Lesson 80 The Crystal Palace 水晶宫Read the passage and then answer the question.阅读短文，然后回答以下问题。How many people visited the Great Exhibition of 1851?Perhaps the most extraordinary building of the nineteenth century was the Crystal Palace, which was built in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851. The Crystal Palace was differe nt from all other buildings in the world, for it was made of iron and glass. It was one of the biggest buil dings of all time and a lot of people from many countries came to see it. A great many goods were sent to the exhibition from various parts of the world. There was also a great deal of machinery on display. The most wonderful piece of machinery on show was Nasmyth's steam hammer. Though in those days, travelling was not as easy as it is today, steam boats carried thousands of visitors across the Channel from Europe. On arriving in England, they were taken to the Crystal Pala ce by train. There were six million visitors in all, and the profits from the exhibition were used to build museums and colleges. Later, the Crystal Palace was moved to South London. It remained one of the most famous buildings in the world until it was burnt down in 1936.New words and expressions 生词和短语palace n. 宫殿 machinery n. 机器extraordinary adj.不平常的 display n. 展览非凡的steam n. 蒸汽 exhibition n. 展览profit n. 利润 iron n. 铁college n. 学院 various adj . 各种各样的Notes on the text 课文注释1 which was built in Hyde Park, 是一个非限定性定语从句，修饰 the Crystal Palace。2 the Great Exhibition, 世界博览会。3 it was made of iron and glass, 它是用钢和玻璃建成的。be made of …，用……制造（指原材料没有发生化学上的变化）。4 of all time, 空前的。5 on display = on sh...
