2018-2019年度高三第一学期期中考试英语试题第一部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题3分，满分60分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ACanyouimaginehowgreattheUnitedKingdomis?ThequeenofBritain,QueenElizabethII,isalsothequeenofother16countries,includingAustralia,NewZealand,CanadaandJamaica.Herfaceisseenonstampsandcoinsallaroundtheworld.ElizabethAlexandraMaryWindsorwasborninLondononApril21st1926.HerparentswereGeorge,theDukeofYork,andElizabeth,thedaughteroftheEarlandCount-nessofStrathmore.Asachild,PrincessElizabethlivedwithherparentsandyoungersisterinLondonandWindsor.Everysummer,shetraveledtoScotlandtovisithermother’sparents.Shewasinterestedinallsortsofsports,butherfavoriteswerehorseridingandswimming.Shewasalsofondofacting,artandmusic.AsprincessElizabethgrewolder,shestartedtoplayapartinBritishpubliclife.Whenshewas14,shebroadcastaradiomessagetoallthechildrenofBritainandtheCommon-wealth(共和国).Twoyearslater,shecarriedoutherfirstpublicengagement,andstartedtogoonofficialtoursshortlyafterthat.AfteratourtoSouthAfricain1946,shemarriedPhilipMountbatten.Thecouplehadfourchildren:PrinceCharles,bornin1948,PrincessAnne,bornin1950,PrinceAndrew,bornin1960andPrinceEdward,bornin1964.Afterherfatherdied,PrincessElizabethbecameQueenElizabethIIinaceremonyheldinLondonin1953.Asaqueen,shehasmanyduties,andleadsaverybusylife.Shetravelsthroughouttheworld,meetingtheleadersofothercountries,andattendsalargenumberofofficialfunctions.ShealsoholdsameetingeveryweekwiththeBritishPrimeMinister.Everyyear,onChristmasDay,shebroadcastamessagetothepeopleofBritishandtheCommonwealth,talkingaboutherhopesforthefuture.QueenElizabethhasbeenonthethroneformorethan40yearsandhasbecomeoneofthemostfamouswomenintheworld.LotsofpeopleinBritishbelievethatshetrieshardtounderstandherpeopleandbeagoodqueen.Morethanhertitle,thisqualityhasearnedhermuchloveandrespect.1.QueenElizabethII________A.isonlyqueenoftheUnitedKingdom.B.isqueenofAustraliaandtheUSAC.isqueenof16differentcountriesD.isqueenof17differentcountries2.Asshegrewolder,PrincessElizabeth_______.A.startedtotakepartinBritishpubliclife.B.broadcastseveralradiomessagesC.wentonmanytourstoSouthAfricaD.stoppedplayingapartinBritishpubliclife.3.QueenElizabeth’sfourchildrenarecalled________.A.PrinceCharles,PrincePhilip,PrinceEdwardandPrincessElizabethB.PrinceAndrew,PrincePhilip,PrinceCharlesandPrincessAnne.C.PrincessElizabeth,PrinceCharles,PrinceAndrewandPrinceEdwardD.PrinceEdward,PrincessAnne,PrinceAndrew,PrinceCharles4.Today,QueenElizabeth__________A.holdsameetingeveryfortnightwiththeBritishPrimeMinisterB.isalwaysbusycarryingoutherroyalduties.C.doesnotleadaverybusylife.D.rarelyleavestheUK.5.Whichofthefollowingstatementistrue?A.Shetalksaboutherhopesforthefutureeveryday.B.PrincessElizabethbecameQueenElizabethIIin1960.C.Shehasbeenonthethroneformorethanfortyyears.D.LotsofpeopleinBritaindepreciateher.BSavingmoneyisagoldenruleineverydaylife.Andinthewesterncountriesitisespeciallyobvious.Aspricesandbuildingcostskeeprising,the“do-it-yourself”(DIY)trendintheUScontinuestogrow.“Weneedfurnitureforourlivingroom”,saysJohnRose,“andwejustdidn’thaveenoughmoneytobuyit.Sowedecidedtotrytomakingafewtablesandchairs.”Johngotmarriedsixmonthsago,andlikemanyyoungpeoplethesedays,theyarestrugglingtomakeahomeatatimewhenthecostoflivingisveryhigh.TheRosestooka2-weekcou...
