1、考点预测 | 文明之火酿成文化之殇 4 月 15 日，一场大火吞噬了人类八百年的文明建筑巴黎圣母院，文 明之火酿成文化之殇。 每件文物都是历史生命的延续，每座古老的建筑都铭刻了历史的符号。 文物承载了历史的沧桑与沉淀，其损毁和消失在带走文物本身的同时， 也带走了它所承载的历史文明。愿所有的文物都能远离灾难，世代传 承。下面来看一道阅读理解题，看看下面这四道题你能答对吗？ Adisastrous fire surrounded Notre Dame completely and destroyed large parts ofthe Gothic（哥特式的） architecture onMon
2、day. “Notre Dame is our history, our literature,part of our spirit, the place of all our great events, our wars, our liberations,the center of our lives,” French President Emmanuel Macron told reporters infront of the still burning Paris landmarkand promised to rebuild Notre Dame Cathedral. “Notre D
3、ame is burning,and I know the sadness, and this tremblefelt by so many fellow French people. But tonight, Id like to speak ofhope too,” he said, announcing the launch of a fundraising campaign. “Lets be proud, becausewe built this cathedral more than 800 years ago, weve built it and, throughoutthe c
4、enturies, let it grow and improved it. So I gravely say tonight: we will rebuild it together,”he added. The disastrous fire engulfed the upper reaches ofParis towering NotreDame Cathedral as it was undergoing renovations（翻新）Monday,threatening one of the greatest architectural treasures of the Wester
5、n world astourists and Parisianslooked on horrified fromthe streets below. Frances Interior Ministry said firefighters might not beable to save the structure. The fire collapsed thecathedrals spire （尖顶）and spread to one of itslandmark towers. A spokesman said the entire wooden frame of the cathedral
6、 wouldlikely come down, and that the archof the large buildingcould be threatened too. “Everything is burning;nothing will remain from the frame,” Notre Dame spokesman Andre Finot toldFrench media. The 12th-century cathedral is home to incalculable works of artand is one of the worlds most famous to
7、urist attractions, immortalized by Victor Hugos1831 novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame. The cause of the firewas not known, but French media quoted the Paris fire brigade（消防队）as saying the fire is “potentiallylinked” to a 6 million-euro ($6.8 million) renovation project on the churchsspire and its 25
8、0 tons of lead. Officialsopened an investigation as Paris police said there were no reported deaths.Some 400 firefighters were battling the fire well into the night. 1. From what EmmanuelMacron said we can learn that . A. Notre Dame was the symbol of French inhistory B. he was desperate whenhe made
9、the announcement C. it took more than 800years to build Notre Dame D. French people willrebuild Notre Dame together 2.Which of the following is true according to the text? A. Notre Dame Cathedral was burnt downentirely. B. The structure waswell saved by the firefighters. C. The fire was so bigthat i
10、t was hard to control. D. The cause of the firewas already known to the public. 3.The underlined part in Paragraph 7 properly means that . A. the novel made the cathedral famous B. the novel made the cathedralromantic C. the novel made the cathedralmysterious D. the novel made the cathedralattractiv
11、e 4.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage? A. Incalculable Works ofArt B. The Renovation of Notre Dame C. Macrons Sadness forNotre Dame D. A Fire Destroying LargeParts of Notre Dame 参考答案 14 DCAD 生词及长难句 1. Gothic adj. 哥特式的，哥特风格的 哥特风格是 12 至 16 世纪流行亍西欧的建筑风格，以尖拱、尖窗和细长 柱为特色。 a Gothi
12、c church 哥特式教堂 2.cathedral n.大教堂；教区总教堂 St Pauls Cathedral 圣保罗大教 堂 3. engulf v. 包围；吞没；淹没 He wasengulfed by a crowd of reporters. 他被一群记者团团围 住。 4. be home to sth 是的居住地；是的产地；是的生长（或 栖息）地 Paris washome to many important artists. 巴黎是很多大艺术家的居 住地。 5. The 12th-century cathedral is home to incalculable works o
13、f art and is one of the worlds most famous tourist attractions, immortalized by Victor Hugos 1831 novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame. 句子主干：The cathedral is home toworks of art and is one of the worlds tourist attraction. 译文：这座建亍十二世纪的大教堂收藏了无数艺术品，是世界上最为著 名的观光胜地之一，它因雨果在 1831 年出版的小说巴黎圣母院而 名垂千古。 6.open an
14、 investigation 展开调查 Congress has opened an investigation into thecase. 国会下令调查 此案。 知识拓展 1. Notre Dame 巴黎圣母院 巴黎圣母院是一座位亍法国巴黎市中心的教堂建筑，也是天主教巴黎总 教区的主教座堂。巴黎圣母院主体约建造亍 1160 年到 1260 年间，属亍 哥特式建筑形式，它是法兰西地区哥特式教堂群里非常具有代表性的一 座。整座教堂前后共历时 180 多年才全部建成。 2. The Hunchback of Notre Dame 巴黎圣母院，又名钟楼怪 人。 巴黎圣母院是法国文学家维克多雨果（18021885）创作的长篇小 说，亍 1831 年首次出版。小说以离奇和对比手法写了一个发生在 15 世 纪法国的故事：巴黎圣母院副主教克罗德道貌岸然、蛇竭心肠，迫害吉 卜赛女郎埃斯梅拉达。面目丑陋却心地善良的敲钟人卡西莫多为救女郎 舍身。小说揭露了宗教的虚伪，宣告禁欲主义的破产，歌颂了下层劳动 人民的善良、友爱、舍己为人，反映了雨果的人道主义思想。该小说曾 多次被改编成电影、电视剧及音乐剧。
