Question

World Expo 2010 will be held in Shanghai. It will last from May 1st to October 31st， 2010. The Expo site covers a to­tal area of 5.28 km2.It spans(横 跨) both sides of the HuangpuRiver， with 3.93 km2 in Pudong and 135 km2 in Puxi. There are five functional zones markedA B C D andE. Each of them has different functions.

Zone A will host the na­tional pavilions(国家馆) of Asian countries except southeast Asian ones.

Zone B will be home to the China Pavilion(中国馆) and Oceanian(大洋洲的) countries, Pavilions for International Orga­nizations， Theme Pavilions(主题馆)， Expo Centre，and Perfor­mance Centre etc.

Zone C will host the national pavilions of European， American and African countries. A large public amusement park will be built at the entrance of this zone.

Zone D is home to Corpo­rate Pavilions(企业馆), the land is one of the original places of modern China's na­tional industry. So some of the old industrial buildings will be kept and renovated(修复) into Expo pavilions.

Zone E will host stand­alone(独立的) Corporate Pavil­ions， Urban Civilization Pavilion (城市文明馆)， and Urban Best Practices Area.

1. How long will World Expo 2010 last?

A.About four months.     B.About five months

C. About half a year    D. About a year

2. Which of the following is not true according to the passage?

A. The Expo site covers the area of 5.28 km2.

B. The Expo site spans both sides of HuangpuRiver.

C. There are five functionalzones marked A， B， C， D， and E.

D. All of the five' zones have the Same functions.

3.Which zone will be home to the China Pavilion?

A. Zone A.     B. Zone B.

C. Zone C.     D. Zone D.

4. They will build      at the entrance of Zone C.

A.a large museum          B. a large public amusement park

C.  a theme pavilions     D. a large garden

5.If you visit Zone D，         .

A. you can visit Urban Best Practices Area

B.you can know some information of American national industry

C. you can find some Corporate Pavilions

D.you can have the chance to get to know some Oceanian countries.

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.B

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章主要讲了，2010世博会将在上海举行。它将从五月一日持续到2010年10月31日，并介绍了世博会的各大区的功能。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段， It will last from May 1st to October 31st， 2010.可知将持续大约半年。可知选C。

2.细节理解题。通读全文可知世博会的五大功能区是不一样的。可知应选D。

3.细节理解题。根据文中one B will be home to the China Pavilion(中国馆) and Oceanian(大洋洲的) countries。故选B。

4.细节理解题。根据American and African countries. A large public amusement park will be built at the entrance of this zone.可知将建一个大的娱乐公园 。故选B。

5.细节理解题。根据Zone D is home to Comporate Pavilions，可知故选C。

考点：文化类短文阅读。