The London Eye
The London Eye was opened on New Year’s Eve in 1999 to celebrate the Millennium (千禧年). It is 135 meters high, and from the top you can see the whote London. On a clear day you can even see Windsor Castle, which is 40 kilometers away. The London Eye has 32 capsules (密封舱), each with room for 25 people. Each “trip” lasts 30 minutes. It moves quite slowly, at a speed of about 15 meters a minute, but it never stops. Passengers have to get on when it’s moving.
OPENING TIME: Daily from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. in summer and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in winter.
TICKETS: Online or by phone. A limited number of tickets are available (可获得的) in the day.From the Ticket Office in County Hall (the building next to the Eye), but go early because you often have to wait in a queue.
HOW TO GET THERE: 5 minutes’ walk from Waterloo underground station.
Choose the best answers:
【小题1】The London Eye was built for celebrating __
A.New Year’s Eve | B.1999 |
C.foreign visitors | D.the Millennium |
A.all of England |
B.Windsor Castle |
C.all the buildings which are 40 kilometers away |
D.the building that is 135 meters high |
A.32 | B.800 | C.25 | D.72 |
A.shorter than | B.the same as |
C.as many as | D.longer than |
A.can usually |
B.can never |
C.can’t always |
D.walk from Waterloo underground station to |
【小题1】D
【小题2】B
【小题3】B
【小题4】D
【小题5】C
解析【小题1】细节理解题,根据文中语句“The London Eye was opened on New Year’s Eve in 1999 to celebrate the Millennium”理解可知。
【小题2】细节理解题,根据文中语句“It is 135 meters high, and from the top you can see the whote London. On a clear day you can even see Windsor Castle, which is 40 kilometers away.”理解可知。
【小题3】细节理解题,根据文中语句“The London Eye has 32 capsules (密封舱), each with room for 25 people.”理解可知。32*25=800
【小题4】细节理解题,根据文中语句“OPENING TIME: Daily from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. in summer and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in winter.”理解可知。夏天的时间长。
【小题5】细节理解题,根据文中语句“A limited number of tickets are available (可获得的) in the day. From the Ticket Office in County Hall (the building next to the Eye), but go early because you often have to wait in a queue.”理解可知。
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先阅读A、B两篇短文,然后根据题目要求及所给语境完成下列四项任务。
A
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B
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任务1:用方框中所给的适当形式填空,是文章通顺,连贯,合理。(每空一词,每词限用一次)
1.________ 2.________ 3.________ 4.________ 5.________
任务2:根据英文释义及首字母提示,拼写单词。
6.a________ at or to a higher point
7.h________ to stop somebody or something from being seen.
任务3:同义句转换,每空一词。
However, there are several differences between American English and British English.
However, American English is 8.________ 9.________ British English in several ways.
任务4:根据短文内容简答问题。
What do the British often spend their time reading on the train?
10.________________.
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C.Buckingham Palace | D.The Houses of Parliament |
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A. | B. | C. | D. |
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A.to take the subway B.to take buses
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①Buckingham Palace
②The London Eye
③Stonehenge
④Trafalgar Square
A.①②③ B.②③④ C.①②④ D.①③④
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B.The House of Parliament lies by the Thames River.
C.Cambridge is just one and a half hours’ drive from London.
D.The stones in Stonehenge have been there for only a hundred years.
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C.businessmen and bankers went to coffeehouses just for coffee
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D.English Tea and Coffee Culture
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