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Unit 5 Travelling abroad
课时作业
Ⅰ
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完形填空
(2020·惠州市高三第一次调研考试试题
)It's
once again been declared the world's
most popular museum.
__1__
，
it may not be a __2__
thing for the Louvre (
卢浮宫
)
in
Paris.
The
museum
broke
its
own
__3__
in
2018,
welcoming
10.2
million
__4__ and
claiming
the top spot in an index of the world's
most
－
visited museums.
But
the
Louvre's
uptick
(
小幅增加
)
in
visitors
is
__5__
too
much
for
many
of
its
workers. And __6__ by
reception and security staff over the number of
tourists
__7__ through its doors have
hit opening hours throughout the week.
“
The Louvre is
suffocating
(
使人窒息的
)
，” the
workers' union said in a
statement.
“
The public has increased by
more than 20% since 2009, but the palace
has not grown
，” it
__
8__.
The museum was
__9__
on Monday and opened later than
advertised on Wednesday,
due
to
a __10__ with the dissatisfied
workers. Visitors have __11__ outside
the
building throughout the week, and
those without bookings have been __12__.
Although
tensions
with
its
workers
__13__
，
the
museum's
bottom
line
is
looking
__14__.
The
Louvre
broke
its
2012 __15__
record
last
year,
marking
a
dramatic __16__
from a
sharp downturn in visits in 2017. The downturn was
due to a sudden decrease
in __17__ in
Paris.
The social media that are
__18
__ about Beyoncé and
Jay－
Z's music __19__ filmed
at the museum may have affected that
increase.
But while visitor numbers
rose
at
the Louvre, overall
attendance was relatively
__20__
among the top 20 museums in the world last year.
Attendance grew among the
top 20 by
just 0.1% from 2017 to 2018.
篇章导读：本文是一篇
说明文。文章主要介绍了游客量的增加使巴黎卢浮宫不堪重负。
巴黎卢浮宫
2018
年的游客量打破其以往纪录，给其工作人员带来重压甚至导致罢工，
但带来
的收益很可观。
1
．
er
C
．
Finally
B
．
However
D
．
Eventually
答案：
B
上文是说卢浮宫又一次被宣
布成为世界上最受欢迎的博物馆。根据该句中的
“may not be”及下文游客量
上升给卢浮宫工作人员带来的重压可知，此处表示转折，意为
“然而，对于巴黎卢浮宫来
说，这可能不是一件很好的事情”
。故选
B
。
2
．
id
C
．
tough
B
．
skeptical
D
．
sad
答案：
A
splendid
意为“极佳的，非常好的”
；
skeptica
l
意为“怀疑的”
；
tough
意为
“困难的；棘手”
。由句意知应选
A
。
3
．
e
C
．
record
B
．
rule
D
．
law
答案：
C
根据该句中的“the
top
spot”并结合语境可知，这家博物馆接待了
1,020
万
游客，打破了它的纪录。故选<
/p>
C
。
4
．
ans
C
．
visitors
B
．
artists
D
．
volunteers
答案：
C
由语境知此处表示游客，故
选
C
。
5
．
ing
C
．
blaming
B
．
suffering
D
．
proving
答案：
D
根据下文中的“
The Louvre is
suffocating (
使人窒息的
)
”可知，卢浮宫的
游客量的这个小幅增加最后证明
(pro
ve)
是卢浮宫的工作人员所不能承受的。
6
．
s
C
．
fights
B
．
quarrels
D
．
contests
答案：
A
根据下文工会在一份声明中
所说的话可知，因为涌入博物馆大门的游客太多，
接待处和安保处的工作人员实行罢工，
故选
A
。
7
．
ng
C
．
crawling
B
．
jumping
D
．
slipping
答案：
A
flood
意为“大量涌入”
；
crawl
意为“爬行”
；
slip
意为“悄悄
疾行；溜”
。
由句意知，此处应选
A<
/p>
。
8
．
d
C
．
started
B
．
added
D
．
paused
答案：
B
根据上文内容可知，工会在
一份声明中表态，此处应是工会补充说。
9
．
ted
C
．
visited
B
．
repaired
D
．
closed
答案：
D
根据本句中的“opene
d”并结合语境可知，该博物馆在星期一的时候闭馆，后
来又于周三开放。故选
D
。
10
．
e
C
．
speech
B
．
meeting
D
．
lesson
答案：
B
结合选项和常识可知．
推迟开放的原因是一次和对现状不满意的卢浮宫工作人
员的会议，故
选
B
。
11
．
C
．
helped
B
．
dined
D
．
served
答案：
A
根据该句中的“outside
the
building”并结合选项可知，此处表示游客在卢
浮宫外面排队等候，故选<
/p>
A
。
12
．
up
C
．
turned away
B
．
turned over
D
．
turned on
答案：
C
根据上文游客量太大，有票
的还需排队等候可知，那些没有订票的游客就被拒
绝进入博物馆。
turn
sb.
away
意为<
/p>
“把某人拒之门处，
不准某人进入”
，<
/p>
故选
C
。
tur
n
up
“到
场，偶然出现”
；
turn over
“使翻转”
；
turn on
“打开”
。
13
．
out
C
．
fade away
B
．
pay off
D
．
go on
答案：
D
尽管博物馆和工作人员的这种紧张关系正在继续
(go on)
，但是博物馆的收益
看起来还是很可观。故选
< br>D
。
14
．
y
C
．
tinny
B
．
funny
D
．
cozy
答案：
A
healthy
“健康的”
；
tinny
“
(
声音
)
尖细的”
；
cozy
“温暖舒适的”
。
bottom
line
表示盈亏线，故此处应用
heal
thy
。
15
．
y
C
．
photo
B
．
attendance
D
．
worker
答案：
B
卢浮宫于去年打破了它在<
/p>
2012
年创下的游客到访
(atten
dance)
纪录，故选
B
。
16
．
C
．
recovery
B
．
attack
D
．
prediction
答案：
C
由上文提及破记录可知，相
对于
2017
年游客量急剧下降，
20
18
年是一个巨大
的回升
(recov
ery)
。故选
C
。
< br>
17
．
ngs
C
．
population
B
．
products
D
．
tourism
答案：
D
参观卢浮宫属于旅游行业。
tourism
表示“旅游业”
。
18
．
nt
C
．
crazy
B
．
selfish
D
．
generous
答案：
C
此处表示对在卢浮宫拍摄的
Beyoncé
和
Jay
－
Z
特别痴迷的社交媒体也造成了
< br>此次游客量的增加。be crazy about sb./sth. “对某人
/
某物着迷”为固定搭配。
19
．
t
C
．
festival
B
．
video
D
．
industry
答案：
B
根据语境可知，此处指这两
位当红歌手的音乐录影带
(video)
在博物馆取景拍
摄，故选
B
。
20
．
C
．
round
B
．
huge
D
．
flat
答案：
D
根据该句中的“But
while”和下文中的“by just 0.1%”可知，虽然卢浮官
的游客量是上
升的，
但是世界上前
20
名的博物馆的
整体的到访率相对而言是不景气的
(flat)
。
Ⅱ
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阅读理解
(2020·江西省抚州市临川二中高三月考
)
Amsterdam Destination Guide
Amsterdam is one of the most popular
travel destinations in the world, famous
for
its
beautiful
canals,
top
art
museums,
cycling
culture
and
so
on.
It
is
the
capital
and
most populous city in the Netherlands and often
referred to as the “Venice of
the
North” because of its expansive system of bridges
and canals. Here are some of
the key
points to remember as you plan your trip to
Amsterdam.
MustSee
Attractions
Most visitors begin their
Amsterdam adventure in the Old Centre, which is
full
of traditional architecture,
shopping centers, and coffee shops. You'll also
want
to check out Amsterdam's Museum
Quarter in the South District, which is great for
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