广东省珠海市2022-2023学年高二下学期期末英语试题.pdfVIP

广东省珠海市2022-2023学年高二下学期期末英语试题

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一、阅读理解

Themuseumfirstappearedinhumancivilization2,500yearsago,whichhasbeen

keepingreinventingitselftobecomeaninteractiveculturalcenter.Herearesomeofthe

museumsworthvisiting.It’stimetodecideyournexttraveldestination.

TheMuséeduLouvre,Paris,France

Itistheworld’slargestartmuseumandahistoricallandmarkofParis.Housedinthe

LouvrePalace,themuseumhasbeenextendedmanytimessinceitsopeningin1793.Its

eye-catchingglasspyramidinthemaincourtyardwasdesignedbyIeohMingPei,aChinese

Americanarchitect,anditlaterbecameasymbolofthemuseum.

MetropolitanMuseumofArt,NewYork,US

CommonlyknownastheMet,themuseumisamongthemust-visitattractionsinNew

York.ItstandsontheeasternedgeofCentralPark.TheMetmaintainsextensiveholdingsof

African,Asian,Oceanian,ByzantineandIslamicart.EveryMay,themuseumholdsthe

luxurious,blockbusterMetGala,grabbingglobalattentionliketheOscars.

NationalMuseumofChina,Beijing,China

NearTian’anmenSquareinBeijing,it’soneofthelargestmuseumsintheworldandthe

secondmostvisitedartmuseumintheworld,justaftertheLouvre.Coveringatimespan

from1.7millionyearsagototheQingDynasty,themuseumboastsaround1.05million

items—andmanycannotbefoundinmuseumselsewhere.

VaticanMuseums,theVaticanCity

IfyouareintoRomanhistoryandRenaissanceart,theVaticanMuseumswillbeyour

idealdestination.Alongtheexhibitionroute,visitorscanenjoythemarvelousSistineChapel

decoratedbyMichelangeloandtheStanzediRaffaellodecoratedbyRaphael.

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