25 Crystal Palace
Perhaps the most extraordinary building put up in the 19thcentury was Crystal Palace which was built in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851.
The Crystal Palace is one of the biggest buildings of all time and a lot of people from many countries came to see it．Plenty of goods were sent to the exhibition from all parts of the world．There was also a great deal of machinery on show．
Though in those days，travel l in g 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 Palace by train．There were six million visitors in all，and the money from the exhibition was used to build museums and colleges．Later, the Crystal Palace was moved to the South London．
It remained one of the most famous buildings in the world until it was burnt down in 1936．
水晶宫
也许19世纪所建的最独特的建筑要数1851年为了大型展览而建在海德公园的水晶宫了。
水晶宫是有史以来最大的建筑之一,来自不同国家的人们慕名而来参观。许许多多的物品从世界各地运到这个展览上,同时展出大量的机械装置。
尽管在那个时代，旅行不像今天这般容易，但成千上万的游客乘汽船从欧洲横穿英吉利海峡而来。到达英格兰后，他们在乘火车到水晶宫。总共有六百万游人，而展览会的收入用于建博物馆和大学。不久，水晶宫迁至伦敦南部。
直至1936年它被烧毁之前，一直是世界上最著名的建筑之一。
参考译文
词汇：
Crystal 水晶 extraordinary 惊人的，特别的
Exhibition 展览，展览会 machinery 机械装置
On show 展示 channel 海峡
Remain 保持
I．听全文录音，判断正(T)误(F)
1 ．The Crystal Palace was built in the 18th century．
2 ．The Crystal Palace was built for the Great Exhibition．
3 ．Now，the Crystal Palace was in Hyde park．
4 ．The Crystal Palace was destroyed by the earthquake．
II．听录音，补全下列段落
Though in those days， 1 was not as easy as it is today， 2 boats carried 3 of visitors across the 4 from Europe. On arriving in 5 ，they were taken to the Crystal Palace by 6 ．There were 7 million visitors in all，and the money from the exhibition was used to build 8 and 9 .Later，the Crystal
Palace was moved to the 10 London.
答案:
I ．1．F 2．T 3．F 4.F
II ．1 .travel l in g 2. steam 3．thousands 4. Channel 5．England
6. train 7. six 8. museums 9. colleges 10．South
