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第十三篇The Old Gate在中世纪，绝大多数欧洲城市都有城墙围绕着。 In the Middle Ages the vast majority of European cities had walls around them. 在中世纪，绝大多数欧洲城市都有城墙围绕着。This was partly for defensive (1 B) reasons?)____but another factor was the need to keep out anyone regarded as undesirable, like people with contagious (2 D) diseases)____. 城墙一方面是为了防御外敌，但另一方面是阻止任何不受欢迎的人人城，比如患有传染病的人。 1. A) grounds??? B) reasons??? C) causes??? D) purposes1．B A选项grounds意为“理由，基础”；C选项causes意为“原因”；D选项purposes意为“目的；意志”。根据句意“城墙一方面是为了防御外敌……”for为介词，表目的。for defensive reasons，为了防御的原因。故选B。2. A) injuries??? B) symptoms??? C) colds??? D) diseases2．D考查固定搭配。A选项injuries意为“伤害，受伤”；B选项symptoms意为“症状”；C选项colds意为“感冒”；D选项contagious diseases意为“传染病”。根据句意应选D。 The Old City of London gates were all(3 B) demolished???) - by the end of the 18th century. 伦敦古城的城门，均在18世纪末被拆毁。 3. A) devoted??? B) demolished??? C) declared??? D) decreased3．B此句句意为“伦敦古城的城门，均在18世纪末被拆毁。”A选项devoted意为“献身于……”；B选项demolished意为“拆毁，破坏”，与句意相符；C选项declared意为“公然的，公开宣布的”；D选项decreased意为“减少”。故选B。The last of Londons gates was removed a century ago, but by a(4 A) stroke?)____of luck, it was never destroyed. 伦敦最后一道城门也在一个世纪之前迁移，但是极其幸运的是，它从未遭到破坏。 4. A) stroke??? B) wave??? C) hit??? D) blow4．A考查固定搭配。a stroke of luck。This gate is, in (5 C) actual?) -fact, not called a gate at all; its name is Temple Bar, and it marked the (6 C) boundary??)一____between the Old City of London and Westminster.?事实上，这道门，完全不能称其为门；它的名字叫圣殿酒吧区，是伦敦古城与威斯敏斯特的分界线。 5. A) real??? B) contemporary??? C) actual??? D) current5．C考查固定搭配in actual fact，为固定搭配，意思是“事实上”。等于actually或as a matter of fact。6. A) borders??? B) part??? C) boundary??? D) line6．C此句句意为“它的名字叫圣殿酒吧区，是伦敦古城与威斯敏斯特的分界线。”A选项borders意为“边界，边缘地区”；B选项part意为“部分”；D选项line意为“路线，排”；而C选项boundary意为“两地的分界线”，与句意相符。故选C。 In 1878 the Council of London took the Bar down, numbered the stones and put the gate in (7 A) storage)____because its design was (8 B) unfashionable)____it was expensive to (9 A) maintain)一and it was blocking the traffic. 1878年，伦敦议会将其推倒，给石头编了号，并将它们储藏