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高中英语必修二期末测试卷2 第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） :(共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。 A Perhaps the most extraordinary(奇特的) building put up in the 19th century was the Crystal Palace(水晶宫)which was built in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851. The Crystal Palace was different from all the other buildings in the world, for it was made of iron and glass. It was one of the biggestbuildings of all the time and a lot of people from many countries came to see it. Plenty of goods were sent to the exhibition from all parts of the world. There was also a great deal of machinery on show. Though in those days, travelling was not as easy as it is today, steamboats carried thousands of visitors across the Channel from Europe. On arriving in Englian, they were taken to the Crystal Palace by train. There were six million visitors in all, and the money from the exhibition was used to build museums and colleges. Later, the Crystal Palace was moved to the South London. It remained one of the most famous buildings in the world until it was burnt down in 1936. ( ) 1. The Crystal Palace was built up ___________. . A. in the 1950s B. in the 1900s C. shortly before 1851 D. before 1951 ( ) 2. People from many countries came to the Crystal Palace mainly to _______. . A.buy goods B. visit an exhibition C.travel D. enjoy the Crystal Palace itself ( ) 3. What happened to the Crystal Palace in 1936？ A. It caught a terrible fire. B. It disappeared suddenly C. It was moved away to the south of London. D. It was rebuilt. ( ) 4. The Crystal Palace was famous to all because_______. . A. it was the biggest building in the world then. B. so many visitors had been there. C.it was made of iron and glass. D. it was burnt down at last. ( ) 5. The writer ________. A. thought the Crystal Palace very useful B. sang high praise for the Crystal Palace C. wanted the Crystal Palace to be rebuilt