What is the most famous building in Australia? It must be the Sydney Opera House. In fact, it is one of the top 10 famous buildings in the world. The Opera House with a “sailing roof” was designed by a famous Danish architect (丹麥建筑大師), 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 (裝璜) 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 (公眾). The Opera House includes 1,000 rooms. It is 185 metres long and 120 metres wide. 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 (港灣). It is amazing and unforgettable, offering people a strong sense of beauty.
小題1:The designer of the Sydney Opera House was from 　　　.
A．AmericaB．AustraliaC．EnglandD．Denmark
小題2:The underlined word “construction” means 　　　 in Chinese.
A．創(chuàng)立B．設(shè)計C．施工D．竣工
小題3:Building the Sydney Opera House lasted 　　　.
A．from 1959 to 1973B．from 1962 to 1973
C．from 1959 to 1967D．from 1962 to 1967
小題4: 　　　 paid for the cost of the building of the Sydney Opera House.
A．UtzonB．The publicC．Queen Elizabeth IID．The government
小題5:Which is the best title for the passage?
A．Sailing RoofB．Travelling in Sydney
C．The Sydney Opera HouseD．The Opening of the Opera House

小題1:D
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4:B
小題5:C

試題分析：這篇短文主要介紹了悉尼歌劇院設(shè)計者，建造時間，誰為建造付費等，悉尼歌劇院帶給人們一種強烈的美感。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第一段The Opera House with a “sailing roof” was designed by a famous Danish architect (丹麥建筑大師),可知歌劇院是由丹麥建筑大師設(shè)計，故選D
小題2:詞義猜測題。根據(jù)句意在1962年設(shè)計被定稿，之后應(yīng)該是施工就開始了。故選C。
小題3:推理判斷題。根據(jù)It took 14 years in total to build the Opera House.故可知是從1959年打地基開始到1973年伊麗莎白二世揭幕結(jié)束，故填A(yù)。
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段The Sydney Opera House cost around $100 million and was paid for by the public (公眾)可知是由公眾負(fù)的款。故選B。
小題5:標(biāo)題歸納題。文章的三段都是圍繞著悉尼歌劇院來描述的故選C。
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