八年级英语时文阅读-WEEK-13-历史地理-有答案

WEEK13历史地理（2）一、完形填空（共20小题；共35分）ATianyaHaijiaoliestothewestofSanya,HainanProvince.It1manyvisitorsfromhomeandabroadeveryyearsinceitopenedin1988.Italsoattractsthousandsof2toholdtheirweddingceremonies(婚礼)here.TianyaHaijiaomeansthe3partoftheskyandtheseainChinese.Hainan,thesouthernmostpartof4isthelocationofTianyaHaijiao.TheTianyaHaijiaoScenicSpotsitsonMalingMountainfacingthe5.Walkingalongtheseashore(海滨),youwillseeastonewith6characters—NanTianYiZhu,whichmeansapillar(石柱)standinginthe7partoftheskyinChinese.Nearitliesanotherstonewiththecharacters—HaiPanNanTian.8forafurther500meters,youwillseetwostoneswiththecharactersofTianyaandHaijiao.Thereisa9storyaboutthesetwostones.Nowpeopleregardthesetwostonesassymbolsoflove.10thisbeautifulandromanticstorymanyyoungloverschoosethisplacefortheirweddingceremony.TianyaHaijiaoisaheavenforpeoplewhoareinlove,andalsoawonderfulplaceforpeopletorelax.1.A.getsB.receivesC.stopsD.gives2.A.loversB.studentsC.workersD.scientists3.A.nearestB.hottestC.farthestD.darkest4.A.JapanB.ChinaC.KoreaD.America5.A.forestB.seaC.mountainD.earth6.A.twoB.threeC.fourD.five7.A.easternB.westernC.northernD.southern8.A.PassingonB.GettingdownC.FlyingoverD.Walkingon9.A.romanticB.sadC.boringD.humor10.A.ThankstoB.BecauseofC.ThanksforD.AsforBTheTempleofArtemis(阿尔忒弥斯神庙)wasoneofSevenWondersoftheAncientWorld.Itwassolargethatittook120yearstobuildthetemple.It'shardtobelievebutitwasoneofthelargesttemplesinancienttimes.Peoplebuiltthetemplein550BC.ItstoodintheGreekcityofEphesus,onthewestcoast.Thewholetemplewasallstonesexceptforitswoodenroof.ItwasbuilttoremembertheGreekGoddessArtemis.Butthistempledidn'tlastlongbecauseofthefightin550BC.Duringthefight,peopledestroyedthetemple.Anothertemplewasbuiltinsteadofthefirstone.ThenamannamedCroesusEphesianwantedtohavehisnameinhistory.Hemanagedtoburnthetempleandhewantedthetempletodisappearinhistory.Todaythesiteofthistempleisafield.Thesinglecolumn(立柱)isstilltheretotellvisitorsthatthereoncestoodaWonderoftheAncientWorld.11.Fromthefirstparagraph,wecanknow.A.theTempleofArtemisisthelargesttempleinancienttimesB.peoplespent120yearsbuildingtheTempleofArtemisC.theTempleofArtemisisthemostfamouswonderintheworldD.ittook120yearstobuildthesevenwonders12.Whatwasthetemplemadeof?A.Stonesandglass.B.Woodandglass.C.Woodandiron.D.Stonesandwood.13.Whydidtheancientpeoplebuildthetemple?A.ToremembertheGreekGoddessArtemis.B.TorememberCroesusEphesian.C.Todeveloptourismandmakemoremoney.D.ToremembertheGreekcityofEphesus.14.Whathappenedin550BC?A.Thetemplewasdestroyedandanotheronewasbuilt.B.Manypeopledied.C.CroesusEphesianhadhisnameinhistory.D.CroesusEphesiandiedinthefight.15.Thelastparagraphtellsusthat.A.peoplecangrowcropsintheTempleofArtemisB.infact,theTempleofArtemisisjustasinglecolumnC.wecan'tseetheTempleofArtemisanymoreD.today,therearemanyvisitorscomingtotheTempleofArtemiseverydayCForover200years,theWhiteHousehasbeenmorethanjustthehomeoftheUSPresidents.Itisalsothesymbol(象征)ofAmericaandtheAmericanpeople.However,fewpeopleknowthattheWhiteHousehasaninterestinghistory.Itlivedthroughmanyfires.ThebiggestonehappenedatthehandsoftheBritishin1814whenthetwocountrieswereatwar.Afterthat,570gallons(加仑)ofwhitepaintwereusedtocoveritsoutsidesurface.In1901,PresidentTheodoreRooseveltofficially(正式地)namedittheWhiteHouse.Thereare132roomsintheWhiteHouse,with35bathrooms,atenniscourt,aswimmingpoolandamovietheater.Withfivechefs(主厨),theWhiteHousekitchencanservedinnertoasmanyas140guestsatthesametime.In1805,ThomasJeffersonopenedtheWhiteHouseforpublictours.Eventoday,itremains(仍是)theonlypresident'shouseintheworldthatisopentothepublicfreeofcharge(免费).16.Thepassageismainlyabout.A.thewarbetweenAmericaandEnglandB.thehistoryoftheWhiteHouseC.thesymbolofAmericaD.thePresidentsofAmerica17.TheWhiteHouselivedthroughthebiggestfirein.A.1814B.1901C.1805D.193218.WhoofficiallynamedtheWhiteHouse?A.PresidentTheodoreRoosevelt.B.ThomasJefferson.C.Thefivechefs.D.Thepublictours.19.Accordingthethirdparagraph,wecanknowthat.A.thereare132bathroomsintheWhiteHouseB.140guestscanenjoydinnerintheWhiteHouseatthesametimeC.thechefscanswimintheirfreetimeintheWhiteHouseD.therearemanykitchensintheWhiteHouse20.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.ThomasJeffersonwastheAmericanPresidentin1905.B.Manypresidents'housesintheworldareopentothepublic.C.OnlyrichpeoplecanvisittheWhiteHouse.D.Today,youneedn'tpayanymoneyifyougointotheWhitehouse.二、阅读理解（共5小题；共10分）Whatistheworld'shighesttree?Whereisthehottest?Tofindouttheseanswers,pleaseopenthebook——GuinnessWorldRecords.Itrecordedthefinesthumanachievements(成就).Anditstartedtorecordthesefrom1954.GuinnessWorldRecordstellsusmanywonderfulthings.Nowmorethan100millioncopiesofthebookhavebeensoldinalmost40languages,andanewedition(版本)comesouteveryyear.TheideaofthebookcamefromtheBritonSirHughBeaver.Oneday,heandhisfriendsarguedaboutthefastestgamebird(猎鸟)inEuropeandtheyfailedtofindananswerinanybook.Later,theGuinnessWorldRecordswaspublishedbyJimPattisonGroupinCanada.Fromthenon,manypeoplewantedtogetintothehook.AnyonewhohasaspecialskillortalentcanapplyforaGuinnessrecord.Afterthat