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Stone is all around us. Stone is usually very hard, 1 it can also be soft. Stones have many uses.
In some 2 , artists carve (雕刻) beautiful things out of soft stones, because they can be shaped easily. In ancient times，people carved 3 persons or animals out of soft stones, which could be carried along with. While in some European countries, statues (雕塑) are carved
4 hard stones and they do not change easily. In summer, the hot sun 5 on these statues and in winter the snow falls on them, but they 6 remain beautiful.
Stone is strong and long-lasting. So, it is 7 enough for buildings. A house built of stone does not catch fire as easily as 8 made of wood. Some stones are coloured, so they make the 9 look wonderful. People can also get a fire with stones. Besides, some kinds of stones can be used to 10 jewellery (珠宝). We’ve found stones are really amazing.
1. A. and B. but C. or D. so
2. A. countries B. cities C. factories D. parks
3. A. young B. old C. small D. big
4. A. into B. of C. for D. from
5. A. shines B. drops C. puts D. fits
6. A. even B. still C. never D. often
7. A. good B. big C. long D. old
8. A. this B. none C. one D. it
9. A. stones B. buildings C. fire D. wood
10. A. find B. sell C. buy D. make
【回答】
1. B 由句意“石头通常很坚硬但它也可能很柔软”可知选B。
2. A 由句意“在一些国家，艺术家们把柔软的石头雕刻成一些漂亮的东西……”可知选A。
3. C 由下文中的which could be carried along with可知，能被携带的应是小的东西，故选C。
4. D 由“然而，在一些欧洲国家，雕塑是刻在硬的石头上”可知选D。
5. A 由 “在夏天，炙热的太阳光照*在这些雕塑上”可知选A。
6. B 由 “在冬天，大雪落在上面，但它们仍然很美丽”可知选B。
7. A 由句意“石头坚固而持久，因此用于建筑物非常好”可知选A。
8. C 由句意“和木房相比石房不易失火”可知选C。
9. B 由句意“一些石头五颜六*，因此制造的建筑物看起来很漂亮”知选B。
10. D 由句意“另外，有些石头被用于制造珠宝”知选make。
知识点：日常生活类
题型：阅读理解
