第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
Perhaps the most amazing building put up in the 19th century was the Crystal（水晶的）Palace which was built in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851. The Crystal Palace was different from all the other buildings in the world, for it was made of iron and glass. It was one of the biggest buildings of all the 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, travelling was not as easy as it is today, steamboats 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 caught a fire and was destroyed in 1936.
56. People from many countries came to the Crystal Palace mainly to _________________.
A. go shopping B. visit an exhibition
C. pay a visit to the queen D. enjoy the Crystal Palace itself
57. The Crystal Palace was unusual because ____________________.
A. it was the biggest building in the world then B. so many visitors had been there
C. it was built with iron and glass D. it was burnt down at last
58. The money from the exhibition in the Crystal Palace was contributed to _________________.
A. decorating the Crystal Palace B. building museums and colleges
C. buying steamboats to carry visitors D. building highways to the Crystal Palace
59. According to the passage, the Crystal Palace ______________in 1936.
A. was burned down in a terrible fire B. was damaged in a snowstorm
C. was moved away to the south of London D. was destroyed in an earthquake
60. We can infer from the passage that the writer ________________________.
A. believes that the Crystal Palace is very useful
B. thinks that the Crystal Palace is pretty wonderful
C. expects the splendid Crystal Palace to be rebuilt this year
D. considers that the rebuilding of Crystal Palace is a waste of money