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Do you like visiting museums? Here are some of the best museums in the world.
The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam is the largest and most famous museum for art and history in Holland. It has a large collection of paintings from the Dutch Golden Age, including works by Vermeer and Rembrandt. Until 2013, the museum is being completely restored, but the major great works are still on show.
The Museum of Modern Art in New York City is often considered the most influential museum of modern art in the world. It has the best collections of modern art works worldwide, including Monet’s Water Lilies, Picasso’s Les Demoiselles d’Avignon and Van Gogh’s Starry Night. Besides the artwork, one of the main attractions of the museum is the building itself.
Founded in 1764 by Catherine the Great, the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia is a large museum of art and culture. It shows a collection of over 3 million items throughout the world. Being a popular tourist attraction, the Hermitage is truly one of the best museums in the world. It displays priceless works by Rembrandt, Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Reubens and more.
Built in 1753, the British Museum in London is a museum of human history and culture. Its collections, which include more than seven million objects, are among the largest in the world. Objects include the Rosetta Stone and the largest collection of mummies outside Egypt. It’s one of the top destinations in London.
Home to at least 120, 000 items of ancient Egyptian antiquities(古迹), the Egyptian Museum in Cairo is one of the world’s best museums. There are two main floors, the ground floor and the first floor. On the ground floor there is a collection of coins used by the ancient Egyptians. On the first floor there are artifacts from the final two dynasties of Ancient Egypt and also many artifacts taken from the Valley of the Kings.
1. If you want to see Van Gogh’s works in the most influential museum of modern art in the world, you should go to_____________.
A. London B. New York City
C. Amsterdam D. Saint Petersburg
2.What do we know about the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia?
A. It was built by Catherine the Great in the 17th century.
B. The items displayed in the museum are all worthless.
C. It displays a collection of over 3 million items from Russia.
D. Works of Da Vinci and Reubens can be seen there.
3. We learn that the Egyptian Museum in Cairo_____________.
A. is much larger than the others mentioned
B. has more items than the others mentioned
C. is one of the top destinations in the world
D. mainly displays ancient Egyptian antiquities
4. What’s the writer’s purpose in writing the passage?
A. To show that he or she really likes visiting museums.
B. To explain how the museums above were built.
C. To introduce some of the best museums in the world.
D. To encourage us to learn something about visiting museums.
完成句子
1. They’ve won their last three matches, ______________________________.(find)
他们赢得了最后的三场比赛，我觉得这确实有点让人意外。
2. We still remember the happy times ______________________________.(work )
我们依然记得我们一起工作的快乐时光。
3. The reason ____________________attend the meeting was that they didn’t give him an invitation earlier. (refuse)
他拒绝出席会议的原因是他们没有提前邀请他。
4. Melbourne is a city with a warm and mild climate, ______________________________sports. (like)
墨尔本有着温暖宜人的气候，这里的人们都喜欢运动。
5. In his village, he was the first one of the students ______________________________a key university. (admit)
他是村里第一个被重点大学录取的学生。
6. His wife doesn’t like the second-hand car, ______________________________ is too high, and it looks ugly. (which)
他妻子不喜欢那辆二手车，其价格太高了，而且样子难看。
7. My mother was so proud of all ______________________________that she rewarded me with a trip to Beijing. (do)
我妈妈对我所做的一切感到自豪，以至于她奖赏我去北京旅游一趟。
8. The second-hand dictionary____________________20 yuan, is just as useful. (spend)
我花了20块钱买的二手字典一样有用。
9. The only thing ____________________is red wine. (care)
他唯一喜欢的就是红葡萄酒。
10. New Zealand has a population of about 3. 8 million people, ____________________ Maori.(which)
新西兰人口有三百八十万，其中14%是毛利人。
11. What he says________ ________ ________(不一致)what he does.
12. The best love for someone is care________ ________(而不是)money.
13. Please________ ________(拆开)the watch to see what’s wrong with it.
14. The reform and opening-up policy of China ________ ________ ________ ________(高度评价).
15. He doesn’t like birds,________ ________ ________(我也是).
单句语法填空
1. I was walking along the river __________ I heard a drowning boy crying for help.
2. She is said ______________(be) an actress about twenty years ago.
3. They showed some __________(evident) to support their argument.
4. After the second __________(explode), all of London’s main train and subway stations were shut down.
5. The headmaster thought highly __________ our work.
6. Some of the __________(locally) newspaper come out very quickly.
7. His __________(paint) are on display at the exhibition.
8. The two sides __________(debate) whether to raise taxes when I came in.
9. They are searching something in the place where the __________(sink) ship lay.
10. He took a lot of photos last Sunday, and so __________ I.
用方框中所给短语的适当形式填空
take apart, belong to, in search of, in return, agree with, think highly of, part of, serve as, care about, at awar |
1. He is always helping people without expecting anything ________.
2. Many people were driven to neighboring countries ________ better jobs.
3. All his teachers ________ him, which makes us very happy.
4. Falling over is ________ learning how to ski.
5. With an unexpected guest coming, the sofa had to ________ a bed.
6. Don’t you ________ this country’s future?
7. In 1920, Poland and Russia were still ________.
8. I don’t know who this scarf ________.
9. If she felt he was right, she would ________ him.
10. They ________ the engine ________ to see what was wrong.
单词拼写
1. The young man is on t for his robbing a jewelry shop.
2. There was some e that the documents had been tampered with (篡改).
3. It’s well-known that China e its first atom bomb in October, 1964.
4. He shouted at the little girl, but his heart (变得温柔) when he saw her crying.
5. His glasses were (埋) under a pile of papers.
6. To my (惊讶), she passed the driving test at her first attempt.
7. After much (争论), John was selected as the leader of the team.
8. Most students have to take College E________ Examinations to earn their way into a college.
9. The president invited him into his private study for an i________ chat.
10. The d________ next week is between Nankai University and Peking University.
短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：
1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Mr. Wang and his wife went to the supermarket the last Sunday. They arrived home very lately. On the way upstairs, Mrs. Wang said, ＂Listen! I can hear someone talk in kitchen.＂ Then they went downstairs and quiet stood there outside the room. ＂Yes, you are right, ＂said Mr. Wang. ＂There are two boy. They are talking!＂ Then they call out, ＂Who’s there?＂ And no one answered. Mr. Wang opened the door quickly and turned on the light. The room is empty. When they saw the radio, they laughed. The radio was still on. ＂Oh, dear, ＂ he said, ＂I forgot to turn it off when they left.＂
