2023年高考热点命题1：阅读理解

Poly Art Museum

Hidden away on the ninth floor of an office building in Dongzhimen， Beijing， the state⁃owned museum specifically exhibits pieces recovered from overseas， the centerpiece being four of the Twelve Bronze Animal Zodiac Heads—the pig， the monkey， the tiger， and the ox—robbed by French and British armies from the Old Summer Palace in 1860.

Fun fact： The most recently recovered animals heads， the rat and the rabbit， are currently housed at the National Museum of China while the horses head is displayed at the Capital Museum.

The Shenyang Palace Museum

Formerly called the Fengtian Palace Museum， and then the National Shenyang Museum， it was officially renamed the Shenyang Palace Museum in 1954 and it was listed by UNESCO as a World Cultural Heritage Site in 2004.

The Shenyang Palace Museum focuses on the relics before the Qing court was moved from Shenyang to Beijing in 1644. The museum is the only existing palace in China outside Beijing.

China National Tea Museum

China National Tea Museum is the only national⁃level museum specializing in tea culture. It acts as a platform linking China and the world through the medium of tea.

Occupying an area of 13，000 square meters on the west bank of West Lake in Hangzhou， the museum is made up of two permanent exhibitions： Shuangfeng Pavilion and Longjing Pavilion. There are also activities designed for different groups of visitors.

China National Silk Museum

Silk， one of Chinas main products that were exported along the ancient Silk Road， is the first thing that pops into many foreigners minds when they think of China.

In the early 1990s， China National Silk Museum was established as Chinas first state⁃owned silk museum on the southern bank of West Lake in Hangzhou. The exhibits include various silk relics from the different Chinese dynasties.

1. Which animals head is housed in the Capital Museum？

A. The rats. B. The horses.

C. The rabbits. D. The monkeys.

2. When was the Shenyang Palace Museum listed as a World Cultural Heritage Site？

A. In 1954. B. In 1990. C. In 2004. D. In 2016.

3. What do the last two museums have in common？

A. They are private museums. B. They are not open to the public.

C. They are home to similar relics. D. They just focus on one type of relics.

[Test 2]

Above a shining ice pack in the Bering Sea， a helicopter flies over a polar bear， following paw prints in the snow. The bear suddenly appears as a hint of movement， white against white， making its way across the ice. The helicopter goes down， circling over the frightened creature， and a shotgun slides through the window， firing a tranquilizer （镇静剂） into the massive fur⁃covered bottom. Minutes pass. The bear shows no effects. The helicopter drops for a second shot. This time the bear stands its ground， and the pilot， fearing the animal is about to attack the aircraft， sharply noses the helicopter skywards.

But this bear finally moves unsteadily， and then stretches out on the ice like a giant sheep dog. The helicopter sets down， and biologist Gerald Garner advances， kicking the bear in the behind to make sure it is motionless. A swivel （转动） of its head and a flashing of teeth warn Garner that there is plenty of defiance left in this 272⁃kg meat⁃eating creature. With a syringe （注射器）， he injects more drugs. At last the head lowers， and Garner can proceed. Around the bears neck， he fastens a plastic collar containing a computer that will send data to a satellite， allowing scientists to keep track of the animal for a year. By the time Bear No. 6，886 raises its head， the helicopter is softly above the air.

Those tense moments are all in a days work for Garner， one of a handful of hearty scientists， pilots and technicians taking part in a $700，000 annual U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service study of polar bear populations. In an effort to follow the fate of more than 600 bears since the start of the program， the researchers have braved wind⁃chill factors of -59℃， hard living conditions， the constant threats of mechanical failures and the danger of being stuck on an ice pack. Last October， two government biologists and a pilot disappeared while following polar bears from the air.

1. What can we know about the first shot？

A. It annoys the bear. B. It misses the target.

C. It frightens the bear. D. It doesnt work so much.

2. What does the underlined word “defiance” in paragraph 2 probably mean？

A. Resistance. B. Hope. C. Evidence. D. Fear.

3. Which of the following can describe the researchers job？

A. Well⁃paid. B. Environment⁃protecting.

C. Life⁃threatening. D. Time⁃saving.

4. What are Garner and his colleagues doing？

A. Rescuing polar bears. B. Tracking polar bears.

C. Hunting for polar bears. D. Raising polar bears.

[Test 3]

Imagine that you take a walk around your yard or a nearby park and immediately， the sounds of an insect band surround you. Produced by the muscular movements of insects called treehopper （角蝉）， this imagined soundscape comes from vibrations （振动） that flow across the surface of plants. But it is not at all like the familiar vocalizations of crickets （蟋蟀）. Instead， its something richer and more varied. Some sounds are song⁃like， while others are similar to the noises of machines or musical instruments. The noise made from even a single plant may be “as noisy as a busy street”.