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2024—2025学年河北省部分地区高三上学期开学考试英语试卷

一、阅读理解

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IfyouwanttotravelaroundLondon,thisintroductionmayletyouhaveagoodjourneyduringyourtravellingtime.

TowerBridge

TowerBridgeisabascule(悬索)bridgeinLondon,UK.ItcrossestheRiverThamesandisnamedbecauseit’sneartheTowerofLondon.It’sthefirstbridgefromthemouthoftheThames(thereare15bridgesontheriver).It’salsoasymbolofLondon.Thebridgewasbuiltin1886andopenedtothepubliconJune30,1894,connectingthenorthandsouthareasofLondon.

St.Paul’sCathedral

St.Paul’sCathedralisalandmarkinLondonandthelargestchurchintheUK.Knownforitsmilky-whiteBaroquetowertop,it’sagreatplacetoviewLondon.Afterthe1666fire,itwasredesignedbyChristopherWrenandtook35yearstocomplete.Theinteriorismagnificent.There’saWhisperingGalleryandmanyfamoustombstones.It’sarepresentativeofBritishclassicalarchitecture.

BigBen

BigBen,aLondonlandmarkintheParliamentclocktowerbytheThames,haskepttimesince1859.Amust-photospot,it’sgrandandcomplex.Afterrenovation,it’sstillaBritishprideandculturalsymbol.PeoplegatherhereonNewYear’sforfireworks.

1.WhatisthemaincharacteristicofSt.Paul’sCathedral?

A．It’sasymbolofLondon.

B．It’sWhisperingGallery.

C．It’suniquetowertop.

D．It’smagnificentinner.

2.IfLilywantstotakeaphoto,whichpalacesmaybethebestchoice?

A．TowerBridge.

B．BigBen.

C．St.Paul’sCathedral.

D．Allabove.

3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothispassage?

A．Itcostsabout8yearstobuildtheTowerBridge.

B．Itcostsabout35yearstobuildtheSt.Paul’sCathedral.

C．PeoplewillgatherattheBigBenfortherenovation.

D．St.Paul’sCathedralwasruinedbythefirein1666.

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