湖南省常德市2024-2025学年高三上学期期末考试英语试题（解析版）.docx

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湖南省常德市2024-2025学年高三上学期期末考试

英语试题

第一部分听力（略）

第二部分阅读（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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

TheBritishMuseumReadingRoominLondonismorethanjustarepositoryofbooks;it’sahistoricalandarchitecturaliconthathasattractedscholarsandtouristsalikeforoveracentury.NestledintheheartoftheBritishMuseum’sGreatCourt,thismagnificentstructure,openeditsdoorsin1857.Ithashostednumerousnotablefigures,includingKarlMarx,SirArthurConanDoyle,OscarWilde,SylviaPankhurst,BramStoker,JosephConrad,Lenin,andGeorgeOrwell.Theirapplicationsforreaders’ticketsandsignaturesarepreservedintheCentralArchive.

Whetheryou’reahistoryenthusiast,anarchitectureaficionado,orsimplyacurioustraveler,thisguideprovidescomprehensiveinformationtohelpyoumakethemostofyourvisittothisiconiclandmark.

Tickets

EntrytotheReadingRoomisfree,butspecialexhibitionsmayhaveafee.ChecktheBritishMuseum’sofficialwebsiteforthelatestticketpricesandbookinginformation.

VisitingHours

TheReadingRoomisopendailyfrom10:00AMto5:30PM.It’sadvisabletocheckforanychangesinopeninghoursduringholidaysorspecialevents.

FAQ

IstheReadingRoomopentothepublic?Yes,itisopentothepublic,butcheckforanyspecialeventsorclosures.

DoIneedtobookinadvance?Forgeneralentry,nobookingisrequired,butspecialexhibitionsmayneedtickets.

Areguidedtoursavailable?Yes,guidedtoursareavailable.ChecktheBritishMuseum’swebsitefordetails.

CanItakephotosinsidetheReadingRoom?Yes,photographyisallowed,butpleaseberespectfulofothervisitors.

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1.WhatisspecialabouttheReadingRoomaccordingtoParagraph1?

A.Itisahistoricalandpoliticalsymbol.

B.Ithasthelargestcollectionofbooks.

C.Itisalibrarywiththe