Perhaps the most extraordinary (奇特的) building put up in the nineteenth century was the Crystal Palace (水晶宮) which was built in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851. The Crystal Palace was different from all the other buildings in the world, for it was made of iron and glass. It was one of the biggest buildings of all the time and a lot of people from many countries came to see it. Plenty of goods were sent to the exhibition from all parts of the world. There was also a great deal of machinery on show. Though in those days, traveling was not as easy as it is today, steamboats carried thousands of visitors across the Channel from Europe. On arriving in England, they were taken to the Crystal Palace by train. There were six million visitors in all, and the money from the exhibition was used to build museums and colleges. Later the Crystal Palace was moved to the South London. It remained one of the most famous buildings in the world until it was burnt down in 1936.
小題1:The Crystal Palace was built up              .
A．in the 1950sB．in the 1900s C．shortly before 1851D．before 1951
小題2:People from many countries came to the Crystal Palace mainly to            .
A．buy goodsB．visit an exhibition
C．travel aroundD．enjoy the Crystal Palace itself
小題3:What happened to the Crystal Palace in 1936?
A．It caught a terrible fire.
B．It disappeared suddenly.
C．It went to the South of London.
D．It was rebuilt.
小題4:The Crystal Palace was famous to all because            .
A．it is the biggest building in the world
B．so many visitors had been there
C．it was made of iron and glass
D．it was burnt down at last
小題5:The writer              .
A．thought the Crystal Palace very useful
B．sang high praise for the Crystal Palace
C．wanted the Crystal Palace to be rebuilt
D．was one of the visitors to the Crystal Palace

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:A
小題4:C
小題5:B

試題分析：本文敘述了水晶宮為了1851年的大展始建于 Hydd 公園。水晶宮是不同于世界上的所有其他建筑，因為它用鋼和玻璃做的。它是最大建筑物之一，來自許多國家的人都來看它。來自世界各地的大量的商品也被送往展覽。后來，水晶宮被搬到倫敦南部。它仍是世界最著名的建筑物之一直到1936 年被燒毀。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)the Crystal Palace (水晶宮) which was built in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851.故選C。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)It was one of the biggest buildings of all the time and a lot of people from many countries came to see it. 它是所有時間的最大建筑物之一，很多來自許多國家的人來看它。故選D。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)it was burnt down in 1936. 在1936年它被燒毀了，故選A。
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)for it was made of iron and glass. 因為它用鋼和玻璃。故選C。
小題5:作者態(tài)度題。根據(jù)Perhaps the most extraordinary (奇特的) building put up in the nineteenth century was the Crystal Palace (水晶宮) which was built in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851. 故選B。
點評：做作者態(tài)度題應(yīng)注意(1)不要把自己的態(tài)度揉入其中，還要注意區(qū)分考查是作者的態(tài)度還是作者引用別人的態(tài)度。
(2)當(dāng)作者的態(tài)度沒有明確提出時，要學(xué)會根據(jù)作者在文章中所運用的具有褒貶含義的語言去判斷作者的態(tài)度，如，wonderfully, successfully, unfortunately, doubtfully 等。
(3)某一事物是好是壞，作者對它是支持是反對，態(tài)度一般都很明確，而帶中立色彩的詞最不可能是正確答案。問作者對某事物的態(tài)度時，表示“客觀”的詞多為正確選項，如objective, impartial, unbiased 等;問作者對文中提到的人物或他們的觀點態(tài)度時，答案多是肯定或否定，支持或反對。如，critical, approval, opposed, supporting 等。
(4)既然作者寫了文章，他的態(tài)度就不可能是漠不關(guān)心的，因此見到indifferent, uninterested 可以首先排除。
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