2022年高中英语阅读理解 第一部分 异域风光（一）练习.doc

2022年高中英语阅读理解 第一部分 异域风光（一）练习　　泰姬陵是莫卧儿王朝第五代君主沙杰罕为宠姬泰姬玛哈尔修筑的陵墓，整个建筑通体用白色大理石砌成，外形端庄华美，无懈可击有人说，不看泰姬陵就不算到过印度的确，在世人眼中，泰姬陵就是印度的代名词无论国际政要还是普通游客，但凡来了印度，哪怕日程再忙，都要挤出时间去瞻仰一下这座举世闻名的爱情丰碑Almost everyone has read about the Taj Mahal in India. It is one of the most beautiful buildings in the world. Over three hundred years ago, Shah Jehan built the Taj Mahal as the tomb for his wife. Shah Jehan wanted his wife’s tomb perfect. He did not care about time or money. He brought together workmen from all Asia. Altogether, over 20,000 men worked on the buildings, and it took them twenty-two years to finish it.The building rests on a platform of red sandstone. Four thin white towers rise from the corner of the platform. A large dome rests from the center of the building. Around this large dome there are four smaller ones.The building is made of fine white and colored marble. It has eight sides and many arches. There is an open corridor just inside the outer walls. From this corridor, the visitor looks through the marble screen to a central room. The bodies of Shah Jehan and his wife lie in a tomb below this room.A beautiful garden surrounds the Taj Mahal. The green trees make the marble look even whiter. In front of the main entrance to the building there is a long, narrow pool. If you look in this pool, you can see all the beauty of the Taj Mahal in the reflection from the water.Many people think the Taj Mahal is most beautiful at sunset. Then the marble picks up the color of the sunset, and the building and its reflection in the pool gleam like red jewels.prehension Questions:3. The building is based on ______A. fine white and colored marble.B. a platform of red sandstone.C. four thin white towers.D. a large dome and many arches.4. According to the last paragraph, the long, narrow pool is most probably to _____ of the building.A. the west B. the east C. the north D. the south5. Which of the following is not mentioned about the Taj Mahal? ______ A. The structure of the tomb.B. The specific location of the tomb. C. The purpose of building the tomb. D. The material used to build the tomb.(CDBAB)蒙特利尔——美洲的巴黎蒙特利尔，素有“美洲的巴黎”之美称。

它是加拿大南部的一座城市，坐落于圣劳伦斯河上的蒙特利尔岛，因位于市中心的罗伊尔山而得名1642年由法国人建立，取名为蒙特利尔玛丽城现在，蒙特利尔是加拿大第二大城市和主要港口以及文化、商业和工业中心，也是加拿大著名的旅游城市之一人口400多万Lying on the western coast of the Atlantic Ocean, Montreal is the second largest city in Canada as well as the second largest French-speaking city in the world. As a result, it is often referred to as the American Paris. In French, “mont” means mountain and “real” means royal. Montreal means a city built on the mountain by the royal family.The city was founded in 1832. For quite a long time people regarded it as the biggest city in Canada because it was not until 1970s that the population of Toronto surpassed that of Montreal.prehension Questions:1. According to the passage, Montreal lies ______A. to the west of the Pacific Ocean. B. to the west of Canada. C. in the east of Canada. D. in the centre of Canada.2. Montreal is called the American Paris mainly because ______A. it is the second largest city in Canada. B. it is as beautiful as Paris, the capital city of France.C. it is the capital of Canada.D. it has the second largest number of French-speaking people in the world. 3. “Montreal” is a word ______A. of English origin meaning “a royal mountain”. B. of English origin meaning “a city built on the mountain by the royal family”.C. of French origin meaning “a royal mountain”. D. of French origin meaning “a city built on the mountain by the royal family”. 4. Through reading the passage, we know that Montreal ______A. is now the biggest city in Canada.B. was once the biggest city in Canada.C. came into being in the 1970s.D. became the biggest city in the 1970s.5. A large number of tourists e to Montreal from all aver the world because ______A. they are interested in the uniqueness of the Olympic Stadium.B. there are many scenic spots in the city.C. it has a central-heating system.D. the 21st Olympic Games was held here.(CDDBA)3. New York City, the Big Apple纽约城——大苹果纽约城市旅游局曾经说过，50年前首先把纽约叫成“大苹果”的，是爵士乐手和其他文艺演员。

那时，他们每天转场到一个城镇，他们把每一个城镇称作树上的一颗苹果一个演员不能在纽约获得成功，就不能看作是成功演员又因为纽约是美国最大的城市，这样，他们就把纽约叫做“大苹果”了They needed a new symbol for their city. They remembered the stories of the jazz musicians and began using the Big Apple in their advertisements. The idea worked.Today so many people from different parts of the world e and visit New York City every day. They may probably know New York's nickname though they may not know why the city is called the Big Apple.prehension Questions:1. New York City was first called the Big Apple by ______A. the New York City Visitors' Bureau. B. the early jazz musicians. C. the people in New York City who were interested in jazz music. D. the owners of a ni。