细节理解题(一)A(2016·辽宁五校联考)WashingtonD.C
1Itisbestknownasacityofmonument
Inthemiddleoftrafficcirclesoronstreetcorners,you’llfindstatues,plaques(匾牌),andsimpleblocksofmarblethere
TheyhonorthepeoplewhohelpedshapetheUS
AndonOct
20,LonelyPlanet,oneoftheworld’slargesttravelguides,namedWashingtonD.C
1cityinitslistof“BestinTravel2015”.“Theyear2015isafantasticyeartovisitWashingtonD.C
,”TomHall,editorialdirectorofLonelyPlanet,toldTheGuardian
“The150thanniversaryofAbrahamLincoln’sassassination(暗杀)makesthisyearbigforWashingtonD.C
ThefamoustophatofAmerican’s16thpresidentandthegunthatfiredthedeadlyshotwillbeondisplay
Addthattoitsincredibleeats,performingartsandmuseums
Thenation’scapitalislookingbetterthanever
”Therearealotoffreemuseumsinthecity
WhenBritishscientistJamesSmithsondiedin1829,heleftawi