强化班补充材料.doc

强化班补充材料 雅思阅读补充材料 T/F/NG 专项练习 原文：It is almost impossible to write of the Arts in Australia without mentioning the building that first put Australia firmly on the world cultural map－the Sydney Opera House. 题目：The Opera House drew world attention to the Arts in Australia. 原文：The Opera House was designed not by an Australian but by a celebrated Danish architect, Jorn Utzon, whose design won an international competition in the late 1950s. Its distinctive and highly original shape has been likened to everything from the sails of a sailing ship to broken eggshells, but few would argue with the claim that the Opera House is a major contribution to world architecture. 题目：Utzon designed the roof to look like the sails of a sailing ship. 3. 原文：Set amidst the graceful splendor of Sydney Harbour, presiding like a queen over the bustle and brashness of a modern city striving to forge a financial reputation in a tough commercial world, it s a reminder to all Australians of their deep and abiding love of all things cultural. 题目：According to the author, Sydney is a quiet and graceful city. 4. 原文：Utzon left the country before completing the project and in a fit of anger vowed never to return. 题目：Utzon never returned to Australia to see the completed building. 5. 原文：The Queen officially opened the building in 1975 and since the, within its curved and twisted walls, audiences of all nationalities have been quick to acclaim the many world-class performances of stars from the Australian opera, ballet and theatre. 题目：Australian artists give better performances in the Opera House. 6. 原文：Chances are, if you live in a city, you have not seen one for some time. Even in wet areas once teeming with frogs and toads, it is becoming less and less easy to find those slimy, hopping and sometimes poisonous members of the animal kingdom. 题目：Frogs are disappearing only from city areas. 7. 原文：All over the world, and even in remote parts of Australia, frogs are losing the ecological battle for survi