Perhaps the most extraordinary (奇特的) building put up in the nineteenth century was the Cry

Perhaps the most extraordinary (奇特的) building put up in the nineteenth century was the Crystal Palace (水晶宫) which was built in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851. The Crystal Palace was different from all the other buildings in the world, for it was made of iron and glass. It was one of the biggest buildings of all the time and a lot of people from many countries came to see it. Plenty of goods were sent to the exhibition from all parts of the world. There was also a great deal of machinery on show. Though in those days, traveling was not as easy as it is today, steamboats carried thousands of visitors across the Channel from Europe. On arriving in England, they were taken to the Crystal Palace by train. There were six million visitors in all, and the money from the exhibition was used to build museums and colleges. Later the Crystal Palace was moved to the South London. It remained one of the most famous buildings in the world until it was burnt down in 1936.
【小题1】The Crystal Palace was built up .A．in the 1950sB．in the 1900s C．shortly before 1851D．before 1951【小题2】People from many countries came to the Crystal Palace mainly to .A．buy goodsB．visit an exhibitionC．travel aroundD．enjoy the Crystal Palace itself【小题3】What happened to the Crystal Palace in 1936?A．It caught a terrible fire.B．It disappeared suddenly.C．It went to the South of London.D．It was rebuilt.【小题4】The Crystal Palace was famous to all because .A．it is the biggest building in the worldB．so many visitors had been thereC．it was made of iron and glassD．it was burnt down at last【小题5】The writer .A．thought the Crystal Palace very usefulB．sang high praise for the Crystal PalaceC．wanted the Crystal Palace to be rebuiltD．was one of the visitors to the Crystal PalaceC

(答案→)C 解析：本文叙述了水晶宫为了1851年的大展始建于 Hydd 公园。水晶宫是不同于世界上的所有其他建筑，因为它用钢和玻璃做的。它是最大建筑物之一，来自许多国家的人都来看它。来自世界各地的大量的商品也被送往展览。后来，水晶宫被搬到伦敦南部。它仍是世界最著名的建筑物之一直到1936 年被烧毁。【小题1】细节理解题。根据the Crystal Palace (水晶宫) which was built in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851.故选C。【小题2】细节理解题。根据It was one of the biggest buildings of all the time and a lot of people from many countries came to see it. 它是所有时间的最大建筑物之一，很多来自许多国家的人来看它。故选D。【小题3】细节理解题。根据it was burnt down in 1936. 在1936年它被烧毁了，故选A。【小题4】细节理解题。根据for it was made of iron and glass. 因为它用钢和玻璃。故选C。【小题5】作者态度题。根据Perhaps the most extraordinary (奇特的) building put up in the nineteenth century was the Crystal Palace (水晶宫) which was built in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851. 故选B。

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