備戰(zhàn)2022年中考英語考前時事熱點話題閱讀+題型專練熱點12認(rèn)識博物館特征及作用一、閱讀理解1Whatisamuseum?Amuseumisagoodplacetokeepoldandbeautifulthings.Amuseummaybeaplacetolearnaboutscienceandaplacetofindoutaboutartorpeopleoranimals.Whatisinsideamuseum?Somemuseumshaveoldcarsandairplanes.Manymuseumshavepicturesandstatues〔雕塑〕.Othershaverocksandoldbones〔骨頭〕.Onemuseumevenhasarealoldstreetinside.Ithasshopsandpeople’sstatuesdoingbusiness.Itlookssorealthatonemightfeelthathewasbacktotheoldtime.Manycitieshavemuseums.Someverysmalltownshavemuseums,too.Indianapolishasachildren’smuseum.Childrendonothavetopaytogetin.Childrenoftengotothemuseum.Theyliketolookatthedinosaur〔恐龍〕bones.Theyseeawhitebeartenfeettall.OnSaturdays,Indianapolischildrencanheartalksaboutanimalsandtrees.Theyseemovies.Theytakehikes.Theyevenlearntomakethingsthere.1.WhatisNOTtrueaboutamuseum?A.It’sagoodplacetodosomeshopping. B.Peoplecanlearnaboutthehistoryofaplacethere.C.Peoplecanlearnaboutsciencethere. D.It’sagoodplacetolearnaboutart.2.InIndianapolis_________.A.thereisonlyonemuseumforchildren B.it’sfreeforchildrentovisitthechildren’smuseumC.peopledonothavetopaytovisitthechildren’smuseum D.museumsareallthesame3.Inthechildren’smuseuminIndianapolis,childrenliketosee______.A.thedinosaurbones B.alloldbones C.oldstreets D.airplanes4.Themainideaofthepassageisthat________.A.oldcarsandairplanesareinmuseums B.therearemanyanimalsandtreesinmuseumsC.thereareallkindsofmuseums D.childrenlikemuseums2OnNationalDay,Tomwantedtovisitforeignmuseums,sohewentonlinetolookforsomeinformationaboutthemuseums.Herearetheresults:Museum

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Introduction

TheLouvre

Paris,France〔法國〕

Theartmuseumwasopenedin1793intheLouvrePalace.Itsfamousshow,ofcourse,isLeonardrodavenci’spaintingoftheMonaLisa.

BritishMuseum

London,Britain(英國〕

Itisoneoftheworld’sgreatestmuseumsofhumanhistoryandculture.ItwasopenedonJan15,1753.Andnowithasabout7millionthings,ThismakestheBritishMuseumoneofthebiggestmuseumsintheworld.

EgyptianMuseum

Cairo,Egypt〔埃及〕

TheEgyptianMuseumhasatleast120000shows.Therearetwomainfloorsinthemuseum:thefirstfloorandthesecondfloor,Onthe1stfloor,thereisacollectionEgyptian,Onthesecondfloor,thereareantifactsofancientEgypt(古埃及).

HermitageMuseum

SaintPeters-burg,

Russia

Themuseumopenedin1794.Itisamuseumofartandculture,withacollectionofover3millionshowsfromallovertheworld.

Atlast,OnNationalDay,hewenttotheoldestmuseum.Pleaseguesswhichmuseumhewentto.5.TheBritishMuseumisamuseumof__________.A.historyandcultureB.naturalhistoryC.science6.IfyouwanttoseetheMonaLisa,youshouldgotothe________.A.HermitageMuseumB.LouvreC.BritishMuseum7.ThenumberofshowsoftheBritishMuseumis_______millionlargerthanoftheHermitageMuseum.A.4 B.3 C.78.Threeofthemuseumsarein___________A.Asia B.Africa C.Europe9.Whichmuseumopenedtheearliest(最早〕accordingtothepassage?A.TheLouvreB.BritishMuseumC.HermitageMuseum3IntheUnitedStatesandCanada,thereareover6,000museums,almosttwiceasmanyastherewere25yearsago.However,theyhavechangedalot.Theyarenolongerplaceswhereone“should〞go—theyareplacestoenjoy.AtasciencemuseuminCanada,youcanfeelyourhairstandonendasharmlesselectricitypassesthroughyourbody.AttheChildren′sMuseuminNewYork,youcanplayanAfricandrum.Thereareno“DoNotTouch〞signsinsomeothermuseumsintheUSA.Moreandmoremuseumdirectors(館長)haverealizedthatpeoplelearnbestwhentheycanbecomepartofwhattheyareseeing.Inmanysciencemuseums,thevisitorsareencouragedtotouch,listen,andexperimentsoastofindscientificrulesforthemselves.Theoldmuseumshavebeenchangingandthegovernmentisencouragingthebuildingofnew,modernmuseums.Onecauseofallthesechangesisthegrowingnumberofyoungpeopleinthepopulation.Theyseethingsinanewanddifferentway.Theywantartthattheycantakepartin.Thesameistrueofscienceandhistory.10.Therewereabout________museumsinAmericaandCanada25yearsago.A.3,000 B.4,000 C.5,000 D.6,00011.Inmanysciencemuseumsthevisitorscan.A.playthedrums B.makesigns C.changetheirrules D.doexperiments12.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Youcannotsee“DoNotTouch〞signsinsomemodernmuseumsinAmerica.B.Allthethingscanbetouchedinallthemuseums.C.Peoplewillnotbuildmorenewandmodernmuseums.D.Themuseumshavebeenchangingbecauseoldpeoplewantthemtochange.13.Thebesttitleforthepassageis.A.ScienceMuseums B.OldMuseums C.Children′sMuseumsD.ModernMuseums4Somepeoplelovegoingtomuseums,whileothersreallyhateitandwouldratherstayathome,enjoyingtheirfavouriteTVshows.Somuseumsarebeingseenasout-of-dateandboringbytoday'syoungpeople.IhavejustreturnedtotheUKaftertravellingaroundtheUSA.WhileIwasthere,Ivisitedlotsofmuseums.Imustsay,museumsareeducational,eithertodevelopknowledgelearnedatschool,ortoimproveknowledgeofothercultures.InChicago,wevisitedtheworld-famousArtInstituteofChicago.Itwasfullofpaintings,drawingsandsculpturesbyalargenumberofartists,suchasPicasso,Monet,MatisseandDali.Therewasamixtureoftraditionalandmodernart.WhenwewereinWashingtonDC,wevisitedafewoftheSmithsonianmuseums.Theseareallfreetovisitors,whichisgreatifyoujustwanttoseeafewthings,andnotspendalldayinside.TheAirandSpaceMuseumwasespeciallygood:ithadlotsofplanesonshow,interestinginformationandalsosomeinteractive(互動)parts.WealsowenttotheNationalUSHolocaust(納粹大屠殺)MemorialMuseum.Naturally,itwassadtoreadaboutthehorrorswhichinfluencedsomanypeopleinWorldWarⅡ.However,itwasalsointerestingtoreadthestoriesofthosewhosurvivedtheHolocaust,aswellasthosewhohelpedothers.Ialsofoundthe9/11MemorialandMuseumtobeofgreatinterest.Thismuseumisforthosewholosttheirlives,aswellastheirfamilies,whentheTwinTowersinNewYorkCitywereattackedbyterroristsin2001.Ittellsyouhowtheterroristsplannedtheattackandwhathappenedasaresultoftheiractions.Survivingpiecesofthetowersareshowninthemuseum.Itwasatrulymeaningfulvisit,whichmademetreasuremyownlifemore.Ithinkmuseumsplayanimportantroleinrealisinghistoricalimportanceforfuturepeople.Whateveryourinterestsare,theremaybeamuseumforyou.Youcanvisitwaxwork(蠟像)museumstoseemodelsoffamouspeople,sciencemuseumsforaninteractivevisitandalittlebitmore!Bestofall,ifyou'reeverintheUK,manyofthemarefree!14.Thefirstparagraphtellsusthat________.A.peopleofallageslovegoingtomuseumsB.tripstomuseumsarealwaysverytiringC.mostmuseumsintheUSAareoutdatedD.someyoungpeoplefindmuseumsboring15.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Therearealotofinteractivepartsinwaxworkmuseums.B.ArtInstituteofChicagohasamixtureoftraditionalandmodernart.C.You'dbetterreadthestoriesbeforevisitingtheHolocaustMemorialMuseum.D.TheAirandSpaceMuseumshowstheTwinTowerswereattackedbyterrorists.16.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Futurepeoplehavethedutytoprotectmuseums.B.Visiting9/11MemorialandMuseumiseducational.C.Allthemuseumsaroundtheworldarefreeforstudents.D.TakingphotosisallowedintheSmithsonianmuseums.17.Whatisthewriter'sopiniontowardsmuseums?A.Shesuggestsgoingtomuseums.B.Shewarnsoftheproblemsofmuseums.C.Museumshaveadvantagesanddownsides.D.Museumsshouldbeopentoallkindsofpeople.5ThemostunusualmuseuminLondonistheScienceMuseum.Inmostmuseums,there’snoshoutingandnorunning,andyouaren’tallowedtotouchtheexhibits(展品).ButtheScienceMuseumisdifferent,becauseit’snoisy!Peopletalkaboutwhattheycanseeanddothere,andsomeofthemachinesarenoisyaswell.VisitingtheScienceMuseumisfunandit’sagreatwaytolearnaboutsciencebecauseyoucanworkthingsoutandtryoutideas.WhenIvisittheScienceMuseum,IgototheLaunchPad.Thisismyfavouriteroombecauseyoucandophysicsexperiments.Forexample,ifyouwanttofillabagwithfallingsand,youhavetomoveakindoftruckonwheelsintothecorrectposition.IalsogototheRocketShow.Youcanlearnhowwetravelintospaceandbackagain.ThenIgoupstairstoHumanandNatureroom.Youcancompareyourspeedwithanimalsthere.Youhearanoiseandpushabutton(按鈕).Ifyouaren’tfastenough,thelioncatchesyou!I’mfasterthanallmyfriends,butthelionstillcatchesme.Therearealsoroomsontransport,theenvironmentandspacetechnology,aswellasmaths,physicsandchemistry.Youcandoalotofthingsinthismuseum,butyouhavetoobeysomerulesaswell.Forexample,youmustn’ttakephotosoftheexhibitsinthemuseum.Butyoucanbuypostcardsoftheminthemuseumshops.Aboveall,theScienceMuseumisfree.Thatmeansyoucandropinforafewminutesoryoucanstayaslongasyoulike—it’sopeneveryday,from10amto6pm.SoifyouevergotoLondon,makesureyouvisittheScienceMuseum.It’smyfavouritemuseuminthewholeworld.18.Whatisthewriter’sfavouriteroom?A.TheLaunchPad.B.Theroomsonspacetechnology.C.TheHumanandNatureroom.D.TheRocketShow.19.Whatcan’tyoudointheScienceMuseum?A.Touchthemachines.B.Dochemistryexperiments.C.Takephotosoftheexhibits.D.Talkloudlyaboutwhatyousee.20.HowmuchdoesitcosttogointotheScienceMuseum?A.$10foradults.B.$6forchildren.C.Onlyfreeforchildren.D.Freeforeveryone.21.HowlongcanyoustayattheScienceMuseum?A.6hours. B.8hours.C.10hours. D.12hours.22.InwhatwayistheScienceMuseumdifferentfromothermuseums?A.WecanseealotofexhibitsintheScienceMuseum.B.PeoplecantalktoeachotherintheScienceMuseum.C.There’snoshoutingandnorunningintheScienceMuseum.D.YoucanworkthingsoutandtryoutyourideasintheScienceMuseum.6Doyouenjoyvisitingamuseum?Didyouevermakeaplanbeforeavisit?Everymuseummusthavesomethingthatattractsyou.Andtherearemanypossiblewaystoenjoyyourselfinamuseum.Ifyoufollowthesestepsbelow,you'llknowwhatisworthseeinganddoing,sothatyoucanmakethemostofyourtimeatthemuseum.Decidewhatmuseumyouwillvisit.Therearesomanydifferentkindsofmuseumsandyoufirstneedtofindonethatyoulike.It'seasyforyoutochooseoneandstartanenjoyablevisit!Dosomeresearchonline.Everymuseumnowhasawebsitewhichallowsyoutolookthroughtheinformationaboutit.Onthewebsite,youmaylookforsuchthingsas:?Theexhibits(展品)–Seewhatisonshowatthemuseumatalltimes,andwhatspecialexhibitionsareheldforashorttime.?Thehistoryofthemuseum–Therewilloftenbeveryinterestingstoriesabouttheexhibitsandthebenefactors(捐贈者).Thatcanmakeyourvisitmoreinteresting.?Activities–Seewhethertherearetalks,toursourspecialactivitiesonthedaywhenyouvisit.Manymuseumsholdsomeactivitiesthatmeettheinterestsofallagegroups.?Cost,foodorshortage–It'simportanthowmuchthevisitwillcost.Youhavetodecidewhetherornotyoucaneatthere.Youmightalsoneedtofindouttransportationneeds,aswellasstorageforcoats,bagsetc.Learnatleastonethingonyourvisit.Itisalwaysgoodtogetsomethingnewfromyourvisit.Planbreaksintoyourvisit.Whenyouwalkaround,standinghereandstudyingexhibitsthere,youmaybecomeverytired.Soitisimportanttotakebreaks.Abreakisagoodopportunityforyoutothinkofwhatyouhaveseenandwhatelseyoumightwanttodoinmuseum.Takeafriendortwo.Visitingmuseumsisalwaysalotmorefunwhenyouarewithsomeoneelse.Youcantalkoverwhatyou’reseeing.Afriendalsobringsanotherwayofthinkingwhenyoutalkabouttheexhibit.23.Accordingtothepassage,weshouldfirst____.A.dosomeresearchonlineB.makeaplanforlunchC.decideonamuseumtovisitD.chooseafriendtogowith24.Tomakeourvisitmoreinteresting,wecan____.A.organizeactivitieslikespecialshowsandtalksB.readthestoriesaboutexhibitsandbenefactorsC.learnabouttheinterestsofallagegroupsD.walkaroundthemuseumwithoutbreaks25.Accordingtothepassage,whenvisitorsdecidetovisitamuseum,theydon’thavetoconsider_______.A.whatexhibitsareonshow.B.whetherthereareanyactivitiesC.whattheweatherislikethatday.D.transportationneedsandstorageforcoats,bagsetc.26.Ifwevisitamuseumwithfriends,wecan____.A.sharetheexperiencewiththemB.comeupwithstrangeideasC.cutdownthecostofthevisitD.discussthenextvisitplan27.Whatdosethemassagemainlytalkabout？A.Whattodoinamuseum.B.Whentovisitamuseum.C.Wheretofindamuseum.D.Howtoenjoyamuseum.二、完型填空1Asweknow,museumsarebuildings28manypreciousandimportantobjects〔物品〕fromdifferentplaces.They29sothatpeoplecangoandseethem.Forexample,artmuseumsareplaceswherepeoplecan30variouscultures.Moreandmorepopular“designmuseums〞areopeningtodayandtheyplayquiteadifferent31.Unlikemostartmuseums，thedesignmuseumshowsobjectsthatare32foundinourdailylife，suchasfridgesandwashingmachines.Theadvantageofdesignmuseumsisthattheyareplaces33peoplefeelfamiliarwiththeexhibits.Beingdifferentfromtheartmuseum34,designmuseumvisitors35feelfrightenedorpuzzled.Thisispartlybecausedesignmuseumsclearlyshow36andwhymass-products(批量產(chǎn)品)wordandlookastheydo,andhowdesignhasimprovedourlives.Peoplecanseethebetterchangesoftheproducts.Artmuseumexhibits,37,wouldmostprobablyfillvisitorswithafeelingthatthereissomethingtheydon’tunderstand.Seberalnewdesignmuseumshaveopenedtheir38inrecentyears.Eachofthesemuseumshastriedtosatisfythepublic’sgrowing39inthefieldwithnewideas.London’sDesignMuseum,forexample,showsacollectionofmass-producedobjectsfromelectrictypewriters40agroupofItalianfish-tins.Thechoicesopentodesignmuseumsseemfar41thanthosetoartmuseum.Visitorsmayalsosensethehumorouspartofoursocietywhilewalkingaroundsuch42asinterestingandunusuallyattractivetoyscollectedfromoureverydaylife.28.A.by B.with C.have D.thereare29.A.arekeeping B.kept C.keep D.arekept30.A.talkabout B.teachabout C.learnabout D.learn31.A.museum B.art C.design D.role32.A.hard B.easy C.hardly D.easily33.A.where B.which C.what D.that34.A.exhibits B.visitors C.museums D.objects35.A.always B.usually C.nearly D.seldom36.A.when B.how C.because D.what37.A.ontheotherhand B.handinhand C.athand D.byhand38.A.windows B.houses C.doors D.products39.A.interest B.hobby C.visit D.collection40.A.in B.by C.to D.on41.A.serious B.moreserious C.lessserious D.mostserious42.A.toys B.visitors C.exhibits D.ideas2Museumshavechanged.Theyareno43placeswhereone“should〞gobutnowtheyareplaces44.AtasciencemuseuminCanada,youcanfeelyourhairstandonendasharmlesselectricity45throughyourbody.AttheChildren’sMuseuminNewYork,youcanplayanAfricandrum.Thereareno“DoNotTouch〞signsinsome46museumsintheUSA.Moreandmoremuseumdirectors47thatpeoplelearnbestwhentheycanbecomepartofwhattheyare48.Inmanysciencemuseums,thevisitorsareencouragedtotouch,listen,operateandexperimentsoastodiscoverscientificrulesforthemselves.Thepurposeis49toprovidefun,butalsotohelppeoplefeelathomeintheworldofscience.Ifpeopledon’tunderstandscience,they50afraidofit,andiftheyareafraidofscience,theywillnotmakethebestuseofit.Onecauseofallthesechangesistheincreaseinwealthandsparetime.Theothercauseisthegrowingnumberofyoungpeopleinthepopulation.Manyofthemarecollagestudentsorcollegegraduates.Theyseethingsinanewand51way.Theywantartthattheycantakepartin.Thesameistrueofscienceandhistory.T