单选题
American Museum of Natural History is one of the largest natural and historic museums in the world and one of the main natural history research and education centres in the United States, set up in 1869 and located in the west of the Central Park, Manhattan District, New York. It
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7 hectares in its total area,
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classical types of buildings. The
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of ancient creatures and humanity is
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the first place of all the museums in the world,
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the representative samples from South America, Africa, Europe, Asia and Australia were collected, besides those from the
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country, the United States.
In the museum, there are five kinds of exhibits, including astronomy, mineralogy, human history, and animals in the
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times and those in modern times. There are thirty-eight exhibition halls with different
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from 500 to 1,500 square metres. Besides these, there is a Roosevelt Memorial Hall in
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of President Roosevelt who supported the
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of the museum, which is also used to have a special exhibition, showing the new important
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on natural sciences and
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affairs and social problems, and special topics connected closely with the life of the citizens. Besides this, it is also used for avocation
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to have all kinds of scientific activities in the laboratories, centres of natural science and centres for citizens. There are more than 10
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research departments mainly
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for collection of samples, research and work of publication.
In the museum, there are
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and sub-libraries of Aulspond ancient amniote, with about 300 thousand books and magazines
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natural history, many of
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are very valuable monographs for the first edition. It has published many expert books and magazines, and a large number of propaganda materials,
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which are the two magazines,
Natural History
and
Members of Museum
that have the biggest
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of their magazines.
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查点是词语的固定使用。本题空白处前后的信息内容，尤其是空白处后面的信息内容“7 hectares in its total area(总面积7公顷)”提示本题应该选用D(covers覆盖，占)，因为这样本句才能表达一个完整的“占地面积……”之含义。本句的测试重点是动词“cover”的常用含义之一“占(……面积)”。
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查点是语境推断。本文首段第一句中的信息内容“the main natural history research and education centres(主要自然研究和教育中心)”以及本题空白处前后的信息内容，尤其是空白处后“which”所引导的定语从句所表达的信息内容“have a special exhibition(举办专门展览)”和“showing the new important discoveries(展示新的重大发现)”均提示本题应该选用A(cause事业，奋斗目标)，因为这样能够保持全文前后连贯，同时也保持了本句空白处前后信息内容的连贯和通顺。
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查点是一词多义。本题的测试重点是介词“on”的重点释义之一——“关于”。本题空白处前面的信息内容“books and magazines(书籍和杂志)”以及空白处后面的信息内容“natural history(自然历史)”提示本题应该选用D(on关于)，因为这样可以保持本题空白处前后信息内容的通顺合理。
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查点是定语从句。本题空白处前后是两个句子，这一点提示本题应该选用C(which)以便构成定语，因为这样才能保持本句在句子结构上的正确性。引导定语从句的“which”指代空白处前面的“books and magazines(书和杂志)”。由于本题空白处前面是介词(of)，故不能选用D中的that引导定语从句，因为“介词+which”是定语从句的一种固定句式。
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查点是语境推断。本题空白处前面的信息内容“many expert books and magazines, and a large number of propaganda materials(许多专业书刊和大量的科普宣传资料)”以及本题空白处后面的信息内容“...are the two magazines(是两本杂志)”提示本题应该选用D(among在……之中)，因为这样才能保持本题空白前后在语义上的正确性。
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查点是语境推断。本题空白处前面的信息内容“the biggest(最大的)”和本题空白处后面的信息内容“of their magazines(在这些杂志中)”提示本题应该选用C(circulation发行量)，因为这样可以保持本题空白处前后的语意准确连贯。本题空白处前面的信息词“the biggest(最大的)”对本题的提示作用是不可忽略的，因为英语中词语的搭配既灵活又严格。