湖南省岳阳市岳阳县第一中学2023-2024学年高一下学期3月月考英语试题.docx

湖南省岳阳市岳阳县第一中学2023-2024学年高一下学期3月月考英语试题

学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________

一、阅读理解

FrancehasthemostbeautifulcastlesthroughoutEurope.HerearesomeofthebestFrenchcastlestovisit.You’llsurelywanttovisitoneofthemduringyourtravelsinFrance.Havealookandenjoy!

VersaillesCastle

TheVersaillesCastleisabout20kmsouthwestofParis.Whenthecastlewasbuilt,Versailleswasasmallvillage.Today,however,itisafamousareainParis.Thecastlewasoriginallybuiltasasmallhuntinglodge(乡间小屋)forLouisXIIIinthe1620s.Yearslater,hemadeitbigger.Later,LouisⅩⅣalsomadeitlarger,makingitoneofthelargestpalacesoftheworld.

ChambordCastle

TheChambordCastleisoneofthelargestcastlesaroundtheworld.ItsitsintheLoireValley.BeingattheheartofEurope’slargestenclosedwoodedpark,Chambord,itwasbuiltforKingFrancisItoserveasahuntinglodge.Itisoneofthemostwell-knowncastlesintheworldbecauseofitsFrenchRenaissance(文艺复兴)uniquebuilding.

ChenonceauCastle

AsoneofthemostfamouscastlesintheLoireValley,thecastlewasbuiltduringthe11thcenturyontheRiverCher.Itwaspassedthroughmanyhands.ThecastlewasnotdestroyedduringtheFrenchRevolutionbecauseitwastheonlybridgeacrosstheriverformanymiles.

ChantillyCastle

ThishistoriccastlesitsinthetownofChantilly,France.Thisbeautifulcastleismadeupoftwobuildings:thePetitChateaubuiltaround1560forAnnedeMontmorency,andtheGrandChateauwhichwasdestroyedduringtheFrenchRevolutionandrebuiltinthe1870s.Therearemanyinterestingpiecesof17thcenturyhistoryconcerningthecastle.Everytwoyearsafireworkscompetitionisheldinthecastlegardens.

1．WhatdoweknowabouttheVersaillesCastle?

A．Itsitsinasmallvillage. B．ItwasfirstbuiltforLouisXIII.

C．Itservesasahuntingplacenow. D．Itwasthelargestcastleinthe1620s.

2．WhatmakestheChambord