Question

【题目】

The fire at Notre Dame Cathedral(巴黎圣母院) in Paris has raised questions about the condition of thousands of other historic buildings across Europe. It also raises questions about whether European governments are doing enough to keep up and care for such buildings.

Some people say the fire last month was a wake-up call, not just for Europe, but the whole world. Large fires have long robbed humanity of knowledge, art and treasures. One example is the fire at the famous library of Alexandria in northern Egypt about 1700 years ago.

In 2015, the German engineering company Siemens found that Scotland had about 10 serious fires a year, while England lost at least twelve listed buildings a year. In Germany, 70 historic buildings have been destroyed since 2000.

And all too often, fires happen while old buildings are being repaired. Experts say that what is needed is continuous attention and maintenance(维护). These steps, if taken, could help avoid the need for major repairing work.

But regular attention and maintenance costs money.

Part of the problem comes from the shortage of money provided by governments after the 2008 financial crisis (金融危机). As a result, governments are increasingly looking for rich companies to keep up these historic buildings.

“We do need more money, but this is a shared duty for governments, businesses and citizens across Europe,” said an officer from the European Union.

Some say world-famous monuments like Notre Dame are the driving force behind tourism and should get more respect. People have noticed the importance of such respect.

“Historic buildings are a gold mine(矿). You cannot explore it and then just leave the mine and go to another one. It is something you really have to value,” the officer said.

【1】After the fire at Notre Dame Cathedral, more attention is paid to_________ .

A.European governmentsB.famous libraries

C.engineering companiesD.the old buildings

【2】According to the passage, one of the biggest enemies of cultural treasures is________.

A.robbersB.firesC.moneyD.tourists

【3】“These steps” in Paragraph 4 refer to (指代)___________.

A.attention and maintenanceB.careful repairing work

C.enough respect from peopleD.serious financial crisis

【4】The officer thinks _______should accept the duty of caring for these famous monuments.

A.citizens around the worldB.the European governments

C.rich European businessesD.the whole European society

【5】The purpose of writing this article is to ask everyone to____________.

A.value historic buildingsB.donate plenty of money

C.pay attention to big firesD.avoid exploring mines

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】A

【4】D

【5】A

【解析】

文章大意：巴黎圣母院大火之后引出了欧洲各国对历史建筑保护的力度是否足够的问题。大火不仅给欧洲敲响了警钟也给世界各国警醒，长期以来大火夺走了许多世界各国的历史建筑文物，专家认为需要有持续的关注才能避免大规模的维修工作，政府官员认为是全社会共同的责任，人们要去尊重历史古迹。

【1】细节理解题。问题是：巴黎圣母院大火之后人们更关注什么？根据文章第一段中的“The fire at Notre Dame Cathedral(巴黎圣母院) in Paris has raised questions about the condition of thousands of other historic buildings across Europe. It also raises questions about whether European governments are doing enough to keep up and care for such buildings.” 在巴黎圣母院大火之后对成千上万的欧洲历史建筑产生了问题。它也提出了一个问题，即欧洲各国政府在维护和保护这些建筑方面是否做得足够。在大火之后人们产生了对保护历史建筑的疑问A European governments是“欧洲政府”，B famous libraries是“著名图书馆”，C engineering companies是“工程公司”，D the old buildings是“古老的建筑”。结合文章第一段是历史古建筑，故选D。

【2】文章主旨题。问题是：根据文章，文化财富最大的敌人是什么？根据文中“Large fires have long robbed humanity of knowledge, art and treasures.”长期以来大火夺走了人类文化、艺术和瑰宝。所以文化财富最大的敌人是大火，A robbers是“盗贼”，B fires是“火”，C money是“钱”，D tourists是“游客”。故选B。

【3】细节理解题。问题是：第四段中的“这些步骤”指的是什么？问指代什么一般都在前一句话，根据上文中的“Experts say that what is needed is continuous attention and maintenance”专家表示需要持续的关注和维护。所以这些步骤指的是关注和维护。A attention and maintenance是“关注和维护”，B careful repairing work是“细心的修理工作”，C enough respect from people是“足够的尊重”，D serious financial crisis是“严重的金融危机”。故选A。

【4】细节理解题。问题是：官员认为 应该承担起保护文物的责任？根据文中的“We do need more money, but this is a shared duty for governments, businesses and citizens across Europe.” said an officer from the European Union. 我们需要更多的资金，但是这是欧洲政府、商人和公民共同的责任。A citizens around the world是“世界各国的公民”，B the European governments是“欧洲政府”，C rich European businesses是“富裕的欧洲企业”，D the whole European society是“整个欧洲社会”。故选D。

【5】主旨大意题。写这篇文章的目的是让每个人怎么样？A value historic buildings是“重视历史建筑”，B donate plenty of money是“捐大量的钱”，C pay attention to big fires是“关注大火”，D avoid exploring mines是“不要挖矿”。全文说的都是巴黎圣母院大火之后各界对这个事件后对保护文物该怎么做和举了各国被大火破坏的历史文物，所以作者是要告诉我们要重视历史建筑，故选A。