2020届陕西省某校高三第二次模拟英语试题

2020届陕西省某校高三第二次模拟英语试题

一、阅读选择

1. Museums are an important means for cultural exchange and enrichment as well as the development of mutual understanding and cooperation among people． Then how many of these places have you visited? It's time to decide your next travel destination．

The Musée du Louvre, Pans, France．

It is the world's largest art museum and a historical landmark of Paris． Housed in the Louvre Palace, the museum has been extended many times since its opening in 1793． Its glass pyramid in the main courtyard was designed by Chinese American architect Ieoh Ming Pei, and it later became a signature design of the museum． Visitors to Paris's paragon（典范）, which houses nearly 35, 000 works of art, including Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, can spend hours, days or even weeks exploring the beloved treasure．

National Museum of China, Beijing, China

Near Tiananmen Square in Beijing, it's one of the largest museums in the world and the second﹣most visited art museum in the world, just after the Louvre． Covering a time span from the Yuanmou Man of 1.7 million years ago to the Qing Dynasty （1644﹣1911）, it is devoted to display of treasured collections in the form of various thematic exhibitions, such as the Arts of bronze, porcelain, Chinese calligraphy and paintings, furniture, coins, etc in ancient China．

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, US．

Commonly known as the Met, the museum is among the must﹣visit attractions in New York City． It stands on the eastern edge of Central Park at Manhattan's Upper East Side． The Met maintains extensive holdings of African, Asian, Oceanian, Byzantine and Islamic art． Every May, the museum holds the luxurious, blockbuster Met Gala, drawing global attention like the Oscars．

British Museum, London, UK．

Established in 1753, the British Museum is largely based on the collections of the Irish physician and scientist． At present, its comprehensive permanent collection has reached 8 million works． It was the first public national museum in the world． If you go, remember to take a picture under the Great Court．

（1）What makes the Musée du Louvre different from other museums？________

A.It has the longest history of all．

B.It is a public national museum．

C.It owns masterpiece like Mona Lisa．

D.It collects works of music throughout the world．．

（2）Which museum most probably displays the bed of Ming dynasty？________

A.Metropolitan Museum of Art．

B.National Museum of China．

C.The Musée du Louvre．

D.British Museum．．

（3）What are visitors suggested doing if they go to British Museum？________ A.Taking photos of museum's exhibits．

B.Keeping the voice down．

C.Exploring museum's history．

D.Having themselves photographed．

2. Guana was born from a family with 7 children． His parents had two jobs to make ends meet and struggled to pay for basic expenses． Guana was once a cleaner at a school but now he is a superintendent（教育学

监）, leading the Byron Union School District in rural northern California．

Guana always remembers when he wanted to give up, someone would encourage him． One was the cleaner at his school when he was a boy． He called her "Nike" because she wore Nike shoes． Guana wanted those kinds of shoes, too, but his parents could not afford them． Young Gauna liked how Nike made everything so clean． He told her he wanted to be a cleaner, too． Nike said, "it's good if you want to be a cleaner, but make sure that you go to college and make this as one of your steps there．"

Guana also looked up to the principal（校长）, the leader at his school． He was a tall, friendly and good﹣looking man． He told Guana about his job helping students and teachers． And he said, "Well if you don't give up, you'll get there．" Guana did get there, and two men remain friends, But before Guana became a school principal, he followed in Nike's footsteps and become a cleaner． He worked for three schools in

Lodi, California, which helped him earn the money needed for his first two years of college． He earned a high﹣level university education and gained a doctor's degree． Then he worked as a campus safety

officer, teacher, counselor, administrator, and now superintendent．

Even though Guana has had a successful career, he never forgets where he came from, or how he felt． He uses his life experiences to guide him as a leader．

For example, Guana's younger sister needs a wheelchair to get around． To this day, her disability helps him as a school administrator to help and support special children． In Guana's school system today, everyone is important and invited to parties and events．

（1）What made Guana have the idea to become a cleaner？________

A.He appreciated Nike's excellent cleaning work．

B.He wanted to buy Nike shoes with his efforts．

C.He planned to work to support his poor family．

D.He was eager to earn money to go to college．．

（2）What is the third paragraph mainly about？________

A.How Guana overcame the difficulties．

B.How Guana received the doctor's degree．

C.How Guana became a leader from a cleaner．

D.How Guana got help from the previous principal．．

（3）Why did the author mention Guana's sister in the last paragraph？________