1、2019届高考英语一轮复习限时阅读训练15AMuseum of the Moving Image(MMI)(Monday Closed)As the best museum in New York City and with a balance of hands-on(实际操作的)activities and information, its the rare bird that can entertain and educate people of different ages. Its a perfect destination for a family trip of a couple
2、hours.ProsExcellent movie screenings. Easy subway access.ConsDifficult to reach by Car.New York Hall of Science(NYHS)(Monday Closed)Being New York Citys only hand son science and technology center, it is an interactive science museum focusing on its audience of children. It has the most hands-on exh
3、ibits in an NYC museum, and its a fun destination for ages 5 and up. Older folks might take great interest in the NASA rockets outside the museum, but dont bother unless youve kids to keep you company.ProsCool interactive science exhibits, the rockets.ConsHard to reach by public transportation.Queen
4、s County Farm Museum(QCFM)(Year-round 7 days a week)It is an actual farm in New York City and home to animals your kids can feed and a yard full of a climbing plant whose fruit can be made into wine. Good chance to meet sheep, goats, pigs, chickens and cows! The animals are mostly readily accessible
5、 to visitors. And the museum sells feed for young hands willing to get licked by sheep and goats.ProsOutdoor fun.ConsExpensive festivals, long bus ride, no subway.Queens Museum of Art(QMA)(Monday and Tuesday Closed)Opened in 1972 to serve as a cultural center in New York City, it exhibits art by loc
6、al and international artists. Its best exhibits are on the two Worlds Fairs. and of course,the Panorama of New York City, a giant , highly detailed diorama(透景画)of all five New York City boroughs. 行政区)ProsThe Panorama, Great gift shop. Easy subway access.ConsNot much for kids.49The least likely choic
7、e for 5-year-old Jack to make among the museums is_.AT MMI BT NYHS CQMA DQCFM50 According to the text, which of the following is NOT true?AAll the museums mentioned above lie in New York City.BNo other museum in New York City is better than MMI.CLucky visitors can see grapes in one of the museums.DN
8、YHS has the most hands-on activities in America.51We can know from the text that_.Avisitors can pay a visit to all the museums by subway Bpeople can visit only one of the any dayCthere is often a rare bird flying in the sky above MMIDthe Panorama is, as a matter of fact, a great gift shop52In which
9、museum can you enjoy outdoor fun?AMMI.BNYHS.CQCFM.DQMA.BIn the last years of the Warring States period, the State of Qin attacked the State of Wei on a large scale repeatedly and occupied large areas of land, for the State of Wei was too weak to defend itself. In 273 B.C. ,the Qin army launched a mo
10、re serious attack upon the State of Wei than ever. The king of the State of Wei gathered his officials, and asked with a worried look if anyone could propose a way to defeat the Qin army. After years of chaos caused by the wars, the officials trembled when fighting was mentioned, and no one dared to
11、 speak of resistance.At the critical moment when a large enemy force was bearing down upon the border, most of the officials persuaded the king to use for peace, at the cost of giving away to the State of Qin the large area of land north of the Huanghe River and south of the Taihang Mountain. Howeve
12、r Su Dai, a counselor, did not agree. He hurried up to the king and said:Your Majesty, they dont think about the interests of the country at all. It is just because they are afraid of death that they ask you to sue for peace by betraying the country. Of course you can temporarily satisfy the ambitio
13、n of Qin, but it will never stop attacking us until our land is totally given away.He added. Once there was a man whose house was on fire. People told him to put out the fire with water, but he would not listen. Instead, he carried a faggot to put out the fire, only to make the fire fiercer. Isnt it
14、 similar to carrying faggots to put out a fire if you agree to sue for peace at the cost of the land of the State of Wei?Though Sue Dais argument was very convincing, the king accepted the suggestion of those officials and gave away to the State of Qin a large area of the land of the State of Wei. A
15、s might be expected, the Qin army attacked the State of Wei in 225 B.C. Again, surrounding the capital city Daliang and flooding it by digging open the dykes(堤防) of the Huanghe River. The State of Wei was finally destroyed.53When asked how to defeat the Qin army, most officials .Awere scared and at
16、a loss what to doBwere worried and asked Su Dai fir adviceCdecided to ask a force to bear down upon the borderDtrembled and decided to give up fighting back54The underlined phrase sue for in Paragraph 2 probably means .Ahope for Bbeg for Csearch for Dsend for55Su Dai used the example of carrying faggots to put out a fire to show .Athe ambition of the State of Qin Bthe risk of fighting backCthe serious results of giving in Dthe terrible results of defense56The story is mainly developed by .Atime Blogic Cspace Dcause and effect49-52 CDBC 53-56 DBCA 第 3 页
