(2020·惠州市高三第一次调研考试试题)It's once again been declared the world's most popular museum. __1__， it may not be a __2__ thing for the Louvre (卢浮宫) in Paris.
The museum broke its own __3__ in 2018, welcoming 10.2 million __4__ and claiming the top spot in an index of the world's most－visited museums.
But the Louvre's uptick (小幅增加) in visitors is __5__ too much for many of its workers. And __6__ by reception and security staff over the number of tourists __7__ through its doors have hit opening hours throughout the week.
“The Louvre is suffocating (使人窒息的)，\” the workers' union said in a statement. “The public has increased by more than 20% since 2009, but the palace has not grown，\” it __8__.
The museum was __9__ on Monday and opened later than advertised on Wednesday, due to a __10__ with the dissatisfied workers. Visitors have __11__ outside the building throughout the week, and those without bookings have been __12__.
Although tensions with its workers __13__， the museum's bottom line is looking __14__. The Louvre broke its 2012 __15__ record last year, marking a dramatic __16__ from a sharp downturn in visits in 2017. The downturn was due to a sudden decrease in __17__ in Paris.
The social media that are __18__ about Beyoncé and Jay－Z's music __19__ filmed at the museum may have affected that increase.
But while visitor numbers rose at the Louvre, overall attendance was relatively __20__ among the top 20 museums in the world last year. Attendance grew among the top 20 by just 0.1% from 2017 to 2018.
篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了游客量的增加使巴黎卢浮宫不堪重负。巴黎卢浮宫2018年的游客量打破其以往纪录，给其工作人员带来重压甚至导致罢工，但带来的收益很可观。
1．A.Moreover B．However
C．Finally D．Eventually
答案：B 上文是说卢浮宫又一次被宣布成为世界上最受欢迎的博物馆。根据该句中的“may not be”及下文游客量上升给卢浮宫工作人员带来的重压可知，此处表示转折，意为“然而，对于巴黎卢浮宫来说，这可能不是一件很好的事情”。故选B。
2．A.splendid B．skeptical
C．tough D．sad
答案：A splendid意为“极佳的，非常好的”；skeptical意为“怀疑的”；tough意为“困难的；棘手”。由句意知应选A。
3．A.promise B．rule
C．record D．law
答案：C 根据该句中的“the top spot”并结合语境可知，这家博物馆接待了1,020万游客，打破了它的纪录。故选C。
4．A.musicians B．artists
C．visitors D．volunteers
答案：C 由语境知此处表示游客，故选C。
5．A.acquiring B．suffering
C．blaming D．proving
答案：D 根据下文中的“The Louvre is suffocating (使人窒息的)”可知，卢浮宫的游客量的这个小幅增加最后证明(prove)是卢浮宫的工作人员所不能承受的。
6．A.strikes B．quarrels
C．fights D．contests
答案：A 根据下文工会在一份声明中所说的话可知，因为涌入博物馆大门的游客太多，接待处和安保处的工作人员实行罢工，故选A。
7．A.flooding B．jumping
C．crawling D．slipping
答案：A flood意为“大量涌入”；crawl意为“爬行”；slip意为“悄悄疾行；溜”。由句意知，此处应选A。
8．A.stopped B．added
C．started D．paused
答案：B 根据上文内容可知，工会在一份声明中表态，此处应是工会补充说。
9．A.decorated B．repaired
C．visited D．closed
答案：D 根据本句中的“opened”并结合语境可知，该博物馆在星期一的时候闭馆，后来又于周三开放。故选D。
10．A.lecture B．meeting
C．speech D．lesson
答案：B 结合选项和常识可知，推迟开放的原因是一次和对现状不满意的卢浮宫工作人员的会议，故选B。
11．A.queued B．dined
C．helped D．served
答案：A 根据该句中的“outside the building”并结合选项可知，此处表示游客在卢浮宫外面排队等候，故选A。
12．A.turned up B．turned over
C．turned away D．turned on
答案：C 根据上文游客量太大，有票的还需排队等候可知，那些没有订票的游客就被拒绝进入博物馆。turn sb. away意为“把某人拒之门处，不准某人进入”，故选C。turn up “到场，偶然出现”；turn over “使翻转”；turn on “打开”。
13．A.die out B．pay off
C．fade away D．go on
答案：D 尽管博物馆和工作人员的这种紧张关系正在继续(go on)，但是博物馆的收益看起来还是很可观。
14．A.healthy B．funny
C．tinny D．cozy
答案：A healthy “健康的”；tinny “(声音)尖细的”；cozy “温暖舒适的”。bottom line表示盈亏线，故此处应用healthy。
15．A.quality B．attendance
C．photo D．worker
答案：B 卢浮宫于去年打破了它在2012年创下的游客到访(attendance)纪录，故选B。
16．A.alarm B．attack
C．recovery D．prediction
答案：C 由上文提及破记录可知，相对于2017年游客量急剧下降，2018年是一个巨大的“回升”。故选C。
17．A.paintings B．products
C．population D．tourism
答案：D 参观卢浮宫属于旅游行业。tourism表示“旅游业”。
18．A.innocent B．selfish
C．crazy D．generous
答案：C 此处表示对在卢浮宫拍摄的Beyoncé和Jay－Z特别痴迷的社交媒体也造成了此次游客量的增加。be crazy about sb./sth. “对某人/某物着迷”为固定搭配。
19．A.concert B．video
C．festival D．industry
答案：B 根据语境可知，此处指这两位当红歌手的音乐录影带(video)在博物馆取景拍摄，故选B。
20．A.high B．huge
C．round D．flat
答案：D 根据该句中的“But while”和下文中的“by just 0.1%”可知，虽然卢浮宫的游客量是上升的，但是世界上前20名的博物馆的整体到访率相对而言是不景气的(flat)。
