精品解析：新疆生产建设兵团第五师高级中学2023-2024学年高二上学期9月月考英语试题

2023-2024学年第一学期月考考试 英语试卷(问卷) (高二年级使用) 注意事项： 1.本试卷为问答分离式试卷，共10页，其中问卷8页，答卷2页。答题前，请考生务必将自己的学校、姓名、座位号、准考证号等信息填写在答题卡上。 2.作答非选择题时必须用黑色字迹0.5毫米签字笔书写在答卷的指定位置上，作答选择题必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上将对应题目的选项涂黑。如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案，请保持机读卡卡面清洁，不折叠、不破损。 第一部分 听力(略) 第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分50分) 第一节 (共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑． A Top Public Sculpture Parks to Visit in America Kasmin Sculpture Garden (New York City) This quiet sculpture garden in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood is far from the crowds. Owned and operated by Kasmin Gallery, this exhibition space can be viewed from the nearby High Line. It is designed by Future Green, a Brooklyn, landscape architect studio, and it stands beside a famous building designed by Zaha Hadid. There’s a current exhibition featuring bronze (铜) sculptures by Alma Allen, which shows the artist’s regard for Utah. Tippet Rise Art Center (Fishtail) This sculpture garden is worth the trip to the Beartooth Mountains in Fishtail. It is a 12,500-acre ranch (牧场), which is peppered with public art, including sculptures by Mark di Suvero, among others. This summer, the ranch will be open to those who are hiking or traveling by bike. Storm King Art Center (New Windsor) By far the most popular sculpture park in upstate New York, it is a 500-acre sculpture park in Hudson Valley. Since opening in 1960, it has grown to include dozens of sculptures that change over time. In its collection, the park owns sculptures by famous artists including Carl Andre, Louise Bourgeois, and Daniel Buren. Olympic Sculpture Park (Seattle) This outdoor park was created by the nearby Seattle Art Museum and features a large red sculpture by Alexander Calder called Eagle, as well as Wake by Richard Serra. Since 2007, this waterfront park has brought creativity to Elliott Bay. The landscape design fits in with the local roads and skyline, facing the harbor in what’s recognized as Seattle’s largest downtown green space. 1. What can be learned about the garden in