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阶段综合检测(二)

Ⅰ.阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

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WonderingwhichNewYorkCitymuseumstoseefirst？ThesefourManhattaninstitutionsarethecitysmostvisited.

MetropolitanMuseumofArt

Visitorsperyear：morethan6million

Thedraw：oneoftheworldsmostcomprehensiveartmuseums，withnearly2millionworksofartfromfivemillenniaofhumanhistory.

Highlights：popularpermanentexhibitionsincludetheAmericanWing，EgyptianArt—especiallythecavernousroomdevotedtotheTempleofDendur—andMedievalArt.

Besttimetobeatthecrowd：around11a．m.，oncetheopeninglineshavedissipated.

AmericanMuseumofNaturalHistory

Visitorsperyear：almost5million

Thedraw：asciencemuseumwithdinosaurfossils，exhibitionschroniclingvirtuallyallknownanimalandhumanhistoryand，yes，someeye-poppingIMAXmovieaction.

Highlights：theButterflyConservatoryfeatureshundredsoflivebutterfliesinaheatedenvironmentthatfeelslikeanoasis(绿洲)inwinter.

Besttimetobeatthecrowd：lateafternoonsorearlyonSundaymornings.

MuseumofModernArt

Visitorsperyear：3million

Thedraw：modernworksthat，insomecases，pushtheboundariesofwhatmanypeoplethinkofasart.

Highlights：PabloPicasso，ClaudeMonetandVincentvanGoghareamongthemanywell-knownartistswhoseworkisondisplayatMoMA.

Besttimetobeatthecrowd：firstthingwhenitopens.

IntrepidSea，AirSpaceMuseum

Visitorsperyear：1million

Thedraw：areal-lifeaircraftcarrierthatsawserviceinWorldWarⅡandtheVietnamWarandisnowamuseummoored(停岸)alongtheHudsonRiver.

Highlights：amongthesightsaretheUSSGrowlersubmarine，aBritishAirwaysConcordesupersonicjetandtheEnterprise—aspaceshuttleusedintestflightsthatmaybethemostawe-inspiringattractionofall.

Besttimetobeatthecrowd：firstthingwhenitopens.

【语篇解读】本文是一篇应用文，介绍了位于纽约市的四个博物馆的一些信息。

1．Whichisthemostvisitedmuseumperyear?

A．MetropolitanMuseumofArt.

B．AmericanMuseumofNaturalHistory.

C．Muse