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.

1.The designer of the Sydney Opera House was from 　　　.

A. America B. Australia C. England D. Denmark

2.The underlined word “construction” means 　　　 in Chinese.

A. 創(chuàng)立 B. 設(shè)計 C. 施工 D. 竣工

3.Building the Sydney Opera House lasted 　　　.

A. from 1959 to 1973 B. from 1962 to 1973

C. from 1959 to 1967 D. from 1962 to 1967

4. 　　　 paid for the cost of the building of the Sydney Opera House.

A. Utzon B. The public C. Queen Elizabeth II D. The government

5.Which is the best title for the passage?

A. Sailing Roof B. Travelling in Sydney

C. The Sydney Opera House D. The Opening of the Opera House

 

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.C

【解析】

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。

1.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

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。

3.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)。

4.第三段The Sydney Opera House cost around $100 million and was paid for by the public (公眾)可知是由公眾負的款。故選B。

5.標題歸納題。文章的三段都是圍繞著悉尼歌劇院來描述的故選C。

考點：景點介紹類短文閱讀。

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