Roman Pantheon （萬神殿） is one of the greatest achievements of the ancient Romans. The ancient Romans were good architects and they built many wonderful buildings. Another good example of a Roman architectural style is the Roman Coliseum, which is a large building used for public sports events or entertainment. The Roman architectural style has been borrowed by many of the western countries.
The architecture of Pantheon is unique to Rome. In Latin and Greek, pantheon means "Temple of all the Gods". Marcus Agrippa built the original Pantheon in 27 BC. But the Pantheon built by Agrippa was completely destroyed in 80 AD when a fire broke out. The Roman Pantheon that is visited by many tourists today was rebuilt in 125 AD by the Roman emperor Hadrian. Hadrian's architects followed the exact design of Marcus Agrippa. Historians believe that the Pantheon was a place of worship(崇拜) because it housed all the gods and goddesses of the ancient Romans.
The Pantheon of Rome is an amazing example of ancient Roman architecture. This building has been in use for over 2000 years. The Roman Pantheon is famous for its design, size. The most unbelievable feature of this building is its huge concrete dome(圓頂). The Pantheon’s dome was thought to be the largest, until recent times.
Phocas, the Byzantine Emperor presented the Roman Pantheon to Pope Boniface IV to save it from the destruction. In 609 AD, it was turned into a church. During Papal rule, it was used as a burial ground (墳場) for kings and other famous people. There are tombs of Raphael (a painter), King Victor Emmanuel II, King Umberto I and many more in the Pantheon.
Some of the buildings that were constructed on the model of the Roman Pantheon are The Rotunda - University of Virginia, Low Memorial Library - Columbia University, Grand Auditorium - Tsinghua University, Jefferson Memorial - Washington D.C. and Duomo - Florence.
小題1:From the first paragraph, we can learn that _______.
A．the Coliseum was often used for big parties
B．there were different architectural styles in Rome
C．the Roman architectural style was borrowed from many western countries
D．the Pantheon and the Coliseum are examples of Roman architecture
小題2:According to historians, the Pantheon was built to _______.
A．exhibit the terrific design of Marcus Agrippa
B．suggest the power of Emperor Hadrian
C．provide a place for Roman gods and goddess
D．show ancient Rome’s unique architectural style
小題3:The Pantheon which tourists visit at present was built in _______.
A．27BCB．80AD C．a(chǎn)bout 125AD D．609 AD
小題4:The Pantheon was thought highly of especially because of its _______.
A．strange shapeB．huge domeC．perfect qualityD．beautiful
小題5:The text mainly tells us _______.
A．some facts about the Roman Pantheon
B．the influence of ancient Roman architecture
C．Roman’s lifestyle in ancient times
D．a(chǎn)ncient Romans and their architecture

小題1:D
小題2:C
小題3:C
小題4:B
小題5:A

試題分析：這篇文章講述了古羅馬人的最偉大的建筑之一——萬神殿。
小題1:細節(jié)題，根據(jù)文章第一段Roman Pantheon （萬神殿） is one of the greatest achievements of the ancient Romans.及Another good example of a Roman architectural style is the Roman Coliseum,可知，萬神殿和競技場是羅馬建筑的兩個典型。故選D
小題2:細節(jié)題。從文章Historians believe that the Pantheon was a place of worship(崇拜) because it housed all the gods and goddesses of the ancient Romans.可知萬神殿是為古羅馬時期的上帝和女神修建的，故選C
小題3:細節(jié)題。從文章The Roman Pantheon that is visited by many tourists today was rebuilt in 125 AD by the Roman emperor Hadrian.可知現(xiàn)在游客們參觀的萬神殿是修建于公元125年，故選C
小題4:細節(jié)題。從文章The most unbelievable feature of this building is its huge concrete dome(圓頂).可知，萬神殿最負盛名的是他的巨大的圓頂，故選B
小題5:主旨題。文章主要講述了古羅馬人的最偉大的建筑之一——萬神殿的一些情況，故選A
點評：總體來說文章的題目設(shè)置不難，圍繞著萬神殿的歷史來展開講述。解答此類文章需要將題目中關(guān)鍵詞和文章中進行對照，找準地方，對于第一遍做不出的題目不要急于作答，將后續(xù)題目答完后再仔細作答。
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