高考英语一轮总复习 第二部分 学生作业手册 Module1 Europe 外研版必修3

C．Old Country Building D．Houses of Parliament

答案：D 细节理解题。从文章第二段最后一句可知，“伦敦眼”的对面是英国国会大厦。

2．British Airways London Eye was founded by ________. A．David Marks and Julia Barfields B．Sunday Times C．Evening Standard D．British Airways

答案：D 细节理解题。从文章第三段最后一句中“British Airways...agreed to fund”可知，英国航空公司最终出资建造了“伦敦眼”。

3．British Airways London Eye is higher than ________. A．Big Ben C．BT Tower

B．Canary Wharf Towers D．Tower 42

答案：A 细节理解题。从文章第四段可知，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。后一句又提到“伦敦眼”是第四高建筑，B、C、D三项都比它高。故选A。

4．We can learn from the third paragraph that David Marks and Julia Barfields ________.

A．had wanted to complete their dream project on their own B．won the first prize in millennium ideas contest C．asked for another newspaper for help

D．would have given up their idea without British Airways

答案：A 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。

5．Why was the public opening of British Airways London Eye delayed? A．The structure wasn't completed in time.

B．The structure was designed in different countries. C．Something wrong happened at the last moment. D．People were not completely sure about its safety.

答案：D 推理判断题。从文章最后一段可知，出于对安全方面的考虑，“伦敦眼”最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。

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