(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)。