Question

Taj Mahal, Agra, India

As many as 28 different varieties of semi-precious and precious stones were used to decorate the outside of the Taj Mahal. Construction of the Taj Mahal took around 20 years. The building, which was made from white marble from the quarries (采石场）of Rajasthan, appears pink in the morning, white in the day and golden in the moonlight.

Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, Japan

It took 10 years to construct the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge. It connects the city of Kobe, on Japan’s mainland, with Iwaya on Awaji Island. Before it opened, the only way to get between the two cities was ferry. However, the waterway was prone to (易于) severe storms and when two ferries capsized (倾覆) in 1955, killing 168 people, public anger convinced (使确信) the government of the need for a bridge. It’s the longest suspension (悬浮) bridge in the world, with a length of 1,991 meters.

Panama Canal, Panama

More than 4.5 million cubic yards of concrete were used in the construction of this canal’s locks and dams. The Panama Canal is a 77-kilometer (47-mile) long waterway that connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The earth and rubble excavated (挖掘) to make way for it was enough to bury Manhattan to a depth of four meters. A series of locks allow ships to pass through the water; each of the moveable lock doors weighs 750 tons and each of the locks fills with 52 million gallons of water to accommodate the 15,000 ships that use the canal every year. Completion date: January 7, 1914 after 10 years of building.

Grand Canyon Skywalk, Arizona, America

The Skywalk’s foundation is strong enough to support 71 million pounds. Located 1, 219 meters above the Colorado River, the Grand Canyon’s Skywalk consists of one million pounds of steel and 83,000 pounds of glass. It was the creation of Las Vegas businessman David Jin, who approached the Hualapai Tribe with the idea of a glass walkway over the Grand Canyon in 1996. The Skywalk was assembled (装配) on site. Completion date: March 28, 2007.

1.Which construction took the longest time to build?

A. The Taj Mahal.

B. The Panama Canal.

C. The Akashi Kaikyo Bridge.

D. The Grand Canyon Skywalk.

2.The Japanese government decided to build the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge ________________.

A. in the year of 1955

B. following public opinion

C. to show its national power

D. to develop Japan’s economy

3.According to the text, we can infer that the Panama Canal _______________.

A. is 77 miles long

B. is close to Manhattan

C. benefits the shipping companies

D. allows 15,000 ships to pass through daily

4.In which section of a book can the passage probably be seen?

A. Health.    B. Agriculture.

C. Education.  D. Architecture.

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：文章介绍了四处建筑奇迹，分别是印度的泰姬陵、日本的明石海峡大桥、巴拿马的巴拿马运河和美国亚利桑那州的大峡谷空中走廊。

1.A细节理解题。根据“Construction of the Taj Mahal took around 20 years...It took 10 years to construct the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge...after 10 years of building...with the idea of a glass walkway over the Grand Canyon in 1996. The Skywalk was assembled (装配) on site. Completion date: March 28, 2007.”可知，用时最长的是泰姬陵的建造，故选A。

2.B细节理解题。根据“public anger convinced (使确信) the government of the need for a bridge”可知，日本政府出于舆论的压力才建造了这座大桥，故选B。

3.C推理判断题。根据“47-mile”排除A；巴拿马位于中美洲，曼哈顿区位于纽约，排除B；根据“the 15,000 ships that use the canal every year”可知，是每年通行15000只船，排除D；巴拿马运河的修建，无疑给船舶公司带来巨大的好处，故选C。

4.A. Health.健康；B. Agriculture.农业；C. Education.教育；D. Architecture.建筑，只有D符合，故选D。

【名师点睛】

推理判断题：

推理判断题属于主观题，是层次较高的题目。它包括判断题和推理题。这两类题常常相互依存，推理是为了作出正确的判断，正确的判断又依赖于合乎逻辑的推理。此类题要求在理解表面文字的基础上，作出判断和推论，从而得到文章的隐含的意思和深层的意思，也就是通过文章中的文字信息，上下逻辑关系及事物的发展变化等已知的信息，推断出作者没有直接表达的态度和观点。

解题方法：

推理判断题不仅要求考生读懂文章中的每个句子的意思还要推理它们之间的关系，结合自己的生活常识和经验，再通过逻辑推理和判断，理解文章的言外之意，从而揭示文章的深层涵义。

任何一篇文章都有其特定的写作目的，读者应当知道如何去做或按照某种方式思考问题。推理判断题的答案不可能在文章中直接找到，因此推理时我们务必要忠于原文，在文章中寻找并确定可推论的依据，即：已知部分－推论的前提，从中推测出未知部分－推理的结论，切忌妄加评论，把自己的观点当成作者的观点。

考点：旅游类短文阅读