2022-2023学年山东省日照市高二下学期期中考试英语试题
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2022-2023学年山东省日照市高二下学期期中考试英语试题
1. Museums around the World
State Hermitage Museum
Location: St. Petersburg, Russia
Number of annual visitors: 4.96 million
The State Hermitage is the second-largest art museum in the world, after the Louvre. The museum
has in its collection over 3 million items and boasts the world’s largest collection of paintings. Only
a part of the collection is on permanent display and includes Greek, Egyptian and Roman antiques,
Renaissance paintings, Impressionist works and much more.
Shanghai Science and Technology Museum
Location: Shanghai, China
Number of annual visitors: 4.82 million
One of China’s most popular museums, Shanghai’s Science and Technology Museum offers fun
exhibitions that will nurture your mind. The museum has permanent exhibitions dedicated to the
wonders of the Earth, the human body, innovation and invention, robotics and more.
National Gallery of Art
Location: Washington, D.C.
Number of annual visitors: 4.07 million
The National Gallery is located on D.C.’s culturally rich National Mall and has some of the most
important pieces of Western art found in the U.S.— including “Ginevra de’ Benci,” Da Vinci’s only
publicly displayed painting in the Americas.
Tate Modern
Location: London, England
Number of annual visitors: 6.1 million
Built as a response to the limited space at London’s National Gallery, the Tate is now one of the
most important contemporary art institutions on the planet. You can see Cubist paintings by Georges
Braque and Pablo Picasso as well as works by Juan Gris, Paul Klee, Monet, Dali and more.
1. Which museum has the largest number of visitors in a year?
A．State Hermitage Museum.
B．Shanghai Science and Technology Museum.
C．National Gallery of Art.
D．Tate Modern.
2. What makes Shanghai Science and Technology Museum different from others?
A．Its wonders. B．Its paintings.
C．Its theme. D．Its antiques.
3. Where is the text probably taken from?
A．A science report. B．A travel guide.
C．An academic article. D．An official document.
2. “The first time I came to Zhadong village, I was struck by its natural beauty. The adobe (土坯)
homes fit perfectly with the green environment,” recalls Hansen Nico Rene, a 63-year-old retired
policeman. “But when we entered the houses, we found people were poor. There was a fireplace, a
table, and some chairs.”
The village Hansen visited is in a remote mountainous area in Guangxi’s Hechi city. Before coming
to Zhadong, Hansen had settled in downtown Hechi for six years. What brought the retiree to
Zhadong was a notice for volunteers to aid the poverty campaign in March 2018. At the time of
Hansen’s first visit, there were still some parts of the village that were not accessible by road. It was
a rainy day, but dozens of people were busy in the fields working with cables, bamboo, and iron
posts, so Hansen went to see what was going on and found out that they were preparing to grow
passion fruit to help people out of poverty.
After the visits, Hansen suggested that the village use the land behind it to build a farm, and he also
participated in the construction work himself. “It was a jungle. We brought electricity and water, and
then we built a small farm. Now there are nearly 2,000 pigs and 200 cows. It is still growing,”
Hansen says.
Today, this farm brings over 100,000 yuan in income to the villagers each year. With Hansen’s
assistance, the village’s officials and other volunteer workers, developed featured industries,
including cattle and sheep breeding and fruit planting. Hansen is quite satisfied with his work in the
village. “Now everything has changed. The adobe homes have gone. Today everyone lives in new
houses with a separate kitchen, living room, bathroom, and bedrooms. There is also electricity and
internet connection.”
Hansen returned to the city in May 2021. However, he maintains a deep attachment to Zhadong, and
often goes back to the village to see his old friends and promote tourism by sharing pictures of local
landscapes and cultural events on social media with his friends in Europe and beyond.
1. What impressed Hansen first when he visited Zhadong village?
A．The adobe homes. B．The natural beauty.
C．The friendly people. D．The green lifestyle.
2. Why did Hansen go to Zhadong village?
A．To settle there. B．To be a volunteer.
C．To fund a road. D．To grow passion fruit.
3. How did Hansen help out in the village?
A．He took part in building a farm.
B．He worked as the leader of the village.
C．He introduced the village to the tourists.
D．He designed new houses for the villagers.
4. Which of the following can best describe Hansen?
