2012届高考英语二轮专题复习阅读能力综合培养训练集（十六）完形填空TheGreatWallofChinaTheGreatWallofChinaisthelongestwallintheworld.It26fromwesttoeast,27mountains,28valleysandfinally29thesea.TheGreatWallhasahistoryofovertwo30years.Peoplebeganto31thewall32thespringandAutumnPeriodinChinesehistory.Inabout221BCQinShihuanghadallthewalls33.34,theGreatWallcametotheworld.TheGreatWallis356,000kilometerslong,6-7metershighand4-5meterswide.Inmostplacesitis36enoughforfivehorsesortenmentowalk37alongthetop.Itwasvery38tobuild39agreatwallintheold40.Thousandofmen41whentheybuiltit.TheGreatWallwasmadenotonlyofstones,butmillionsof42.Today,theGreatWallhasbecomeaplace43interestnotonlytotheChinesebutalsotopeopleallovertheworld.44theEgyptiansfeelproudoftheirpyramids,45ChinesepeoplealsofeelproudofourGreatWall.26.A.comesB.goesC.liesD.stands27.A.throughB.alongC.overD.across28.A.andB.fromC.toD.through29.A.getsB.comesC.reachesD.arrives30.A.thousandB.millionC.hundredD.billion31.A.createB.designC.formD.build32.A.betweenB.atC.inD.on33.A.madeupB.joinedupC.sentupD.putup34.A.SincethenonB.NowandthenC.FromthenonD.Afterthen35.A.nomorethanB.notmorethanC.lessthanD.morethan36.A.wideB.longC.highD.tall37.A.onebyoneB.daybydayC.sidebysideD.stepbystep38.A.easyB.difficultC.goodD.bad39.A.likeB.lookC.soD.such40.A.timesB.historyC.countriesD.enemies41.A.killedB.diedC.murderedD.gone42.A.lifeB.liveC.livesD.living43.A.ofB.withC.forD.about44.A.JustasB.AsifC.LooklikeD.Such45.A.usB.weC.ourD.ours阅读理解:AIncitiesacrosstheUnitedStates,oldfactories,schools,railroadstationsandotherbuildingsarebeingrenovated(翻新)fornewuses.Cityplannersandprivateinventorsarefindingthatgoodbuildings,nomatterhowold,canberemodeledfornewpurposes.“Ifyou’daskedsomeonefourorfiveyearsagowhetherhe’drentanapartmentinanabandonedpianofactoryorclothingwarehouse(大商店),he’dhavethoughtyouwerecrazy,,”saysaNewYork用心爱心专心1architect.“Today,manypeopleareeagertodoit.”Onlyafewdecadesago,renovationwasunpopularandgenerallyfarmoreexpensivethantakingdownabandoned9(抛弃)buildingsandstartingfromthebeginning.Achangebeganinthe1990swithanumberofwell-advertisedprojects.TheyincludedChirardelliSquareinSanFrancisco,whereanoldchocolatefactorywasrenovatedandmadeintoshopsandrestaurants,TrolleySquareinSaltLakeCity,whereanabandonedcarwarehousebecameashoppingcentre.Whatcausedthechange?“Onereasonisnostalgia(怀旧),”asanFranciscobuildersuggests.“Maybeoldisbetterthannew,manypeoplearesaying.Feelingsaboutpreservingattractiveorhistoricbuildingshavechangedagreatdeal.”Asecondcauseiseconomy.Thecostoftearingdownanoldbuildingandconstructinganewonefromnothingnowhasrisentothepointwhereitisoftenlessexpensivetofixasolidolderstructure.Evenwhenthecostsofrenovationarethesameasorabitmorethanthecostsofputtingupanewbuilding,fixingtheoldbuildingmaybebetter.Gradually,architectsandbuildersaredevelopingknowledgeaboutrenovationandpreservation,bringingimaginationandcreativitytothejob.46.IntheUnitedStates,renovatingoldcreativitytothejob___________.A.hasalonghistoryB.isanewtrendC.isstillunpopularD.isoutofdate47.What’sthepurposeofthispassage?A.CallonpeopletorenovateoldbuildingsB.Reportachange—renovationinAmericaC.EncouragepeopletomakeuseofoldbuildingD.Introduceanewmethodofrenovatingoldbuildings48.WhydidthepassagementionGhirardelliSquareandTrolleySquare?A.Tointroduceussomesuccessfulbuildingrenovations.B...
