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1、太原五中2022年高三年级模拟考试（一）英 语 试 卷命题人：南睿、胡茜琼、张娜 校对人： 李军 第一部分 阅读理解 （共两节，满分60分）第一节 (共15小题，每小题3分，满分45分)阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AVisiting the Met Masters and Masterpieces: Chinese Art from the Florence and Herbert Irving Collection(January 30 - June 5)Anoutstandingselection of Chinese art gifted to th
2、e Met by Florence and Herbert Irving is the focus of this exhibition. Beginning in theearly 1970s, the Irvings built one of the mostcomprehensivecollectionsof Chinese art in the world. The approximately120 works on display cover almost all majorcategoriesof Chinese art.P.S. Art 2021 (January 23 - Ju
3、ne 5)P.S. Art is an annualcelebration ofachievementin the arts in New York City public schools. This exhibitionshowcases the creativityof 152prekindergartenthrough grade 12 students from all five boroughs (自治市镇).Baseball Cards from the Collectionof Jefferson R. Burdick (June 3 - November 22)The Burd
4、ick collection of baseball cards tells the history of popular printmakingin the United States. In 1947, Jefferson R. Burdick began to give away his baseball cards to the Met. This exhibitionfeatures over one hundred cards produced between the 1880s andthe 1950s.Relative Values: The Cost of Art in th
5、e Northern Renaissance(January 23 - August 7)Bringing together sixty-two masterpiecesof sixteenth-century northern European art from the Met collectionand one important loan, this exhibitioncenters around questions of historicalworth, exploring relative value systems in the Renaissance era.OpenSunda
6、y -Tuesday, and Thursday: 10:00-17:00Friday and Saturday: 10:00-21:00Closed: WednesdayClosed: Thanksgiving Day, December 25, January 1, and the first Monday in May Tickets$25 for adults; $17 for seniors; $12 for students; free for children under 12 l. What do “Masters and Masterpieces” and “Baseball
7、 Cards” have in common?A. They end in the same month. B. They focus on the same theme.C. They get their exhibits for free. D. They have the same number of exhibits.2. Which exhibition suits those who favor students works?A. Masters and Masterpieces. B. P.S. Art 2021.C. Baseball Cards. D. Relative Va
8、lues.3. When can you attend an exhibition in the Met?A. 10:00-17:00 Saturday.B. 18:00-21:00 Thursday.C. 18:00-21:00 Tuesday.D. 10:00-17:00 Wednesday.BWhen plumbing (水暖设备) makes funny noises, its not always a good sign. But John Kovac, a harpist (竖琴演奏者) from Virginia, likes the pipes to sing. He thin
9、ks plumbing pipes make good musical instruments.Kovac has made standard harps out of wood for more than 20 years. He says he feels excited when he creates an instrumentwith his hands and uses it to make music come alive. But it takes years of training and special tools to make atraditionalmusical in
10、strument. Kovac wanted to share the joy of making instrumentswith people who might not have the time or money to do it. So he decided to find an easier way.Plumbing was the answer. Kovac found PVC pipes at a local store. PVC pipes are the white tubing that many plumbers use. You might find some in y
11、our house under a sink or in the basement. Kovac says that PVC pipes are great for makinginstruments because they areinexpensive, come in many shapes and sizes, and fit together perfectly. Kovac makes harps, guitars, violins, and drums out of PVC pipes. He also makes uncommon instrumentslike the udu
12、 from Nigeria. His instrumentsmay look as if they come from outer space, but they really work. He and some of his music students and friends even started a band called the East Coast PVC Band.Sally Seabright is a violin teacher who plays the PVC violin with the band. At first, the rounded shape of t
13、he PVC violin made it difficult to hold between her chin and shoulder, but Kovac made a slight change by adding a piece that fits perfectly under her chin. That kind of adaptabilityis what Kovac admires about PVC. He says, “I know its not easy for the average person to make a musical instrument, but
14、 I hope to enable anyone who has ever dreamed of making a violin, harp, or guitar to fulfill his or her dreams.”4. What does the author intend to show in paragraph 2?A. The great hardships of being a harpist.B. The different instrumentsKovac has created.C. The process of making a musical instrument.
15、D. The reason Kovac came up with his creative idea.5. Why have PVC pipes won Kovacs favor?A. They are environmentallyfriendly.B. They are highly available and adaptable.C. They can make better sounds than wood.D. They offer a selling point for his instruments.6. What can be learned about the PVC instrumentsfrom paragraph 4?A. They are a bit difficult to hold for players.B. They are very unusual in the way they look.C. They are inspired by outer space elements.D. They are designed to play traditionalmusic.7. Why does the author mention Sally Seabright in the last paragraph?A. To explain Ko
