2023—2024学年广东省云浮市高一下学期期末考试英语试卷.docVIP

2023—2024学年广东省云浮市高一下学期期末考试英语试卷

一、阅读理解

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Whenyou’retravellingtoanewplace,oftenoneofthemainthingsyou’relookingforisareallybrilliantmuseumorgallery.Herearesomemuseumsworthvisiting.

EmperorQinshihuang’sMausoleumSiteMuseum,Xi’an

Canyouimaginehowunbelievableitmusthavefelttouncovertheterracottawarriorsforthefirsttime?No,ofcourseyoucan’t,butwe’reguessingitmusthavefeltprettygood.ThepeoplewhofounditwerefarmersinXi’anin1974.GatheredaroundthetombofChina’sfirstemperor,the8,000warriorsandtheirhorsesareagrandsight.

StateHermitageMuseum,StPetersburg

ItissaidthatifyoulookateveryobjectintheStateHermitageMuseumforoneminuteeach,itwouldtake11yearstoseeeverything.That’squiteforsure.Butit’scertainlythatyoujusthangarounditsgalleriesforadayortwo.Highlightsincludeanover200-year-oldclockdecoratedwithmechanicalgoldenpeacocks,butmakesuretotakeplentyofpicturesofthebuilding’souterwalltoo(Itlooksbestonfreshwintermornings).

Rijksmuseum,Amsterdam

Withits40Rembrandts(Dutchpainter)andfourVermeers(Dutchpainter),theRijksmuseumisunmissableifyou’repartialtoasullen(沉闷的)seventeenth-centuryscene.Themuseuminfacthousesmorethanamillionworksofart,andbynomeansaretheselimitedtojustpaintings.Ifyou’revisitingwithkids,huntdownthedollhousecollectionsandreviewDutchlifeinminiature—rightdowntothetinyplatessetfordinner.

TateModern,London

TheTatehasfourgalleriesintheUK:TateLiverpool,TateStIves,TateBritain,andTateModern.It’sthelatterthat’sreallyworld-class,though.HousedinaformerpowerstationonLondon’sBankside,thecavernous(像洞穴的)gallerieshouseavastlastingcollectionandamazingexhibitionsthatpullinthecrowds.

1.Whatisspecialaboutthefirstmuseum?

A．Itisthelargestofthefour.

B．Itwasbuilt