河南省八市重点高中2017届高三上学期第二次质量检测英语试题

河南省八市重点髙中质量检测试题 英语试题 注意事项： 1.本试题分第I卷(选择題)第II卷(非选择瓸)两部分，共8页 2.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡相应的位置 3.全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在本试题上无效 4.考试结束后，将本试题和答题卡一并交回 第I卷 第一部分阅读理解（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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Introduction Blenheim Palace is one of the Europe’s largest and greatest palaces. It was built between 1705 and 1722 as a reward of the British government to John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, for defeating King Louis XlV's army at Blenheim, a small Bavarian village on the Danube River.The palace was designed by Sir John Vanbrugh，which displayed strength and arm gloiy. It is the largest non-royal building in England and is now listed by the UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. Winston Churchill In 1874，the palace was the birthplace of the duke's most famous descendant. Winston Churchill, who was to become the UK's Prime Minister (some would say Britain's greatest 20th-century politician ) and Nobel prize winner for literature. It is also in B