19．Despite the fact that the Queen is currently alive and well，a secret plan has already been laid out for her death．
A code word has already been decided upon to deliver the news of her passing to the highest tiers of the government．
While the death of George VI was signalled by the words "Hyde Park Corner"--to stop operators at Buckingham Palace learning the news-the equivalent （相等的）word for Queen Elizabeth II is"London Bridge is down''．
The Prime Minister at the time will be woken，if not already awake，and informed by civil servants that"London Bridge is down"．
These words will signify the Queen has passed away，and Operation London Bridge-a highly-organised set of arrangements-is to start．
The Foreign Office's Global Response Centre，located at an undisclosed location in London，will then immediately inform 15 governments outside the UK where the Queen is also the head of state．After this，the centre will pass on the news to the 36 other nations of the Commonwealth （英聯(lián)邦）for whom the Queen has served as a symbolic figurehead for many decades．
It will not be long before the news spreads from world leaders to the general public，with the news of her passing to the Press Association and thus the global media as well．
This marks a break from the long-held tradition of the BBC being the first news outlet to learn of royal deaths．What's more，while George VI's death was not announced until four hours after he died，news of the Queen's death will be far more instant．
A footman in mourning clothes will be sent out of the door at Buckingham Palace at the same time to pin a notice of the news to the gates，while the official palace website will feature-just one page，letting out the news on a dark background．
24．What are the code words for the Queen's death？C
A．Hyde Park Comer．
B．Buckingham Palace．
C．London Bridge is down．
D．Operation London Bridge．
25．Why will 15 governments outside the UK be informed of the news immediately？B
A．The Queen once served there．
B．The Queen also governs them．
C．The Queen is the former head．
D．The Queen is the symbolic head．
26．Who used to let out the news of royal deaths？A
A．The BBC．
B．A footman．
C．Civil servants．
D．World leaders．
27．What will people know from the footman's notice？D
A．A secret plan has a code．
B．George VI is alive again．
C．The Prime Minister is woken．
D．The Queen has passed away．
分析 本文主要講述了在英國，王室成員的逝去是有一定的暗語來表示的，以及該消息的發(fā)布方式．
解答 24．C 細(xì)節(jié)題．根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容While the death of George VI was signalled by the words "Hyde Park Corner"--to stop operators at Buckingham Palace learning the news-the equivalent （相等的）word for Queen Elizabeth II is"London Bridge is down''由此可知，女王的死亡的暗語是"London Bridge is down''，結(jié)合選項，故選C
25．B 細(xì)節(jié)題．根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容The Foreign Office's Global Response Centre will then immediately inform 15 governments outside the UK where the Queen is also the head of state．由此可知，外交部全球反應(yīng)中心會立刻通知英國境外的15個政府首腦，英女王也是那些地方的統(tǒng)治者．結(jié)合選項，故答案為B
26．A 細(xì)節(jié)題．根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容This marks a break from the long-held tradition of the BBC being the first news outlet to learn of royal deaths．這就標(biāo)志著長期以來有BBC宣布皇室死訊的傳統(tǒng)的打破．結(jié)合選項，故A為正確答案．
27．D 細(xì)節(jié)題．根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容A footman in mourning clothes will be sent out of the door at Buckingham Palace at the same time to pin a notice of the news to the gates，while the official palace website will feature-just one page，letting out the news on a dark background．由此可知，白金漢宮門前的告示和政府官網(wǎng)首頁會告知女王的過世．結(jié)合選項，故選D
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