2017届高考英语二轮专题总复习精选综合能力专练：阅读理解17
<p> 2017届高考英语二轮专题总复习精选综合能力专练：阅读理解17</p><p> <span word="LONDON">LONDON</span> (<span word="Reuters">Reuters</span>) — <span word="Quiet">Quiet</span> <span word="please">please</span> — <span word="Britain">Britain</span>’ <span word="s">s</span> <span word="Queen">Queen</span> <span word="Elizabeth">Elizabeth</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="preparing">preparing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="swans">swans</span> <span word="counted">counted</span>.</p><p> <span word="Buckingham">Buckingham</span> <span word="Palace">Palace</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="Swan">Swan</span> <span word="Upping">Upping</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span> <span word="dating">dating</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> 12<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="involves">involves</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="census">census</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="swan">swan</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="River">River</span> <span word="Thames">Thames</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="conducted">conducted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Queen">Queen</span>’ <span word="s">s</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="Swan">Swan</span> <span word="Marker">Marker</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="July">July</span> 20 24.</p><p> “<span word="With">With</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="assistance">assistance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Queen">Queen</span>’ <span word="s">s</span> <span word="Swan">Swan</span> <span word="Warden">Warden</span>, <span word="Professor">Professor</span> <span word="Christopher">Christopher</span> <span word="Perrins">Perrins</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Oxford">Oxford</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="swans">swans</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="cygnets">cygnets</span> (小天鹅) <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="assessed">assessed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="injury">injury</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="disease">disease</span>，” <span word="Buckingham">Buckingham</span> <span word="Palace">Palace</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="announcing">announcing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="count">count</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="involves">involves</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Swan">Swan</span> <span word="Marker">Marker</span>, <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Barber">Barber</span>, <span word="rowing">rowing</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Thames">Thames</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Swan">Swan</span> <span word="Warden">Warden</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="skiffs">skiffs</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="wearing">wearing</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="scarlet">scarlet</span> <span word="uniforms">uniforms</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="counting">counting</span>, <span word="weighing">weighing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="measuring">measuring</span> <span word="swans">swans</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cygnets">cygnets</span>.</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="eccentric">eccentric</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Queen">Queen</span>, <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="custom">custom</span>, <span word="Britain">Britain</span>’ <span word="s">s</span> <span word="sovereign">sovereign</span> <span word="owns">owns</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="unmarked">unmarked</span>, <span word="mute">mute</span> <span word="swans">swans</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="water">water</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Queen">Queen</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="exercises">exercises</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="stretches">stretches</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Thames">Thames</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span> <span word="tributaries">tributaries</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="medieval">medieval</span> <span word="times">times</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Swan">Swan</span> <span word="Marker">Marker</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="river">river</span> <span word="counting">counting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="swans">swans</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="catch">catch</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="sought">sought</span><span word="after">after</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="banquets">banquets</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="feasts">feasts</span>.</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Swan">Swan</span> <span word="Marker">Marker</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Swan">Swan</span> <span word="Warden">Warden</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="keen">keen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="discover">discover</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="swans">swans</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cygnets">cygnets</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="discarded">discarded</span> <span word="fishing">fishing</span> <span word="tackle">tackle</span> (渔具)．</p>
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