此资源为用户分享，在本站免费下载，只限于您用于个人教学研究。

约39170字，有答案解析。

　　2017年广东省深圳市高考英语二模试卷
　　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"the 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．
　　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"London Bridge is down''．
　　The Prime Minister at the time will be woken，if not already awake，and informed by civil servants that"London Bridge is down"．
　　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