【正文】 who won because of my battles with my parents． After too many fights， I declared war on Mark． We were now enemies． All l remember is being jealous of （妒忌） and angry with my innocent little brother． Thus． I made his life a misery． I teased， tricked， embarrassed， and fought with him． often leaving him in floods of tears． Our little sister was born when I was 11． and instantly she and Mark could not be separated． They pushed me aside． Was this because I was being a monster， or did I grow into an uglier green﹣ eyed monster because they loved each other so much？ Thankfully， Mark quickly grew tall and strong， and our conflict looked more like a cold war than bloodshed （流血）． It all ended suddenly when I went to study abroad． The hatred （仇恨） disappeared and love climbed in． Despite all the abuse Mark suffered he has implied that he has fiven me， or even that there is nothing to five， although I have never brought up the subject in too much detail． I would like to； however， it would be a selfish move to look for more fiveness． But I prefer to remember the hurt． During all those wasted years，I should have been the loving sister， defending instead of attacking． 28． How did the writer feel at the birth of her brother？ A． Worried． B． Excited． C． Surprised． D． disappointed． 29． Why did the writer consider her brother as her enemy？ A． She didn39。s death will be far more instant． A footman in mourning clothes will be sent out of the door at Buckingham Palace at the same time to pin a notice of the news to the gates， while the official palace website will feature﹣ just one page， letting out the news on a dark background． 24． What are the code words for the Queen39。s more， while Gee VI39。． The Prime Minister at the time will be woken， if not already awake， and informed by civil servants thatLondon Bridge is down． These words will signify the Queen has passed away， and Operation London Bridge﹣ a highly﹣ anised set of arrangements﹣ is to start． The Foreign Office39。dream into reality． 24． Despite the fact that the Queen is currently alive and well， a secret plan has already been laid out for her death． A code word has already been decided upon to deliver the news of her passing to the highest tiers of the government． While the death of Gee VI was signalled by the words Hyde Park Corner﹣﹣ to stop operators at Buckingham Palace learning the news﹣ the equivalent （相等的）word for Queen Elizabeth II isLondon Bridge is down39。s collections？ A． They are from European masters． B． They mainly e from Europe． C． They are about antique weapons． D． They cover arts of different times． 23． Why was the Metropolitan Museum of Art built？ A． To show the owners39。s modern and up﹣ to﹣ date art program． The Mot39。 2017年廣東省深圳市高考英語(yǔ)二模試卷 第二部分 閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分 30 分） 21． The Metropolitan Museum of Art， more monly known asthe Met， located in New York City， is the largest art museum in the United States． Its impressive permanent collection is home to over two million works， divided among seventeen specialized departments． It is among the most visited art museums in the world． The main building is one of the world39。s largest art galleries． On March 18， 2020， the museum opened the Met Breuer Museum， greatly enriching the museum39。s permanent collection consists of works of art from classical antiques to ancient Egyptian artifacts （ 史前古器物）， paintings and sculptures from all but a few of the European masters． It also has an outstanding collection of American and modern art and proudly houses extensive holdings of African， Asian， Oceanic，Indian and Islamic art． Visitors can also find large collections of musical instruments and costumes， as well as antique weapons from around the globe． The Metropolitan Museum of Art was found in 1870． It is the result of a project between businessmen， financier and influential thinkers of the day． They all shared the same passion of bringing art and art education to the American people． That dream became a reality when the museum opened its doors on February ． 21． what is special about the Met？ A． Its name． B． Its collection． C． Its building． D． Its location． 22． What do we know about the Met39。pride in its large size． B． To invest and make more money in the future． C． To offer art education to the American people． D． To bring the worldwide artists39。39。s Global Response Centre， located at an undisclosed location in London， will then immediately inform 15 governments outside the UK where the Queen is also the head of state． After this， the centre will pass on the news to the 36 other nations of the Commonwealth （英聯(lián)邦） for whom the Queen has served as a symbolic figurehead for many decades． It will not be long before the news spreads from world leaders to the general public，with the news of her passing to the Press Association and thus the global media as well． This marks a break from the long﹣ held tradition of the BBC being the first news outlet to learn of royal deaths． What39。s death was not announced until four hours after he died， news of the Queen39。s death？ A． Hyde Park Comer． B． Buckingham Palace． C． London Bridge is down． D． Operation London Bridge． 25． Why will 15 governments outside the UK be informed of the news immediately？ A． The Queen once served there． B． The Queen also governs them． C． The Queen is the former head． D． The Queen is the symbolic head． 26． Who used to let out the news of royal deaths？ A． The BBC． B． A footman． C． Civil servants． D． World leaders． 27． What will people know from the footman39。t like her brother． B． She39。s hatred of her brother disappear？ A． At the birth of her sister． B． At the start of their cold war． C． When she studied abroad． D． When the bloodshed ended． 31． What does the writer real