1、“四校”2016 2017 學(xué)年度高三第一次聯(lián)考英語第一部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40 分）a listed here are four of the thousands of impressive museums around the world. the guggenheim museum bilbao in bilbao, spain built in 1997, the guggenheim museum bilbao is one of the newest in the world. it has transformed the industrial city of bilbao

2、into a travelers desired destination. the beautiful architecture of the museum has provided a dramatic background for movies and commercials. the louvre in paris, france probably the most famous louvre also holds the most famous painting in the world, the “mona lisa” by leonardo da vinci. crowds can

3、 be found any day surrounding the small, but mysterious painting of the smiling woman. but, the louvre is much more than a home to the “mona lisa ”. the lou vre is visited by more people each year than any other museum in the world. the barnes foundation in philadelphia, america just opened in its n

4、ew downtown location in 2012, the barnes foundation is unique in that it is a completely reproduced display from one mans private collection. dr. albert c. barnes started collecting art in the early 20th century and collected, among others, the largest number of original renoir paintings in the worl

5、d. the uffizi gallery in florence, italy walking on the marbled floors feels like stepping back in time. the building itself is a beautiful palace-like structure with frescoes (濕壁畫) decorating the ceilings and walls. viewers are bowled over (印象深刻 ) by the works by botticelli, such as “the birth of v

6、enus”. classic artworks from nearly 1, 000 years ago describe religious events of the time. 21. which of the following is the most popular? a. the louvre. b. the guggenheim museum bilbao. c. the barnes foundation. d. the uffizi gallery. 22. what makes the barnes foundation particular? a. its structu

7、re. b. its collection. c. its location. d. its history. 23. what type of writing is this text? a. an activity poster. b. an exhibition announcement. c. an art show review. d. a travel guide. b mom wanted only one thing for her birthday. “can you find me another copy of this song?” she asked, and han

8、ded me a worn-out cassette tape. i knew exactly what was recorded on it: my redeemer(救世主). i heard the song played at least a thousand times while growing up. after so many years, the cassette tape was too worn out to be used. i promised her i would find a replacement.z-x-x-k my redeemer became moms

9、 favorite song after my younger brother tim was killed by a drunk driver in 1973. the only thing that helped her calm down was the soulful sound of my redeemer from the local radio station. we recorded it on a cassette tape so she could listen to it any time she wanted but none of us knew who the so

10、loist(獨唱者 ) was. these days, i thought the song would be easy to find out. i went home and searched the internet. several songs with that title popped up, but none of them was the one mom loved. i got frustrated. mom s birthday drew near and then one day, i was driving home, listening to our local r

11、adio station. a familiar tune came on. it was my redeemer! as soon as i could, i phoned the station. i got a line on the soloist, who was called alan parks. i typed his name into google and found his home number in south carolina. minutes later, i was telling him how much his recording meant to mom.

12、 he offered to ship two cds out to me personally. i gave him my address. “red lion, pennsylvania?” he said. “do you know the logans? ” “they are our neighbors!” “i ve been friends with them for 25 years, ” alan said. “theyll be at my concert at york gospel chapel on april 17th. would you and your mo

13、m come too?” we sure would. mom was excited to hear alan sing my redeemer to her, live in concerton the evening of her 87th birthday. 24. why was the song my redeemer so important to the authors mother? a. it could comfort her sad and painful mood. b. it reminded her of the love from her husband. c.

14、 it was given to her by a very important friend. d. it was the only thing that the authors brother left her. 25. what does the underlined part “got a line on” in paragraph 3 mean? a. talked happily with. b. thought a lot about. c. made request of. d. got information about. 26. what can we learn about alan parks from this passage? a. he lived in red lion, pennsylvania. b. he is a kind and warm-hearted mu