Question

My first visit to Angkor Wat was in 1980. The country had been at war for many years and the temple was deserted and falling to pieces. Plants were growing out of the roofs, and trees were growing in the courtyards.

Today, the temple is the scene of a busy repair programme. A team of 15 Indian experts are organizing a workforce of 400 Cambodians, most of them women, who are cleaning, repairing and rebuilding parts of this temple.

As I walked through the courtyards, I noticed the Cambodian women devote hours to cleaning carefully a tiny area of stone. Boards are laid down to protect the precious painted stones while the repair work is going on. There are very few machines and little heavy equipment. Workers carry building materials in buckets at the end of long poles. Piles of stones lie in a corner of the courtyard, waiting to be replaced.

The work of cleaning the stones is watched over by three Indian chemists. It is a very slow task. First they clean the stones with brushes using buckets of a weak chemical. Then gaps between the stones are filled in. Finally another material is painted onto the stones which will protect them from water forever.

Work starts every day at 7 a. m. and goes on until late afternoon six days a week, with a break at midday.

Evening is the best time to visit the temple, after the tour groups have left. As the sun sinks lower, shadows spread across the courtyard. After sunset, the sky turns pink. The grey stone towers take on a golden colour before turning pink. Nowhere else in the world can there be such a quiet, beautiful place.

1.This passage mainly tells__________

A. the poor look of the temple Angkor Wat in 1980.

B. the history of the temple Angkor Wat

C. the repair work being done to the temple Angkor Wat

D. the difficulty in the repair work

2.According to the author, which of the following plays the least important role in the repair work?

A. The women workers.    B. The Indian workers

C. Machines    D. Skilled workers

3.The underlined sentence “the temple was deserted” possibly means that________

A. there was no one in the temple and it was in a poor state

B. the temple was built on desert and nobody noticed it

C. the temple was very old with a long history

D. the temple was repaired by the Cambodians, most of whom women

4.To clean the stone, how many steps should be followed?

A. Tow    B. Three

C. Four    D. Five

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.A

4.B

【解析】本文为一篇记叙文，主要讲述了作者于1980年第一次去吴哥窟的所见所感，期间描述了吴哥窟的美景以及印度科学家对于当地庙宇修复工作的描述，文章表达情真意切，充分的将作者的感情融入到文章中去，寓情于景。

1.主旨大意题，通过对文章的阅读可知该篇文章主要讲述的就是坐着到吴哥窑的所见所感，以及印度科学家们对于当地庙宇的修复工作。A选项the poor look of the temple Angkor Wat in 1980.意为1980年吴哥窑庙宇的残破景象，该选项与题目表达不符，故不选，B选项the history of the temple Angkor Wat吴哥窟庙宇的历史，文章主要讲的是作者在吴哥窟的所见所感，故B选项不选，C选项the repair work being done to the temple Angkor Wat对于吴哥窟的修复工作，该选项与文章表达主旨相符，故选择C项the repair work being done to the temple Angkor Wat

2.细节理解题，本题题目意为，根据作者的描述，下面哪个部分在文章中起到最小的作用？通过对文章的阅读可以答案定位到文章第二段的There are very few machines and little heavy equipment.故我们可以得知极其在对于吴哥窟庙宇的修复工作起到了特别小的作用，故本题选择C项 Machines

3.判断推理题，deserted有被抛弃，被遗弃的意思，the temple was deserted意为许多寺庙被遗弃了。A选项意为庙宇位于很拼桥的国家且空无一人，符合题意。B选项意为庙宇建在沙漠之中，鲜为人知。不符合题意，不选。C选项意为庙宇有很悠久的历史，不符合题意故不选。庙宇由柬埔寨人进行维修，其中大部分是女性，该选项与题意不符，综上所述故本题选择A项there was no one in the temple and it was in a poor state

4.细节理解题，该题题目意为为了清理岩石需要进行几个步骤？我们可以将答案定位到文中的First they clean the stones with brushes using buckets of a weak chemical. Then gaps between the stones are filled in. Finally another material is painted onto the stones which will protect them from water forever.的这一部分，通过这段文字中的first then 以及finally可知清理岩石需要进行三步 ，故本题选择B项Three。