Britain's Buckingham Palace has opened its doors, giving tourists the chance to visit the inside of Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ's official residence(住所)．Each year when the Queen is on holiday in Scotland，thousands of visitors go to the palace in the heart of London to admire the impressive beauty of the State Rooms and the Royal Collection Exhibition.

This year，tourists get to see the largest－ever show of the Queen's evening dresses and personal jewellery.To mark her 80th birthday in April,80 dresses dating from the 1940s to the present day are on show，filling the Ball Supper Room with bright colours.

The  brightly  shining dresses，made  for  occasions such as banquets，state visits and family events，give_an_insight_into how the changing fashions have influenced on Queen Elizabeth's style through the years.They include a silver full－length dress decorated with sequins，beads，pearls and artificial diamonds.It was worn during the 1972 state visit to France.

Among the priceless jewellery on display are private gifts to the Queen from members of her family，and famous pieces such as the Cambridge Emerald Necklace, made for Queen Mary's coronation(加冕)in 1911.

Queen Elizabeth and members of the royal family are on a cruise around the Western Isles of Scotland before heading to Balmoral Castle，which was purchased by Queen Victoria and remains the royals' favourite British place for summer holidays.

1. The author writes the passage mainly to ________.

A. introduce the Royal Collection Exhibition

B. stress the importance of the famous palace

C. persuade you to visit the beautiful palace

D. tell you the story of the royal family

2. The tourists can see the following in Buckingham Palace this year EXCEPT ________.

A. the beauty of the State Rooms

B. the Royal Collection Exhibition

C. Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ

D. the Queen's evening dresses

3. The underlined part “give an insight into”in Paragraph 3 can be best replaced by “________”．

A. widen          B. remove

C. reflect          D. weaken

4. What has a great effect on Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ's dressing style?

A. The changing popular styles.

B. The private gifts.

C. The visitors' different opinions.

D. State requirements.

5. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The Royal Collection Exhibition is held in winter.

B. The oldest dress on show was made over 60 years.

C. The jewellery was all bought to match the Queen's dresses.

D. People can visit the Queen's living room in summer.

—Could you tell me how to get to Victoria Street?

—Victoria Street? ______ is where the Grand Theatre is.

A. Such                        B. There                              C. That                         D. This

 John Snow was born and worked as a __36__ in Great Britain．Exactly, he was an anaesthetist，37 means that he put people to sleep during operation．He also began to experiment using the same drugs to help women when they had   38 ．That is why he became the doctor who  39 Queen victoria to give the birth of her babies．

At the time he lived，cholera was the most  40 disease．Neither its cause，nor its  41 was understood．So many thousands of people died  42 there was an outbreak．John Snow was  43 to help ordinary people   44  from cholera．He  45  the disease began in the stomach and the patients died quickly after severe vomiting(呕吐)and diarrhea (腹泄)．46 ，he believed cholera resulted from water．When another  47 hit London in 1854，John Snow set to work．

John Snow approached the problem in a systematic way．He marked on a map  48 all the dead people had lived and found many of the   49  were near a water pump．It seemed the water was the 50 ．So he collected information about the  51 habits of the dead people and used them eventually to prove his theory．With the information  52  ，John Snow was sure  that   53  water was the cause．

Then people were required to 54  the water company to supply them with clean water．Thanks __55___ John Snow there was no more outbreaks of cholera．

2.A．who           B．that          C which        D．it

PE will be part of the high school graduation examinations．______,you will have to be strong and healthy to graduate．

1. A.
   After all
2. B.
   As a matter of fact
3. C.
   In other words
4. D.
   What’s more

There is no better way to enjoy Scottish traditions than going fishing and tasting a little bit of whisky(威士忌)at a quiet place like the Inverlochy Castle. When Queen Victoria visited the castle in 1873, she wrote in her diary, “I never saw a lovelier spot ,” And she didn’t even go fishing.

Scotland is not easily defined. In certain moments, this quiet land of lakes and grasses and mountains changes before your very eyes. When evening gently sweeps the hillside into orange light, the rivers, teeming with fish, can turn into streams of gold . As you settle down with just a fishing pole and a basket on the bank of River Orchy, near the Inverlochy Castle , any frustration(烦恼) will float away as gently as the circling water. It’s just you and purple, pink, white flowers, seeking a perfect harmony. If you are a new comer to fishing, learning the basics from a fishing guide may leave you with a lifetime’s fun. For many, fishing is more than a sport; it is an art.

Scotland offers interesting place where you can rest after a long day’s fishing. Set against a wild mountain and hidden behind woodland, the beautiful Inverlochy Castle Hotel below the Nevis is a perfect place to see the beauty of Scotland’s mountains. Ben Nevis is the highest of all British mountains, and reaching its 1343-metre top is a challenge. But it’s not just what goes up matters; what comes down is unique. More than 900 metres high, on the mountain’s north face, lies an all-important source of pure water. Its name comes from the Gaelic language “usquebaugh” or “water of life”; and it is the single most important ingredient(原料) in Scotland’s best known drink: whisky.

1.The story of Queen Victoria is to show that _____.

A．the queen is rich in tour experience

B．the Castle is a good place to go in Scotland

C．tasting whisky is better than going fishing

D．1873 is a special year for the queen

2.How is Paragraph 2 mainly developed?

A．By giving descriptions.

B．By following time order.

C．By analyzing causes.

D．By making comparisons.

3.What is Ben Nevis special for?

A．The Inverlochy Castle Hotel .

B．The beauty of its surroundings.

C．The water from the mountain.

D．The challenge up to its top.

4.What is the main purpose of the passage?

A．To introduce Scottish traditions to tourists.

B．To show the attractions of Scotland to readers.

C．To explore geographical characteristics of Scotland.

D．To describe the pleasures of life in Scotland.