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1、2022年高中英语阅读理解 第一部分 异域风光（四）练习我国有相当多的观众亲眼目睹了描述二次世界大战珍珠港战役的战争爱情巨片珍珠港(Pearl Harbor)。电影以二战为背景，讲述来自英美两国的两名飞行员，在共同抗击日本人进攻的过程中，同时爱上了一名英国护士的故事。战争场面之惨烈令人惊叹不已，爱情友谊之深厚令人荡气回肠。Along the southern shore of Oahu not far from downtown Honolulu is Pearl Harbor. It is one of the many military bases in Hawaii. The Ameri
2、can Army, Navy, and Air Force provide many jobs for the people in the 50th state.This large harbor is also very important in Hawaii and American history. From the middle of the 1800s some American leaders saw Pearl Harbor as an important naval and mercial port. Therefore, one of the main reasons the
3、 United States wanted to annex Hawaii in 1898 was to be able to have Pearl Harbor.It actually became the base for the American Navy in the Pacific Ocean. Then on December 7, 1941, planes from Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. The Japanese knew that there were many ships in the Harbor. They thought that t
4、hey could defeat America quickly if they destroyed the ships in Pearl Harbor. The United States entered World War II immediately after this attack. Many American ships were sunk or damaged in Pearl Harbor. Most Americans think of this day history when they hear the name “Pearl Harbor.”More than one
5、and a half million visitors e to Pearl Harbor every year. They visit a museum and a memorial. This memorial honors the men who died when the battleship U.S.S. Arizona sank during the attack. Today Pearl Harbor is still the center for the U. S. Pacific Fleet.prehension Questions:1. One of the main re
6、asons Americans wanted to annex Hawaii was to be able to _A. build a museum and a memorial in Pearl Harbor.B. enter World War II.C. own Pearl Harbor. D. enjoy the beautiful scenery there.A. get the land of Pearl Harbor as their own.B. destroy the battleship U.S.S. Arizona.C. defeat America quickly.D
7、. let Americans build a museum and a memorial.5. After the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, _A. the Americans lost many ships and lives.B. the Japanese lost many planes.C. many Japanese soldiers lived in Pearl Harbor for some years.D. America was defeated and conquered.(CABCA)哥本哈根安徒生的故乡哥本哈根是安徒生的故乡。在十
8、二世纪初还是一个小小的渔村和进行贸易的场所。随着贸易的日益繁盛，到十三世纪初发展成为一个商业城镇。十五世纪初，成为丹麦王国的首都。哥本哈根在丹麦文中就是“商人的港口”或“贸易港”的意思。The city of Copenhagen was founded in the middle of the twelfth century, at a time when fierce Viking warriors used to sail their ships from place to place, attacking coastal villages and stealing everything
9、 they could find. In fact, Copenhagen was at first simply a castle built to defend the coast against these attacks. It soon grew into a fishing village, and by the year 1254 it had bee a town.The new town quickly established itself as the most important trading center in the Baltic Sea. The name “Co
10、penhagen” actually means “Merchants Heaven”, and this is a very suitable name for such a busy port. In 1443 Copenhagen became the capital of Denmark.The city has a long and often violent history. It was attacked in 1659 during the war between Denmark and Sweden, but successfully resisted the attack,
11、 thanks partly to its strong stone walls. In 1729 and again in 1795 the town was largely destroyed by fire and had to be rebuilt. It was attacked twice by the English during the Napoleonic wars, but again survived. Copenhagen became a free port in 1894 and its importance, as a trading center, grew e
12、ven greater.1. According to the passage, Copenhagen was originally _A. a fishing village. B. a small town.C. a castle. D. the home of Andersen.2. The fierce Viking warriors used to attack coastal villages and steal everything they could find _A. in the middle of the twelfth century.B. after Copenhag
13、en became a town, and a trading center. C. after it grew into a fishing village.D. when Copenhagen became the capital of Denmark.3. In the middle of the fifteenth century, Copenhagen _A. was largely destroyed by fire. B. became the capital of Denmark. C. became a free port and an important trading c
14、enter. D. was in the war between Denmark and Sweden.4. People built the well-known statue of the Little Mermaid in order to _A. honor the world-famous writer of fairy tales Hans Christian Andersen.B. remember the English famous playwright Shakespeare. C. make the city even more beautiful. D. attract
15、 more and more tourists from abroad5. The passage mainly tells us _ A. how Copenhagen became the home of Andersen. B. why Copenhagen went through so many disasters. C. how Copenhagen came to be the capital of Denmark. D. the long and violent history of Copenhagen.(CABAD)18. The Louvre, the Largest Palace of Arts in the World罗浮宫世界上最大的艺术宫殿Today the Louvre is the largest and richest of the worlds national galleries. 225 separate rooms house its vast collection. One of them, the Grand Gallery, is 394 metres long，the longest gallery
