

A.6

B.5

C.4

D.3

5.ThewriterintroducesWashingtonintheorderof.

A.population,historyandculture

B.historyandculture

C.history,sightsandculture

D.history,sights,buildingsandculture

Key:l.c2.c3.b4.b5.d

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ThePyramids

Thousandsofyoursago,thekingsofEgyptbuiltstrongtombsforthemselves.Overthesetombstheybuiltpyramids.

Theythoughttheirbodieswouldbewellkeptintheseuntiltheycouldcomebacktolife.Theyalsohopedtheworld

wouldlookonthepyramidsasmonumentstothemandwouldrememberthemforever.

Thereareabound80pyramidsinEgypt.ButtheGreatPyramidisthebiggestofall.Itisnearly5,000yearsold.Itis

about137metershightoday,butitwasoncehigher.Itismadeof2,300,000hugestones.Mostofthemarehigherthana

manandweighabouttwoandahalftoneseach.Someweighasmuchasfifteentones..Ittookmorethan100,000men

twentyyearstobuildtheGreatPyramid.

Whenyoulookatthepyramids,youcan'thelpwonderinghowtheEgyptianswereabletobuildthemthousandsofyears

ago.Howdidtheycut,carryandliftsuchhugestones?Eachstonefitssowell,yettheydidn'thaveourmodern

machines!Scientistshavestudiedthepyramids,butnobodycantelljusthowtheEgyptiansbuiltthemsolongago.

Insidethepyramidsaretheroomsforthebodiesofthekingsandqueens.Therearelotsofwonderfultreasuresinthe

pyramids,too.Thieveshavebrokenintosomeofthepyramidsandtakenawaymanyofthetreasurestoforeigncountries.

Theyhaveevenstolenthemummies.Todaysomeofthemummiesandtreasuresareonshowinmuseumsindifferent

countries.Whenthekingshadthepyramidsbuiltforthem,theyperhapsneverthoughtthiswouldhappen.

1.Thekingsbuilttheirtombs.

A.overthepyramids

B.inthefields

C.underthepyramids

D.onthemonuments

2.WhentheGreatPyramidwasbuilt,itwas.

A.137metershighB.lessthan137metershigh

C.137kilometershighD.morethan137metershigh

3.TheEgyptiansbuiltthepyramidswith.

A.nomodemmachinesB.modemmachines

C.thekingsD.sandandstones

4.know(s)howtheEgyptiansbuiltthepyramids.

A.ScientistsB.Thekings

C.ManypeopleD.Nobody

5.What'sinthepyramids?

A.Thebodiesofthekingsandqueens.

B.Treasures.

C.Mummies.

D.Mummiesandtreasures.

Key:l.C2.D3.A4.D5.D

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TheGrandCanyon

ProbablyyouhaveseenphotographsoftheGrandCanyon,thegreatvalleyinthedesertcountryofArizona.Butyou

mustgothereyourselftofeelitstruesizeandbeauty.TheGrandCanyonisoneofthegreatestnaturalwondersofthe

world.

TheColoradoRiverformedtheGrandCanyonovermillionsofyears.Slowly,therivercutdownthroughhardrock.At

thesametime,thelandwasrising.Today,thecanyonisoneandahalfkilometersdeepand445kilometerslong.The

oldestrocksatthebottomofthecanyonaremorethanbillionyearsold.Thewidthvariesfromabout200metresto29

kilometersacross.Therimortopofthecanyonisabout2,300metresabovesealevelontheSouthRim,andabout3000

metresontheotherside,theNorthRim.Asaresult,therearedifferentkindsofplantsandanimalsonoppositesidesof

thecanyon.TheSouthRimisdrydesertcountry.TheNorthRimhastallforests.

Thecanyonlooksdifferentatdifferenttimesofday,andindifferentseasonsandweather.Atsunriseandsunsetthered,

gold,brown,andorangecoloursoftherocksareespeciallyclearandbright.Inwinter,thecanyonispartlycoveredwith

snow.

TheviewfromtheSouthRimoftheGrandCanyonisthebest.MostvisitorscometotheSouthRimandstayin

campgroundsorhotels.Everypointalongthecanyon'sedgeoffersadifferentview.

TheNorthRimoftheCanyonifquieter.IttakesalldaytodrivetherefromtheSouthRimbecausethereisonlyone

bridgeacrosstheColoradoRive