2024—2025学年吉林省长春市博硕学校高二上学期期中英语试卷.docVIP

2024—2025学年吉林省长春市博硕学校高二上学期期中英语试卷

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FamousModernChineseBuildings

BeijingCapitalInternationalAirport

ThefirstplacemostvisitorsseewhentheyarriveinChinaisBeijingCapitalInternationalAirport.Theairportwasconstructedinthe1950s.Ithasanindoorgarden,achildren’splayground,andover70foodbusinessesinTerminal3alone.

ShanghaiWorldFinancialCentre

Completedin2008,ShanghaiWorldFinancialCentre(SWFC)tookover10yearstocompleteduetofinancialshortages.Sinceitscompletion,ithaswoncountlessarchitecturalawards.TouristsarewelcomeatSWFC’sviewingplatform,whichistheworld’shighestclosedviewingplatform.

TheWaterCube

ItwasconstructedforuseduringtheBeijing2008SummerOlympics.Nowvisitorscanexpresssurpriseatthearchitectureofthebuilding.Theycanenjoytheindooratmosphereaswell.

AmongtheofferingsoftheWaterCubearearestaurantandbar,ashoppingarea,andWaterWorld,afamilywaterpark.

TheBird’sNest

Itwasdesignedmainlyforthe2008SummerOlympics.Itcanholdmorethan80,000peopleandhasbeenusedforawinterthemepark.Nowadays,ithasbecomeapopulartouristattractionanditsmainincomeisfromtourism.Itdrawsmorethan20,000touristseveryday.

NationalCentreforthePerformingArts

Itwascompletedin2007.Thebuildingissurroundedbyaman-madelake,requiringgueststoenterviaanundergroundhallway.Itishometothreedifferentvenues(活动场所):theOperaHouse,theConcertHallandtheTheatre.

1.Whichofthefollowingbuildingswasfirstconstructed?

A．BeijingCapitalInternationalAirport.

B．ShanghaiWorldFinancialCentre.

C．TheWaterCube.

D．TheBird’sNest.

2.WhywastheconstructionofShanghaiWorldFinancialCentredelayed?

A．Becauseitneededmoreconstructionworkers.

B．Becauseitwasshortofmoney.

C．Becauseitaddedanextraviewing-platform.

D．Becauseitfac