山西省大同三中2018-2019学年高二英语10月月考试题第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分32分）第一节（共11小题；每小题2分，满分22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。AFromthemodernLondonEyetothehistoricTowerofLondon,belowareLondon'smostvisitedtouristattractions.ManyofLondon'stopattractionsarefree,makingthemaffordableplacestolearnaboutsomeculture.Whetheryoupreferhistoryormodernart,you'llfinditatoneofthesemust-visitspots.BritishMuseumTheworld-famousBritishMuseumexhibitstheworksofmanfromprehistorictomoderntimes,fromaroundtheworld.ThemostinterestingandexcitingpartsincludetheRosettaStone,theParthenonsculptures(雕塑)andthemummiesintheAncientEgyptcollection.Someexhibitionsrequiretickets.NationalGalleryThegreatestandmostbeautifulbuildingofTrafalgarSquare,London'sNationalGalleryisavastspacefilledwithWesternEuropeanpaintingsfromthe13thtothe19thcenturies.InthisimpressiveartgalleryyoucanfindworksbymasterssuchasVanGogh,daVinci,Botticelli,Constable,Renoir,TitianandStubbs.Someexhibitionsrequiretickets.TateModernSittingonthebanksoftheThamesistheTateModern,Britain'snationalmuseumofmodernandcontemporary(当代的)art.Itsuniqueshapeisduetoitbeingapowerstationbefore.Thegallery'srestaurantsofferwonderfulviewsacrossthecity.Someexhibitionsrequiretickets.Coca-ColaLondonEyeTheCoca-ColaLondonEyeisamajorfeatureofLondon'sskyline.IthassomeofLondon'sbestviewsfromits32capsules,eachweighing10tonnesandholdingupto25people.Climbaboardforabreathtakingexperience,withanunforgettableviewofmorethan55ofLondon'smostfamouslandmarks—allinjust30minutes!MadameTussaudsAtMadameTussauds,you'llcomeface-to-facewithsomeoftheworld'smostfamousfaces.FromShakespearetoLadyGagayou'llmeetinfluentialfiguresfromshowbusiness,sport,politicsandevenroyalty.StrikeaposewithUsainBolt,getclosetoOneDirectionorreceiveaonce-in-a-lifetimeaudiencewithHerMajestytheQueen.1.WhatdotheBritishMuseumandtheNationalGalleryhaveincommon?A.Bothhavechargeableexhibitions.B.BothareonthebanksoftheThames.C.Bothhavevastspacesandspecialshapes.D.Bothexhibitmodernandcontemporaryart.2.IfvisitorswanttogetabetterviewofLondon'sfamouslandmarks,theyshouldvisit_____.A.theTateModernB.theBritishMuseumC.theNationalGalleryD.theCoca-ColaLondonEye3.InMadameTussauds,visitorscan_____.A.enjoyShakespeare'sworksB.talktosomefamouspeopleC.watchLadyGaga'sperformanceD.seefiguresofmanyinfluentialpeopleBNextmonth,about30,000runnerswilltaketothestreetsofBoston,Massachusetts,foroneoftheworld’soldestandmostfamousraces,theBostonMarathon.Nearlyhalfthecompetitorsinthe26.2-mileracewillbewomen.Butformostoftherace’s119-yearhistory,onlymenwereofficiallyallowedtocompete.AwomannamedRoberta“Bobbi”Gibbhelpedchangethatin1966,whenshesecretlyranthemarathonandfinishedaheadofmostofthemen.“Wordwentoutaroundtheworldthatawomanhaddonetheimpossible,”saysGibb.“Itchangedthewaymenthoughtaboutwomen.”GibbsawherfirstBostonMarathonin1964,whilerunningthroughherneighborhood.Shewasinspiredtoruntheraceherself.Fornearlytwoyears,Gibbtrainedtobuildtheenergyandstrengthshe’dneedtofinish.Butwhenshesentinanapplicationforthe1966race,itwasturneddown.Atthetime,thelongestofficialracesforwomenwereonly1.5miles.Manypeopledidn’tthinkwomenwerephysicallycapableofrunninglongerdistances.Runningamarathonwasalsoseenas“unladylike.”Butthe23-year-oldGibbrefusedtoletgoofherdream.Shecameupwithaplantoruntheraceany...
