广东省湛江市2021届高三英语上学期调研测试试题含解析.doc

PAGE PAGE 23 广东省湛江市2021届高三英语上学期调研测试试题（含解析） 注意事项： 1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。 2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。 3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 第一部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Taj Mahal,India Taj Mahal means “Crown of the Palaces". Its construction began in 1632 and took 21 years,and the total cost came out to 32 million rupees, which equals more than eight hundred million USD. The project was overseen by a board of architects led by Ustad Ahmad Lahauri. Hungarian Parliament Building,Hungary Seven years after the city of Budapest was established, the parliament of Hungary, called the Hungarian Diet, wanted a building constructed to represent the nation's sovereignty(主权）． The building's construction, which took 19 years to complete, required 100,000 people and included 40 million bricks,500,000 precious stones,and 88 pounds of gold. Chateau de Chambord,France The mixture of French medieval and Renaissance architecture took 28 years to complete (though never fully) and originally served as a hunting lodge for King Francis I. Although the structure was considered to be designed by Domenico da Cortana, it is said that Leonardo da Vinci was also involved. Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral. Russia The oldest landmark in Russia's St. Petersburg is also the location of the world's tallest religious bell tower at 122 meters tall. The cathedral was built between 1712 and 1733,designed by Domenico Trezzini under the ruler of the Russian empire at the time, Peter the Great. 1. Why was Hungarian Parliament Building built? A. To provide the king with a place to live in. B. To show the power of the nation. C. To serve as a hunting place. D. To be a landmark. 2. Which of the following took the longest time to build? A. Taj Mahal. B. Hungarian Parliament Building. C. Chateau de Chambord. D. Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral. 3. Where is the world's tallest religious bell tower? A. In India