泽熙美文Cloze Test
Today, the Tower of London is one of the most popular tourist 1 and attracts over three million visitors a year. It was occasionally used as a Royal Palace for the Kings and Queens of England 2 the time of James I who 3 from 1603 to 1625, but is 4 , known as a prison and execution place. Within the walls of the Tower, princes have been murdered, traitors 5 spies shot, and Queens of England beheaded. One of the most famous executions was that of Anne Boleyn in 1536. She was the second wife of Henry Ⅷ. He wanted to 6 her because she could not give him a son, so he accused her of adultery. She was tried and found guilty. She asked to be beheaded with a sword. 7 the usual axe, which can still be seen in the Tower. The sword and executioner were 8 over specially from France and with one 9 the executioner cut off her head.
The Tower was also the 10 of one of London’s most famous mysteries. King Edward IV died in 1483. His elder son, Edward, became king 11 his father’s death. Young Edward lived in the Tower, and the Duke of Gloucester, 12 protector, persuaded Edward’s brother, Richard, to come and live there so that they could play together. But then the Duke 13 that he was the new king, and he was crowned instead of the twelve-year-old Edward, 14 himself Richard Ⅲ.
After that, the boys were seen less and less and eventually disappeared. 15 said that they were suffocated in bed by pillows being 16 their mouths. It is believed that Richard ordered their deaths, 17 it has never been proved. In 1674, workmen at the Tower discovered two 18 which were taken away and buried in Westminster Abbey in 1678. The 19 were examined in 1933 and were declared to be those of two children, 20 the age of the Princes.
1.
A.seats
B.scenes
C.grounds
D.sights
正确答案：D
[解析] A．seats席位；席次。B．scenes场面；出事地点。C．grounds地面；土地。D．sights景物，景象。
2.
A.until
B.by
C.to
D.at
正确答案：A
[解析] until直到……为止。
3.
A.reined
B.reigned
C.powered
D.controlled
正确答案：B
[解析] reign掌握权力，统治。rein给(马)套上缰绳；控制。power力量；能力。control控制，管理。
4.
A.hardly
B.little
C.best
D.well
正确答案：C
[解析] 用最高级。
5.
A.mined
B.destroyed
C.tortured
D.wounded
正确答案：C
[解析] torture折磨；痛苦。ruin灭亡；瓦解。destroy破坏，毁坏，摧毁。wound屈辱，刀伤，枪伤。
6.
A.get the worst of
B.get rid of
C.get the best of
D.get done with
正确答案：B
[解析] get rid of摆脱，丢掉。
7.
A.apart from
B.besides
C.together with
D.rather than
正确答案：D
[解析] apart from撇开……来说，除……之外。besides加之，更。together with和……一起[合起来]。rather than而不是。
8.
A.brought
B.taken
C.got
D.won
正确答案：A
[解析] take over接任，接管。get over从……中恢复，把……忘怀。
9.
A.knock
B.hit
C.shot
D.stroke
正确答案：D
[解析] stroke在……上划线，勾消。hit袭击，(箭、子弹等)打。knock敲，去掉。shot发射，射击。
10.
A.spot
B.scent
C.place
D.view
正确答案：A
[解析] spot地点，场所。scent香味，踪迹。place地方，场所。view展望；观察。
11.
A.on
B.at
C.with
D.by
正确答案：A
[解析] on表示方法、状态、动作。如on an official visit to a country对某国进行正式访问。
12.
A.their
B.the
C.his
D.a
正确答案：C
[解析] his指的是Edward。
13.
A.announced
B.published
C.advertised
D.revealed
正确答案：A
[解析] announce宣布，通告。publish颁布，发行。advertise通知，登广告。reveal揭示，启示。
14.
A.naming
B.calling
C.declaring
D.giving
正确答案：B
[解析] naming给……命名，给……取名。calling名称，呼，唤。declaring
