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【题目】A spiraling (呈螺旋形的) tower made from thousands of books in dozens of languages is the later landmark in Buenos Ares, named the World Bok Capital this year.

Called the Tower of Babel, the 25-metrehigh tower by Argentine artist Marta Minujin is made from 30,000books, donated by readers, libraries and more than 50embassies.

Climbing up its seven floors, visitors to the tower hear music composed by Minujin and the voice of the artist repeating the word “book” in scores of languages.

“Building this tower is really a wonder,”Minujin said, standing before the structure as curious passers-by looked at a downtown city square. “A hundred years from now, Peple will say 'there was a Tower of Babel in Argentina... and it didn't need translation because art needs no translation'.”

Minujin, who worked with US artist Andy Warhol, built a full-scale mode of the Parthenon in Buenos Aires in1983, using books banned by the military dictatorship(专政) that ended that year.

This year's book tower marks Buenos Aires' naming as the 2011 · World Book Capital by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

“We've been laying books for 10 days straight,” said Sebastian Atienza, 26, who works for the company that built the tower under Minujin's command. “But it's worth it. It's where all languages come together.”

When the exhibit ends later this month, Minujin said literature lovers will be allowed to come and pick one book each. The rest will be brought down to start a new archive (档案馆) that has already been named The Library of Babel, the name of a story by Argentina's most famous author, Jorge Luis Borges.

【1】According to the passage, the Tower of Babel _____.

is made from 30,000 books from nearly 50 countries

is designed by American artist Marta Minujin

will hold the book exhibition for 10 days

has a height of twenty-five metres

【2】After the book exhibition, most books will be _____.

handed out among visitors

B. donated to UNESCO

C. sent to Argentina’s new archive

D. bought by Jorge Luis Borges

【3】The passage is probably taken from a(n) _____.

A. advertisement

B. tourism guide

C. textbook

D. newpapers

Answer 1

【答案】【1】D

【2】C

【3】D

【解析】【1】细节理解题。从第二段第一句“Called the Tower of Babel, the 25-meter high tower…”可知。

【2】细节理解题。从最后一段第二句“The rest will be brought down to start a new archive(档案馆)that has already been named The Library of Babel.”可知。

【3】推理判断题。文章主要讲述了阿根廷的“通天书塔”，材料新颖，很可能出现在报纸上。