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一、阅读理解(共五篇短文,共5小题,计30分。最后篇每小题5分,其余货到小题1分)
阅读,从文后每小题A、B.C选项中选择最佳答案。
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The remains of the Colossus
Demetriusl is defeated.
are finally removed.
Construction of the Colossus is finished.
The Colossus collapses
due to an earthquake
305BC
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to scale.
Colossus of Rhodes(罗德岛巨像)
The Colossus of Rhodes,a giant(巨大的)bronze statue(f像),was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient
World.Other ancient civilizations()also built large statues,but the Colossus of Rhodes was one of the tallest.
At more than 105 feet(32 meters)tall,it was twice as big as most of the other colossi().or giant statues,
of ancient times.The Statue of Liberty,its modern counterpart(对应的事物).is only a little taller,
The Colossus of Rhodes was designed and built by the sculptor()Chares of Lindos.It showed the sun
god Helios.The people of the Greek island of Rhodes had it built to celebrate the defeat()of Demetrius I in
305 BC.Chares and the artists in his workshop began building the statue in 292 BC.The Colossus was completed
twelve years later.It welcomed friends and warmed enemies as they came close to the island's harbor()
Unluckily the statue stood for only 56 years.In 224 BC.a powerful earthquake hit Rhodes.The earthquake
damaged the Colossus,and it fell to the ground in giant pieces.The Statue's parts lay on the ground for hundreds of
years and travelers came from all over to see these impressive ruins(
提示词:construction(建设)collapse(倒塌)
scale(测量)
1.Which best describes what the passage is about?
A.The harbor in the ancient city of Rhodes.
B.How Rhodians defeated Demetrius I.
C.A giant statue built in ancient Greece.
2.Which detail()explains why the Colossus was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
A.It was twice as big as most ancient statues.
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B.It showed the sun god Helios.
C.It was built by Chares of Lindos.
3.What does the timeline tell you that the passage does not?
A.When the remains of the Colossus are removed.
B.The