【題目】

The Tower of London, not a single tower but a large group, was built to guard London.

Besides William and Henry VIII, the tower’s history has other famous names in British history. In 1389 a clerk of works (現(xiàn)場(chǎng)監(jiān)工員) named Geoffrey Chaucer — author of The Canterbury Tales — oversaw (監(jiān)督) the building of the Tower Wharf. In 1671 Colonel Blood tried to steal the crown jewels (皇冠上鑲的寶石) after overpowering the elderly Jewel House keeper. (Blood was caught but later pardoned.) Today the jewels remain in the tower as they have since Blood’s day.

For six centuries this place was also home to a group of animals from elephants to big cats. It stopped being used as an animals’ home in 1835 and its animals were moved to the London Zoo.

Today visitors can walk the walls, visit guard towers and see the crown jewels. Guards at the tower, popularly known as beefeaters, not only guard the tower but also give interesting tours that are among the most popular parts of any visit.

How to Get There

Trains and the Dockland Light Railway stop near the tower. Buses 15, 42, 78 and 100 reach the tower, and riverboats stop at Tower Pier. Taxis, bicycles, and foot power are also good ways to reach the tower. Driving is a less attractive choice because of the expensive parking.

When to Go

The tower is open all year round, except during the Christmas holidays (December 24 to 26) and January 1. School holidays and summertime are the busiest times.

How to Visit

As expected at a place that has seen so much history, there is enough of interest at the Tower of London to keep visitors busy for days. Stop at the Welcome Center for visitor information on everything from the crown jewels to family fun activities.

【1】The underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 shows _____.

A. the tower was built by famous people

B. some famous people caused trouble there

C. there were many famous people in British history

D. there were many interesting stories connected to the tower

【2】Beefeaters at the tower _____.

A. have two roles B. like to eat beef

C. seem very serious D. often joke with visitors

【3】According to the text, the Tower of London is _____.

A. easy to reach B. full of parked cars

C. busy all year round D. a perfect place for a one-day tour

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】A

【解析】本文是應(yīng)用文。文章主要介紹了倫敦塔的相關(guān)信息。

【1】【小題１】D。句意理解題。根據(jù)第二段介紹的《坎特伯雷故事集》的作者杰弗里·喬叟曾監(jiān)督倫敦塔碼頭的施工以及有人曾試圖偷竊塔里的皇冠并在被捕后獲得赦免可知，劃線句旨在說明一些關(guān)于倫敦塔的有趣的歷史故事。

【2】【小題２】A。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)beefeaters, not only guard the tower but also give interesting tours可知，倫敦塔的衛(wèi)兵身兼兩職。

【3】【小題３】A。推理判斷題。根據(jù)How to Get There部分介紹去倫敦塔的多種方式可知，去往倫敦塔很方便。

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