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With its 775 rooms, Buckingham Palace makes regular houses look tiny. Now home to Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ， it's been the British Monarchy's official London digs since 1837. National Geographic Kids slipped behind the guarded gates to find the palace's coolest features.
1. FANCY FEAST
For special dinners, a team of 21 chefs whips_up dishes that are served on solid gold plates. Even Her Majesty's pet dogs receive meals of lamb and cabbage in silver bowls. Good thing the kitchen is well stocked—the Queen welcomes about 50,000 dining guests every year.
2. CLASSY COACH
The Queen's most attractive ride may be the Gold State Coach, parked in the palace's Royal Mews building and used in the crowning of a king or queen, since 1821. Covered with heavy gold, it's pulled by eight horses.
3. MOVIE NIGHT
The royal family hosts private screenings of movies in their very own cinema, sometimes seeing new films before they hit theaters.
4. WHAT'S UP, DOC?
Forget a medicine cabinet(药品柜). Buckingham Palace houses a doctor' s office run by the Queen's physician. And surgeons have even performed operations in other parts of the palace. In 1902, for instance, doctors operated on King Edward Ⅶ in a room facing the garden.
5. BEDROOMS
The palace has 52 bedrooms. Rooms such as those inside the Belgian Suite contain chandeliers (枝形吊灯), goldgilded mirrors, fireplaces, canopy beds, and more.
6. TOPSECRET TUNNELS
Rumor has it that secret underground tunnels connect the royal residence to other buildings in London. The paths were reportedly built during World War Ⅱ when enemy bombs regularly pounded the city. Weaving deep under London's busy streets, the tunnels would have provided the royals safe passage during an attack. But even now officials won't reveal much about these undertheradar routes.
1. The underlined part “whips up” probably means ________.
A. enjoys B. selects
C. cleans D. cooks
2. According to the text, in Buckingham Palace ________.
A. there are eight horses altogether
B. stocks of food in the kitchen hardly run low
C. the Queen's pet dogs are fed with simple meals
D. there's no suitable place to perform operations
3. What do we know about the tunnels in Buckingham Palace?
A. They are not wellprotected.
B. They were heavily bombed.
C. They are not open to the public.
D. They are linked with other cities in Britain.
答案：
【语篇解读】 本文是应用文。文章介绍了有关白金汉宫的一些趣闻。
1. D 解析：词义猜测题。由后接的从句that are served on solid gold plates可知，前面应该是“烹调”的意思。
2. B 解析：细节理解题。由FANCY FEAST部分的Good thing the kitchen is well stocked—the Queen welcomes about 50,000 dining guests every year可知，白金汉宫的厨房食物储备充足。
3. C 解析：推理判断题。由文章最后一段中的But even now officials won't reveal much about these undertheradar routes可知，这些地下通道是不对公众开放的。
