高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练25篇(带答案)

高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练25篇

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一.NOBOUNDARIES

Imaginethis:youaretwenty-oneyearsoldandapromisinggraduatestudentat

oneofthetopuniversitiesintheworld.Oneday,yourdoctortellsyouthatyou

haveanincurablediseaseandmaynothavemorethantwelvemonthstolive.How

wouldyoufeel?Whatwouldyoudo?Mostofuswouldprobablyfeelverysadand

giveupourdreamsandhopesforthefuture.HereiswhatStephenHawking

thought:

(Theredidnotseem)muchpointinworkingonmyPhD-Ididnotexpectto

survivethatlong.Yettwoyearshadgonebyand1wasnotthatmuchworse.Infact,

thingsweregoingratherwellformeandIhadgotengagedtoaverynicegirl,

JaneWilde.Butinordertogetmarried,Ineededajobandinordertogetajob,I

neededaPhD.

Insteadofgivingup,Hawkingwentonwithhisresearch,gothisPhDand

marriedJane.Nordidheletthediseasestophimfromlivingthekindoflifehehad

alwaysdreamtof.Hecontinuedhisexplorationoftheuniverseandstudentsin

HangzhouandBeijing.Ashisdiseasehasdisabledhim,Hawkinghastositinhis

now-famouswheelchairandspeakthroughacomputer.Hetoldthestudentsabout

histheoriesandthoughtsonsomeofthegreatestquestions:Whatistime,howdid

theuniversebegin,andwhatexactlyareblackholes?

Hawkingbecamefamousintheearly1970s,whenheandAmericanRoger

PenrosemadenewdiscoveriesabouttheBigBangandblackholes.Sincethen,

Hawkinghascontinuedtoseekanswerstoquestionsaboutthenatureofthe

universe.In1998,hewroteABriefHistoryofTime,whichquicklybecamea

best-seller.Readerswerepleasedandsurprisedtofindthatascientistcouldwrite

abouthisworkinawaythatordinarypeoplecouldunderstand.

Inthebook,Hawkingexplainsbothwhatitmeanstobeascientistandhow

scienceworks,hetellsreadershowdiscoveriesaremadeandhowtheychangethe

world.Science,accordingtoHawking,isoftenmisunderstood:peopleoftenthink

thatscienceisabout"true"factsthatneverchange.Scientists,ontheotherhand,

Hawkingwrites,knowthattheirjobisneverfinishedandthateventhebesttheory

canturnouttobewrong.

Ascientifictheoryistheresultofthescientificmethod.Scientistslookatthe

worldandtrytodescribeandexplainwhattheysee.First,theycarefullyobserve

whattheyareinterestedin.toexplainwhattheyhaveseen,theybuildatheory

aboutthewayinwhichthingshappenandthecausesandeffects.Finally,the

scientiststestthetheorytoseeifitmatcheswhattheyhaveseenandifitcan

predictfutureevents.Ifwhattheyareobservingcanbetestedinapracticalway,

scientistswilluseexperiments.Butif,likeHawking,theyarestudyingsomething

thatistoolargeortoodifficulttoobservedirectly,theywilluseamodeltotestthe

theory.

PeoplewholistentoHawking'slecturessometimesfinditdifficultto

understandhim,becausehisthoughtsandideasoftenseemaslargeastheuniverse

heistryingtodescribe.Thespeechcomputerisnottheproblem.Infact,people

whohearitoftensayitsoundsjustlikeahumanvoice.Hawkingishappywithit,

too."Theonlytrouble,saysHawking,whoisBritish,“isthatitgivesmean

Americanaccent.^^

1.StephenHawkingneededaPhDinorderto.

A.getlotsofmoneyB.getmarriedtoaverynicegirl

C.getajobD.getfamous

2.StephenHawkingbecamefamousbecauseof.

A.hisbookABriefHistoryofTime

B.hisPhD

C.hisdisableness

D.thenewdiscoveriesabouttheBigBangandblackholes

3.StephenHawkingtoldabouthisdisease.

A.twelvemonthsearlierB.twoyearslater

C.whenhewasgettingmarriedD.whenhemetJaneWilde

4.Peopleoftenthinkthatscienceis.

A.anumberoffactsthatneverchange

B.anumberoffactsthatisalwayschanging

C.nevertrue

D.alwaystrue

5.StephenHawkingbecamefamous.

A.in2002B.intheearly1970sC.in1988D.in2007

6.Ascientifictheoryisgoodif.

A.itisdifficultB.itiseasy

C.itcanbetestedD.itcanpredictfutureevents

7.Allinall,Hawkinglikedabouthisspeechcomputerexceptthat.

A.itistoocheapB.itisnotuptodate（赶潮流）

C.itsoundsjustlikeahumanvoiceD.itgiveshimanAmericanaccent

8.Thebasicstepsofthescientificmethodare.

A.observingthething,makingatheoryandtestingthetheory

B.makingatheory,testingthetheoryandobservingthething

C.testingthetheory,observingthethingandmakingatheory

D.observingthething,testingthetheoryandmakingatheory

9.HawkingvisitedBeijingin.

A.2002B.theearly1970sC.1988D.2006

10.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutHawking?

A.Hegaveuphisresearchbecauseoftheincurabledisease.

B.HehasbeentoJiangsuProvince.

C.JaneWildedidn'tmarryhimbecausehewasdisabled.

D.HawkinggotmarriedtoJanefinally.

二、MAKINGADIFFERENCE

Itisnotnecessarytobeagreatscientisttomakeadifference,butthereare

thingswecanlearnfromthebestmindsinthisworld.GreatscientistslikeStephen

Hawkingalwayswanttoknowmore.Theyareneversatisfiedwithasimpleanswer

andarealwayslookingfornewquestions.TheItalianastronomerGalileoGalilei

wassocuriousthatheusedamicroscopeandatelescopeinordertobeabletotake

acloserlookatthingsbothgreatandsmall.Byaskingwhy,howandwhatif,

curiousmindsfindnewideasandsolutions.

Ifknowledgeispower,asSirFrancisBaconwrotein1597,thenperhaps

creativitycanbedescribedastheabilitytousethatpower.Scientistsmustbe

creativeandusetheirimaginationallthetime.WhenZhangHeng,theChinese

astronomerandgeographer,wantedtodrawamapoftheheavens,hewasnot

satisfiedwithasimplepapermap.Instead,hebuiltamodelthatcouldmovein

ordertoshowhowthepositionofthestarschangedfromseasontoseason.

Wemustbelieveinwhatwedo,evenwhenothersdonot.BothGalileoand

ZhangHengfounditdifficulttomakepeoplebelievethattheirtheorieswere

correct.PeoplelaughedatZhangHengwhenhefirstintroducedhisseismograph,

anditwasonlylaterthattheworldrecognizedhisgreatness.Galileo'sobservations

showthatCopernicus,anothergreatastronomer,wasrightandthattheearthmoves

around.Atthattime,thechurchsaidthattheearthwasthecentreoftheuniverse

andGalileowasnotallowedtopublishordiscusshisobservations.Today,both

ZhangHengandGalileoareknownasscientificpioneerswhohelpedusbetter

understandtheworld.

Perhapsthemostimportantthingifwewanttotmakeadifferenceistofind

somethingthatweliketodoandthatwearegoodat.Knowingwhowearemeans

knowinghowwethinkandwhatweliketodo,everyonehashisorherspecial

skillsandinterests,andonlybydiscoveringwhatwedobestcanwehopetoreach

ourgoalsandtrulymakeadifference.

1.Greatscientists.

A.alwayswanttoknowmore

B.areneversatisfiedwithasimpleanswer

C.arealwayslookingfbrnewquestions

D.A,BandC

2.Curiousmindsfindnewideasandsolutionsby.

A.takingacloserlookatthingsbothgreatandsmall

B.usingamicroscopeandatelescope

C.askingwhy,howandwhatif

D.thinkingallthetime

3.canbedescribedastheabilitytouseknowledge.

A.PowerB.KnowledgeC.ImaginationD.Creativity

4.GalileoGalileicamefrom.

A.BritainB.FranceC.ItalyD.America

5.Ifwewanttomakeadifferencethemostimportantthingis.

A.tofindwhatweliketodoandwhatweareexpertat

B.toknowwhoweare

C.toknowhowwethink

D.toknowwhatweliketodo

三、ALBERTEINSTEIN

WhenStephenHawkingwaswritingABriefHistoryofTime,hiseditorstold

himthathewouldlosehalfofhisreadersforeachequation（方程式）heputinthe

book.Despitethiswarning,Hawkingfounditnecessarytoincludeoneequation.

Hischoicewastheworld'smostfamousequation.AlbertEinstein'sE=mc2.As

simpleastheequationmayseem,itrepresentsatheorysoimportantthatitchanged

scienceandphysicscompletely.Infact,Einstein'sdiscoveriesmadesuchabig

differencethathefelthehadtoapologisetoNewton."Forgiveme,“Einsteinwrote,

“youfoundtheonlywaywhich,inyourage,wasjustaboutpossibleforamanof

highestthoughtandcreativepower.EinsteinhadreplacedNewton'stheorieswith

hisownandchangedourunderstandingoftheuniverse.

BeforeEinstein,scientistsbelievedthatlighttraveledthroughspaceina

straightline.ButEinsteinwasabletoprovethatlightcomingfromthestarswas

bentasitpassedthesun.Asaresult,itappearedtoscientistsonearththatthestars

hadmoved.Heworkedoutjusthowmuchthelightwouldbebent；hecouldalso

workouthowfarthestarswouldappeartohavemoved.

Hisdiscoverywascompletelynew;itwassaidthatonlythreepeoplecould

understanditatthetime.Thedifficultywashowhecouldprovehisideastoother

scientists.Manyofthemdidnotaccepthisscientificideas.ButEinsteinwenton

withhisresearch.By1919,scientistswhohadbeenwatchingthestarsbelievedin

hisworkandhequicklybecameworld-famous.FromthattimeonEinsteinwas

greatlyrespectedastheleadingscientistofthecentury.

TheFirstWorldWar(1914-1918)hadbroughthimgreatsadness.Hehadtaken

Swissnationalityin1901andthereforedidnothavetojointhearmy,as

Switzerlanddidnottakesidesinthewar.EinsteinthoughtthatWarwasaterrible

thingandbelievedthatfightingandkillinginWarswaswrong.Hedidurgethe

UnitedStatestobuildanatomicbombtodefeattheNazis,butwhenEinsteinsaw

theeffectofthebomb,heregrettedhisactions.Whathewantedtoseewasanend

toallthearmiesoftheworld.

WhenHitlercameintopowerintheearly1930s,Einstein,whowasaJew,

founditimpossibletocontinuelivinginGermany.Hisfriendswerebeaten,or

takenaway,ortheirhomesweredestroyed.Whilehewasdoingresearchin

America,Einsteinwrotealettertoanewspapertosaythattheseactswerewrong.

ItmeantthathewouldneverbeabletovisitGermanyagain.ThatiswhyEinstein

andhisfamilyleftEuropefortheUSAin1933.

1.Einstein'sE=mc2wasveryimportantbecause.

A.itwasputinthebookAbriefHistoryofTimebyStephenHawking.

B.Einsteinwassofamousascientist.

C.itwasacceptedbyNewton.

D.itchangedthewayscientiststhinkaboutphysicsandtheuniverse.

2.ThereasonwhyEinsteinapologizedtoNewtonisthat.

A.EinsteinwasmorefamousthanNewton.

B.EinsteinwasolderthanNewton.

C.EinsteinprovedNewton'stheorieswerewrong.

D.Einstein'stheoriesweretoodifficultfbrNewtontounderstand.

3.Unlikeotherscientists,Einsteinbelieved.

A.lighttravelledthroughspaceinastraightline.

B.lighttravelledthroughspaceinabentline.

C.lighttravelledthroughspaceinastraightlinesometimes.

D.lightbentwhenitpassedthesun.

4.Einsteinwasregardedastheleadingscientistofthetwentieth

century.

A.in1914B.in1918C.in1919D.in1901

5.Einsteindidnothavetojointhearmybecause.

A.hewasaworld-famousscientist.B.hecamefromGermany

C.hewasaskedtobuildanatomicbombD.hetookSwissnationality

6.Einsteinthought.

A.warwasgreat

B.anatomicbombshouldbeusedinwars

C.theThirdWorldWarshouldtakeplaceassoonaspossible

D.allwarsshouldbeputtoanend.

7.WhydidEinsteinandhisfamilyleaveGermany?

A.BecauseUSAwasmoreadvancedthanGermany.

B.BecausehecouldbuildanatomicbombintheUSA.

C.BecausehetookSwissnationalityin1901.

D.BecausehewasJewishandtheNazisweredoingterriblethingstoJews.

四.BEHINDTHEHEADLINES

Newspapersandothermediadomorethatsimplyrecordwhathappens.

Experiencededitorsandreportersmakeinformeddecisionsaboutwhateventsto

sportthem.Theyalsomakesurethatreaderscanrelatetothestories.Weaskedtwo

ofChina'smanytalentedjournalists,ChenYingandZhuLin,totellusmoreabout

newsandnewspapers.Thetworeportersagreedtoswitchrolesforonceandbethe

intervieweesratherthantheinterviewersinordertoletusknowabouttheirwork

andhowthenewswereadismade.

Q:Howdoyoudecidewhatyouaregoingtowrite?

ZHULIN:BeforeIdecidewhatI'mgoingtowrite,Ihavetodiscussthearticle

withmyeditor.Helistenstomyideasandgivesmehissuggestions.Forlongand

importantarticles,forexampleafeaturestory,theeditorwilltellmehowIshould

developthestory.Theeditor'sjobistokeepthenewspaperbalancedand

interestingtothereaders.

CHENYING:Muchofareporter'sworkisdonebeforeherorsheactually

startswriting.Areporterbeginsbycontactingthepeopletobeinterviewedand

thenpreparesquestions.Interviewingsomeoneistogetpeopletotalaboutthetopic.

Aftertheinterview,thereportermustpresentthematerialinanorganizedwayand

makesurethatthearticlereflectseventsandopinionstruthfully.

Q:Whichofthearticlesthatyouhavewrittendoyoulikebest?

CHENYING:MyfavouritearticleistheoneIwroteabouttheeffortsbring

stolenculturalrelicsbacktoChina.Towritethisstory,Ihadtocontactfamous

museumsaroundtheworldandinterviewbothChineseandinternationalexpertsin

thefield.Ilikethearticlebecauseit'sbothnewsandaninterestingstory.

ZHULIN:EventhoughIhaveinterviewedmanyfamouspeople,thestoryI

likebestisaboutanordinaryyoungwomanwhotriedtoadapttohernewlifeafter

havingstudiedabroad.IlikethestorybecauseitwasthefirsttimethatIhad

writtenrealpassionandbecauseitmademerealizethateveryone9slifeisdifferent.

Q:Ifyoucouldwriteanyarticleyouwant,whatwouldyouwriteaboutand

why?

ZHULIN:Iwanttowriteaboutpeopleyouseldomreadabout,forexample

peoplewhohaveAIDSorwhoareaddictedtodrugs.Theirstoriesmustbeboldif

wewanttosolvedifficultsocialproblemsandhelpthosewhosufferfromthem.

Forareporter,thebasictaskistoreportaneventtruthfully.Weshouldn'tignore

whathappensevenifitisdifficultforpeopletoacceptsomestories.

Themediacanoftenhelpsolveproblemsanddrawattentiontosituationswhere

helpisneeded.Forexample,newspaperslikeChinaDailyorThePeople'sDaily

helpusunderstandwhatlifeislikeinotherpartsofChinaandtherestoftheworld.

Carefullywrittenarticlescanhelppeoplebecomeinterestedinimportantquestions

aroundtheworld.TVprogrammesandprintedarticlesalsohelppeopleinother

countrieslearnaboutChinaandtheChinesepeople.Theresultisabetter

understandingoftheworldonallsides,leadingtofutureworldwherepeoplefrom

allcountriesarerespectedanddifferentviewsandopinionsaretolerated.

1.Areporterdecideswhattowriteby.

A.discussingthearticlewiththeeditor

B.listeningtotheeditor'sideas

C.havingtheeditor'ssuggestions

D.A,BandC

2.Newspapershelpusunderstandtheworldby.

A.providinginformationandbackgroundaboutwhathappens.

B.drawingourattentiontoimportantissues.

C.solvingproblems.

D.AandB

3.Allofthefollowingexplainshownewspapersreportwhathappens

except.

A.Eithereditorsorreportershavetobeinterviewers.

B.Notonlyeditorsbutreportersmustmakesurethatreaderscanunderstandthe

stories.

C.Botheditorsandreportersdecidehowtoreportwhathappens.

D.Experiencededitorsandreportersmakeinformeddecisionsaboutwhatevents

toreport.

4.ThereasonwhyChenYinglikesbestthearticletobringstolenculturalrelics

backtoChinaisthat.

A.shecouldcontactfamousmuseumsallovertheworld.

B.shecouldinterviewtheexpertsofourcountryinthefield.

C.thenewsislikeaninterestingstory.

D.shecouldseesomeforeignexpertsinthefield.

5.Theresultofpeoplebothathomeandabroadlearningabouteachotheris

that.

A.Chinesepeoplebecomeinterestedinimportanteventsabroad.

B.foreignpeoplecangetmoreinformationaboutChina.

C.Chinawillbecomericherandstronger.

D.peopletheworldoverrespecteachotherandshareviewsandopinionsofone

another.

五.INTHEPUBLICEYE

SheisoneofChina'sfiftymostsuccessfulbusinessleadersandshehasbeen

describedasbeing“biggerthanOprah”.Wellknowntoonebillionviewers,Yang

LanisamongChina'smostpopularTVpersonalities.BominBeijingin1968,

YangLanbeganhercareerasthehostforthepopular“ZhengDaTVshow”.She

wasonly21atthetimeandhadjustgraduatedfromBeijingForeignStudies

University.Becomingthehostofashowwithanaudienceof200millionatsucha

youngagewasabigchallenge,butYangLanwasreadyforitandquicklybecame

popular.

Manyofuswouldprobablyhavestayednotoenjoythefameandmoneythat

comewithbeingaTVstar,butYangLanhadmoreimportantplans.Sheleftthe

showafterfouryearsandwenttoNewYorkCitytogetaMaster'sdegreeat

ColumbiaUniversity.Herexperienceabroadinspiredherandshemadeupher

mindtocreateanewkingofTVstationforChineseviewers.WhenYangLan

returnedtoChina,shedecidedtodevelopherinterestinbusiness.Togetherwillher

husband,shestartedherownmediacompany,sunMedia.

WhenYangLangrewup,herfamilydidnothaveatelevision.Sheremembers

howsheandtheotherchildreninherneighbourhoodwouldsitinfrontofasmall

blackandwhiteTVownedbyoneoftheotherfamiliesinherbuilding.TVwasa

newthingatthetime,butYangLanthoughtthatthepowerfulmediumcouldbe

usedinadifferentway.Shewantedtomakeshowsthatwerebothentertainingand

educational.Whenshewasstudyingabroad,sheproducedafeatureshowcalled

“Horizon”.TheshowintroducedAmericanpopularculturetoChineseviewers.

Viewerslikedthefirstseasonof"Horizon”,butYangLanwantedtodosomething

moreseriousandmeaningful.Thefollowingyear,shebeganinterviewing

importantpeople,suchasDrHeniyKissinger,anddiscussingsocialissues.Her

viewerswerepleasedandtheshowbecameevenmorepopular.Shelaterdeveloped

“YangLanOneonOne"，havinginterviewedmorethan300opinionleadersaround

theworld.

Despitetheincrediblesuccessofhermediacompany,shehasnotforgotten

whatmadeherwanttobeajournalistinthefirstplace.OneofYangLan'sgoalsis

tocreateadistinctlyChineseshowthatcanactasapositiveforceinreallife.

Chinesepeopletoday,YangLannotes,wanttowatchshowsthatdealwith

problemstheymayexperienceintheirownlife,suchashowtofitinthe

fast-changingsociety.Hermediacompany'sgoal,shesays,is"toeducatethrough

entertainment,andtoilluminatethroughinformation.

1."BiggerthanOprah”inthefirstparagraphmeans.

A.YangLanistallerthanOprahWinfrey

B.YangLanisfatterthanOprahWinfrey

C.YangLanisolderthanOprahWinfrey

D.YangLanismoresuccessfulandpopularthanOprahWinfrey

2.YangLanisyearsoldthisyear.

A.21B.29C.39D.48

3.YangLanbecamethehostfbr“ZhengDaTVshow"in.

A.1968B.1989C.1998D.1976

4.Shewasthehostfor"ZhengDaTVshow"foryears.

A.2B.4C.8D.21

5.Whenshewasalittlegirl,YangLan'sfamily.

A.hadasmallblackandwhiteTV.

B.hadacolourTV.

C.hadasmallandblackTVtogetherwiththeirneighbour.

D.hadnoTV.

6.ThereasonwhyYangLanleft“ZhengDaTVshow"isthat,

A.theaudiencedidn'tliketheshow

B.shewasunfitforheroffice

C.shewantedtogetmarriedsoon

D.shewantedtohavefurtherstudy

7.YangLanwasthehostofallthefollowingshowexcept.

A.ZhengDaTVshowB.SunMedia

C.HorizonD.YangLanOneonOne

六、MODERNARCHITECTURE

Architecturebooksattheman-madelivingenvironment.Everygreatculturein

thepasthaditsownideasofbeautyexpressedinartandarchitecture.Whenyou

lookaroundatbuildings,streets,squaresandparks,youwillfindthemdesigned,

plannedandbuiltindifferentstyles.

Modernismwasinventedinthe1920sbyagroupofarchitectswhowantedto

changesocietywithbuildingsthatwentagainstpeople'sfeelingofbeauty.They

wantedtheirbuildingsconstructedinawaytolookunnatural.

Whileintraditionalarchitecturematerialsuchasearth,stone,brickandwood

areused,thematerialsofmodemarchitecturearesteel,glassandconcrete.To

manypeoplemodernarchitectureequalsprogress.Developingcountrieswantto

buildthemostmodem-lookingbuildingsasthefirststeptowardsbecominga

moderncountry.

Modernbuildingsimpressusbecausetheyarehuge,butmanypeopledonot

findthembeautiful.Thebuildingslooklikeboxeswithflatroofs,sharpcornersand

glasswallsthatactasmirrors.Youdonotfeelinvitedtoenterthem.Everything

aboutthesebuildingsseemshardandunfriendly.

Ancientarchitectureshowsusmanybeautifulbuildings.Theseincludegreat

examplessuchasTaiheDian,theTempleofheavenorthegreatEuropean

cathedrals.Bothinthechoiceofmaterialsandshapeofbuildings,ancient

architecturestandsmuchclosertonature.

Naturedoesnothaveanystraightlines.AntonioGaudi,aSpanisharchitect,

wasthefirsttounderstandthat.Therearenotanysharpcomersormaterials,the

wallsseemtobecoveredwiththeskinofafish,whiletherooflooksliketheback

ofadragon.MostofGaudi'sworkswereconstructedinandaroundBarcelona.

LookingatthearchitecturebyGaudiislikeadream,fulloffantasticcoloursand

shapes.

Despitethefactthatheusedtraditionalmaterials,Gaudiswasamodem

architect.Infact,thereareothermodernarchitectswhousedesignsfromnature

whentheycreatetheirbuildings.FrankLloydWright,whobuiltanartmuseumin

NewYork,foundhimselfinspiredbyJapaneseseashells.Anotherfamousbuilding

thatmakespeoplethinkofseashellsistheOperaHouseinSydney,thoughitmakes

otherpeoplethinkofshipsails.

The2008OlympicStadiuminBeijingisanotherdesignthatmakesusthink

aboutnature.Seenfromthetop,itlooksasifthestadiumiscoveredbyagraynet

ofsteel,anditlooksjustlikeabird'snestmadeoftreebranches.Birdsfillupthe

spacesbetweenthebranchesoftheirnestswithsoftmaterials.Justso,thespacesin

thestructureofthestadiumwillbefilledwithhugeplasticbagsfullofair.

Althoughthestadiumwillbemadeofconcreteandsteel,theflowinglinesand

roundshapesmakethebuildinglookwarmandfriendly.

1.Thebuildings,streets,squaresandparksaroundyouare.

A.designedandbuiltinthesamestyles.

B.designedinthesamestylesbutbuiltindifferentstyles

C.designedindifferentstylesbutbuiltinthesamestyles.

D.designedandbuiltindifferentstyles.

2.Modernismrefersto.

A.agroupofarchitectsinthe1920s.

B.somearchitectswhowantedtochangesociety.

C.severalarchitectswhowereagainstpeople'sfeelingofbeauty.

D.thebuildingsconstructedunnaturally.

3.Acountrylooksmodernwhen.

A.ithaslotsofmoney.

B.ithasmanyup-to-datebuildings.

C.ithasalotofbeautifulpeople.

D.ithasmuchhightechnology.

4.Modernbuildingsappear.

A.beautifulB.friendlyC.naturalD.cold

5.Theword“that"inboldinparagraph6refersto.

A.thefactthatmodernbuildingsaremorebeautifulthanancientones.

B.thefactthatmodernbuildingsarelessbeautifulthanancientones.

C.theideathatnaturedoesnothaveanystraightlines.

D.theideathatmodernbuildingsshouldhavesharpcornersandstraightlines.

6.Wecanseethebuildingswhosebalconieslooklikeeyes,whosewallsseemtobe

coveredwiththeskinofafish,theroofofwhichlookslikethebackofadragon

in.

A.FranceB.SpainC.theUnitedStatesD.Japan

7.ThearchitectFrankLloydWrightseemstobe.

A.aFrenchmanB.aSpanishC.aJapaneseD.anAmerican

8.The2008OlympicStadiuminBeijing.

A.ismadeoftreebranches.

B.isahugenestforbirds.

C.looksunnatural.

D.lookswarmandfriendly.

9.Whichofthefollowingiscorrect?

A.ThetextisaboutclassicalChinesearchitecture.

B.Somemodernarchitecturetakesexamplesfromnature.

C.Thetextisaboutparksandgardens.

D.Gaudiisatraditionalarchitect.

七、ASECONDLIFEFORFACTORY798

Everywhereintheworldbuildings,suchasschools,hospitals,factoriesand

evenchurchesareleftemptybecausetheyarenolongerneeded.Itisusually

difficulttofindothercompaniestomoveintotheoldbuildings,becausethefloor

plan一thesizeandthenumberofhalls-doesnotfittheircompany.Often,these

buildingsarepulleddownafterhavingstoodemptywithoutuseformanyyears.

Factory798intheeastofBeijingwasabuildinglikethat.Onceanimportant

armyfactoryinBeijing,Factory798wasdesignedbyEastGermanarchitectsand

builtwithRussianhelpintheearly1950s.itisoneofthemostimportantexample

offactoryarchitectureleftfromthattime.Thehugefactoryhallsofbrickandglass

werebuiltinthe1920smodemstyle.Theyaredecoratedwithsmallround

windowsthatremindyouofships,bentroofsandtwenty-foothighwallsofglass

thatmakethemperiod.Thesimplestyleofthebuildingsandthefactthattheyare

GermansetthemasideasverydifferentfromChinesearchitecture.

Whenthearmyfactorymovedsomeyearsago,thefactorybuildingswereno

longerused.Untilaboutayearagomostoftheworkshopsinthefactorystood

empty.Someartcompaniesaskediftheycouldmoveintotheemptyspaceandrent

partsofthefactory.Thiswasthebeginningofthedevelopmentofthisareaintoa

centreforthearts,bringingtogetherChineseartists,artcompanies,musicians,a

Japaneseteahouse,aSichuanrestaurant,abookshopandadanceclub.

Oldfactorybuildingshavemanyhallsandworksho