The Sydney Opera House is a very famous building in the world. It has become Sydney's best-known landmark and international symbol. The Opera House with a "sailing roof" was designed by a famous Danish(丹麥建筑師), 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 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. 6,225 square meters of glass was used to build it. The Opera House includes 1,000 rooms. It is 185 meters long and 120 meters wide. The building's roof sections weigh about 15 tons. 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:Building the Sydney Opera House lasted__________.
A.from 1959 to 1973 B.from 1962 to 1973C.from 1959 to 1967D.from 1962 to 1967
小題3: The underlined word "construction" means__________ in Chinese.
A.創(chuàng)立B.設計C.施工D.竣工
小題4: ___________paid for the cost of the building of the Sydney Opera House.
A.UtzonB.The publicC.Queen Elizabeth II D.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:A
小題3:C
小題4:B
小題5:C

試題分析:本文主要說明的悉尼歌劇院的歷史,他是20世紀最具特色的建筑之一和世界著名的表演藝術(shù)中心,每年吸引著百萬游客。
小題1:細節(jié)理解題。由短文第三句中“ by a famous Danish architect, Utzon 可知選D。
小題2:細節(jié)理解題。數(shù)字說明題。由文章第一段中“The base for building was started in 1959.”和該段的最后一句可知?芍xA。
小題3:細節(jié)理解題。由“in 1962, the designs were finalized ”可知 “(劇院)設計定稿”后,接著就是施工了?芍xC。
小題4:細節(jié)理解題。由第二段第一句“The Sydney House cost around … by the public ”可知故選B。
小題5:主旨大意題。由整篇文章可知文章從歌劇院的基座開建,設計、施工、人力物力和世界影響來說明悉尼歌劇院的,故選C。
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