问题 单项选择题

不要过分地依赖语言。不要总是企图在语言上占上风。语言解不开的事实可以解开。语言解开了而事实没有解开的话,语言会失去价值,甚至只能添乱。动辄想到让事实说话的人比起动不动就想说倒一大片的更安详。这段话的主要观点是( )。

A.语言是不重要的,而事实才重要

B.语言是不可靠的

C.事实解不开的话,语言也解不开

D.事实比动听的语言更有力量

答案

参考答案:D

阅读理解

阅读理解。

                                           The London Eye

      Want a bird's eye-view of the city of London? Take the London Eye, The London Eye, also called the Millennium Wheel, opened in 2000 to celebrate

the new millennium. It took seven years and the skills of hundreds of people

from five countries to make the Eye.  Now the Eye has become London's No. 1 scenic spot. It is 135 meters.

      How did the London Eye get its name?Well, it has 32 glass compartments that let you "see" in every direction so you can "cast your eyes" over London.

                                           The Star of Nanchang

      The Star of Nanchang opened in 2006 and then became the world's tallest wheel. It is 160 meters. There are 60 compartments, the same number as the minute's compartments on a clock. At night when its lights are all turned on,

the wheel really looks like a huge clock !

                                             The Singapore Flyer

    Why rides the Singapore Flyer?For the same reason you go to the London   Eye-for the wonderful view. It's the third world's tallest wheel.  It is 165

meters tall, If you're a tourist in Singapore, ride the Flyer on the last day of

your trip.  From its top, you can see the wonderful places you visited and

remember the great time you had.

                                              Beijing Great Wheel

      You've climbed the Great Wall of China, and now Beijing wants you to

"fly" the Great Wheel of China. The Beijing Great Wheel stands in Chaoyang Park. It is the world's highest and largest wheel now.  It is 208meters tall.

       根据短文内容 ,判断下列 句子的正误,正确的用 "A"表示,错误的用 " B"表示 。

(     )1. People began to build the London Eye in 1993.

(     )2. Because it looked like an eye, the ~ndon Eye got its name.

(     )3. In the daytime, the wheel really looks like a huge clock!

(     )4. The Singapore Flyer is the second world's tallest wheel now.

( )5. This passage is about the four big cities.

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