Question

In Europe, there is no escape for those who do not appreciate art and architecture(建筑). It is a heaven for people who want to feel like they have been transported to famous historical time periods from America. For me, Europe was a complete contrast from America. London and France had a more royal feel than New York, and Rome felt more ancient. I wasn’t just on a different continent; it felt like I was in a different century.

My parents and I visited London, Paris and Rome this summer in celebration of the end of my high school experience. It was supposed to be a break from a life as busy as a bee in New York, the constant stress, the crowded subway rides, and the weary body that had accompanied me for the last four years. It was an opportunity to appreciate Europe the way I couldn’t do it just by reading history books.

My favorite parts of London were the Tower of London and the Churchill War Rooms. As a site of past executions(刑场), the Tower of London displayed punishing devices from the 16^th and 17^th century and told stories of various members of the royal family who had ever been imprisoned in the tower, some even imprisoned by their own family members when they were seen as a threat to the crown. Besides that, I also got to see the royal family’s crown jewels, amazingly beautiful.

The Churchchill War Rooms, though very different from the Tower of London, were also spellbinding from a historic perspective. I am not a history fan, but I enjoy museums, and I took fancy in the Churchchill Museum inside the War Rooms that detailed the events of Churchchill’s life and World War II. Everything I saw in it built up his life from his childhood to his last years, creating a three-dimensional Churchchill in my mind who was a person just like myself. He longed for more, he made mistakes, he experienced loneliness and sadness. But he had also done some remarkable things like uniting Britain during World War II.

Our rewarding trip ended in Rome a couple of days later.

1.What does the underlined word “contrast” in Paragraph1 mean?

A. Something different.    B. Something artistic.

C. Something similar.    D. Something faraway.

2.Which of the following can best describe the writer’s life in New York?

A. Relaxing and peaceful.    B. Stressful and tiring.

C. Joyful but busy.    D. Boring but successful.

3.What can be learned from Para 3?

A. The Tower of London is a symbol of peace.

B. The royal family members used to live in harmony.

C. The Tower of London witnessed changes of royal families.

D. Visitors could buy the crown jewels in Churchill War Rooms.

4.What really got the writer spellbound in the Churchill Museum?

A. The unique architecture.    B. World War Two.

C. Churchill’s achievements.    D. Churchill’s real life.

Answer

1. A

2. B

3. C

4. D

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。记叙了作者和父母为了庆祝作者高中毕业的一次欧洲行。作者游览过程中对比发现了欧洲和美国的与众不同之处，并介绍了伦敦塔和丘吉尔博物馆两个领作者印象深刻的景点。

1.词义猜测题。根据划线部分句子“Europe was a complete contrast from America.”句意：欧洲与美国完全不同。可知contrast意思为“对比；不同；差别”，故选A。

2.判断推理题。根据第二段第二句“It was supposed to be a break from a life as busy as a bee in New York, the constant stress, the crowded subway rides, and the weary body that had accompanied me for the last four years.”可知作者在纽约过去四年的生活是疲惫而充满压力的，故选B。

3.主旨大意题。根据第三段第二句“the Tower of London displayed punishing devices from the 16th and 17th century and told stories of various members of the royal family who had ever been imprisoned in the tower, some even imprisoned by their own family members when they were seen as a threat to the crown.”可知伦敦塔见证了许多皇室家庭的变迁，故选C。

4.细节理解题。最后一段中“Everything I saw in it built up his life from his childhood to his last years, creating a three-dimensional Churchchill in my mind who was a person just like myself.”可知作者在丘吉尔博物馆看到的从丘吉尔童年期直到他最后几年的生活，在作者脑中构建了一个三维立体的丘吉尔形象，这正是让作者着迷的地方。故选D。