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1、高中英语 语篇提能6.5 外研版必修3.阅读理解Did you ever want to see Big Ben, Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey in 15 minutes? Then BA London Eye, is the one for you.British Airways London Eye, formerly called as the Millennium Wheel, is situated on the south bank of the River Thames on the Jubilee Gardens. It is
2、 situated between Westminster Bridge and Hungerford Footbridge in Lambeth and near to(比邻) Old Country Building. It stands opposite to Houses of Parliament.It started with a vision of Architect couple David Marks and Julia Barfields, who had peted for millennium(千禧年) ideas contest conducted by Sunday
3、 Times, a British newspaper in 1993 to wele year xx splendidly. Regrettably, the contest was scrapped, but the couple persisted in their dream project by forming a pany for this undertaking, eventually grabbing the attention of Evening Standard, another British newspaper. British Airways, after noti
4、cing this widely publicized article, agreed to fund, foreseeing the vital contribution of this project to Londons skyline and its tourism, giving a spectacular(壮观的) view of this attractive city that was otherwise not visible to the Londoners.The entire construction looks like a giant cycle wheel, wi
5、th a diameter of 135 m (443 ft) and weighing 1,700 tons of steel and 2,000 tons at the foundation reaching almost 30 m deep! It is the largest observation wheel built so far, making even Statue of Liberty, Big Ben，St. Pauls Cathedral, look up to it. It is the 4th highest structure in London. Canary
6、Wharf Towers, BT Tower and Tower 42 are the higher three.The whole structure was designed in parts in various countries, later fully assembled(组装) on Thames bank. With the dedication of 1,700 workers, this structure was realized in 16 months, just in time to wele the millennium. Tony Blair inaugurat
7、ed(为举行开幕式) it on December 31st, xx and a minor safety concern regarding clutching delayed its opening to public, which finally happened 3 months behind the schedule in March xx.1Opposite British Airways London Eye is _.AWestminster Bridge BHungerford FootbridgeCOld Country Building DHouses of Parlia
8、ment2British Airways London Eye was founded by _.ADavid Marks and Julia BarfieldsBSunday TimesCEvening StandardDBritish Airways3British Airways London Eye is higher than _.ABig Ben BCanary Wharf TowersCBT TowerDTower 424We can learn from the third paragraph that David Marks and Julia Barfields _.Aha
9、d wanted to plete their dream project on their ownBwon the first prize in millennium ideas contestCasked for another newspaper for helpDwould have given up their idea without British Airways5Why was the public opening of British Airways London Eye delayed?ABecause the structure wasnt pleted in time.
10、BBecause the structure was designed in different countries.CBecause something wrong happened at the last moment.DBecause people were not pletely sure about its safety.答案与解析：1解析：细节理解题。从文章第二段最后一句“It stands opposite to Houses of Parliament.”可知，“伦敦眼”的对面是英国国会大厦。答案：D2解析：细节理解题。从文章第三段最后一句中“British Airways .
11、agreed to fund”可知，英国航空公司最终出资建造了“伦敦眼”。答案：D3解析：细节理解题。从文章第四段第二句可知，自由女神像，伦敦的大本钟以及圣保罗大教堂都没有“伦敦眼”高。第四段第三、四句又提到“伦敦眼”是伦敦第四高建筑，B、C、D三项都比它高。故选A。答案：A4解析：推理判断题。从文章第三段可知，比赛被取消，但David Marks和Julia Barfields成立了自己的公司，想靠自己的力量实现他们的梦想，建造“伦敦眼”，因此选A。C项未提到，D项是一种推测，不符合文意。答案：A5解析：推理判断题。从文章最后一段可知，出于安全方面的考虑，“伦敦眼”最终推迟三个月向公众开放。
12、文章并没有说“伦敦眼”在最后阶段出现问题，故C项不对。答案：D.完形填空RESOURCES BELONG TO SOCIETYWhen I arrived in Hamburg Germany, my colleague who worked there arranged a wele party for me in a _1_. We noticed a few customers including several old ladies, were having their meal. When a dish is _2_， the waiter would distribute the
13、food for them, and they would _3_ every bit of the food on their plates.As I was hungry, my local colleague _4_ much food for me. Since there were other things to do, we did not _5_ much time dining. When we planned to leave, there was still about one third of _6_ food left. When we were leaving the
14、 restaurant, we _7_ someone calling us. When the old ladies spoke to us in English, we understood that they were _8_ about us wasting so much food. “We _9_ for our food; it is none of your _10_ no matter how much food we left behind”， my colleague told the old ladies. They got angry, and one of them
15、 _11_ made a call to someone. After a while, an officer in _12_ arrived. Upon finding what had happened, he issued us a 50euro _13_. The officer told us in a stern(严厉的) voice：“order _14_ you can consume. Money is yours, _15_ the resources belong to the society. You have no _16_ for wasting them. ” Our faces turned red.We all agreed with him in our _17_. My colleague took out a 50euro note and repeatedly _18_ to the officer.My colleague copied the fine ticket and gave a copy to each of us as a souvenir. We all _19_ it t
