The opera house in Santa Fe, New Mexico, is one of the most beautiful in the United States. It is small and open, with one roof over the stage where singers perform and another roof over part of the audience. This opera house in the mountain is one of the best in the country, which may seem surprising because performances are only given during seven weeks in the summer, and because Santa Fe is a very small city.
One reason why the Santa Fe Opera is so good is that it attracts many excellent young singers. They all hope to sing in famous opera houses like Metropolitan in New York someday, and they work hard to become well-known during the summer. The musicians and directors are experts who come from the best orchestras（管弦乐队）and operas in the country during their vacations. They enjoy working there because they like to live in Santa Fe, which is near both the mountains and the desert. It is very beautiful there in the summer.
The state government of New Mexico advertises the Santa Fe Opera in newspapers all over the country, and a great many tourists come to New Mexico because of the opera. Still, most of the audience does come from Santa Fe and other nearby cities, and all the seats in the theater are sold for every show.
There is only one thing that some people do not like about the Santa Fe Opera, and that is the cold weather. Because the theater is open, performances cannot start before it gets dark at nine o’clock in the evening, and then the mountain air becomes very cool. Sometimes people complain about the cold air, but because the operas are good, these people come back again—wearing warm coats.
1．This passage mainly introduces ________.
A．a mountain city
B．young musicians
C．an opera house
D．the tourism in Santa Fe
2．Young singers come to perform in Santa Fe Opera because ________.
A．the music quality is high
B．they enjoy the climate there
C．they want to be famous
D．they like the scenery there
3．It seems surprising that Santa Fe becomes famous because ________.
A．it is only a very small place
B．it is between the mountain and desert
C．all the seats are sold for every show
D．musicians there are from the best orchestras
4．From the passage, we can learn that ________.
A．the opera house is open without any roofs
B．musicians always spend vacations in Santa Fe
C．the government advertises to attract more musicians
D．performances are held in Santa Fe only after sunset
1．C 本文介绍的Santa Fe Opera，所以应该选C。 2．C 原文：they all hope to sing in famous opera houses like Metropolitan in New York someday，and they work hard to become well-know during the summer．可以判断选择C他们是为了出名来到这里。 3．A 选项BCD都不足以说明这个剧院这么著名令人感到惊奇的原因，只有A可以。 4．D 选项A，第一段写with one roof，故排除；选项BC文章中没有提示；选项D，原文：performances cannot start before it gets dark at nine o’clock in the evening．可以判断D正确。
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Being not far from the sea, London is famous for its fogs. The worst of them happened on December 4, 1952. All movement in the town came to a stop. It was almost impossible to drive or ride in anything. The streets that led into the center were filled with buses that moved two miles an hour. Soon, however, the traffic was stopped. Being left by their drivers, the buses and cars stood empty in the streets. Many who usually travel by bus took underground. But there were so many people that the gates had to be closed. Being caught in the fog, people felt their way along the walls of house with one hand, while they put the other in front of them so as not to knock against something or somebody.
At the Opera（歌剧）House they got through the first act of La Traviata before so much fog had spread into the building that singers could not see the conductor.
It was a terrible fog, indeed, and as many as 4 000 people in London lost their lives.
(1)This passage mainly tells us that ________.
[ ]
A．London is famous for its fogs
B．fogs may cause great trouble to people
C．the Londoners suffered a lot in the heavy fog in 1952
D．as many as 4 000 people died in the terrible fog
(2)In this passage“traffic”refers to ________.
[ ]
A．the movement of all the cars and people in the streets
B．the underground worked normally in the foggy weather
C．it was much safer to travel by underground
D．the police and the police cars coming and going
(3)Why did people take underground? Because ________.
[ ]
A．the underground was more comfortable
B．the underground worked normally in the foggy weather
C．it was much safer to travel by underground
D．people wouldn't knock against anything or anybody
(4)Which of the following is true according to this passage?
[ ]
A．La Traviata was such a nice play that everyone enjoyed it.
B．On the bus the singers couldn't see the conductors because of the heavy fog.
C．The fog spread into the Opera House after they finished the first act of La Traviata.
D．As soon as the first act of La Traviata began the fog spread into the building.
(5)Why do they have foggy weather in London? Because ________.
[ ]
A．London is called a“foggy city”
B．It often rains heavily in London
C．London is not far from the sea
D．London is on the Thames River
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科目：高中英语 来源：2012-2013学年吉林省吉林一中高二上学期期中考试英语试卷A（带解析） 题型：阅读理解
Sydney—A shark savaged a schoolboy's leg while he was surfing with his father at a beach in Sydney on February 23.It was the third shark attack along the coast of Australia's largest city in a month.
The 15-year-old boy and his father were in the water off Avalon，on Sydney's northern beaches，around dawn when he was attacked.The city's beaches are packed with locals and tourists during the summer months.
“The father heard a scream and turned to see his son thrashing(激烈扭动)about in the water，”the police said.“Fortunately，the shark swam away and the boy was helped to the shore by his father.”
Lifesaving Club spokesman Nick Miller said，“It got him around the top of his left leg and the father came and dragged him out of water.”He said the boy was bleeding heavily when he was brought to the shore.“There was a lot of pain，as you can imagine.”The teenager was airlifted to hospital for treatment for leg injuries.
Police said the bites “cut through to the bone”，but the boy did not appear to have sustained any fractures (骨折)．He was in a stable condition now.
Several beaches were closed after the attack.Water police and lifeguards were searching for the shark，while the police hoped to identify its species by the shape of the bite marks.But they said it was too early to say what type of shark attacked the boy.“I don't even know if he saw it，”Miller said.
Many shark species live in the waters off Sydney's beaches，but attacks on humans are still relatively rare.However，there were two attacks on successive days earlier this month，one on a navy diver in Sydney harbor，not far from the famous Opera House，and the other on a surfer at the city's world-famous Bondi beach.
Fishermen say shark numbers are on the rise.There is a ban on commercial fishing in the harbor，which has increased fish stocks.Marine experts also claim environmental protection has created a cleaner environment，attracting sharks closer to the shore as they chase fish.Many shark species，including the Great White—the man-eaters made famous in Steven Spielberg's Jaws—are protected in Australian waters.
【小题1】The report mainly tells us ________.
| A．shark attacks on humans are on the rise |
| B．sharks attacked humans three times in one month |
| C．a boy was attacked by a shark at a Sydney beach |
| D．shark numbers are increasing in the waters off Sydney's beaches |
| A．attracted | B．dragged | C．bit | D．packed |
| A．he was losing much blood when he was dragged out |
| B．he was very nervous when he was sent to hospital |
| C．he may be in danger of losing his leg |
| D．he was injured in the right leg |
| A．environmental protection has created a cleaner environment |
| B．a ban on commercial fishing has increased fish numbers |
| C．many shark species are protected in Australian waters |
| D．the film Jaws has made the Great White famous |
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科目：高中英语 来源：2014届福建省高二上学期期中考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
The Sydney Opera House is a very famous building in the world. It has become Sydney's best-known landmark and international symbol. The Opera House with a " sailing roof" was designed by a famous Danish architect (丹麦建筑大师),Utzon. The base for the building was started in 1959, years before the designs were finished. Utzon spent four years designing the Opera House. In 1962, the designs were finalized (定稿) and the construction began. In 1967, they started the decoration inside. It took 14 years in total to build the Opera House. Queen Elizabeth II officially opened it on October 20th, 1973.
The Sydney Opera House cost around $100 million and was paid for by the public 6,225 square meters of glass was used to build it. The Opera House includes 1,000 rooms. It is 185 meters long and 120 meters wide. The building's roof sections weigh about 15 tons. Each year, this fantastic building attracts 200,000 tourists to come for a visit or enjoy events in it.
The Opera House reaches out into the harbour (港湾). It is amazing and unforgettable, offering people a strong sense of beauty.
1.The designer of the Sydney Opera House was from _______.
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A．America |
B．Australia |
C．England |
D．Denmark(丹麦） |
2.Building the Sydney Opera House lasted__________.
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A．from 1959 to 1973 |
B．from 1962 to 1973
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C．from 1959 to 1967 |
D．from 1962 to 1967 |
3._______ paid for the cost of the building of the Sydney Opera House.
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A．Utzon |
B．The public |
C．Queen Elizabeth II |
D．The government |
4.Which is the best title for the passage?
|
A．Sailing Roof |
B．Travelling in Sydney
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C．The Sydney Opera House |
D．The Opening of the Opera House |
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科目：高中英语 来源：2012届度山东省德州市高三上学期期中联考英语题 题型：阅读理解
HK’s Family Affair
The 32nd Hong Kong Art Festival, to be held early next year, will be based on the theme of “family”.
The art festival, considered to be Asia’s best, began in 1973.
“We hope that people from Beijing and from all over the world will go to Hong Kong to enjoy the multiple performances in our art festival,”Douglas Gautier, the festival’s management director, said in a press conference in the capital.
In the 29 days of the festival, which runs from February 8 to March 7, 2004, the audience can choose from 111 performances of 51 programmes staged by 700 foreign performers, 450 local artists and 160 actors from the mainland.
Programmes vary from classical music, jazz, world music, Western and Peking opera, drama and dance to outdoor spectaculars.
The programmes include Beethoven’s only opera Fidelio, Shakespeare’s drama Rromeo and Juliet, the ballet Mozartina and African dances, to name just a few.
The lineup（阵容）includes the English Touring Theatre, Prague Chamber Orchestra, Zurich Ballet, The Spanish National Dance Troupe, as well as Europe Galante, the Petersen Quartet, pianists Angela Hewitt and Marc-Andre Hamelin, and saxophonist Jan Garbarek.
In an effort to increase attendance, hotels and airlines are offering discount packages along with art festival ticket sales, most of which are at 20% and 30% discounts.
For more information, please check:
www. hk. artsfestival. org
1.The press conference must have been held ________.
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A．in Hong Kong |
B．in Europe |
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C．in Beijing |
D．in England |
2.By means of“discount packages”you can pay ________.
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A．nothing for the cost |
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B．less than the usual cost |
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C．for the air ticket but not for the festival ticket |
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D．for the festival ticket but not for hotel rooms |
3.According to the text, we do NOT have any information about ________.
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A．who will perform on stage |
B．what programmes there will be |
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C．when the 32nd Art Festival will be held |
D．which theatres will put on performances |
4.The main purpose in writing this text is ________.
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A．to make the 32nd Art Festival known |
B．to announce the plan of the art festival |
|
C．to introduce the cost of the art festival |
D．to sell a service during the art festival |
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科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
II 阅读理解（共25小题。第一节每小题2分，第二节每小题1分；满分45分）
第一节 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（ A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The Opera house in Santa Fe. New Mexico is one of the most beautiful ones in the United States. It is small and open, with one roof over the stage where singers perform and another roof over part of the audience. This opera house in the mountain is one of the best in the country, which may seem surprising because performances are only given during seven weeks in the summer, and because Santa Fe is a very small city.
One reason why the Santa Fe Opera is so good is that it attracts many excellent young singers. They all hope to sing in famous opera houses like Metropolitan in New York someday, and they work hard to become well-known during the summer. The musicians and directors are experts who come from the best orchestras(管弦乐队) and operas in the country during their vacations. They enjoy working there because they like to live in Santa Fe, which is near both the mountains and the desert. It is very beautiful there in the summer.
The state government of New Mexico advertises the Santa Fe Opera in newspapers all over the country, and a great many tourists come to New Mexico because of the opera. Still, most of the audience does come from Santa Fe and other nearby cities, and all the seats in the theater are sold for every show.
There is only one thing that some people do not like about the Santa Fe Opera, and that is the cold weather. Because the theater is open, performances cannot start before it gets dark at nine o'clock in the evening, and then the mountain air becomes very cool. Sometimes people complain about the cold air, but because the operas are good, these people come back again---wearing warm coats.
41.This passage mainly introduces _____.
A. a mountain city B. young musicians C. an opera house D. the tourism in Santa Fe
42.Young singers come to perform in Santa Fe Opera because _____.
A. the music quality is high B. they enjoy the climate there
C. they want to be famous D. they like the scenery there
43.It seems surprising that Santa Fe becomes famous because _____.
A. it is only a very small place B. it is between the mountain and desert
C. all the seats are old for every show D. musicians there are from the best orchestras
44.From the passage, we can learn that _____.
A. the opera house is open without any roofs B. musicians always spend vacations in Santa Fe
C. the government advertises to attract more musicians
D. performances are held in Santa Fe only after sunset
45.The underlined word“advertise”in Paragraph 3 means _____.
A. forces others to read B. cheats people to come C. supports D. praises
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