The Sydney Opera House is a very famous building in the world. It has become Sydney's best-known landmark and international symbol. 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 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 6,225 square meters of glass was used to build it. The Opera House includes 1,000 rooms. It is 185 meters long and 120 meters wide. The building's roof sections weigh about 15 tons. 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 _______.
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A．America |
B．Australia |
C．England |
D．Denmark(丹麦） |
2.Building the Sydney Opera House lasted__________.
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A．from 1959 to 1973 |
B．from 1962 to 1973
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C．from 1959 to 1967 |
D．from 1962 to 1967 |
3._______ paid for the cost of the building of the Sydney Opera House.
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A．Utzon |
B．The public |
C．Queen Elizabeth II |
D．The government |
4.Which is the best title for the passage?
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A．Sailing Roof |
B．Travelling in Sydney
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C．The Sydney Opera House |
D．The Opening of the Opera House |
There was once a famous king whose name was Tamerlane. Like Alexander the Great, he 36 to become the master of the whole world. So he raised a great 37 and made war on other countries. He conquered(征服，打败） many kings and 38 many cities. But at last his army was beaten; and Tamerlane escaped alone from the field of 39 .
For a long time he wandered in 40 from place to place. His enemies were 41 him. He was about to lose all hope.
One day he was 42 under a tree, thinking of his failure. He had now been a wanderer for twenty days. He couldn’t 43 any longer. Suddenly he saw a small object climbing up the trunk (树干) of the tree. He looked more 44 and saw it was an ant, 45 a grain of wheat（麦粒） as large as itself.
There was a 46 in the tree only a little way above, and that was the home of the ant.
“You are 47 , Mr. Ant,” he said, “but you are carrying something that is too heavy for you.” Just as he 48 , the ant lost its footing and fell to the ground. But it 49 held on to the grain of wheat. Tamerlane 50 the little insect. It tried the second time, the third time ... the twentieth time — but always with the same 51 . Then it tried the twenty-first time. 52 , one little step at a time, it climbed across the rough place where it had 53 so often. The next minute it climbed 54 into its home, carrying the grain of wheat. “Well done!” said Tamerlane, “you’ve taught me a lesson. I, too, will try, try again, 55 I succeed.”
And this he did.
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I wanted to have the paper by the end of this month.
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A．finish |
B．to be finished |
C．finished |
D．being finished |
I will answer the teacher’s question when _______.
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A．I ask |
B．I will be asked |
C．asked |
D．I shall be asked |
She decided to apply _____ the boss _____ the new position .
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A．to ；to |
B．for ；for |
C．to ；for |
D．for ; to |
The number of people invited to the party 200 but a number of them ___absent for different reasons.
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A．were ; was |
B．was ; were |
C．was ; was |
D．were ; were |
