山西省晋中市2018-2019学年高二英语上学期周练试题(2)时间:60分钟总分1002018年8月12日一.阅读理解(24分)APeopleenjoytakingtrips.Butwhatarethereasonstheyleavehome?Onereasonisforeducation.Peopletravelbecausetheywanttobroadentheirhorizonstolearnaboutotherpeopleandotherplaces.Theyarecuriousaboutothercultures.Whenpeoplearetourists,theygetaquicklookatdifferentwaysofliving.Evenashortlookatanotherkindoflifestyleisanimportantlesson.Onatrip,apersoncanlearndirectlybyvisitingmuseumsandhistoricspots.Whatdoesatouristwhoseestheartmuseums,visitthehistoricalplacesandotherscenicspotsinParisandshopsalongtheRiverSeinelearn?Hegetsavividpicture,areallifeofoneoftheFrenchpeople.Helearnsabouttheirattitudes,andhowtheyfeelaboutbusiness,beautyandhistory.WhataboutthetouristwhogoestoHongKong?Doeshegetthesameinformationthathecouldgetfromabook?HemightreadthatHongKongiscrowded,andthatthereislessthan200squaremetersofspaceforeachperson.Butseeingandfeelingthelackofspacewillimpresshimmuchmore.Hemightreadthattherearenearly200vehiclesforeverykilometerofroadway.Butthesightofsomanyvehiclesparkedalongtheroadsidewouldbeamuchmorevividlesson.ThetouristtoHongKongwillneverforgetthecontrast:thestraightvertical(垂直的)linesoftallmodernbuildingsandthemovinglinesofboatsthatpeoplelivein.1.Whydopeopleleavehometotravelaccordingtothepassage?A.Foreducation.B.Foradventure.C.Toenjoythemselves.D.Tolookforadifferentlifestyle.2.WhatdowelearnfromthepassageaboutParis?A.Ithasadensepopulation.B.]Itisacityofcontrast.C.Thereare200vehiclesforeverykilometerofroadway.D.Therearemanymuseumsandpalaces.3.WhatimpressionwillatouristgetofHongKong?A.Ithasmanybigandbeautifulparks.B.Itisacityofcontrast.C.Itpossessesmanyhistoricalsites.D.Itisanimportantindustrialcenter.4.Whatdoesthepassagetellusabouttraveling?A.Itmakesourlifemoreinteresting.B.Itenablesustogetfirst-handknowledge.C.Ithelpsdevelopourpersonalities.D.Itbringsaboutchangesinourlifestyle.BFromearlytimesmanhasbeeninterestedinart.Peoplehaveoftenworkedtogethertocollectandsavetheworld'sarttreasures.FinearttreasuresfrommanycountriesarekeptinanartmuseumcalledtheLouvre(卢浮宫)inParis,France.TheworksofarthavebeencollectedbythepeopleofFranceovermanycenturies.Itisthebiggestartmuseumintheworld.TheLouvrehasnotalwaysbeenamuseum.Thefirstbuildingwasacastle.In1190itwastheking'scastlewithhighwallsandaroundtower.Ithadarivertokeepouttheenemies.Overtheyearsthenumberofthebuildingsaroundthecastlegrew.By1350thecastlenolongerneededtobeextended.TheLouvrebecameapalacehomeforFrenchkingsandqueens.Duringtimesofpeacenewtreasureswerebroughtin.Duringthedaysofwarmanytreasureswerestolenandthebuildingsweredamaged.WhenFrancisIbecamekingofFrancein1515hebroughtinmanyartistsfromothercountries.OneoftheartistswasLeonardodaVincifromItaly.DaVinci's“MonaLisa”isthebest-knownpaintinginthemuseumtoday.In1793theLouvrebecameapublicmuseumjustasitisnow.Itisaplacewherearttreasuresarekeptforeveryonetoenjoy.EveryyearmillionsofpeoplefromallovertheworldcometotheLouvretoseethemasterpieces.5HowlonghastheLouvrebeenapublicmuseum?A.Forover800years.B.Since1350.C.Since1515.D.Forover200years.6WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A.DaVincioncestayedinFrance.B.“MonaLisa”iskeptintheLouvre.C.TheLouvrewasonceachurchaswellasapalace.D.TheLouvreisaplaceofinteresttodifferen...