雅思考试阅读理解的多变风格解析

风格就是这么多变！！

A historic day that one of the UK's biggest royal fans has been looking forward to.

Queen Elizabeth II has now overtaken Queen Victoria as the UK's longest-servingmonarch. Victoria was on the throne for 63 years, seven months and two days.

Margaret Tyler, the self-styled 'queen of royal memorabilia', has turned her house into ashrine to Britain's royals.

Each room is dedicated to a member of the family. But Queen Elizabeth has two rooms all to herself.

词汇

overtaken 超过

longest-serving 在位时间最长的

self-styled 自封的

memorabilia 收藏品，纪念品

shrine 纪念之地

练习

1. South African police are investigating the raid of a church run by a _________ prophet accused of making his followers eat snakes, rats and hair.

2. The Hobbit has been _________ by Taken 3 at the top of the North American box office chart after spending three weeks in the top spot.

3. A postbox in Bristol has been turned into a _________ by people upset about a decision to remove it.

4. A firighter who trained to follow in his father's footsteps is retiring after 47 years of service. Staffordshire Fire and Rescue service said Chris Thompson was the _________ firighter in its history.

5. A collection of _________ devoted to George IV's only child Princess Charlotte, who died giving birth nearly 200 years ago, is to go on sale.

答案

1. South African police are investigating the raid of a church run by a self-styled prophet accused of making his followers eat snakes, rats and hair.

2. The Hobbit has been overtaken by Taken 3 at the top of the North American box office chart after spending three weeks in the top spot.

3. A postbox in Bristol has been turned into a shrine by people upset about a decision to remove it.

4. A firighter who trained to follow in his father's footsteps is retiring after 47 years of service. Staffordshire Fire and Rescue service said Chris Thompson was the longest-servingfirighter in its history.

5. A collection of memorabilia devoted to George IV's only child Princess Charlotte, who died giving birth nearly 200 years ago, is to go on sale.

这个历史性的日子可着实让一位英国王室铁杆迷期盼已久啊。

英女王伊丽莎白二世现已打破她的曾曾祖母维多利亚女王在位63年零216天的纪录，成为英国历史上在位时间最长的君主。

玛格丽特. 泰勒（Margaret Tyler），自封为 王室收藏品女王 ，将她的房子变成了一个纪念英国王室的圣地。

在泰勒家中，每间屋子都会献给一位王室成员。不过女王伊丽莎白二世有两间属于她的房间。