【正文】 al palace is open to the public as a major tourist attraction. Visit the palace and its various historic gardens, which include the famous maze(迷宮 )where it is easy to get lost! Tour D Cambridge including entrance fees to the Tower of Saint Mary the Great ￡ 33 until 18 March and ￡ 37 thereafter. Includes a guided tour of Cambridge, the famous university town, and the gardens of the 18th century. tour will you choose if you want to see England’s oldest university city? A. Tour A B. Tour B C. Tour C D. Tour D of the following tours charges the lowest fee on 17 March? A. Windsor Castle amp。s oldest university city and colleges. Look over the city of dreaming spires(尖頂） from St Mary’s Church Tower. Stratford: Includes a guided tour exploring much of the Shakespeare wonder. Tour C Windsor Castle amp。s Church Tower and Anne Hathaway39。s most famous prehistoric monuments dating back over 5,000 years. Tour B Oxford amp。 A Choose Your OneDayTours! Tour A Bath amp。 4. 考試結束后，請將本試題卷和答題卡一并上交。 3. 非選擇題的作答：用簽字筆直接答在答題卡上對應的答題區(qū)域內。成都外國語學校 20172018 學年度上期 12 月 考試 高二 英語試卷 注意事項 ： 1. 答題前，先將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫在試題卷和答題卡上，并將準考證號條形碼粘貼在答題卡上的指定位置。 2. 選擇題的作答：每小題選出答案后，用 2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目的答案標號涂黑，寫在試題卷、草稿紙和答題卡上的非答題區(qū)域均無效。寫在試題卷、草稿紙和答題卡上的非答題區(qū)域均無效。 第Ⅰ卷（選擇題 共 70 分） 第一部分 閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分 40 分） 第一節(jié) （共 15 小題；每小題 2 分，滿分 30分） 閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（ A、 B、 C和 D）中選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。Stonehenge including entrance fees to the ancient Roman bathrooms and Stonehenge ￡ 37 until 26 March and ￡ 39 thereafter. Visit the city with over 2,000 years of history and Bath Abbey, the Royal Crescent and the Costume Museum, Stonehenge is one of the world39。 Startford including entrance fees to the University St Mary39。s ￡ 32 until 12 March and ￡ 36 thereafter. Oxford: Includes a guided tour of England39。Hampton Court including entrance fees to Hampton Court Palace ￡ 34 until 11 March and ￡ 37 thereafter. Includes a guided tour of Windsor and Hampton Court, Henry VILL39。 Hampton Court B. Oxford amp。 Stonehenge D. Cambridge is Hampton Court a major tourist attraction? A. It used to be the home of royal families B. It used to be a wellknown maze C. It is the oldest palace in Britain D. It is a worldfamous castle B A man accused of failing to return more than 700 children’s books to five different libraries in the county was released from prison after a book publisher agreed to post his bond (保釋金 ) of $1,000. The publisher said, “There’s a story here. This is a man who loves books. He just can’t let go of them. He hasn’t stolen a single book. So what’s the crime? We think that Mr. Barush has a story to tell. We plan to publish his story.” When asked why he didn’t return the books, Mr. Barush said, “Well, how could I? They became family to me. I was afraid to return them, because I knew that kids or dogs would get hold of these books and chew them up, throw them around, tear the pages, spill soda on them, get jam and jelly on them, and drown them in the toilet.” He continued, “Books are people, too! They talk to you, they take care of you, and they enrich you with wisdom, humor and love. A book is a guest in my home. How could I kick it out? I repaired torn pages. I dusted them with a soft clean cloth. I turned their pages so they could breathe and get some fresh air.” “Every week I reanized them on their shelves so they could meet new friends. My books were HAPPY books. You could tell just by looking at them. Now they’re all back in the library, on the lower shelves, on the floors, at the mercy of all those runnynosed kids. I can hear them calling me! I need to rescue them. Excuse me. I have to go now.” 4. Why was the man put into prison? A. Because the book publisher persuaded the police to do so. B. Because he stole 700 children’s books from the five different libraries. C. Because he refused to return the books that he had borrowed. D. Because he wanted to publish his story. 5. How did the man treat books? A. He treated them as real people. B. He treated them as his own children. C. He treated them as his furniture. D. He treated them as his job. 6. From the passage we can learn that the man is _____. A. a thief B. crazy about books C. a writer D. unfortunate 7. What is m