高考英语二轮复习专题训练阅读理解(16)

山西省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（16）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。ATheEiffelTowerisa19thcenturytowerlocatedontheChampdeMarsinParisthathasbecomebothaglobaliconofFranceandoneofthemostrecognizablestructuresintheworld.TheEiffelTower,whichisthetallestbuildinginParisisthesinglemostvisitedpaidmonumentintheworld;millionsofpeopleclimbiteveryyear.Namedafteritsdesigner,engineerGustaveEiffel,thetowerwasbuiltastheentranceforthe1889World'sFair.Thetowerisverylargeandheavy;itstands324m(1,063ft)tall,aboutthesameheightasan81-storybuilding.Itwasthetalleststructureintheworldfromitscompletionuntil1930,whenitwasmadelesssuccessfulorimportantbytheChryslerBuildinginNewYorkCity.Notincludingbroadcastantennas(天线),itisthesecond-talleststructureinFrance,behindtheMillauViaduct,justcompletedin2004.TheEiffelTowerisasteelstructure,andweighsapproximately10,000tons.Thetowerhasthreelevelsforvisitors.Ticketscanbepurchasedtoclimbeitheronstairsorliftstothefirstandsecondlevels.Thewalktothefirstlevelisover300steps,asisthewalkfromthefirsttothesecondlevel.Thethirdandhighestlevelisonlyaccessiblebylift.Boththefirstandsecondlevelshaverestaurants.1.Itcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraphthat________.A.FrancehastwoimportantstructuresB.somemonumentsarevisitedfreeofchargeintheworldC.theEiffeltowerwasbuiltbefore1889D.peopleinFranceliketoclimbtheEiffeltower2.Withitsbroadcastantennas,_______maybethetallestinFrance.A.theChryslerBuildingB.theMillauViaductC.theChampdeMarsD.TheEiffelTower3.HowmanystepsaretheretogetherfromthebottomoftheTowertothesecondlevel?A.Over300B.324C.Morethan600D.900BYoumayknowthewordadobe.Butwedon’tmeantheinformationtechnologycompanyinCalifornia,AdobeSystems.Wemeanthetraditionalbuildingproductmadeofsoilandothermaterials.Adobeisshapedintobricksthatarelaidoneontopofanotherandusedasalowcostwaytobuildwallsandhouses.Adobeissoilthatcontainsatleastfortypercentclay(黏土).Initspurestform,claycanbeshapedandstretchedandusedtomakeobjects.Claybecomesveryhardwhenitisputinafireoraspecialovencalledakiln.Adobebricksmustbedriedcompletelybeforetheyareused.Thisisnecessarysothatthewallsofabuildingwillnotshrinkorbreak.Toomuchwatercanmakeadobeweak.Sometimesothermaterialsareaddedtotheadobemixturetostrengthenit.Thesematerialshelpkeepthewaterincorrectbalancewiththesoil.Thiswillhelptheadoberesistchangesintheweatherandhumidity(湿气).Onematerialthatiscommonlyaddedtostrengthentheadobeisstraw.Strawisthedriedstempartofplantssuchaswheat,milletandsorghum.Strawisespeciallypopularinplaceswheretheclaycontentofthesoilishigh.Adobecantakealongtimetodryandbecomehard.Sothebricksshouldbemadeinhotdryweather.Iftheweatherisright,thebricksshoulddryinseventotendays.4.Theword“adobe”______.A.isusedtobuildwallsandhousesB.hasatleasttwomeaningsC.ismadeofsoilandothermaterialsD.canbeshapedintobricks5._____canbemadeintodifferentshapesandobjectswhenitispure.A.ClayB.AdobeC.KilnD.Soil6.Inordertomakeadobestrong,______canbeaddedtoitsothatitwon'tchangeinbadorwetweather.A.waterB.soilC.wheatD.straw7.Whatismainlytalkedaboutinthepassage?A.AbuildingmaterialB.AcompanyC.AplantD.AnobjectCBaloneyisakindofsausagethatmanyAmericanseatoften.ThewordalsohasanothermeaninginEnglish.Itisusedtodescribesomethingthatisfalseorwrongorfoolish.BaloneysausagecomesfromthenameoftheItaliancity,Bologna.Thecityisfamousforitssausage,amixtureofsmoked,spicedmeatfromcowsandpigs.But,baloneysausagedoesnottastethesameasbeeforporkalone.Somelanguageexpertsthinkthisdifferenttasteisresponsibleforthebirthoftheexpressionbaloney.Baloneyisanideaorstatementthatisnothinglikethetruth…inthesamewaythatbaloneysausagetastesnothinglikethemeatthatisusedtomakeit.Asimilarwordhasalmostthesamemeaningasbaloney.Itevensoundsalmostthesame.Thewordisblarney.ItbeganinIrelandaboutsixteenhundred.ThelordofBlarneycastleagreedtosurrender(交出,放弃)thecastletoBritishtroops.Buthekeptmakingexcusesforpostponing(推迟)thesurrender.And,hemadethemsoundlikeverygoodexcuses,“thisisjustmoreofthesameblarney.”Anotherexpressionispullingthewooloversomeone’seyes.Itmeanstomakesomeonebelievesomethingthatisnottrue.Theexpressiongoesbacktothedayswhenmenworefalsehair,orwigs,similartothosewornbyjudgestodayinBritishcourts.Thewordwoolisapopularjokingwordforhair.Ifyoupulledaman’swigoverhiseyes,hecouldnotseewhatwashappening.Today,whenyoupullthewooloversomeone’seyes,hecannotseethetruth8.Bolognaisthenameof______.A.akindofsausageB.acityC.acastleD.akindoffood9.Ifyouwanttoexpressanideaorstatementthatisnot______,youcanusebaloney.A.goodB.interestingC.trueD.wrong10.Baloneysausage______.A.tasteslikebeefB.tasteslikebeefandporkC.doesn'ttastegoodD.doesn'ttastelikethemeatusedtomakeit11.Whichofthefollowingisthecorrectmeaningoftheunderlinedword?A.假发B.头盔C.围巾D.帽子DLastweekwedescribedhowtopreparefishbycleaningandsaltingthem.Todayweexplainhowtopreparefishbydryingorsmokingthem.Todryfish,youwillneedeitheradryingtableoraplacetohangthem.Ifatableisused,itshouldhaveatopmadeofthinpiecesofwoodwithspacebetweeneachpiece.Laythecleanedandsaltedfish,stillwet,onthetable.Donotletthemtoucheachother.Besurethataircanflowaroundthefishfromalls