山东省泰安市泰山中学2020届高三三模试题《英语考试卷》.docVIP

山东省泰安市泰山中学2020届高三三模 英语试题 第一部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分) 第一节(共15小题：每小题2.5分，满分37.5分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳答案。 A If you hear the word“Castle” or the word“palace”，you may picture the same kind of building for both：large，made of stones，probably with a tower. And，of course，youre not entirely wrong，as those are features of both palaces and castles. So then hay bother to visit one royal building in the United Kingdom Buckingham Palace and another the same country Windsor Castle?It turns out there is a difference，and you can find it pretty plainly in these two popular buildings. The Case for Castles Castles were residences for royalty.But they were also intend as defensive seats. Say youre a king who has taken a particular area over.Now you have to hold it. castle and staff it with soldiers to defend your conquered territory and ensure it remains part of your kingdom. Castles were built throughout Europe and the Middle East primarily for protection of the king and his people.Some common features of castles include： ●thick walls and heavy gates to keep invaders out ●protective low walls for archers to shoot with cover ●high towers for keeping a lookout over the surrounding ●gate houses for admitting allies instead of allowing enemies into the castle The Place for Palaces Palaces， on the contrary， had no defensive purposes.They were first meant for showing off the great victory of the war.Palaces were where the spoils(战利品) of war might be displayed,along with grand architecture,massive banquet halls,golden table settings and maybe even hundreds of luxuriously decorated rooms. While kings certainly took up residence in palaces as well as castles,nonmilitary royals might also have lived in (or still live in)palaces. Ministers could live in castles to show the power of their riches rather than their nonexistent military power. The term comes from Palatine Hill in Rome. 1.Which of the flowing is one feature of castles? A. Low towers surrounding castles. B. Defensive low walls for s