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2019年广东省深圳市高考二模
英语试卷
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）
21．The Metropolitan Museum of Art，more commonly known as\Met\，located in New York City，is the largest art museum in the United States．Its impressive permanent collection is home to over two million works，divided among seventeen specialized departments．It is among the most visited art museums in the world．The main building is one of the world's largest art galleries．On March 18，2016，the museum opened the Met Breuer Museum，greatly enriching the museum's modern and up﹣to﹣date art program．
The Mot's permanent collection consists of works of art from classical antiques to ancient Egyptian artifacts （ 史前古器物），paintings and sculptures from all but a few of the European masters．It also has an outstanding collection of American and modern art and proudly houses extensive holdings of African，Asian，Oceanic，Indian and Islamic art．Visitors can also find large collections of musical instruments and costumes，as well as antique weapons from around the globe．
The Metropolitan Museum of Art was found in 1870．It is the result of a project between businessmen，financier and influential thinkers of the day．They all shared the same passion of bringing art and art education to the American people．That dream became a reality when the museum opened its doors on February 20.1872．
21．what is special about the Met？ A．Its name． B．Its collection． C．Its building． D．Its location．
22．What do we know about the Met's collections？ A．They are from European masters． B．They mainly come from Europe． C．They are about antique weapons． D．They cover arts of different times．
23．Why was the Metropolitan Museum of Art built？ A．To show the owners'pride in its large size．
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B．To invest and make more money in the future． C．To offer art education to the American people． D．To bring the worldwide artists'dream into reality．
24．Despite the fact that the Queen is currently alive and well，a secret plan has already been laid out for her death．
A code word has already been decided upon to deliver the news of her passing to the highest tiers of the government．
While the death of George VI was signalled by the words \Hyde Park Corner\﹣﹣to stop operators at Buckingham Palace learning the news﹣the equivalent （相等的）word for Queen Elizabeth II is\．
The Prime Minister at the time will be woken，if not already awake，and informed by civil servants that\．
These words will signify the Queen has passed away，and Operation London Bridge﹣a highly﹣organised set of arrangements﹣is to start．
The Foreign Office's Global Response Centre，located at an undisclosed location in London，will then immediately inform 15 governments outside the UK where the Queen is also the head of state．After this，the centre will pass on the news to the 36 other nations of the Commonwealth （英联邦）for whom the Queen has served as a symbolic figurehead for many decades． It will not be long before the news spreads from world leaders to the general public，with the news of her passing to the Press Association and thus the global media as well． This marks a break from the long﹣held tradition of the BBC being the first news outlet to learn of royal deaths．What's more，while George VI's death was not announced until four hours after he died，news of the Queen's death will be far more instant．
A footman in mourning clothes will be sent out of the door at Buckingham Palace at the same time to pin a notice of the news to the gates，while the official palace website will feature﹣just one page，letting out the news on a dark background．
24．What are the code words for the Queen's death？ A．Hyde Park Comer． B．Buckingham Palace． C．London Bridge is down． D．Operation London Bridge．
25．Why will 15 governments outside the UK be informed of the news immediately？ A．The Queen once served there．
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B．The Queen also governs them． C．The Queen is the former head． D．The Queen is the symbolic head．
26．Who used to let out the news of royal deaths？ A．The BBC． B．A footman． C．Civil servants． D．World leaders．
27．What will people know from the footman's notice？ A．A secret plan has a code． B．George VI is alive again． C．The Prime Minister is woken． D．The Queen has passed away．
28．I was five years old when my little brother，Murk，was born．Looking back at photos，I appeared so thrilled that he had finally arrived．I held and bathed him，smiling from cheek to check．I do not remember that feeling now．
Being the first child in the family，I was the one my parents tested their new parenting techniques on．I was their guinea pig．Mark was always the happy one，the joker，the one who won because of my battles with my parents．After too many fights，I declared war on Mark．We were now enemies．All l remember is being jealous of （妒忌） and angry with my innocent little brother．
Thus．I made his life a misery．I teased，tricked，embarrassed，and fought with him．often leaving him in floods of tears．
Our little sister was born when I was 11．and instantly she and Mark could not be separated．They pushed me aside．Was this because I was becoming a monster，or did I grow into an uglier green﹣eyed monster because they loved each other so much？
Thankfully，Mark quickly grew tall and strong，and our conflict looked more like a cold war than bloodshed （流血）．It all ended suddenly when I went to study abroad．The hatred （仇恨） disappeared and love climbed in．
Despite all the abuse Mark suffered he has implied that he has forgiven me，or even that there is nothing to forgive，although I have never brought up the subject in too much detail．I would like to； however，it would be a selfish move to look for more forgiveness．But I prefer to remember the hurt．During all those wasted years，I should have been the loving sister，defending instead of attacking．
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