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Ⅰ.阅读理解

Do you know the Eiffel Tower when you see a picture of it? Of course you do! So do a lot of other people. In fact, I believe more people recognize the Eiffel Tower than any other famous structure in the whole world. That long, long capital A is easy to remember.

The Eiffel Tower is the famous symbol of the city of Paris. It also stands for France just as the Statue of Liberty stands for the United States.

The Eiffel Tower was not very well liked at first, even though the design had been chosen out of seven hundred designs. A contest had been held to find a design for a tower to be built in Paris by 1889. That year would be one hundred years after the war known as the French Revolution. The French Revolution marked the time when the French people broke away from the rule of kings. It was a very important thing to all Frenchmen, and they wanted a special tower to be built to mark the 100 years.

When his design was chosen, Eiffel was fifty­four, rich, and well­known for his fine work. He had already designed dams, churches, railroad stations, bridges, harbors and, of course, the framework of the Statue of Liberty. But it was the Eiffel Tower that made him really famous. At first, the French hated the tower. When it was begun in 1887, people called it ugly and useless. They also said that it couldn't be built safely, and that it would fall down. As the tower gets close to her one hundred and thirties, she is still in great shape. And the French people have changed their minds. Now they are very proud of their Eiffel Tower. They even think she is beautiful!

1．The writer believes that the Eiffel Tower is ________ than any other famous structure in the world.

A. taller B. older

C. better designed D. better known

答案与解析　D　细节理解题。根据文章第一段最后两句可知埃菲尔铁塔全球闻名。

2．The French Revolution was important to the French because ________.

A. it gave France a new queen

B. it got rid of a bad king

C. it ended the rule of kings

D. they built the Eiffel Tower 100 years later

答案与解析　C　细节理解题。根据文章第三段倒数第二句可知法国大革命让人们摆脱了国王的统治。

3．The Eiffel Tower is easy to remember because of its ________.

A. size B. shape

C. color D. history

答案与解析　B　细节理解题。根据文章第一段最后一句可知埃菲尔铁塔的“A”字形状容易被人们记住。

4．What does this passage mainly tell us?

A. Eiffel designed many different kinds of things.

B. The reasons why many people know the Eiffel Tower.

C. Some opinions that the Eiffel Tower should not be built then.

D. Some interesting facts about the Eiffel Tower.

答案与解析　D　主旨大意题。文章描述埃菲尔铁塔的形状、颜色、建造原因、其设计师等情况，故D项正确。

Ⅱ.短文改错

Dalian, a city by sea, is quite beautiful and the air there is so good to breathe. It is easy to go here by train. Beside, you can take a bus or plane as well. Together with my parents, I went to Dalian for a trip in last month. We visited many interesting place, having lots of fun. Dalian is such wonderful a city as even many foreigners go and work there. I met some foreigners there and talk with them. Most of them said they enjoyed our stay in Dalian. After staying there for ten days, we returned home, tired and happy.

答案　

Dalian, a city by sea, is quite beautiful and the air there is so good to breathe. It is easy to go by train.， you can take a bus or plane as well. Together with my parents, I went to Dalian for a trip last month. We visited many interesting， having lots of fun. Dalian is wonderful a city even many foreigners go and work there. I met some foreigners there and with them. Most of them said they enjoyed stay in Dalian. After staying there for ten days, we returned home, tired happy.

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