Question

Welcome to this short tour of London. This square is the middle of London. The National Gallery is opposite(在…对面) it, a museum with lots of well-known paintings. Go down the red street to Buckingham Palace. The Queen lives there.

Turn left and go to the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben. Opposite you can see the London Eye. It takes you 135 metres above the River Thames. You can see most of London on a clear day.

When you are tired, taking a boat is the best way to visit London. You can get the boat near Big Ben. As you go down the river, the London Eye is on your right.

Get off the boat at Tower Bridge. There you can see the Tower of London next to the bridge. The Tower of London is the city’s oldest palace. It is 900 years old. Take the boat back up the river. Get off the boat and go past the station. Then walk down the street. Opposite are the old fruit and vegetable markets. Now they are shops and restaurants. Turn left into King’s Street, and go past the church. You’re now back where you started at the square.

Read and answer the following questions. (阅读并回答下列问题) 5%

1.Where will you go if you want to see the well-known paintings?

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2.Who lives in Buckingham Palace?

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3. How high is the London Eye?

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4.When did the workers finish the Tower of London?

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5. The shops and restaurants were fruit and vegetable markets in the past, weren’t they?

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Answer 1

1.I will go to the National Gallery.

2.The Queen./ The Queen does.

3.It’s 135 meters.

4.In about 1114.

5.Yes, they were.

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文中的作者给我们介绍了一些去伦敦可以参观的地方。短文中出现了很多伦敦有名的地方，如大本钟、白金汉宫、伦敦塔、伦敦眼等。

1.根据短文中The National Gallery is opposite(在……对面) it, a museum with lots of well-known paintings可知，广场对面是国家美术馆，这是一个博物馆，里面有很多著名的画。因此如果你想看一些名画的话，可以去这里。

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考点：任务型阅读。