Question

【題目】

The fire at Notre Dame Cathedral(巴黎圣母院) in Paris has raised questions about the condition of thousands of other historic buildings across Europe. It also raises questions about whether European governments are doing enough to keep up and care for such buildings.

Some people say the fire last month was a wake-up call, not just for Europe, but the whole world. Large fires have long robbed humanity of knowledge, art and treasures. One example is the fire at the famous library of Alexandria in northern Egypt about 1700 years ago.

In 2015, the German engineering company Siemens found that Scotland had about 10 serious fires a year, while England lost at least twelve listed buildings a year. In Germany, 70 historic buildings have been destroyed since 2000.

And all too often, fires happen while old buildings are being repaired. Experts say that what is needed is continuous attention and maintenance(維護(hù)). These steps, if taken, could help avoid the need for major repairing work.

But regular attention and maintenance costs money.

Part of the problem comes from the shortage of money provided by governments after the 2008 financial crisis (金融危機(jī)). As a result, governments are increasingly looking for rich companies to keep up these historic buildings.

“We do need more money, but this is a shared duty for governments, businesses and citizens across Europe,” said an officer from the European Union.

Some say world-famous monuments like Notre Dame are the driving force behind tourism and should get more respect. People have noticed the importance of such respect.

“Historic buildings are a gold mine(礦). You cannot explore it and then just leave the mine and go to another one. It is something you really have to value,” the officer said.

【1】After the fire at Notre Dame Cathedral, more attention is paid to_________ .

A.European governmentsB.famous libraries

C.engineering companiesD.the old buildings

【2】According to the passage, one of the biggest enemies of cultural treasures is________.

A.robbersB.firesC.moneyD.tourists

【3】“These steps” in Paragraph 4 refer to (指代)___________.

A.attention and maintenanceB.careful repairing work

C.enough respect from peopleD.serious financial crisis

【4】The officer thinks _______should accept the duty of caring for these famous monuments.

A.citizens around the worldB.the European governments

C.rich European businessesD.the whole European society

【5】The purpose of writing this article is to ask everyone to____________.

A.value historic buildingsB.donate plenty of money

C.pay attention to big firesD.avoid exploring mines

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】A

【4】D

【5】A

【解析】

文章大意：巴黎圣母院大火之后引出了歐洲各國(guó)對(duì)歷史建筑保護(hù)的力度是否足夠的問(wèn)題。大火不僅給歐洲敲響了警鐘也給世界各國(guó)警醒，長(zhǎng)期以來(lái)大火奪走了許多世界各國(guó)的歷史建筑文物，專家認(rèn)為需要有持續(xù)的關(guān)注才能避免大規(guī)模的維修工作，政府官員認(rèn)為是全社會(huì)共同的責(zé)任，人們要去尊重歷史古跡。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。問(wèn)題是：巴黎圣母院大火之后人們更關(guān)注什么？根據(jù)文章第一段中的“The fire at Notre Dame Cathedral(巴黎圣母院) in Paris has raised questions about the condition of thousands of other historic buildings across Europe. It also raises questions about whether European governments are doing enough to keep up and care for such buildings.” 在巴黎圣母院大火之后對(duì)成千上萬(wàn)的歐洲歷史建筑產(chǎn)生了問(wèn)題。它也提出了一個(gè)問(wèn)題，即歐洲各國(guó)政府在維護(hù)和保護(hù)這些建筑方面是否做得足夠。在大火之后人們產(chǎn)生了對(duì)保護(hù)歷史建筑的疑問(wèn)A European governments是“歐洲政府”，B famous libraries是“著名圖書(shū)館”，C engineering companies是“工程公司”，D the old buildings是“古老的建筑”。結(jié)合文章第一段是歷史古建筑，故選D。

【2】文章主旨題。問(wèn)題是：根據(jù)文章，文化財(cái)富最大的敵人是什么？根據(jù)文中“Large fires have long robbed humanity of knowledge, art and treasures.”長(zhǎng)期以來(lái)大火奪走了人類文化、藝術(shù)和瑰寶。所以文化財(cái)富最大的敵人是大火，A robbers是“盜賊”，B fires是“火”，C money是“錢(qián)”，D tourists是“游客”。故選B。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。問(wèn)題是：第四段中的“這些步驟”指的是什么？問(wèn)指代什么一般都在前一句話，根據(jù)上文中的“Experts say that what is needed is continuous attention and maintenance”專家表示需要持續(xù)的關(guān)注和維護(hù)。所以這些步驟指的是關(guān)注和維護(hù)。A attention and maintenance是“關(guān)注和維護(hù)”，B careful repairing work是“細(xì)心的修理工作”，C enough respect from people是“足夠的尊重”，D serious financial crisis是“嚴(yán)重的金融危機(jī)”。故選A。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。問(wèn)題是：官員認(rèn)為 應(yīng)該承擔(dān)起保護(hù)文物的責(zé)任？根據(jù)文中的“We do need more money, but this is a shared duty for governments, businesses and citizens across Europe.” said an officer from the European Union. 我們需要更多的資金，但是這是歐洲政府、商人和公民共同的責(zé)任。A citizens around the world是“世界各國(guó)的公民”，B the European governments是“歐洲政府”，C rich European businesses是“富裕的歐洲企業(yè)”，D the whole European society是“整個(gè)歐洲社會(huì)”。故選D。

【5】主旨大意題。寫(xiě)這篇文章的目的是讓每個(gè)人怎么樣？A value historic buildings是“重視歷史建筑”，B donate plenty of money是“捐大量的錢(qián)”，C pay attention to big fires是“關(guān)注大火”，D avoid exploring mines是“不要挖礦”。全文說(shuō)的都是巴黎圣母院大火之后各界對(duì)這個(gè)事件后對(duì)保護(hù)文物該怎么做和舉了各國(guó)被大火破壞的歷史文物，所以作者是要告訴我們要重視歷史建筑，故選A。