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Four Year-Old Buy Becomes Queen Elizabeth’s Pen Pal
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London, England: A four-year-old boy has become pen pals with Britain’s Queen Elizabeth. Tom Stancombe started exchanging letters with the queen after he set free a balloon, carrying his name and address, at a school party and it landed in the grounds of Windsor Castle.
The queen spotted the balloon and asked her personal assistant, Angela Kelly, to write a letter on her behalf.
She wrote: “The queen was delighted to find that your balloon had traveled all the way to the gardens at Windsor Castle.”
Tom, who proudly put the letter on his wall ,wrote back to say that his great, great grandfather ,the artist Petrus Johannes Arundzen, had been commissioned(受委托)to copy Dutch masters on display at Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace.
Angela at once replied that she would contact the Royal Collection to find out what had happened to the art works .She kept her word and two weeks later wrote to Tom to tell him what had happened to the etchings, explaining they now form part of the print collection in the Print Library.
Angela then asked a favor of Tom, writing: “Would you be able to ask your Mummy and Daddy for me if they know anything more about your great, great grandfather .Royal Collection would love to know more about him.”
Along with his parents, Tom wrote back to fill in all the gaps about Petrus Johannes Arundzen.
Although Tom’s parents don’t think there will be any more letters exchanged between the pair, they were touched that she had taken time to contact them.
Tom’s father said: “I don’t expect we’ll go another one, but I think it’s incredible they bothered replying at all.”
1.What is Windsor Castle?
A.A playing garden B.The queen’s home.
C.A post office. D.A rose garden.
2.What does the underlined word “etchings” mean?
A.Photos. B.Paintings. C.Postcards. D.Cartoons.
3.How does the queen know the boy?
A.By chance occurrence. B.By exchanging letters.
C.By letting go the balloon. D.By the queen’s secretary.
4.Tom’s parents .
A.feel very much shocked about the letters and refuse to answer them
B.try to deal with the friendship naturally but refuse to do anything about it
C.don’t take the matter very seriously but somehow feel good at heart
D.don’t think this friendship will last long but still look forward to new letters
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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
Four Year-Old Boy Becomes Queen Elizabeth’s Pen Pal
London, England: A four-year-old boy has become pen pals with Britain’s Queen Elizabeth. Tom Stancombe started exchanging letters with the queen after he set free a balloon, carrying his name and address, at a school party and it landed in the grounds of Windsor Castle.
The queen spotted the balloon and asked her personal assistant, Angela Kelly, to write a letter on her behalf.
She wrote: “The queen was delighted to find that your balloon had traveled all the way to the gardens at Windsor Castle.”
Tom, who proudly put the letter on his wall, wrote back to say that his great, great grandfather, the artist Petrus Johannes Arundzen, had been commissioned (受委托) to copy Dutch masters on display at Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace.
Angela at once replied that she would contact the Royal Collection to find out what had happened to the art works. She kept her word and two weeks later wrote to Tom to tell him what had happened to the etchings, explaining they now form part of the print collection in the Print Library.
Angela then asked a favor of Tom, writing: “Would you be able to ask your Mummy and Daddy for me if they know anything more about your great, great grandfather. Royal Collection would love to know more about him.”
Along with his parents, Tom wrote back to fill in all the gaps about Petrus Johannes Arundzen.
Although Tom’s parents don’t think there will be any more letters exchanged between the pair, they were touched that she had taken time to contact them.
Tom’s father said: “I don’t expect we’ll go another one, but I think it’s incredible they bothered replying at all.”
1. What is Windsor Castle?
A. A playing garden. B. The queen’s home. C. A post office. D. A rose garden.
2. What does the underlined word “etchings” mean?
A. Photos. B. Paintings. C. Postcards. D. Cartoons.
3. How does the queen know the boy?
A. By chance occurrence. B. By exchanging letters.
C. By letting go the balloon D. By the queen’s secretary.
4.Tom’s parents ___________.
A. feel very much shocked about the letters and refuse to answer them
B. try to deal with the friendship naturally but refuse to do anything about it
C. don’t take the matter very seriously but somehow feel good at heart
D. don’t think this friendship will last long but still look forward to new letters
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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
A four-year-old boy has become a pen-pal(笔友) of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth. Tom started exchanging letters with the queen after he set frère a balloon, carrying his name and address, at a school party and it landed to the grounds of Windsor Castle.
The queen noticed the balloon and asked her personal assistant, Angela, to write a letter on her behalf. She wrote, “The queen was delighted to find that your balloon had travelled all the way to the garden at Windsor Castle.”
Tom, who proudly put the letter on his wall, wrote back to say that his great, great grandfather, the artist Johannes, had been commissioned(委托) to copy Dutch masters works on display at Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace.
Angela at once replied that she would contact the Royal Collection to find out what had happened to the art works. She kept her word and two days later wrote to Tom to tell him what had happened to the etchings, explaining they now form part of the print collection in the print library.
Angela then asked a favor of Tom, writing, “Would you be able to ask your Mummy and Daddy for me if they know anything more about your great, great grandfather? Royal Collection would love to know more about him.”
Along with his parents, Tom wrote back to fill in all the gaps about Johannes. Tom’s parents were touched that the queen had taken time to contact them, saying, “It’s unbelievable they bothered replying at all.”
1. Which of the following statements is true?
A Windsor Castle is a playing ground.
B Windsor Castle is the queen’s home.
C Windsor Castle is a famous post office
D Windsor Castle is a beautiful rose garden.
2. How did the queen get to know Tom?
A By chance
B By exchanging letters
C By Tom’ s grandfather
D By the queen’s secretary
3. What does the word “etchings” in Para 4 mean?
A Photos B Cartoons C Postcards D Paintings
4. Which would be the best title?
A A Boy’s Good Luck
B Tom’s Special Balloon
C A Story at Windsor Castle
D Four-year-old Boy Became the Queen’s Pen Pal
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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
Four Year-Old Boy Becomes Queen Elizabeth’s Pen Pal
London, England: A four-year-old boy has become pen pals with Britain’s Queen Elizabeth. Tom Stancombe started exchanging letters with the queen after he set free a balloon, carrying his name and address, at a school party and it landed in the grounds of Windsor Castle.
The queen spotted(发现) the balloon and asked her personal assistant, Angela Kelly, to write a letter for her.
She wrote: “The queen was delighted to find that your balloon had traveled all the way to the gardens at Windsor Castle.”
Tom, who proudly put the letter on his wall, wrote back to say that his great, great grandfather, the artist Petrus Johannes Arundzen, had been commissioned (受委托) to copy Dutch masters on display at Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace.
Angela at once replied that she would contact the Royal Collection to find out what had happened to the art works. She kept her word and two weeks later wrote to Tom to tell him what had happened to the etchings, explaining they now form part of the print collection in the Print Library.
Angela then asked a favor of Tom, writing: “Would you be able to ask your Mummy and Daddy for me if they know anything more about your great, great grandfather. Royal Collection would love to know more about him.”
Along with his parents, Tom wrote back to fill in all the gaps about Petrus Johannes Arundzen.
Although Tom’s parents don’t think there will be any more letters exchanged between the pair, they were touched that she had taken time to contact them.
Tom’s father said: “I don’t expect we’ll go another one, but I think it’s incredible(难以置信的)they bothered replying at all.”
64. What is Windsor Castle?
A. A playing garden. B. The queen’s home. C. A post office. D. A rose garden.
65. What does the underlined word “etchings” mean?
A. Photos. B. Paintings. C. Postcards. D. Cartoons.
66. How does the queen know the boy?
A. By chance. B. By exchanging letters.
C. By letting go the balloon. D. By the queen’s secretary.
67. Tom’s parents ___________.
A. feel very much shocked about the letters and refuse to answer them
B. try to deal with the friendship naturally but refuse to do anything about it
C. don’t take the matter very seriously but somehow feel good at heart
D. don’t think this friendship will last long but still look forward to new letters
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