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Test 17
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Test 17
阅读理解第 部分一
第一节 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中,选出最佳选项。
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Lying on the north-south axis ( 轴 ) line of Beijing City, Bell and Drum Towers were built in
1272 and rebuilt twice after two fi res. In one period in history they were the time-telling center of the
capital city during the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties (1271—1911).
Bell Tower
The Bell Tower is 47.9 meters high. This brick-and-stone-made building has two fl oors. Located
on the second fl oor, the bell is the largest and heaviest in China. It is 7.02 meters high, with a weight
of 63 tons ( 吨 ). It was made of copper ( 铜 ), and you can hear its clear sound from far away.
Drum Tower
Situated 91 meters south to the Bell Tower, it was placed on a 4-meter-high stone-and-brick
groundwork. It is 46.7 meters high. It is a two-fl oor wooden building. There was one big drum and 24
smaller ones before, but only the big remains now.
On New Year’s Eve 1990, the bell was rung again and the drum was rung on New Year’s Eve
2001 after being silent for so long. Since then, the drum and the bell have sounded 108 times every
New Year’s Eve.
How to get to Bell and Drum Towers
By Subway:
1. Take Subway Line 8 and get off at Shichahai Station.
2. Take Subway Line 2 and get off at Guloudajie Station.
By Bus:
1. Take Bus 5, 60, 82, 107, 124, or 635 and get off at Gulou (Drum Tower) Station.
2. Take the Sightseeing Bus 3 and get off at Gulou (Houhai) Station.
Ticket Price: Bell Tower: CNY 15; Drum Tower: CNY 20
Ticket for both places: CNY 30
Opening Hours: 09:00 to 17:00
Drum Performances at the Drum Tower: 09:30, 10:00, 11:30, 13:30, 14:30, 15:30, 16:30
Note: an extra performance is at 17:15 in high season.
五项全练 高 一
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( ) 1. What do we know about the Drum Tower?
A. Drums are beaten every hour on the hour.
B. There are 8 drum performances in total in high season.
C. Drum Tower is a little bit higher than Bell Tower.
D. In all there are twenty-fi ve old drums now.
( ) 2. What do Bell and