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  The Tower of London is _____ the Church tower.

  A. twice high than B. two times as high as C. twice higher as D. three times the height of

 

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科目:高中英语 来源:2004全国各省市高考模拟试题汇编(天利38套)·英语 题型:050

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科目:高中英语 来源:1课3练单元达标测试高二英语(下) 题型:050

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  The tower of Big Ben, London's most famous building, has always leaned (倾斜) slightly, but construction (建设) work on a new line for the London Underground seemed likely to give the tower a real lean. Engineers have had to prop up (支撑) its base to prevent it from damaging the rest of the Houses of Parliament.

  To control the tower's movement, engineers pumped grout (水泥浆) into the soil under the tower. The tower now leans an extra few centimeters, but the lean can only be seen by the most sharp-eyed observer.

  Between 1995 and 1997, to lengthen the Jubilee Line of the Underground, builders dug a 40-metre-deep hole just 31 metres north of the clock tower. And the new tube (underground) tunnels were even nearer to the tower. John Burland, who recently helped stop the increasing lean in the Leaning Tower of Pisa and was an adviser to the Jubilee Line project, believed the work would affect (影响) the tower. In his opinion, no further lean should go beyond a safety limit of 27.5 millimetres (毫米) over the existing lean of 220 millimetres.

  To keep the lean within this limit, Burland told the British Association about the new method of pumping grout immediately under the base of the tower. More than 300 tons of grout were pumped in during construction. The tower's additional lean went between 10 and 25 millimetres, but never passed 27.5 millimetres.

  After the construction work was completed in late 1997, a review of movements in nearby walls showed that the building was in better shape than it had been thought before and the safety limit was raised to 35 millimetres before any action needs to be taken.

  Since 1997, the tower has continued to lean, Burland told Modern Construction. The latest measurements, taken this year, suggest that the tower's lean had just reached 35 millimetres. But following regular re-examinations of the tower, experts are sure that the tower has stabilized (稳定). A spokesman for London Underground says: “We understand the tower has stabilized and returned to its normal movement cycle.”

  From Modern Construction, 16 September, 2004

1.What does the world “review” (in Paragraph 5) mean?

[  ]

A.Observation.
B.Description.
C.Discussion.
D.Re-examination.

2.Why was the propping up construction necessary?

[  ]

A.To stop the tower of Big Ben from necessary.

B.To stop sharp-eyed people from seeing the lean.

C.To stop the Tower of Pisa from leaning too much.

D.To stop the clock tower from leaning beyond its safety limit.

3.What was the existing lean of the tower at the time when the article was written?

[  ]

A.220 millimetres.
B.255 millimetres.
C.35 millimetres.
D.27.5 millimetres.

4.We can infer from the article that ________.

[  ]

A.the tower of Big Ben will damage the Houses of Parliament (国会)

B.the Jubilee line should be stopped in Burland's opinion

C.the writer is blaming (责备) Burland for making a mistake

D.the propping up work has proved to be successful

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科目:高中英语 来源:浙江省兰溪一中2010-2011学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题 题型:050

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St Paul's Cathedral

Ludgate Hill, EC4

  Underground:St Paul's; Bus:6, 8, 11, 15, 22, 25

  Open:Daily 8∶00-19∶00(17∶00 from Oct.to Mar.).Entrance free

  Designed by the great architect, Sir Christopher Wren, St Paul's Cathedral was built following the Great Fire of London of 1666, which destroyed the gothic cathedral on the site at that time.It is crowned by a magnificent dome and its choir(唱诗班)is internationally famous.Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer were married here in 1981.

  Buckingham Palace

  South end of the Mall(SW1)

  Underground:St.James's Park, Victoria, Hyde Park Corner, Green Park; Bus:2, 11, 14, 16, 19, 22, 24, 29, 30, 38, 52, 73, 74, 137

  Buckingham Palace is the official residence of the monarch(君主)for much of the year.(When the monarch is in residence, a flag flies over the palace.)The Mall is a very impressive wide street, leading from Buckingham Palace to Trafalgar Square.

  Note:As the palace is the monarch's official residence, it is not open to the public.

  The Tower of London

  Tower Hill, EC3

  Underground:Tower Hill; Bus:42, 78

  Open:Mon-Sat.9

  Parts of the Tower of London are over nine centuries old, as building began under William the Conqueror in 1078.Famous as a prison in the distant past, the Tower has also been a royal residence, a zoo and an observatory, among other things.It is now a museum and many thousands of people visit it every year in particular to see the Crown Jewels.

  Westminster Abbey

  Broad Sanctuary, SW1

  Underground:Westminster, St James's Park; Bus:3, 11, 12, 24, 29, 39, 53, 59, 76, 77, 88, 109, 155, 168, 170, 172, 184, 503

  Open:Daily 8∶00-18∶00(Mar.-Dec, Tuesday till 20∶00)

  Entrance free

  A Benedictine abbey which already existed on the site was rebuilt by Edward the Confessor and consecrated in 1065.On the way to its present form, the abbey was extended in the 13th-16th centuries, with the two west towers being added in the 18th.There are many famous tombs in the abbey, including that of the unknown Warrior and those of many poets and writers.

(1)

These texts are most probably taken from _________.

[  ]

A.

a history book about London

B.

a guidebook for visitors to London

C.

a book about London's churches and cathedrals

D.

a book describing London's development

(2)

No.11 bus can take you to all three of these places:

[  ]

A.

St Paul's Cathedral, Westminster Abbey and the Tower of London

B.

St Paul's Cathedral, Westminster Abbey and Buckingham Palace

C.

St Paul's Cathedral, the Tower of London and Buckingham Palace

D.

Westminster Abbey the Tower of London and Buckingham Palace

(3)

You can see the inside of all the buildings except _________.

[  ]

A.

St Paul's Cathedral

B.

The Tower of London

C.

Westminster Abbey

D.

Buckingham Palace

(4)

If you travel by Underground, you can visit two places by getting off at one station.What are the two places?

[  ]

A.

Buckingham Palace and Westminster Abbey

B.

Buckingham Palace and St Paul's Cathedral

C.

Westminster Abbey and the Tower of London

D.

The Tower of London and St Paul's Cathedral

(5)

Among these four famous buildings, _________ is(are)free of charge.

[  ]

A.

The Tower of London

B.

Buckingham Palace

C.

Westminster Abbey and St Paul's Cathedral

D.

The Tower of London and St Paul's Cathedral

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科目:高中英语 来源:天津市耀华中学2012届高三第一次模拟考试英语试题 题型:050

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  “Calling tower,” the pilot's voice crackled.“This is all emergency!” The radio operator in the control tower looked at his watch.It was 3:15 p.m Lieutenant Charles Taylor and five Navy bombers were in trouble:“We are off course.We cannot see land…repeat…we cannot see land.''

  The control tower grew silent.The operator garbed(戴上)his microphone.“what is your position?” “We are not sure of our position.”Lieutenant Taylor replied.“We seem to be lost.”

  Taylor had over 2, 500 hours of flight time.What Was happening?

  The tower called back:“Assume bearing(方位)due west.”“We don't know which way is west, ”Taylor replied.“Everything is wrong…strange … we cannot be sure of any direction…Even the ocean looks odd…”the radio operator told Taylor to fly north “With the sun on the left” until he reached a Naval Air Station.Anyone could find the sun, especially a good pilot like Taylor.Soon the radio crackled again."We have just over a small island,” said the pilot.“No other land in sight.”That was the last message Flight l9 sent to the radio tower.Five Navy bombers were lost.They had left the Naval Air Station for a routine training flight at 2∶00 p, m., December 5, 1945.Each plane had enough fuel to fly more than a thousand miles.The weather was sunny and mild.Pilots from other flights had not seen anything strange there.So what happened? How could five Navy bombers and their crews just disappear?

  The search for the five bombers covered 380,000 square miles of land and sea.Hundreds of boats and planes searched large areas of the Atlantic, the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico, the mainland of Florida, and many neighboring islands.Some of the boats were aircraft carries, destroyers, and submarines, They searched the area for weeks.Nothing was ever found.No life rafts.No wreckage.No even an oil slick(浮油).Oil from the engines should float on the surface, even if everything else had sunk.

(1)

The pilot knew that they were in trouble when ________

[  ]

A.

the radio operator warned him

B.

the emergency light was suddenly on

C.

the engine failed to work

D.

he couldn't be sure of his flying route

(2)

Which of the following facts is NOT true for the five Navy bombers?

[  ]

A.

They could not find out the direction.

B.

A small island was in sight.

C.

They could not find the sun.

D.

They saw no other land.

(3)

What made the disappearance so mysterious?

a.The control tower grew silent.

b.The bombers had a lot of fuel.

c.The weather was good.

d.No strange happening was found

[  ]

A.

abe

B.

abd

C.

acd

D.

bcd

(4)

What was the most unusual for the search?

[  ]

A.

There was no 1ife raft.

B.

There was no wreckage.

C.

There was no oil slick.

D.

There was no “SOS” call

(5)

The result of the search for the five bombers was that ________

[  ]

A.

they went for a very important mission

B.

they went to some very important places

C.

they went out of earth

D.

they went somewhere no one knew

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