英国高中入学考试试题及详细答案.docxVIP

英国高中入学考试试题及详细答案

第一部分英语（25分）

一、阅读理解（15分）

Readthefollowingpassagecarefullyandanswerthequestionsbelow.（阅读短文，回答下列问题）

TheRiverThamesismorethanjustariverflowingthroughtheheartofLondon.Ithasshapedthecity’shistoryforover2,000years,fromtheRomansettlementofLondiniumtothemodernskyscrapersthatlineitsbankstoday.Inthepast,theThameswasavitaltraderoute,carryinggoodsfromallovertheworldtoLondon’sdocks.Merchantswouldunloadspices,silkandwool,makingLondononeofthebusiestportsinEurope.Today,theriverisnolongerusedforlarge-s