The winner of the Art Fund Museum of the Year...

The winner of the Art Fund Museum of the Year will be announced on 5 July.Art Fund director Stephen Deuchar said,"All the finalists have had a remarkable year,reaching—in a range of ways—new heights in their efforts to serve and inspire their visitors."The￡100,000 award is being competed for by the following museums:

The Lapworth Museum of Geology

This museum,operated by the University of Birmingham,re-opened last June after a￡2.7m redevelopment that was designed to restore it to its 1920s grandeur（宏伟）and create three new galleries.

It holds 250,000 specimens,ranging from dinosaur skeletons to volcanic rocks.

The National Heritage Centre for Horseracing and Sporting Art

Officially opened by the Queen in November,this complex is home to the National Horseracing Museum,the Fred Packard Museum and Galleries of British Sporting Art,and a yard for the Retraining of Race horses charity.

It is also home to two of the Queen's former race horses and a virtual Clare Balding.

Sir John Soane's Museum

Housed in the former home of 19th Century architect Sir John Soane,this gallery and museum has completed a￡7m restoration intended to open up "lost" areas and return it to how it looked when he died and left it to the nation in 1837.

That includes creating 33 percent more space and putting 10 percent more objects on display.

Tate Modern

Eighteen years after it opened on London's South Bank,Tate Modern had a record 5.8 million visitors in 2017. That was partly down to the opening of a 10-storey extension,the Switch House,and exhibitions of photographs owned by Sir Elton John and art work by Georgia O'Keeffe.

1.According to Stephen Deuchar,all the finalists　　　　 .

A. have the same exhibitions

B. have offered good exhibitions

C. will win￡100,000

D. will share the￡100,000 award

2.Which museum should you go to if you want to see dinosaur skeletons?

A. The Lapworth Museum of Geology.

B. Tate Modern.

C. Sir John Soane's Museum

D. The National Heritage Centre.

3.Where can we find the Fred Packard Museum?

A. In the Lapworth Museum of Geology.

B. In Tate Modern.

C. In Sir John Soane's Museum

D. In the National Heritage Centre.

4.When was Tate Modern opened?

A. In 1920.　　 B. In 1837.

C. In 1999.　　 D. In 2016

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

The year 2114 will be an eventful one for art. In May of that year in Berlin, the philosopher-artist Jonathon Keats’ “century cameras” – cameras with a 100-year-long exposure time – will be brought back from hiding places around the city to have their results developed and exhibited. Six months after that, the Future Library in Oslo, Norway, will open its doors for the first time, presenting 100 books printed on the wood of trees planted in the distant past of 2014.

As Katie Paterson, the creator of the Future Library, puts it: “Future Library is an artwork for future generations.” These projects, more than a century in the making, are part of a new wave of “slow art” intended to push viewers and participants to think beyond their own lifetimes. They aim to challenge today’s short-term thinking and the brief attention spans of modern consumers, forcing people into considering works more deliberately. In their way, too, they are fighting against modern culture – not just regarding money, but also the way in which artistic worth is measured by attention.

In a similar fashion, every April on Slow Art Day, visitors are encouraged to stare at five works of art for 10 minutes at a time – a tough task for the average museum visitor, who typically spends less than 30 seconds on each piece of art.

Like the Future Library, the century cameras are very much a project for cities, since it’s in cities that time runs fastest and the pace of life is fastest. “Since I started living in a city, I’ve somehow been quite disconnected,” Anne Beate Hovind, the Future Library project manager, who described how working on the library drew her back to the pace of life she knew when she was growing up on a farm in her youth, told The Atlantic magazine.

1.According to the first paragraph, what will NOT happen in 2114 ?

A. A camera which was produced 100 years ago will be exhibited.

B. The Future Library will be open to the public for the first time.

C. Photos with a 100-year exposure time will be developed and exhibited.

D. Books printed on the wood of trees planted in 2014 will be displayed.

2.What can we learn about today’s people’s attitude toward works of art?

A. They consider works deliberately.

B. They spend little time on works.

C. They spend much money on works.

D. They stare at works for 10 minutes at a time.

3.What is the purpose of the wave of slow art?.

A. To advocate creating works of art slowly.

B. To protect works of art from being damaged.

C. To promote works of art for modern culture.

D. To encourage people to pay more attention to works of art.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

The year 2114 will be an eventful one for art. In May of that year in Berlin, the philosopher-artist Jonathon Keats’ “century cameras” – cameras with a 100-year-long exposure (曝光）time – will be brought back from hiding places around the city to have their results developed and exhibited. Six months after that, the Future Library in Oslo, Norway, will open its doors for the first time, presenting 100 books printed on the wood of trees planted in the distant past of 2014.

As Katie Paterson, the creator of the Future Library, puts it: “Future Library is an artwork for future generations.” These projects, more than a century in the making, are part of a new wave of “slow art” intended to push viewers and participants to think beyond their own lifetimes. They aim to challenge today’s short-term thinking and the brief attention spans of modern consumers, forcing people into considering works more deliberately. In their way, too, they are fighting against modern culture – not just regarding money, but also the way in which artistic worth is measured by attention.

In a similar fashion, every April on Slow Art Day, visitors are encouraged to stare at five works of art for 10 minutes at a time – a tough task for the average museum visitor, who typically spends less than 30 seconds on each piece of art.

Like the Future Library, the century cameras are very much a project for cities, since it’s in cities that time runs fastest and the pace of life is fastest. “Since I started living in a city, I’ve somehow been quite disconnected,” Anne Beate Hovind, the Future Library project manager, who described how working on the library drew her back to the pace of life she knew when she was growing up on a farm in her youth, told The Atlantic magazine.

1.According to the first paragraph, what will NOT happen in 2114?

A. The Future Library will be open to the public for the first time.

B. A camera which was produced 100 years ago will be exhibited.

C. Photos with a 100-year exposure time will be developed and exhibited.

D. Books printed on the wood of trees planted in 2014 will be displayed.

2.What can we learn about today’s people’s attitude toward works of art?

A. They spend little time on works.

B. They consider works deliberately.

C. They spend much money on works.

D. They stare at works for 10 minutes at a time.

3.What is the purpose of　 the wave of slow art?

A. To advocate creating works of art slowly.

B. To encourage people to consider works more deliberately.

C. To protect works of art from being damaged.

D. To promote works of art for modern culture.

4.How would Anne Beate Hovind feel about the city life?

A. It’s busy.

B. It’s awful.

C. It’s developed.

D. It’s discouraging.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

The 2020 summer Olympics will be held in Tokyo next year. Japan has made 5,000 medals for the winners. But this Olympic medals are more special than most----they are made entirely out of recycled electronics.

One new focus of the Tokyo Olympics is to make them “sustainable”----to avoid using too many natural resources, so that the games are environmentally friendly. As part of this goal, the organizers decided to make all of the Olympic medals out of metal recycled from old electronics. They needed gold for first place medals, silver for second, and bronze for third. You might not know it, but almost all electronics are made with small amounts of “precious” metals, like gold and silver. But collecting enough of these metals to make 5,000 medals is a huge challenge. That's because the amount of metal in each device is tiny. It would take about 20,000 cell phones to get just 2. 2 pounds (1kilogram) of gold.

Beginning in April 2017, organizers placed collection boxes around the country, and asked people to turn in their old electronic devices for the Olympic medals. Soon people began to fill up the boxes, turning in smart phones, digital cameras and laptops. By the end, 1,621 local governments had helped out with the collection process. The Japanese mobile phone company NTT Docomo collected 6.21 million used cell phones. In all, around 158,000,000 pounds (71,667,660 kilograms) of electronics were collected.

Then came the job of breaking those phones down into smaller pieces. This is a difficult job. It's also dangerous, because some of the metals and other things that go into electronics aren't safe for people to touch or breathe. That's why it's not a good idea to try something like this at home. Once the devices were broken down, the metals had to be carefully separated out. By the end of March, the organizers had hit their targets. The opening ceremony for the 2020 summer Olympics will take place in Tokyo on July 24,020.

1.What's special about the 2020 summer Olympics medals?

A.Shape. B.Material.

C.Meaning. D.Weight.

2.Why is it a challenge to collect enough metals for medals?

A.The Japanese people are unwilling to help.

B.Companies are recycling metals for profit.

C.The amount of metal in each device is small.

D.The amount of device with metals is limited.

3.What do the figures in paragraph 3 suggest?

A.The number of the used electronics is too large to deal with.

B.People in Japan are eager to get rid of their used electronics.

C.People in Japan are in great favor of the collecting process.

D.A number of metals are wasted to produce electronics in Japan.

4.What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A.The job of breaking down phones into pieces is tough.

B.The targets of collecting metals are hard to achieve.

C.The metals in the devices are easy to separate out.

D.The opening for the 2020 summer Olympics falls in June.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

By the end of this year, another new museum_____in this small city.

A．had completed                         B．will complete

C．has been completed                     D．will have been completed

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Metropolitan (大都市的) Museum of Art (the Met) is located in New York City and is the largest art museum in the United States, and is among the most visited art museums in the world. Today, art comes alive in the Museum’s galleries and through its exhibitions and events, revealing both new ideas and unexpected connections across time and cultures.

Open Seven Days a Week

Sunday - Thursday: 10 am - 5:30 pm

Friday and Saturday: 10 am - 9 pm

Closed Thanksgiving Day, December 25, January 1, and the first day in May.

Suggested Admission

If you buy tickets at a museum ticket counter, the amount you pay is up to you.

Adults　　 　　 $ 25

Seniors (65 and over)　　 　　 $ 17

Students　　 　　 $ 12

Members (Join Today!)　　 　　 Free

Children (under 12; accompanied by an adult)　　 Free

Exhibitions are free with Museum admission.

Avoid waiting in admission lines! By buying tickets online you agree to pay our suggested prices.

Groups: Advance reservations are required for all adult and student groups of 10 or more, and for any third-party guided tours, regardless of size.

1.Which day is suitable for you to visit the Museum?

A.January 1. B.May 1. C.November 4. D.December 25.

2.How much are you supposed to pay as a new member?

A.25 dollars. B.17 dollars. C.12 dollars. D.0 dollars.

3.What is the requirement for student groups’ visit?

A.Reserve the tickets in advance.

B.The group consists of no more than 10 students.

C.At least 10 student groups can visit it in advance.

D.The student must be guided by their teacher.

高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

The history of the Louvre Museum, which today contains one of the most important art collections in the world, dates back to the Middle Ages. Built in 1190 as a fortress（堡垒）protect Paris from the Vikings, it was transformed　 into a palace by Francesco I. Since then, for four centuries, French kings and emperors have expanded it. The glass pyramid of I. M. Pei was added to the courtyard of honor in 1989. All galleries can be reached from here.

The glass pyramid

The projects for the monetization and expansion of the Louvre date back to 1981. They included the construction of a main entrance to the museum. The American architect of Chinese origin－I. M. Pei－was in charge of the project. Pei designed a pyramid that had to become an entrance to the museum. Its glass walls allow visitors to admire the surrounding historic buildings and to light up the entrance hall.

The Louvre collection

The Louvre treasures can date back to the collection of Francesco I (1515－1547), who bought many Italian paintings. During the rule of Louis XIV ( 1643－1715) this amounted to only 200 artworks, but it also increased as a result of donations and purchases. It was opened for the first time to the public in 1793. Since then the Louvre collection has been continuously enriched.

The fallen guide

The main entrance is under the glass pyramid. The artworks are exposed on four floors: the display rooms of the artworks are organized according to the countries they are from. There are eight sections in all. The European painters’ collection is very large, with 40 percent of French works, while the collection of sculptures is less complete.

1.What does the first paragraph say about the Louvre Museum?

A. It was first intended as a royal palace.

B. It has a history of less than ten centuries.

C. It has the largest art collection worldwide.

D. It experienced nonstop expansion in the past.

2.Which of the following in a function of the glass wills of the pyramid?

A. Acting as a good viewpoint.　　 B. Making visitors move faster.

C. Making the entrance hall less bright.　　 D. Preventing heat by reflecting sunlight.

3.The arrangement of the display rooms is based on the artworks’ 　　　　 .

A. historic values　　 B. cultural meanings

C. countries of origin　　 D. levels of perfection

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

The Foundation is holding a dinner at the Museum of American Art 　 the opening of their new show.

A. in honor of　　 B. in memory of　　 C. in response to　　 D. in reply to

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

2008 will be remembered by us Chinese people as a year of sadness and happiness. May of the year sadly saw the Great Sichuan Earthquake, the worst earthquake in China over 30 years. It killed around 70,000 people. Tens of thousands were injured or went missing.

However, to our delight, China also hosted its first Olympic games that summer in Beijing. It was a very successful games with a great opening ceremony. 43 new world records and 132 new Olympic records were made. And China came out first with 51 gold medals.

1.When did the Great Sichuan Earthquake happen?

A．In 2005.          B．In 2006.           C．In 2007.           D．In 2008.

2.About 70,000 people ______ in the earthquake.

A．were killed                            B．were injured

C．went missing                           D．went hungry

3.How many gold medals did China win at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games?

A．175.             B．132.              C．51.              D．43.

4.We Chinese people were ______ in 2008.

A．sad              B．happy            C．neither sad nor happy D．both sad and happy

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

By the year of 2053 there will be 487 million aged people in China，　　 　 means that one third of the population will be over 60.

A. that　　 B. which　　 C. what　　 D. where

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