Hearst Castle is in California, America. A person called William Randolph Hearst built it between 1922 and 1939, at a cost of more than $30 million. Last year, I had a trip to that castle.
I spent the whole day looking around. But there was much to see, and a day wasn’t enough. Hearst Castle has four houses. The main house, “Casa Grande”, is the biggest one. Visitors can live in the other three ones. Many of them are Hollywood film stars, and they often come to the parties there.
At Hearst Castle, there are also beautiful gardens and two swimming pools, one inside and a larger one outside. I loved the one outside, the “Neptune Pool”. It was a pity that we couldn’t go swimming there!
The guide told us that Mr. Hearst travelled around Europe with his mother at the age of ten and looked at paintings and castles. He never forgot that tour and wanted his house to look like a castle. When Mr Hearst died in 1951, his family gave Hearst Castle to the people of California. Now it’s a museum.
【小题1】The underlined word “Castle” in the first paragraph means _____.
| A．城堡 | B．胜地 | C．城垛 | D．楼阁 |
| A．younger than | B．bigger than |
| C．older than | D．smaller than |
| A．beautiful gardens |
| B．one swimming pool inside |
| C．one swimming pool outside |
| D．all the above |
| A．A tour around Europe |
| B．The paintings and castles in Europe |
| C．His mother |
| D．His dream |
| A．Hearst Castle in California was cheap to build. |
| B．Hearst Castle is on a mountain near the sea. |
| C．Many Hollywood film stars come to Hearst’s parties. |
| D．After Mr. Hearst died, his family lived at Hearst Castle. |
【小题1】A
【小题2】B
【小题3】D
【小题4】A
【小题5】C
解析试题分析：赫斯特城堡是在美国加州。它有四个房子。主要的房子,“的卡萨格兰德”,是最大的一个。在赫斯特城堡,也有美丽的花园和两个游泳池,一内一外,一个更大的。现在它是一个博物馆。
【小题1】词义理解推断题，根据文中第一自然段的语句理解可知，此词的含义是城堡，故选A。
【小题2】细节理解题，根据文中语句“The main house, “Casa Grande”, is the biggest one.”理解可知。Casa Grande是最大的一个，故选B。
【小题3】细节理解题，根据文中语句“At Hearst Castle, there are also beautiful gardens and two swimming pools,one inside and a larger one outside.”理解可知。在赫斯特城堡,也有美丽的花园和两个游泳池,一内一外，故选D。
【小题4】细节理解题，根据文中语句“he guide told us that Mr. Hearst travelled around Europe with his mother at the age of ten and looked at paintings and castles. He never forgot that tour and wanted his house to look like a castle.”理解可知。去欧洲旅游使他有了建造城堡的想法，故选A。
【小题5】细节理解题，根据文中语句“Many of them are Hollywood film stars, and they often come to the parties there.”理解可知。C是正确的答案。
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| A．Americans are always generous with their time. |
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| C．Meeting friends at the airport at midnight. |
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| B．Americans don’t feel hurt if their friendships disappear soon. |
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【小题2】How did Peter get the eggs ?
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B. He told the waiter what he wanted to eat.
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