Question

【題目】 Do you know what a castle is? A castle is a building special to Europe. Castles were built in the Middle Ages by king and other powerful people who live in. Castles were used by people to protect themselves from their enemies. They are big buildings made form stone and wood.

Today there are still castles all over Europe. Some are in ruins. But some built later are still in good repair and used even today. One example is Windsor Castle, which is a home to the British queen. It is in the country or Berkshire, not far from London.

Castles have walls around them. In the old days, soldiers would stand on the walls to guard the people in the castle. If enemies came they would shoot arrows and throw stones at them. Castles also had moats. A moat is a river around the wall that makes it difficult for enemies to get in. It could be either dry or filled with water.

Other people from younger countries love European castles. In the US there are rich people who have brought broken parts of castles to their country and rebuilt them. And some people build “replica” castles — modern copies of Castle.

You probably know the Disneyland Castle in California, US. But did you know it is based on a famous castle in Germany built by King Ludwig Ⅱof Bavaria?

【1】Which of the following is TRUE about the castle?

A.It is a special American building.

B.It is made from stone and paper.

C.Only king used to live in it.

D.People used it to protect themselves.

【2】We can tell from the story that a moat is _______.

A.a wallB.a soldier

C.a riverD.a stone

【3】According to the passage we can know that_______.

A.there are castles only in some European countries now

B.in the US, there used to be castles in the Middle Ages

C.in the US, the people rebuilt the old castles or build the modern ones

D.the Disneyland castle is built in Germany

【4】What does the passage mainly talk about?

A.The history of Windsor castles.B.Facts about castles.

C.The king and the castles.D.How to build castles.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】C

【4】B

【解析】

本文是一篇說明文。文章介紹了關(guān)于城堡的一些事實(shí)。

【1】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中的Castles were used by people to protect themselves from their enemies.可知，城堡是人們用來防御敵人的。由此可知，人們曾經(jīng)用城堡來保護(hù)自己。故選D。

【2】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中的A moat is a river around the wall that makes it difficult for enemies to get in.可知，護(hù)城河是城墻周圍的河流，敵人很難進(jìn)入。由此可知，護(hù)城河就是一條河。故選C。

【3】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的In the US there are rich people who have brought broken parts of castles to their country and rebuilt them. And some people build “replica” castles — modern copies of Castle.可知，在美國，有一些富人把城堡破碎的部分帶回他們的國家，并重建它們。有些人建造“復(fù)制品”城堡——城堡的現(xiàn)代復(fù)制品。由此可知，在美國，人們重建舊城堡或建造現(xiàn)代城堡。故選C。

【4】

主旨大意題。根據(jù)第一段中的Do you know what a castle is?及對城堡的介紹可知，這篇文章主要談?wù)摿岁P(guān)于城堡的一些事實(shí)。故選B。