英语试卷本试卷共8页满分：150分考试用时：120分钟第Ⅰ卷（选择题共100分）第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）第一节：（共15小题、每小题3分、满分45分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项.AWanttofitthebestofLondoninyourtwo-weekvacation?HereisalistofthebestplacesyoumustvisitinLondon.Withoutvisitingthese,atriptothiscityisnomorethanjustincomplete.BuckinghamPalacePerhapsthemostfamouspalaceintheworld,BuckinghamPalaceistheofficialLondonresidenceoftheBritishmonarch(君主).StateroomsareopentovisitorsonlyduringthePalace'sSummerOpening,whichtakesplaceinmostofAugustandSeptember.However,ifyouareheadingtothepalaceatadifferenttime,youcanwitness"ChangingoftheGuard”,wheretheguardischangeddailyfromApriltoJuly,andonalternatedaysfromAugusttoMarch.BritishMuseumThismuseumshowcasesworksfromthebirthofhumancivilizationtothemodernage,andhascontributionsfromallcontinentsoftheworld.ThemainattractionsincludethemuchdebatedParthenonMarbles(ElginMarbles),MummyofCleopatrafromThebes,andtheRosettaStone.Entrytothemuseumisfree.LondonEyeThe32capsulesontheLondonEyecarrymanyvisitorseveryday.Duetoits360rotationability,youcanalmostseetheentirecityofLondon,whenyoureachthetop.UntiltheShard'sprivately-operateddeckopenedin2013,theLondonEyewasthetallestpublicviewingpoint.LondonZooTheworld'soldestscientificzoo,theLondonZooconsistsofmanydifferenttypesofanimals.Thisisalsooneofthebestplacesforchildren,asyoucanbookaVIPencounterwiththeanimalsforthem.Andwhat'smore?YoucanalsostayovernightatthezooinLookoutLodge.1.WhenshouldyougoifyouwanttovisitastateroomintheBuckinghamPalace?A.InApril.B.InSeptember.C.InJuly.D.InJanuary.2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTincludedintheBritishMuseum?A.ParthenonMarbles.B.theRosettaStone.C.RoyalCeremonialDressCollection.D.MummyofCleopatrafromThebes.3.Whichstatementwilltheauthordisapproveof?A.YoucanvisittheBritishMuseumfreeofcharge.B.Youcanwitness"ChangingoftheGuard"everyotherdayinDecember.C.YoucanseethealmostentirecityofLondononthetopoftheLondonEye.D.Youneedn'tbuyaticketforyourkidtoenterLondonZoo.BI'mnotmuchofagardener.Ilovehavingbeautifulflowers-butIdon'thaveagoodtrackrecordwhenitcomestomakingthemgrow.AfewmonthsafteroursonleftfortheMiddleEast,myfriendgiftedmeaboxoftulipbulbs(郁金香球茎).Sheexplainedthatthesebulbswereputintothegroundinthefallandlaysleepingallwinter.Theyhadallthenutrientstheyneededinsidethebulbandwouldcomeoutinthespring.“Whenyouseetheleavesofthetinyflowerspushingtowardthesun,you'llknowthatit'salmosttimeforyoursontocomehome.They'llgiveyouwhatyouneedmost.”Shewalkedmethroughtheprocessofplantingthem.Ithankedher--tryingtoshowmygratitudeforhergift..Itwasalongwinter--coldanddark.IenduredboththeweatherandthelonelinessandfearIfeltwithmysonaway.Deadleaves,frostandfinallyaheavysnowcoveredtheareawhereI'dplantedthoseflowers,andIsoonforgottheywerethere.Finallytheweatherbegantowarm.Oneday,asIwalkeddownmyfrontsteps,Inoticedanareaofgreen.Ibentdowntoinspectthesituationmoreclearlyandsawthatthosetulipshadbeguntogrow,theirtinyleavesforcingtheirwaytothesun.DayafterdayInotedtheflowers'progress.Anddayafterday,thetimeapproachedwhenmysonwouldfinallybehome.Nowwithspringjustaroundthecorner,nothingcouldkeepeitherofusfrommarchingtowardthelight.Almostallofthosebulbsbloomed.Andwitheachbrightlycoloredflower,Imarkedoffonedayclosertogettingtoholdmysoninmyarmsagain.4.Whatcanweknowabouttheauthor?A.She...