Windsor Castle(温莎城堡)is one of the most famous castles in the world．It lies in Windsor
Town，32 kilometers west of London City ,by the south bank of the River Thames．People built the
castle just outside of London to protect the capital of Britain．
Windsor Castle has a long and rich history．It began to be built in 1 066．People rebuilt it again and again during every period in history to today’S dimensions(范围)．For almost 1，000 years，the castle has been used as the family home of British kings and queens．It was also used as a prison(监狱)during the English Civil War．Today ,Windsor Castle is the private home of Queen Elizabeth II．She spends most of her private weekends there．
Although it is still a living place of the royal(皇家)family ,the public can visit much of the castle．It is one of the most popular sights in Britain．There，art lovers can enjoy some of the finest paintings by Rembrandt and Canaletto．Visitors can also take a look at George IV’s private apartments．They are some of the most beautiful rooms in the castle．
1.The famous Windsor Castle is ．
A．near Windsor Town
B．32 kilometers east of London City
C．in central London
D．by the south bank of the River Thames
2.Now Windsor Castle is the private home of ．
A．Rembrandt B．Canaletto
C．Queen Elizabeth II D．George IV
3.The last paragraph is mainly about the of the castle．
A．history B．sights
C．family D．culture
先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项，将其编号填入答题卷相对应的空格内。
Mike was reading in the garden when his mother came．She pointed to and asked Mike what it was．Mike was quite ，but he told her it was a sparrow and got back into reading、Several minutes later his mother pointed to the same sparrow and asked the same question again．Mike got a little angry but answered her question．After a little while，his mother did the same thing once more．Mike was very angry and shouted at her．
The old lady silently an old diary ,turned to a page and showed it to Mike．Though a little impatient，Mike began to read it．
“Today ,I was watering the flowers in the garden when little Mike pointed to a on the grass and asked me what it was．I him，said it was a sparrow and kissed him．After a while Mike asked me again and I did the same．Pointing to the same sparrow ,little Mike asked me what it was twenty times and I answering his question and kissing him every time．”
Something gently Mike’s heart．His face turned red with for being so impatient to his mother and he hugged her tight．
Your parents have given you many things in their lifetime，but you may not realize that they are gone．
1.A．anything B．something C．everything D．nothing
2.A．angry B．lonely C．proud D．surprised
3.A．still B．always C．already D．seldom
4.A．worked out B．took out C．put out D．looked out
5.A．fox B．frog C．bird D．rabbit
6.A．threw B．laughed C．shouted D．smiled
7.A．put on B．lived on C．tried on D．kept on
8.A．renewed B．printed C．touched D．picked
9.A．shame B．fear C．happiness D．kindness
10.A．until B．as C．when D．after
一Why not stay here a little longer? But I really have to go．
A．Never mind． B．I can’t find any reason．
C．I’d love to． D．Pleased to meet you．
Finally Gulliver broke the rope and from those troy men·
A．put away B．ran away
C．took away D．kept away
They haven been our friends we met ten years ago．
A．for B．since C．ever D．when
Don’t worry．We have the to answer many of these questions·
A．situation B．novel C．detail D．knowledge
