Readers’ favorite landmarks

Arizona’s Grand Canyon Skywalk(人行天橋)is the best new bridge, New York by Gehry(蓋里設計的紐約大廈) is the top new skyscraper and the National September11Memorial(911紀念館)is the favorite new public space, according to Travel+ Leisure magazine (《悅樂》雜志).
What do the three architectures have in common? They were all opened in the last fifteen years and are this year’s new best landmarks. It shows that some architectures could become classics in a very short time.
How were these top new landmarks voted(投票)?The New York-based travel magazine carried out an online survey to discover the world’s top new landmarks in2012.They asked readers to vote their favorite ones in different categories(類別)—skyscrapers, parks and public spaces, museums, bridges, sports and performance places.
The architectures having the most votes in each category are crowned as the best new landmarks. Each category has a top new landmark.
【小題1】Arizona’s Grand Canyon Skywalk is ________.

A．the best new bridgeB．a(chǎn) high building
C．a(chǎn) new walkwayD．a(chǎn) street.
【小題2】In the passage , ______ famous architectures are mentioned.
A．1B．2C．3D．4
【小題3】How long have the architectures been open ? ________.
A．5 yearsB．10 yearsC．15 yearsD．150 years
【小題4】The architectures are crowned as the best new landmarks according to having the most votes on_________ .
A．skyscrapers, parks and public spaces, museums, bridges, sports and performance places.
B．skyscrapers, parks and public spaces, museums, bridges and performance places
C．parks and public spaces, museums, bridges, sports and performance places.
D．skyscrapers, parks and public spaces and performance places.


【小題1】A
【小題2】C
【小題3】C
【小題4】A

解析【小題1】根據(jù)文章第一句話“Arizona’s Grand Canyon Skywalk(人行天橋)is the best new bridge,” 可知答案為A
【小題2】根據(jù)文章中“What do the three architectures have in common?”可知答案C
【小題3】根據(jù)文章中“They were all opened in the last fifteen years and are this year’s new best landmarks.”可知答案為C
【小題4】根據(jù)文章中“The architectures having the most votes in each category are crowned as the best new landmarks. Each category has a top new landmark.”可知答案A

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