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1、【2024届高考】英语作业考试化40分钟卷系列之最新模拟题 23第一部分 阅读理解 第一节 (共7小题；每小题2.5分，满分17.5分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。A（22-23高一上吉林长春阶段练习）Libraries are the temple for book lovers, the main source of knowledge and wisdom. Here are the biggest libraries in the world.The Library of CongressThe Library of Congress in the
2、US is the biggest library in the world, whose collections are from all around the world. The library has a collection of 32 million cataloged books. It receives 22,000 copies per day from the publication produced in the US. Some of the major works stored in the library are Rough Draft of the Declara
3、tion of Independence, the worlds most famous architectural designs and so on.The British LibraryThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is the second biggest library in the world. It holds 150 million items from different countries. It receives 8,000 copies per day from
4、 the publication produced in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Its collection includes 14 million books. Every year over 3 million items are added to the library. The major highlights of the library collection are Diamond Sutra and Alices Adventures under Ground.Library and Archives (档案馆) Canada (LAC)
5、Canada has the third biggest library in the world. The library holds 20 million books, 24 million photographs and a lot of digital works. Its collection includes The Proclamation of the Canadian Constitution Act, the British North America Act and many more precious works.The New York Public Library
6、(NYPL)It is the fourth largest library in the world. It is the public library having 87 branches. The library has a collection of 53 million items. It also has four research libraries which are open to the general public. You can ask and discover about anything on the official website of NYPL.1Which
7、 of the following works is stored in the Library of Congress?AThe British North America Act.BAlices Adventures under Ground.CRough Draft of the Declaration of Independence.DThe Proclamation of the Canadian Constitution Act.2How many new items does the British Library receive every year?AAbout 22,000
8、.BMore than 8,000.CAbout 14 million.DMore than 3 million.3Which library owns an official website where you can search for all information?ALibrary and Archives Canada.BThe Library of Congress.CThe New York Public Library.DThe British Library.B（2024河南郑州一模）All the Beauty in the World, Patrick Bringley
9、s memoir (回忆录) about his 10 years working as a guard at New Yorks Metropolitan Museum of Art (Met), brings new meaning to the term “art appreciation”. During 8-12 hour shifts spent among the galleries, he takes advantage of the gift of time to study the masterpieces hes been hired to protect and to
10、think about the role of art throughout history.Bringley is not the only Met staffer to write about the institution. But Bringleys “guards-eye view” is unique, and he presents his personal story with sincerity. After his brother Toms death from cancer in 2008, Bringley gave up his job as a journalist
11、 for a job in which “I was happy to be going nowhere”. He explains, “I had lost someone. I did not wish to move on from that. In a sense, I didnt wish to move at all.” Bringley doesnt say when he decided to channel his experience of finding peace into art, but this story about jumping off the career
12、 ladder in order to find the space for quiet reflection is surprisingly suited to our times.All the Beauty in the World offers well-chosen facts about the museum to support Bringleys personal tale. As interesting as these facts are, its Bringleys reflections on dozens of individual paintings, photog
13、raphs, sculptures and ancient artifacts that turn this book into a tribute (致敬) to the power of art. Discussing Alfred Stieglitzs photographs of his wife, he writes, “I think that sometimes we need permission to stop and adore things, and a work of art gives us that.” In a Vermeer port rait of a doz
14、ing maidservant, he is moved to see that the artist caught “that feeling we sometimes have that a private setting possesses a holiness (神圣) of its own. It was my constant feeling in Toms hospital room”.As rich in moving insights as the Met is in treasures, All the Beauty in the World reminds us of t
15、he importance of learning not about art, but from it. This is art appreciation at a high level.4What makes All the Beauty in the World different from other books by Met staffers?AIts authors personal sad story.BIts authors unique point of view.CIts well-chosen facts about the museum.DIts detailed in
16、troduction to the artworks.5Why did Bringley decide to become a guard at the Met?ATo remember his dead brother.BTo enrich his journalism career.CTo find some peace and quiet in art.DTo study the artworks more closely.6How does Bringley tell the museum stories in his memoir?ABy relating museum facts to his personal life.BBy interviewing retired museum staff m
