英语六级阅读练习：现代建筑林立凸显伦敦塔不受尊重
<p> 本篇阅读材料现代建筑林立凸显伦敦塔不受尊重选自《卫报》(原文标题：<span word="The">The</span> <span word="surrounding">surrounding</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tower">Tower</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="London">London</span> 2012.1.20)。</p><p> 如果大家觉得比较简单，就当作泛读材料了解了解，认识几个新单词或新表达方式也不错。如果大家觉得这些材料理解上有难度，不妨当做挑战自己的拔高训练，希望大家都有进步^^</p><p> <span word="Bad">Bad</span> <span word="news">news</span>. <span word="Unesco">Unesco</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="strip">strip</span> <span word="Londons">Londons</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="prominent">prominent</span> <span word="tourist">tourist</span> <span word="sites">sites</span>, <span word="Westminsters">Westminsters</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span> <span word="Square">Square</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tower">Tower</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="heritage">heritage</span> <span word="status">status</span>. <span word="Chief">Chief</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="towering">towering</span> <span word="Shard">Shard</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="western">western</span> <span word="Europes">Europes</span> <span word="tallest">tallest</span> <span word="building">building</span>, <span word="now">now</span> <span word="looming">looming</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="pad">pad</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="south">south</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="Bridge">Bridge</span>. <span word="Westminsters">Westminsters</span> <span word="grouping">grouping</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Abbey">Abbey</span>, <span word="Houses">Houses</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span>, <span word="Big">Big</span> <span word="Ben">Ben</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Whitehall">Whitehall</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="survive">survive</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shock">shock</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Tower">Tower</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="matter">matter</span>.</p><p> <span word="Unesco">Unesco</span> 联合国教科文组织(<span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="Educational">Educational</span>, <span word="Scientific">Scientific</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Cultural">Cultural</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span>)</p><p> <span word="strip">strip</span> <span word="of">of</span> 剥夺</p><p> <span word="tourist">tourist</span> <span word="sites">sites</span> 旅游景点;观光地区</p><p> <span word="Shard">Shard</span> 夏德伦敦塔(一座超高层摩天大楼，位于伦敦<span word="Southwark">Southwark</span>，2009年年底前开始施工，并计划于2012年5月竣工，届时将会是英国和西欧最高建筑。)</p><p> <span word="loom">loom</span> <span word="over">over</span> 赫然耸立</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="rough">rough</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="tumble">tumble</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="citadel">citadel</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="familiar">familiar</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="William">William</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Conquerors">Conquerors</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="Tower">Tower</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="sits">sits</span> <span word="nobly">nobly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="centre">centre</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="composition">composition</span>, <span word="sadly">sadly</span> <span word="deprived">deprived</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="limewash">limewash</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="name">name</span>. <span word="Inside">Inside</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="apartments">apartments</span>, <span word="two">two</span> <span word="chambers">chambers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="floor">floor</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Norman">Norman</span> <span word="chapel">chapel</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="basement">basement</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="magnificent">magnificent</span> <span word="armoury">armoury</span> <span word="museum">museum</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="finest">finest</span> 11<span word="th">th</span>-<span word="century">century</span> <span word="structure">structure</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>.</p>
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