15.Did you know that,in 2016,over 18million people attended classical concerts in Germany?That's more people than those who went to main league football matches!Earlier this year,Germany continued its celebration of classical music with the opening of a new concert hall in the heart of Hamburg.Germans are incredibly proud of it and it's the first thing I show to my friends when they come to visit.
Known as the‘Elphi'by the locals,the Elbphilharmonie is a beautiful tower of glittering glass sitting atop an old warehouse by the banks of the river Elbe.The plaza (露天廣場) is open to the public and from the middle of the city's tallest building,you can gaze across the harbour,miles of rooftops and passing ships below.
The main concert hall seats over 2000 people and is one of the most advanced music venues in the world.Two smaller concert halls arc used for jazz,world and contemporary music.In addition,if you're unbelievably rich,you can buy one of the 45 luxurious apartments lying within the building.
Construction began in 2007 with a budget of?241 million and a two-year period.Fast forward ten years,the building eventually opened with a final price tag of over 800 million!
I consider myself very lucky that the Elbphilharmonie opened during my time living in Hamburg,but unfortunately I haven't yet been able to attend a concert.Everything is sold out for six months!For now,I'm content to visit the plaza to enjoy the impressive views over the clocks and see the innovative architecture up close.Hopefully one day soon,I'll be lucky enough to grab a last-minute concert ticket!
4.What does"it"in Paragraph 1refer to?C
A.Germany.
B.Hamburg.
C.A new concert hall.
D.Its celebration of classical music.
5.What is Elbe?B
A.A hall.B.A river.C.A lower.D.A warehouse.
6.What can we learn from the last two paragraphs?C
A.The new concert hall can hold 3000 people at least.
B.The construction of the new concert hall is perfect.
C.It took a longer time and more money to build the concert hall.
D.The majority of audience arc likely to pay for the luxurious apartments.
7.What happened after the Elbphilharmonie opened?C
A.I was invited to visit it.
B.Few concerts have been held.
C.The performance was well received.
D.People find it easy to get concert tickets.
分析 本文主要介紹了德國音樂大廳的建造和開幕的情況.
解答 4.C 句意理解題.根據(jù)句子Germany continued its celebration of classical music with the opening of a new concert hall in the heart of Hamburg.Germans are incredibly proud of it.可見這里的it指的是前文中的a new concert hall,故答案選C.
5.B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)句子by the banks of the river Elbe在Elbe和的河畔,可見Elbe是一條河流,所以答案選B.
6.C 主旨大意題.根據(jù)句子Construction began in 2007 with a budget of?241 million and a two-year period.2007年初開始建造,預(yù)算為2億4100萬歐元,為期兩年.可見最后兩段主要介紹建造音樂廳花了更長的時間和更多的錢.所以答案選C.
7.C 推理判斷題.根據(jù)句子 but unfortunately I haven't yet been able to attend a concert.Everything is sold out for six months!For now. 但不幸的是,我還沒能去聽音樂會,所有的票提前六個月都賣光了,可以推斷出演出很受歡迎.所以答案選C.
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