1、语篇提能.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 situated betwe
2、en 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 competed for millennium(千禧年) ideas contest conducted by Sunday Times, a Br
3、itish newspaper in 1993 to welcome year 2000 splendidly. Regrettably, the contest was scrapped, but the couple persisted in their dream project by forming a company for this undertaking, eventually grabbing the attention of Evening Standard, another British newspaper. British Airways, after noticing
4、 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, with a
5、 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 Whar
6、f 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 welcome the millennium. Tony Blair inaugurate
7、d(为举行开幕式) it on December 31st, 1999 and a minor safety concern regarding clutching delayed its opening to public, which finally happened 3 months behind the schedule in March 2000.1Opposite British Airways London Eye is _.AWestminster Bridge BHungerford FootbridgeCOld Country Building DHouses of Par
8、liament2British 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 _.
9、Ahad wanted to complete 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 completed
10、 in time.BBecause the structure was designed in different countries.CBecause something wrong happened at the last moment.DBecause people were not completely 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“Briti
11、sh Airways .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
12、终推迟三个月向公众开放。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 welcome 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
13、distribute the 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 w
14、ere leaving the 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,
15、and one of them _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 wa
16、sting 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 to remind us that we should never be _20_.1A.bank Bcompany Cfa
17、mily Drestaurant2A.cooked Bgathered Cserved Dmissed3A.desert Brefuse Cfinish Doppose4A.kept Bordered Csold Dmade5A.save Bfind Cdivide Dspend6A.unconsumed Bundeveloped Cundiscovered Dundetermined7A.appointed Bheard Crealized Dknew8A.unhappy Bcurious Cnervous Doptimistic9A.asked Bpaid Capplied Daccoun
18、ted10A.matter Bmind Cbusiness Dquestion11A.passively Bimmediately Cexcitedly Dregularly12A.rags Bfashion Cuniform Ddream13A.fine Bfood Caward Dsouvenir14A.how Bit Cwhat Dthat15A.so Band Cor Dbut16A.ability Bproblem Cpower Dreason17A.words Bfaces Chearts Dears18A.approved Baccused Cadmitted Dapologiz
19、ed19A.stuck Bbroke Cthrew Dkept20A.hopeful Bwasteful Cmerciful Dgrateful答案与解析：1解析：根据第一句中我的同事为我安排了欢迎宴会和下句中customers的出现所以restaurant是合理的。答案：D2解析：serve作及物动词时意为“端菜，上饭；服务”。答案：C3解析：意为把盘子里的菜吃个精光。desert v“丢弃”；oppose v“反对”。答案：C4解析：order“订饭，点菜”。句意：因为我饿了，我的同事为我点了不少饭菜。答案：B5解析：spend some time doing .“花费时间做某事”。答案：
20、D6解析：unconsume“未吃掉；未消费”。句意：当他们计划要离开时，仍有大约三分之一的饭菜未吃掉。答案：A7解析：.heard someone calling us“听到有人在叫我们”。答案：B8解析：因下文“ .wasting so much food，”推出老妇人对我们浪费掉那么多食物是不高兴的。答案：A9答案：B10解析：句意：我的同事对老妇人说：“我们的饭菜付了钱，无论我们剩下多少都不关你的事。”Its none of your business意为“与你无关，不关你的事”。答案：C11解析：根据上下文其中一个老妇人立刻给别人打去了电话。答案：B12解析：in uniform“穿
21、着制服”作an officer的后置定语。答案：C13解析：句意：一了解到所发生的一切，穿制服的官员就开据给我们一张50欧元的罚单。fine此处为名词“罚金，罚款”。答案：A14解析：what引导宾语从句。句意：点你能够吃得了的饭菜。答案：C15解析：上下文为转折关系，故选D。答案：D16解析：句意：你无理由浪费资源。.reason for为固定搭配，意为“是的理由/原因”。答案：D17解析：句意：在我们心中都一致同意官员所说的话。答案：C18解析：根据语境和搭配(apologize to sb.for sth.)，我的同事拿出50欧元，一遍遍向官员道歉。答案：D19答案：D20解析：句意：我的同事把罚单复印了并给我们每人一张作为纪念。我们都把它保存下来以此来提醒我们决不再浪费。hopeful“充满希望的”；wasteful“浪费的”；merciful“仁慈的”；grateful“感激的”。答案：B
