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2016-2017学年度高二上学期期初考试[来源:学科网Z-X-X-K] 英 语 试 卷 第I卷 第一部分：听力 （略） 第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） 第一节 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分) 阅读下列短文，从每题四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A London has more than nine million visitors every year. They come and visit some of the most famous places in England: Big Ben, the Tower of London and the River Thames. You can see some of the most interesting places in the city by getting on one of London's tour buses or you can take a ride on the London Eye. This large wheel slowly takes you 135m above the River Thames. From the top you have wonderful views of the whole city. The River Thames is London's main waterway. It has shaped the capital's landscape, history and geography. So one of the best ways of making sense of the city is to take a trip along the river. The clock tower of the Houses of Parliament (议会大厦), Big Ben, has become one of the main symbols of London. The sound of the bell, which you can hea