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【題目】 The Tower of London is in the north bank of the River Thames．According to the history，King Edward of England had promised to give the throne to William，Duke of Normandy．But at last he gave the throne to Harold Godwinson，his English brother in law．

William was quite angry that he was not the king．He sent his army to fight against England and on October 14，1066，the Duke’s Norman soldiers won，and later，William became the king．At the beginning，the new king thought the people of London did not obey rules．And the new king felt that he needed to protect himself and keep the wild people of London in line．So he built the Tower of London soon．

The tower was a changing project for the kings of England．King after king built upon the Tower adding walls and smaller towers around it．Around the year 1240 King Henry III made the Tower of London his home．He whitewashed the tower，widened the grounds to include a church，and added a great hall and other buildings．The Normans called the tower “La Tour Blanche（White tower）”．

As time went by，the addition of other smaller towers，extra buildings，walls and walkways，became the splendid example of castle，fortress，prison，palace and finally museum that we enjoy today．

根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容選擇最佳答案。

【1】The underlined word“throne”probably means“ ”．

A.the position of being a kingB.the position of being a soldier

C.the right to use the powerD.the right to lead the army

【2】The Tower of London has a history of about ．

A.600 yearsB.700 yearsC.800 yearsD.1，000 years

【3】Why did William fight against England according to the passage？

A.King Edward didn’t keep his promise．B.William hated the people of London．

C.King Edward died in England．D.William had the strongest army．

【4】Who built the Tower of London first？

A.Kind Edward．B.WilliamC.Harold GodwinsonD.King henry III．

【5】What can we infer from the passage about the Tower of London？

A.It has heen made bigger over the centuries．B.It is the biggest prison in the world．

C.It is the tallest Building in the world．D.It is in the north of London．

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】A

【4】B

【5】A

【解析】

本文介紹了倫敦塔建造原因及其發(fā)生的變化。

【1】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)文中“William was quite angry that he was not the king”，可知William因?yàn)樗麤]有成為國王而非常氣憤，由此可知，劃線詞所在句子表示根據(jù)歷史記載，英格蘭國王Edward曾許諾把王位給William。所以劃線詞指代“王位”。故選A。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中“He sent his army to fight against England and on October 14，1066，the Duke’s Norman soldiers won，and later，William became the king…So he built the Tower of London soon”，可知，倫敦塔有將近1000年的歷史。故選D。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中“According to the history，King Edward of England had promised to give the throne to William，Duke of Normandy．But at last he gave the throne to Harold Godwinson，his English brother in law．William was quite angry that he was not the king”，可知，William是因?yàn)?/span>Edward沒有信守承諾而發(fā)起的戰(zhàn)爭。故選A。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中第二段尤其是最后一句話“So he built the Tower of London soon”，可知，是William先建造了倫敦塔。故選B。

【5】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文中“King after king built upon the Tower adding walls and smaller towers around it”，可知，幾個(gè)世紀(jì)以來倫敦塔建的更大了。故選A。