题例II:根据短文内容完成句子。
Bird's Eye-view of London
St.Paul's Cathedral
St.Paul's Cathedral was built between 1675 and 1710.For one of the best views of London you must climb 650 steps up to the Golden Gallery at the very top,where you're 111 metres above the ground.
Cristina Garcia from Valencia has stopped after only 259 steps,at the Whispering Gallery.
“I've just sent my sister around to the other side of the dome(穹顶),30metres away.When she whispers(低语)something to me,I'll be able to hear it if I put my ear close to the wall.”
“Have you been up to the top yet?”
“No,I've already climbed enough steps for one day!”
Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge was opened in 1894.It is 244 metres long and 100 metres high.A lot of bricks(砖)were used in its construction(施工)enough to build 350 houses.
“Before I came here,I thought Tower Bridge was the same as London Bridge,”said Pascal Bouchet from Toulouse.“But now I've seen London Bridge from the top of Tower Bridge,so I know they're different.But I'm a bit disappointed—I've been waiting here since eleven o'clock this morning,and the bridge hasn't opened yet.I'm freezing!”
The Monument
The Monument is a tall,hollow column with a golden ball at the top.It is 70 metres high.It was designed in 1671 and completed in 1677.It commemorates(纪念)the GREat Fire of London in 1666,in which most of the city was burnt down.The fire started in a shop nearby.Maki Onuma has just climbed the 311steps to the top.
I've been standing here for ten minutes now,just looking at the view.From here you can see the Tower of London,Big Ben and The Post Office Tower.It's amazing!I've brought my video camera with me to make a film of it all!
Fill in the blanks with one or two words according to the passage above.
1.St.Paul's Cathedral was completed in the century.
2.You can whisper to somebody away inside the dome of St.Paul's.
3.The bricks of Tower Bridge can be used to build .
4.The bridge didn't open at that morning.
5.The Monument has steps than St.Paul's.
6.The GREat Fire of London started in in 1666.
答案与简析:
本文介绍的是英国伦敦市区的“St.Paul's Cathedral”,“Tower Bridge”和“The Monument”,要求我们根据图片和文字内容,完成所给的六个句子。(注意:with one or two words)
1.由St.Paul's Cathedral was built between 1675 and 1710.可知 St.Paul's Cathedral是在1675年开始建设,在1710年竣工的,而 1710应是eighteenth(18th)century,故填上eighteenth(18th)。
2.从...30 metres away.When she whispers something to me,I'll be able to hear it if I put my ear close to the wall.可确定答案为30 metres。
3.从A lot of bricks were used in its construction enough to build 350 houses.可直接确定答案为350houses。
4.从I've been waiting here since eleven o'clock this morning,and the bridge hasn't opened yet.确定应填eleven o'clock。
5.从For one of the best views of London you must climb 650 steps up to the Golden Gallery at the very top...可知St.Paul's台阶是650;再从Maki Onuma has just climbed the 311 steps to the top.可知The Monument的台阶是311,故应填写fewer。
6.从The fire started in a shop nearby可确定应填a shop。