四、阅读理解,根据短文内容选择正确答案。
London is a famous city. It has a long history. Many people visit it every year. When you visit London, you must see these beautiful places.
● Buckingham Palace(白金汉宫)
Do you know who lives there? Of course, the queen(女王) lives there. It was built for the Duke (公爵) of Buckingham in 1703. After that, many buildings were built there. In the Palace, there are a lot of art works. The Palace is opened to public(公众) for two months each summer.
● Big Ben
It is a very famous clock in London. It is on a tower. The tower is 316 feet(英尺) high, and the clock is 23 feet wide. The minute hand is 14 feet long. It was built in 1859.
● Tower Bridge
It is London's most famous place. Inside the twin towers, you can see the stories of the bridge.
● London Zoo
Children must be interested in it! It was opened in 1828. It is the most famous zoo in the world. You can see about 650 kinds of animals in the zoo.
()1. How many beautiful places are there in this article(文章)?
A. Five.
B. Four.
C. Three.
D. Six.
()2. Which place do children love?
A. Big Ben.
B. Tower Bridge.
C. London Zoo.
D. Buckingham Palace.
()3. Which place does the queen live in?
A. Buckingham Palace.
B. London city.
C. London town.
D. Tower Bridge.
()4. How long is the minute hand of the Big Ben?
A. 14 feet.
B. 23 feet.
C. 316 feet.
D. The passage doesn't mention(提到).
()5. When do people visit the Palace?
A. In winter.
B. In spring.
C. In summer.
D. In autumn.

1~5 BCAAC

【解析】
1. 本题可通过数文中介绍的景点数量作答，文中依次介绍了白金汉宫、大本钟、塔桥、伦敦动物园4个景点，故选B。
2. 根据短文“London Zoo”部分的“Children must be interested in it!”可知，孩子们喜欢伦敦动物园，故选C。
3. 由“Buckingham Palace”部分的“Do you know who lives there? Of course, the queen(女王) lives there.”可知，女王住在白金汉宫，故选A。
4. 从“Big Ben”部分的“The minute hand is 14 feet long.”可知，大本钟的分针长14英尺，故选A。
5. 根据“Buckingham Palace”部分的“The Palace is opened to public(公众) for two months each summer.”可知，白金汉宫在夏季对公众开放，人们可在夏季参观，故选C。
【答案】
1~5 BCAAC
【知识点】
阅读理解细节查找、英语短文信息提取、西方文化常识
【点评】
这是一篇介绍伦敦知名景点的阅读理解题，所有题目均为细节题，主要考查学生对短文关键信息的定位与提取能力，题目设置贴合文本内容，难度较低，有助于学生练习细节类阅读理解题的解题方法。
【难度系数】
0.8

五、首字母填空。
Do animals dream(做梦)? Some scientists thought o people could dream. But now they don't think so. Animals dream just l people. If you see a cat or a dog moving or m noise when they are sleeping, maybe they are dreaming. Some s animals, such as mice and ants(蚂蚁), also have dreams. Horses sleep and dream when t are standing. An albatross(信天翁), a big sea bird, can sleep when it is f, and maybe, it has dreams a the same time. However(然而), some animals d dream. W do animals think about? Nobody knows! Maybe some of their dreams are good, but others are b.

only, like, making, small, they, flying, at, don't, What, bad

【解析】
1. 第一空：根据语境“一些科学家过去认为只有人类会做梦”，填only。
2. 第二空：表示“动物做梦就像人类一样”，like意为“像”，符合语境，填like。
3. 第三空：make noise为固定短语，结合句中are，此处用现在分词making构成现在进行时，填making。
4. 第四空：由后文举例“mice and ants”可知这些是小动物，填small。
5. 第五空：指代前文的horses，用人称代词they，填they。
6. 第六空：信天翁是海鸟，能在飞行时睡觉，结合is，用现在分词flying，填flying。
7. 第七空：at the same time是固定搭配，意为“同时”，填at。
8. 第八空：前文提到多数动物做梦，此处转折表示有些动物不做梦，填don't。
9. 第九空：询问动物思考的内容，用疑问词What，填What。
10. 第十空：与前文的good对应，指不好的梦，填bad。
【答案】
only, like, making, small, they, flying, at, don't, What, bad
【知识点】
固定短语搭配，语境推理填空，现在分词用法
【点评】
本题为英语首字母填空题，考查学生对基础词汇、固定短语及语法知识的掌握，需结合上下文语境和常识推理作答，能有效锻炼学生的综合语言运用能力。
【难度系数】
0.6