辽宁省辽宁师大附中 2019-2020 学年高一英语 12 月月考试题 考试时间：60 分钟 满分：100 分第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分 35 分）第一节（共 10 小题，每题 2.5 分，满分 25 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。A It is best known as a city of monuments. In the middle of traffic circles or on street corners, you’ll find statues, plaques( 匾 牌 ), and simple blocks of marble there. They honor the people who helped shape the US. And on May 20, Lonely Planet, one of the world’s largest travel guides, named Washington D.C. the No 1 city in its list of “Best in Travel 2020”.The year 2020 “is a fantastic year to visit Washington D.C.”, Tom Hall, editorial director of Lonely Planet, said “The 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination (刺杀) makes next year big for D.C. The famous top hat of American’s 16th president and the gun that fired the deadly shot will be on display. Add that to its incredible eats, performing arts scene and museums. The nation’s capital is looking better than ever. There are a lot of free museums in the city. When British scientist James Smithson died in 1829, he left a will giving his money to the United States to open a museum “at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution”. It has turned out to be a wonderful gift, and the Institution now covers 19 museums. And of course, no Washington tour is complete without seeing the White House, the Capitol, and the Supreme Court, which are home to the three pillars（核心）of the US government. But there is more to explore in the center of US power. It is a city you can walk across, with wide-open avenues, old neighborhoods, and river views.And as USA Today notes, d...
