2025年山西省晉中市榆社中學(xué)高三適應(yīng)性調(diào)研考試英語(yǔ)試題含答案

2025年山西省晉中市榆社中學(xué)高三適應(yīng)性調(diào)研考試英語(yǔ)試題含答案注意事項(xiàng)1．考生要認(rèn)真填寫考場(chǎng)號(hào)和座位序號(hào)。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書寫在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無(wú)效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結(jié)束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監(jiān)考員收回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Totellthetruth,IwouldratherI________thepaininsteadofyou.Youdon’tknowhowworriedIwas.A．took B．hadtakenC．havetaken D．shouldhavetaken2．—DidLindaseethetrafficaccident?—No,nosooner________thanithappened.A．hadshegone B．shehadgoneC．hasshegone D．shehasgone3．Agathadidn’ttellme______shewouldpickuphersonfromschool.A．whichB．whenC．whereD．what4．Takingdrugshasbecomepartofeverysport_________athletesseektoachievebeyondtheirnaturallimits.A．which B．that C．who D．where5．It_____havebeenTomthatparkedthecarhere,asheistheonlyonewithacar.A．may B．can C．must D．should6．WeofferedtopayourhalfofthecostthatwasneededtorestoretheshareddoorwaybutCharleswouldhaveofit.A．nothing B．a(chǎn)nythingC．none D．a(chǎn)ny7．AbookIreadlastyear,______nameIcan’tremember,changedmyideaabouttime.A．which B．thatC．whose D．what8．Thepalaceisheavilyguarded,becauseinsideitswalls________.A．wheresittheEuropeanleaders B．theEuropeanleaderstheresitC．sittheEuropeanleaders D．thattheEuropeanleaderssit9．________theychooseChinesecompanyisthatChinahasthemostadvancedtechnologyofhighspeedrailwayintheworld.A．When B．ThatC．Where D．Why10．Heissuchanunselfishman.Youcannothelpbut________him.A．respectB．torespectC．neglectD．toneglect11．Eachparty_______respectthearticlesofthiscontract,oradouble-sizedfinancialpunishmentisamust.A．will B．could C．shall D．should12．______flag-raisingceremonywasheldattheGoldenBauhiniaSquareonJuly1tocelebrate______17thanniversaryofHongKong’sreturntoChina.A．A;/ B．A;theC．The;the D．/;the13．Theyhaveleadingexpertsinthisfield，andthat's__________they'vemadeimportantprogress．A．where B．whyC．whether D．who14．Facetheproblembravelyandyou______anewwaytosuccess.A．findB．foundC．willfindD．havefound15．ifIhadarrivedyesterdaywithoutlettingyouknowbeforehand?A．Wouldyoubesurprised B．WereyousurprisedC．Hadyoubeensurprised D．Wouldyouhavebeensurprised16．Therealreasonwhyprices____,andstillare,toohighiscomplex,andnoshortdiscussioncansatisfactorilyexplainthisproblem.A．were B．willbeC．havebeen D．hadbeen17．Thestadium________standsatheatrewillbereconstructed.A．besidewhich B．forwhichC．when D．which18．Internetshoppingisreally________whenpeoplearesureofitssafetyandsecurity.A．takingoff B．takingupC．settingoff D．settingup19．____regulartraininginnursing,shecouldhardlycopewiththeworkatfirst.A．NotreceivedB．SincereceivingC．HavingnotreceivedD．Nothavingreceived20．________theopportunitytospeakatthegraduationceremonymademeoverjoyed.A．Offering B．OfferedC．Tooffer D．Beingoffered第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）ThebusscreamedtoastopinNazareth,Israel.FiveAustralianbackpackersboardedandstruckupaconversationwithme.Theyaskedtypicaltravelers’questions—wherewasIgoingandwhywasItravelingalone?Myplanwastotravelwithafriendofafriend,Iexplained,butwhenIcalledherthatmorning,shedidn’tpickupandIhadnootherwaytoreachher.Mystomachwasinknots,butIdecidedtoheadoutanyway,thinkingImightrunintoherifItraveledtoTiberius,wherewehadplannedtogotogether.“Whydon’tyoutravelwithus?”oneofthebackpackersoffered.Theywereexperiencedadventurerswhowouldworkforafewmonths,save,thentravelforaslongastheycould.TheircurrentplanwastoexploretheMiddleEastandEuropeinthreemonthswhileworkinginLondon.Itseemedriskytotravelwithstrangers,butmyinstinctsaidyes.Forthenexttwoweeks,IexploredIsraelwiththebackpackersandlearnedtotrustmyinstinctsinalltypesofnewandinterestingsituations.Whentheyhookaride,Itookthebus,butwhentheywantedtostealintotheKingDavidHotel’sswimmingpool,Iledtheway.TheworldopeneduptomebecauseIchosetotravelalone.Ijoinedcompletestrangers,whobecomeclosefriends.Yearslater,onecouplefromthebackpackinggroupevenflewfromSydneytoPhoenixtobeinmywedding.Thetripwassuchaspecialexperiencethatitgavemeconfidenceinallareasofmylife.Sincethen,I’vebackpackedaloneacrossSouthAfrica,sky-divedfrom12,000feetinNewZealandandevenmovedacrosstheU.S.withnojoblinedup.OnmythirddaywanderinginIsraelwithmynewfriends,IbumpedintothewomanIwassupposedtomeet.ThoughIwashappyshewasallright,Iwasgratefulshehadn’tpickedupthephone.1、By“Mystomachwasinknots”(inparagraph1),theauthormostlikelymeansthatshewas______.A．sickofridingonabumpybus B．nervousofmeetingstrangersC．upsetaboutthesuddenchange D．sorryabouttheimpracticalplan2、Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthebackpackerstheauthormet?A．Courageousbutdisrespectful. B．Joblessandpoorlyeducated.C．Warmheartedandtrustworthy. D．Homelessbutlighthearted.3、Theauthor’ssixthsensetoldherthat______.A．shewouldgetalongwiththebackpackers B．itmightcausetroubletohaveaswimC．sheoughttostayawayfromthebackpackers D．itcouldaddexcitementtogetafreeride4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Mostofthebackpackersbecametheauthor’slifelongfriends.B．Theauthorgatheredthecouragetobeafulltimebackpacktraveler.C．Thewomanmissedthephonecallwiththepurposeoftravelingalone.D．Theauthorconsidereditthebestdecisionofherlifetotravelonherown.22．（8分）Statisticsoftensoundslikeadrysubject,butsometimesit’snecessarytotakeastatisticscoursetogetthecorrectanswertothisproblem.Takethefollowingcaseforexample:afootballscout(球探）hearsofaplayerwhohaspoweredhisteamtoagoodwin-lossrecord.Hiscoachesthinkhe’soneofthemosttalentedplayersthey’veseen.Butthescoutisunimpressedbytheonepracticegameheseeshimin;hetellshismanagerit’snotworthtryingtorecruit(錄用）theplayer.Mostsportsfanswouldthinkthatwasaprettyfoolishdecision,right?Athleticperformanceismuchtoovariabletobaseanimportantjudgmentonsuchasmallsample.Butconsiderthisproblem:anemployergetsanapplicationfromajuniorexecutive(主管人員）withanexcellentcollegerecordandstrongreferencesfromhiscurrentemployer.Theemployerinterviewstheapplicantandisunimpressed.Theemployertellshiscolleaguesthatit’snotworthwhilerecruitinghim.Mostpeopleregardthisasareasonablesortofdecision.Butitisn’t.Countlessstudiesshowthattheunstructured30-minuteinterviewisvirtuallyworthlessasapredictoroflong-termperformancebyanycriteriathathavebeenexamined.Inbothcases,predictionsbasedonreferences-schoolreports,priorperformance,lettersofrecommendation-givea65-75%chanceofchoosingthebetterofthetwo.Whydowegettheathleticproblemrightandtheemploymentproblemwrong?Becauseinthecaseofthejob,unlikeforathleticperformance,wehaven’tseenhundredsofcandidatesininterviewsofaparticulartypeandseenhowwellperformanceintheinterviewcorrespondstoultimate(最終的）performanceinthesettingwe’reconcernedabout.Wehaven’tseenthattheguywholookslikeafoolintheinterviewturnsouttobecleveronthejobandtheguywhodoeswellintheinterviewturnsouttobeaverage.Theonlywaytoseethattheinterviewisn’tgoingtobeworthmuchistobeabletoapplythe“l(fā)awoflargenumbers”，whichassiststherecognitionthataninterviewrepresentsaverysmallsampleofbehavior.Thebottomline:there’ssafetyinnumbers.Themorerecommendationsapersonhas,themorepositivetheoutcomeislikelytobefortheemployer.Considerthejobinterview:it’snotonlyatinysample,it’snotevenasampleofjobbehaviorbutofsomethingelseentirely.Psychologicaltheoryanddatashowthatweareincapableoftreatingtheinterviewdataaslittlemorethanunreliablegossip.It’sjusttoocompelling(強(qiáng)迫性的）thatwe’velearnedalotfromthose30minutes.Myrecommendationisnottointerviewatallunlessyou’regoingtodevelopaninterviewprotocol(體系),withthehelpofaprofessional,whichisbasedoncarefulanalysisofwhatyouarelookingforinajobcandidate.Andthenaskexactlythesamequestionsofeverycandidate.It’shardertodevelopsuchaprotocolthanyoumightguess.Butitcanreallypayoff.1、Thecasesinthefirsttwoparagraphsaremeantto_____.A．illustratetheinfluenceoffansB．showtheweaknessesofscoutsC．a(chǎn)ttachimportancetointerviewsD．introducethetopicofthepassage2、Theauthorbelievesthat____.A．thesettinginthejobinterviewistooartificialtobeconvincingB．a(chǎn)successfulcandidateusuallyusestrickstocoverhisrealcharactersC．a(chǎn)smallsampleisnotenoughtomakeageneralizedjudgementofacandidateD．thenumberofcandidateshasn’tsatisfiedtherequirementsforajobinterview3、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．HowemployeesareselectedB．WherestatisticsareavailableC．WhyjobinterviewsarepointlessD．Whenrecommendationsareneeded23．（8分）Thevaluesofartisticworks,accordingtoculturalrelativism(相對(duì)主義),aresimplyreflectionsoflocalsocialandeconomicconditions.Suchaview,however,failstoexplaintheabilityofsomeworksofarttoexcitethehumanmindacrossculturesandthroughcenturies.HistoryhaswitnessedtheendlessproductionsofShakespeareanplaysineverymajorlanguageoftheworld.ItisneverraretofindthatMozartpacksJapaneseconcerthalls,asJapanesepainterHiroshigedoesParisgalleries,Uniqueworksofthiskindaredifferentfromtoday’spopularart,eveniftheybeganasworksofpopularart.Theyhavesetthemselvesapartintheirtimelessappealandwillprobablybeenjoyedforcenturiesintothefuture.Ina1757essay,thephilosopherDavidHumearguedthatbecause“thegeneralprinciplesoftasteareuniform(不變的)inhumannature,”thevalueofsomeworksofartmightbeessentiallypermanent.HeobservedthatHomerwasstilladmiredaftertwothousandyears.Worksofthistype,hebelieved,spoketodeepandunvaryingfeaturesofhumannatureandcouldcontinuetoexistovercenturies.Nowresearchersareapplyingscientificmethodstothestudyoftheuniversalityofart.Forexample,evolutionarypsychologyisbeingusedbyliteraryscholarstoexplainthelong-lastingthemesandplotdevicesinfiction.Thestructuresofmusicalpiecesarenowopentoexperimentalanalysisasneverbefore.Researchfindingsseemtoindicatethatthecreationbyagreatartistisaspermanentanachievementasthediscoverybyagreatscientist.1、Accordingtothepassage,whatdoweknowaboutculturalrelativism?A．Itintroducesdifferentculturalvalues.B．Itexplainsthehistoryofartisticworks.C．Itrelatesartisticvaluestolocalconditions.D．Itexcitesthehumanmindthroughouttheworld.2、InParagraph2,theartistsarementionedinordertoshowthat_____.A．greatworksofartcangobeyondnationalboundariesB．historygivesartworksspecialappealtosetthemapartC．popularartsarehardlydistinguishablefromgreatartsD．greatartistsareskilledatcombiningvariouscultures3、Whichofthefollowingcanbestserveasthetitleofthepassage?A．AreArtisticValuesUniversal?B．ArePopularArtsPermanent?C．IsHumanNatureUniform?D．IsCulturalRelativismScientific?24．（8分）Keepup-to-dateonthetopicsyoulovethemostwithadiscountmagazinesubscription.Whetheryouenjoydiscoveringthelatestcelebritygossip,orjustworkingonwordpuzzlesthatexerciseyourbrain,youcancountonDiscountMagstoofferyoutheabsolutelowestpriceonyourfavoritebestsellingprintordigitalmagazinesandjournals.DisneyPrincessmagazineistheperfectmagazineforanylittlegirl!Yourdaughterwilllovereadingstories,playinggames,andmakingcraftsthatareallrelatedtoherfavoriteprincesses.Shewillgethoursofentertainmentfromeachpublicationandyouwillenjoywatchingherhavesomuchfun!OrderheradiscountsubscriptiontoDisneyPrincessmagazinetoday!OurPrice:$28.97CoverPrice:$39.60ForOver35years,NationalGeographicKidshasgivenchildren6andupanaward-winningcombinationofphotos,factsandfunwhileencouragingthemtolearnabouttheworldaroundthem.Featuringjokes,gamesandactivities,NationalGeographicKidsputsscience,technology,archeology,andtheanimalkingdomattheirreaders’fingertipsanditsfast-paced,addictiveformatensuresthey’llneverbebored.ButtherealbeautyofNationalKidsisitsphilosophyofmakinglearningfun.OurPrice:$19.95CoverPrice:$35.40Ifyoulovebeingahostess,TasteofHomemagazineisforyou.Filledwithrecipes,entertainingideas,healthymealsandphotographsofeverydish,you’llfindplentyofinspirationinsideeachissue.OurPrice:$16.99CoverPrice:$23.94PopularSciencemagazineisapublicationaboutwhatispopularintheworldofscience.Fromarticlesfeaturinginformationandreviewaboutvariousgadgets,thelatesttrendsinvehicles,scientificdiscoveries,thelatesttechnologies,andevenado-it-yourselfsectionthatyouwilllove,thismagazinehasalittleofeverything.Orderyourdiscountsubscriptiontothescientificworldtoday!OurPrice:$12.00CoverPrice:$47.88Formoreinformation,pleaseclick/.1、Whichmagazinewillyousubscribeifyouwanttosendagifttoa5-year-oldgirl?A．TasteofHome. B．PopularScience.C．DisneyPrincess. D．NationalGeographicKids.2、WhatisSPECIALaboutNationalGeographicKids?A．Itcombinesfunwithlearning.B．Therearearticlesaboutscientificdiscoveries.C．Kidscanlearnscience,technology,andtheanimalkingdom.D．Itisapublicationaboutwhatispopularintheworldofscience.3、Wherecanyoufindthepassage?A．Anewspaper. B．Aguidebook.C．Amagazine. D．Awebsite.25．（10分）NishaPradhanisworried.Therecentcollegegraduatejustturns21andplanstoliveonherown.Butshe’safraidshewon’tbeabletostaysafe.That’sbecausesheisn’tabletosmell.Backhome,herfamilydohersmellingforher.She’smovedinwiththemfornow,butshe’slookingforaplaceofherown.“NowthatI’msearchingforwaysorplacetoliveasanindependentperson,Ifindthatthesenseofsmellisimportanttohowweliveourlives,”Pradhansays.Shesayswhenshewasachildshelikedtoeatandatealot.Buttherecameapointwhereshelostinterestinfood.“Oneofthefirstthingsthatpeoplenoticewhenevertheyhaveasmellproblemisthatfooddoesn’ttasterightanymore,”saysBeverlyCowart,aresearcher.That’sbecauseeatingandsmellgohandinhand.Howfoodtastesoftenrelyonwhatwesmell.“Whenyouloseyoursenseofsmell,yourwholesenseoffoodflavorschangedandreduced,”Cowartsays,“Youcanstilltastethebasictastes.Whatyou’remissingarethesmalldistinctions.”“WhenIgoouttoeatIhaveoftenfoundthatfoodisverytastelesstome.Ineverfeelfull,”shesays.“Ithinkalotofustodayliketopretendtobefoodloversandweallliketotalkabout‘Oh,Ithinkthiscouldusealittlebitmoreflavor,’or‘Ithinkthishasahintofmeat,’Ican’treallyparticipateinthoseconversations,”shesays.Pradamthinkshersmelllossalsomayhaveaffectedhermemory.Pradhanmaybeontosomething,accordingtobiologistPaulMoore.“Whensmellsignalscomein,youfeelaboutthemfirst.Andthenyouthinkaboutitandthenthememoryislaiddown.Sowithoutthefeelpart,thethinkingaboutitspartdoesn’tcomeAndthatmeansnonewsmellmemorygetscreated.”1、WhatistrueaboutPradhan?A．Shehashadnosenseofsmellsinceshewasborn.B．Shesuffersfromlossofappetitethroughlackofsmellsense.C．Shehassomethingwrongwithherstomach.D．Sheislookingforaroommatetosharethecost.2、WhatcanweinferfromwhatBeverlyCowartsaid?A．Peoplewithasmellproblemhavenofoodtastes.B．Differentfoodtastesthesameforpeopleofsmellloss.C．Lackofsmellsensemakeseatingadullexperience.D．Peoplefeelhungryeasilyforlackofsmellsense.3、Wheneatingout,Pradhan________.A．feelsleftoutsometimes B．oftenhasagoodappetiteC．pretendstohavegoodsmellsense D．hasasenseofbeingfullquickly4、Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemean?A．Pradhanmayberight. B．Pradhanmaybefoolish.C．Pradhanmaybecrazy. D．Pradhanmaybeforgettable.第三部分語(yǔ)言知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）完型填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。"Hey,Tahlia!How'sthemodel?" Ihadjusttakenabiteofmyhotdog__21__Iheardafamiliarvoiceyellingatmefromacrossthecrowdedschoolyard.Isawagroupofpopulargirlswhowereall__22__."Whatkindof__23_areyougoingtodo?AnadforaFrankensteinmovie?"Morelaughter.Mystomachtwistedintoatightknot.Howcouldtheyhumiliate(羞辱)melikethis,__24__theentireschool?AsIwalkedintothecafeteria,I__25__thedarkscarsonmyrighthand.At9monthsold,Iknockedoverateapotanddumpedboilingwaterallovermyhandsandstomach.Myparents__26__metothehospital,butIhadtohaveskingraft(移植)operation.Iwasinsomuchpain!Butwhat__27__memostwerethecruelthingspeoplesaidabouthowIlooked,__28__thatdayatlunch.Thegirlswerebeingsupermeantomebecausethey'dheardIwasconsideringdoingsomemodeling.AclosefriendhadsuggestedthatIshouldn'tletmyscarslimitmeandthatImight__29__agoodmodel.Butafterthat__30__atschool,IwassureI'dmadeahugemistake.Uponarrivinghome,Icoveredthemirrorwithablanket,fellonmybedandsobbed. Thenextday,I__31__myselftogotoschool.AtlunchmybestfriendJessetriedtoencourageme:"Youcan't__32_forever,Tahlia.Sowhatifyouhaveafewscars?Justgooutsideandshowthemthatyou'rejustasgoodastheyare."AlthoughIknewhewasright,Icouldn’t__33__standingupformyselflikethat.However,thatnightasIsatonthebed,myfriend'swordsreplayedinmymind.I'm__34__hidingfrommyself,Ithought.Howstupid!Slowly,Istoodup,walkedovertothe__35__,andtossedtheblanketaside.There,inthemirrorIsawaslim,dark-haired,blue-eyedgirl,lookingjustfine,__36__withafewscars.ThenextdayIworeacomfortableT-shirttoschool.What'smore,Ihadlunchoutsidethecafeteria,__37__besidethosemeangirls.TheywereshockedthatIshoulddaretowalkintotheirterritory.Ifelt__38_too—freeandhappy.Sometimespeoplestilllookatmestrangely.They__39_andstare,butIdon'tletitgettome.Ihaveappliedtoseveralmodelingcompanies,andatleastonecompanyisconsideringmeforjobs.MaybeI'llnever__40_posingontherunway,butIdoknowonething:I'mdone.1、A．a(chǎn)s B．when C．while D．before2、A．a(chǎn)pplauding B．cheering C．laughing D．quarreling3、A．modeling B．writing C．drilling D．a(chǎn)cting4、A．inspiteof B．inviewof C．intermsof D．infrontof5、A．lookedinto B．searchedfor C．wonderedabout D．glancedat6、A．presented B．sent C．rushed D．handed7、A．hurt B．beat C．disappointed D．puzzled8、A．for B．like C．on D．a(chǎn)fter9、A．impress B．make C．consult D．defeat10、A．effect B．phenomenon C．challengeD．scene11、A．forced B．expected C．reminded D．preferred12、A．a(chǎn)pologize B．beg C．hide D．complain13、A．consider B．imagine C．a(chǎn)ppreciate D．resist14、A．hardly B．ever C．even D．gradually15、A．blanket B．bed C．chair D．mirror16、A．while B．though C．but D．because17、A．right B．still C．therefore D．a(chǎn)nyhow18、A．sensitive B．uncomfortable C．different D．tense19、A．compare B．a(chǎn)ssociate C．wave D．whisper20、A．giveup B．endup C．putup D．setup第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）ItwasmyfirstdayinHangzhou,theChinesecityfamousforitsnaturalbeautyandhistoryandIdidn'thavemuchtimetospare.Iwantedtosee1．muchofthecityaspossibleinthetwodays2．IwastoreturntoGuangzhou.Myfirsttaskwastodecidewheretogoand3．togetthere.Itookoutmyguidebookinwhichtherewasalotofinformationaboutthecity'swell-knowntourist4．(attract)andstartedtoread.Atthatmomentanattractiveyounglady5．noticedmybookcameuptomeandintroduced6．.ShesaidhernamewasMissBaiandshekindlyofferedtoshowme7．thecity.Iwasdelightedandwasabouttoacceptherproposalwhenshesuggestedwefirst8．(go)totheWestLakeandwalkalongtheBrokenBridge.IquitelikedtheideaofvisitingtheWestLakebutwasn'tsosureaboutcrossingtheBrokenBridge.9．itwasbroken,didsheexpectmetojumpacross?AndIcouldn'tswim,soifIfellinthenIwoulddrown.ThatwasdefinitelynotanattractiveideasoIpolitelydeclinedherinvitation,10．(close)mybookandwalkedaway.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下短文。短文中共有10處錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），并在此符號(hào)下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1.每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。Lastsummer,LiHuaandhisclassmatesmadeatriptoLondon.Onhisarrivalattheairport,itwasrainingheavy.Sotheytookabustothehotel,wherewasnotfarfromtheairport.Thenextday,theycan’twaittoseethewonderfulplaceofinterestinLondon.TheyfirstwenttotheElizabethTower,asymbolofUnitedKingdom.Theguidetold