2016---2017学年度下学期省六校协作体期初考试英语试题命题人：邵美玲第Ⅰ卷第二部分阅读理解（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。ABelowaresomeofLondon'smust-seemuseums.ScienceMuseumTheScienceMuseumfeaturessevenfloorsofeducationalandentertainingexhibits,includingtheApollo10.TheWellcomeWingshowsdevelopmentsinmodernscience,medicineandtechnology.TheMedicalHistoryGalleryinthemuseumcontainsalargecollectionofmedicalhistorytreasures.ExhibitsintheExploringSpacegalleriesincludemodelsoftheHuygensTitanprobe(探测器)andBeagle2MarsLander.Ticketstothemuseum’sin-houseIMAXcinemacostextra.NaturalHistoryMuseumThehandsomeAlfredWaterhousebuildinghousesacollectionthatcontainssome70millionplant,animal,fossil,rockandmineralsamples.TheNaturalHistoryMuseum’sLifeGalleriesaredevotedtodisplaysonanimallife.TheEarthGalleriesexplorethenaturalforcesthatshapeourplanet,thetreasureswetakefromit,theeffectwehaveonitanditsplaceintheuniverse.Themuseum’swildlifegardenattractsurbanwildlifesuchasdragonfliesandblackbirdsandhighlightsinner-citywildlifeconservation.LondonTransportMuseumAmongthevehiclesondisplayattheLondonTransportMuseumisthefirstundergroundelectrictrain,whichhadnowindowsbecausetherewasnothingtoseeunderground.Thetroublewasthatnoonecouldtellwhichstoptheywereat,asmallproblemsolvedbyemployinganathleticannouncerwhorantoeachcarriageateverystation,shoutingoutthestops.Datingfrom1890,thisisoneoftheseveralmuseumexhibitsyoucanboard.ThedesigngalleryisinmemoryofFrankPick,themanresponsibleforrollingouttheLondonUndergroundbrandandgivingeachlineitsowncharacter.MuseumofLondonThehistoryofLondon,fromprehistorictimestothepresentistoldintheMuseumofLondonthroughreconstructedinteriors(内部)andstreetscenes,alongsidedisplaysoforiginalartifactsfoundduringthemuseum’sarchaeologicaldigs.Checkthewebsitebeforeyourvisitasapackedprogramoftemporaryexhibitions,talks,walksandchildren’seventsiscentraltothelifeoftheMuseumofLondon.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto__________.A.reporttheopeningoffourlatestmuseumsofLondon.B.