题目内容：

In Europe, there is no escape for those who do not appreciate art and architecture(建筑). It is a heaven for people who want to feel like they have been transported to famous historical time periods from America. For me, Europe was a complete contrast from America. London and France had a more royal feel than New York, and Rome felt more ancient. I wasn’t just on a different continent; it felt like I was in a different century.

My parents and I visited London, Paris and Rome this summer in celebration of the end of my high school experience. It was supposed to be a break from a life as busy as a bee in New York, the constant stress, the crowded subway rides, and the weary body that had accompanied me for the last four years. It was an opportunity to appreciate Europe the way I couldn’t do it just by reading history books.

My favorite parts of London were the Tower of London and the Churchill War Rooms. As a site of past executions(刑场), the Tower of London displayed punishing devices from the 16th and 17th century and told stories of various members of the royal family who had ever been imprisoned in the tower, some even imprisoned by their own family members when they were seen as a threat to the crown. Besides that, I also got to see the royal family’s crown jewels, amazingly beautiful.

The Churchchill War Rooms, though very different from the Tower of London, were also spellbinding from a historic perspective. I am not a history fan, but I enjoy museums, and I took fancy in the Churchchill Museum inside the War Rooms that detailed the events of Churchchill’s life and World War II. Everything I saw in it built up his life from his childhood to his last years, creating a three-dimensional Churchchill in my mind who was a person just like myself. He longed for more, he made mistakes, he experienced loneliness and sadness. But he had also done some remarkable things like uniting Britain during World War II.

Our rewarding trip ended in Rome a couple of days later.

1.What does the underlined word “contrast” in Paragraph1 mean?

A. Something different.    B. Something artistic.

C. Something similar.    D. Something faraway.

2.Which of the following can best describe the writer’s life in New York?

A. Relaxing and peaceful.    B. Stressful and tiring.

C. Joyful but busy.    D. Boring but successful.

3.What can be learned from Para 3?

A. The Tower of London is a symbol of peace.

B. The royal family members used to live in harmony.

C. The Tower of London witnessed changes of royal families.

D. Visitors could buy the crown jewels in Churchill War Rooms.

4.What really got the writer spellbound in the Churchill Museum?

A. The unique architecture.    B. World War Two.

C. Churchill’s achievements.    D. Churchill’s real life.