黑龙江省宾县一中2018-2019学年高一英语上学期第三次月考试题第一部分阅读理解（每小题2分，共40分）第一节(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A,B,C和D)中.选出最佳选项，并在答题卡对应题号上将该项涂黑。AFrancehasthemostbeautifulcastles(城堡)throughoutEurope.HerearesomeofthebestFrenchcastlestovisit.You’llsurelywanttovisitoneofthemduringyourtravelsinFrance.Havealookandenjoy!ChateaudeVersaillesTheChateaudeVersaillesisabout20kmssouthwestofParis.Whenthecastlewasbuilt,Versailleswasasmallvillage.Today,however,itisafamousareainParis.Thecastlewasbuiltasasmallhuntinglodge(乡间小屋)forLouisXIIIinthe1620s.Yearslater,hemadeitbigger.Later,LouisXIValsomadeitlarger,makingitoneofthelargestpalacesoftheworld.ChateaudeChambordTheChateaudeChambordisoneofthelargestcastlesaroundtheworld.ItsitsintheLoireValley.BeingattheheartofEurope’slargestenclosedwoodedpark,Chambord,itwasbuiltforKingFrancisItoserveasahuntinglodge.Itisoneoftheworld’smostwell-knowncastlesintheworldbecauseofitsFrenchRenaissance(文艺复兴)building.ChateaudeChenonceauAsoneofthemostfamouscastlesintheLoireValley,thecastlewasbuiltduringthe11thcenturyontheRiverCher.Itwaspassedthroughmanyhands.ThecastlewasnotdestroyedduringtheFrenchRevolutionbecauseitwastheonlybridgeacrosstheriverformanymiles.ChateaudeChantillyThishistoriccastlesitsinthetownofChantilly,France.Thisbeautifulcastleismadeupoftwobuildings:thePetitChateaubuiltaround1560forAnnedeMontmorency,andtheGrandChateauwhichwasdestroyedduringtheFrenchRevolutionandrebuiltinthe1870s.Therearemanyinterestingpiecesof17thcenturyhistoryconcerning(关于)thecastle.Everytwoyearsafireworkscompetitionisheldinthecastlegardens.1.WhatdoweknowabouttheChateaudeVersailles?A.Itsitsinasmallvillage.B.Itservesasahuntingplace.C.ItwasfirstbuiltforLouisXIII.D.Itwasthelargestcastleinthe1620s.2.WhatmakestheChateaudeChambordspecial?A.Itslonghistory.B.Itsbuildingstyle.C.Itswealthyowner.D.Itsimportantposition.3.WhydidtheChateaudeChenonceaumanagetogetthroughtheFrenchRevolution?A.ItwasfarfromParis.B.IthidintheLoireValley.C.Itplayedaveryimportantrole.D.ItwasbuiltbyafamousFrenchking.4.Whichcastlehasafireworksshoweverytwoyears?A.TheChateaudeVersailles.B.TheChateaudeChantilly.C.TheChateaudeChambord.D.TheChateaudeChenonceau.BDearHamilton,Wearefortunatethatinsuchalarge,high-pressureofficeweallgetalongsowell.Youareoneofthepeoplewhokeepthesocialtemperatureatsuchacomfortablesetting.Idon’tknowanyoneintheofficewhoisbetterlikedthanyou.Youcanperhapshelpwiththis.Thecollectionofcontributionstowardsgiftsforemployees’personal-lifeeventsisbecomingalittletroubling.Certainly,thegroupsendingofagiftisreasonablenowandthen.Inthepastmonth,however,therehavebeencollectionsfortwobabyshowergifts,oneweddingshowergift,twoweddinggifts,onefuneral(葬礼)remembrance,fourbirthdaygifts,andthreegraduationgifts.It’snotonlythecollected-fromwhoaregrowinguncomfortable(andpoor),butthecollected-forfeeluneasyreceivinggiftsfrompeoplewhodon’tknowthemoutsidetheoffice,whowouldn’tevenrecognizetheirgraduatingchildren,theirmarryingdaughtersandsons,ortheirdeadrelatives.Thisisbasicallyakindgesture(andonethatpeoplethinkwellofyoufor),butthepracticeseemstohavebecometoowide-rangingandfeelsimproperintoday’sofficesetting.Thankyouforunderstanding.5.Theunderlinedword“contributions”probablymeans__________.A.moneyB.suggestionsC.reportsD.understanding...
