【題目】

The Colosseum is an ancient stadium in the center of Rome. It is the largest of its kind. It is very old. They started building it in the year 70. It took ten years to build. It is still around today.

The Colosseum has been used in many ways. In ancient Rome, men fought each other in it. They fought against lions, tigers, and bears. It was terrible. But most of the people loved it. As many as 80,000 Romans would pack inside to watch. These gruesome events went on until 523.

The Colosseum has been damaged many times over the years. It was struck by lightning in the year 217. This started a fire. Much of the Colosseum is made of stone. But the fire damaged the upper levels. They were made of wood. This damage took many years to repair. It was not finished until the year 240.

The worst damage happened in 1349. A mighty earthquake shook Rome and the Colosseum. The south side of the building collapsed ( 坍塌). Pieces of the arena ( 場地) were all over the ground. Many people took the fallen stones. Others took stones from the seating areas. They used them to repair houses and churches.

The Romans of those days were not connected to the Colosseum. It had last been used as a castle. Before that it was a graveyard. It has been hundreds of years since the games. The damage to the Colosseum was never repaired. It's a good thing the outer wall of it still stands strong.

Today the Colosseum is one of Rome's most popular attractions. People from all over the world come to Italy to see it. The Pope leads a big march around it every Good Friday. It is a symbol that many know. It has even appeared on the back of a coin. I guess that makes it a symbol that many people want too.

【1】The underlined word “gruesome” in the second paragraph means .

A.excitingB.traditionalC.frighteningD.important

【2】What do we know about the lightning damage to the Colosseum in the year 217?

A.It was the worst damage in history.B.The stone part was damaged.C.It took 10 years to repair. D.The wooden part was burnt.

【3】According to the text, the Colosseum .

A.is the symbol of RomeB.is 1000 years old

C.collapsed because of its weak wallD.was successfully repaired

【4】Which of the following is the right order of the events mentioned in the text?

a. An earthquake damaged the Colosseum.

b. The Colosseum was struck by lightning.

c. The Colosseum appeared on the back of a coin.

d. People used stones from the Colosseum to repair buildings.

A.abcdB.badcC.abdcD.bdac

【5】The Colosseum was once used as the following EXCEPT .

A.a churchB.a stadiumC.a castleD.a graveyard

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】A

【4】B

【5】A

【解析】

文章大意：羅馬競技場是位于羅馬市中心的一個古老的體育場。它是同類中最大的。它很舊。他們在公元70年開始建造它。競技場有很多用途。這座競技場多年來遭到多次破壞。當時的羅馬人與羅馬競技場沒有什么聯(lián)系。今天，羅馬競技場是羅馬最受歡迎的景點之一。全世界的人都來意大利看。教皇每周五都會帶領一個大游行。

【1】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)In ancient Rome, men fought each other in it. They fought against lions, tigers, and bears. It was terrible 在古羅馬，人們在里面互相爭斗。他們與獅子、老虎和熊作戰(zhàn)。太可怕了�？芍�，These gruesome events went on until 523.這些可怕的事件一直持續(xù)到123年。故選C。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)It was struck by lightning in the year 217. This started a fire. Much of the Colosseum is made of stone. But the fire damaged the upper levels. They were made of wood它是在公元217年被閃電擊中的。這引起了火災。競技場大部分是用石頭建造的。但大火破壞了上層建筑。它們是木頭做的。故選D。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Today the Colosseum is one of Rome's most popular attractions. People from all over the world come to Italy to see it. The Pope leads a big march around it every Good Friday. It is a symbol that many know. 今天，羅馬競技場是羅馬最受歡迎的景點之一。全世界的人都來意大利看。教皇每周五都會帶領一個大游行。它是許多人都知道的象征。故選A。

【4】理解歸納題。根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容第二段The Colosseum was struck by lightning.第四段An earthquake damaged the Colosseum第五段People used stones from the Colosseum to repair buildings.第六段The Colosseum appeared on the back of a coin. 羅馬競技場被閃電擊中。地震損壞了羅馬競技場。人們用羅馬競技場的石頭修繕建筑物。羅馬競技場出現(xiàn)在一枚硬幣的背面。故選B。

【5】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容羅馬競技場曾經(jīng)被用作體育場、城堡和墓地的用途，故選A，

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