辽宁省阜新市实验中学2015-2016学年高二上学期第二次月考英语试题（图片版）

24. What's the main idea of the passage A. A successful social project in Oakland. /An artist creates homes for the homeless. C. A more comfortable shelter on the streets. R An artist makes a living by designing small shelters. B Buckingham Palace is where the Queen lives. It is the Queen's official and main royal London home.Buckingham Palace was originally a splendid house built by the Duke( A ) of Buckingham for his wife. George IV began changing it into a palace in 1826. It has been the official London home of Britain's royal family since 1837. Buckingham Palace is also an office and used for the administrative work of the royal family. When the Queen is at home you can see her royal nag 4he Royal Standard) nying from the nag pole or top of Buckingham Palace. The nag is divided into four equal parts. The first and fourth parts represent England and contain three gold lions waking on a red field; the second part represents Scotland and contains a red lion standin on a gold field; the third part represents Ireland and contains the gold coat of arms of Ireland on a blue In flag protocol (#L I). the Royal Standard which must only be nown from buildings where the Queen s present is supreme(至高无上的) It nies above the British Union Flag( the Union Jack ) and other British flags. It never nies at half mast. The guards of the Palace wear red jackets and tall, furry hats. When the first guards come on duty there is a ceremony called the Changing of the Guard. A familiar sight at Buckingham Palace is the Changing of the Guard ceremony that takes place in the open space in front of it each morning. The Palace has around 750 rooms, including 19 state rooms, 52 royal and guest bedrooms, 78 bathrooms, 92 offices, a cinema and a swimming pooL. It also has its own post office and police station. About 400 people work at the Palace, including servants, chefs, footmen, cleaners, gardeners, electricians and so on. More than 50,000 people come to the Palace each year as guests to