Question

【题目】Perhaps the most wonderful building put up in the 19th 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.

【1】The Crystal Palace was built up_________.

A. in the 1950s B. in the 1990s C. shortly before 1851 D. after 1851

【2】People from many countries came to the Crystal Palace mainly to______.

A. buy goods B. visit an exhibition

C. travel D. enjoy the Crystal Palace itself

【3】What happened to the Crystal Palace in 1936?

A. It caught a terrible fire. B. It disappeared suddenly.

C. It was moved away to the south of London D. It was rebuilt.

【4】The Crystal Palace was famous to all because__________.

A. it was the biggest building in the world then

B. it was made of iron and glass

C. so many visitors had been there

D. it was burnt down at last

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】A

【4】B

【解析】这是一篇介绍英国以前的水晶宫的说明文，通过这篇文章我们要抓住水晶宫的特质和它的建造时间和地位，要留意文中一些不起眼的细节，因为它们往往会干扰我们选择，如第四小题的A项偷偷的把“one of”给删去了，从而让读者乍一看没什么毛病，但是已经把水晶宫的地位弄错了。

【1】考察文章细节理解。根据“the Crystal Palace（水晶宫）which was built in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851.”这里告诉我们水晶宫是在1851年建造的。故选C。

【2】考察文章细节理解。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（当时）所有时期最大的建筑物，有很多来自其他国家的人来看它。所以人们来看的是水晶宫本身。故选D。

【3】考察文章细节理解。根据“It remained one of the most famous buildings in the world until it was burnt down in 1936.”它在当时依然是世界上最有名的建筑物之一直到它在1936被烧毁。故选A。

【4】考察文章细节理解。根据“The Crystal Palace was different from all the other buildings in the world, for it was made of iron and glass.”这里告诉我们水晶宫之所以和世界上其他建筑物不一样是因为它由钢铁和玻璃铸造的。又由“It was one of the biggest buildings of all the time”可知A项错误，它只是当时最大的建筑物之一，而不是唯一的。故选B。