The London Eye

The London Eye was opened on New Year’s Eve in 1999 to celebrate the Millennium (千禧年). It is 135 meters high, and from the top you can see the whote London. On a clear day you can even see Windsor Castle, which is 40 kilometers away. The London Eye has 32 capsules (密封艙), each with room for 25 people. Each “trip” lasts 30 minutes. It moves quite slowly, at a speed of about 15 meters a minute, but it never stops. Passengers have to get on when it’s moving.

OPENING TIME: Daily from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. in summer and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in winter.

TICKETS: Online or by phone. A limited number of tickets are available (可獲得的) in the day.From the Ticket Office in County Hall (the building next to the Eye), but go early because you often have to wait in a queue.

HOW TO GET THERE: 5 minutes’ walk from Waterloo underground station.

Choose the best answers:

1.The London Eye was built for celebrating __

A. New Year’s Eve                          B. 1999

C. foreign visitors                           D. the Millennium

2.On sunny day from the top of the London Eye you can see __--

A. all of England

B. Windsor Castle

C. all the buildings which are 40 kilometers away 

D. the building that is 135 meters high

3.There are_____  passengers in the London Eye when it’s full.

A. 32                    B. 800        C. 25                             D. 72

4.The opening time of the London Eye in summer is _that in the winter.

A. shorter than                                         B. the same as

C. as many as                         D. longer than

5.People_____  get tickets from the Ticket Office because tickets there are limited.

A. can usually

B. can never

C. can’t always                            

D. walk from Waterloo underground station to

 

【答案】

 

1.D

2.B

3.B

4.D

5.C

【解析】

1.細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中語句“The London Eye was opened on New Year’s Eve in 1999 to celebrate the Millennium”理解可知。

2.細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中語句“It is 135 meters high, and from the top you can see the whote London. On a clear day you can even see Windsor Castle, which is 40 kilometers away.”理解可知。

3.細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中語句“The London Eye has 32 capsules (密封艙), each with room for 25 people.”理解可知。32*25=800

4.細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中語句“OPENING TIME: Daily from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. in summer and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in winter.”理解可知。夏天的時(shí)間長(zhǎng)。

5.細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中語句“A limited number of tickets are available (可獲得的) in the day. From the Ticket Office in County Hall (the building next to the Eye), but go early because you often have to wait in a queue.”理解可知。

 

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