It's once again been declared the world's most popular museum. 1.B ，it may not be a 2.A thing for the Louvre (卢浮宫) in Paris.The museum broke its own 3.C in 2018, welcoming 10.2 million 4.C and claiming the top spot in an index of the world's mostvisited museums.
But the Louvre's uptick (小幅上升) in visitors is 5.D too much for many of its workers, 6.A by reception and security staff over the number of tourists 7.A through its doors have hit opening hours throughout the week.“The Louvre is suffocating (令人窒息的)，” the workers union said in a statement. “The public has increased by more than 20% since 2009, but the palace has not grown，” it 8.B .The museum was 9.D on Monday and opened later than advertised on Wednesday, due to a 10.B with the dissatisfied workers. Visitors have 11.A outside the building throughout the week, and those without bookings have been 12.C .Although tensions with its workers 13.D , the museum's bottom line is looking 14.A .The Louvre broke its 2012 15.B record last year, marking a dramatic 16.C from a sharp downturn in visits in 2017 that was due to a sudden decrease in 17.D in Paris.The social media that are 18.C about Beyoncé and Jay Z's music 19.B filmed at the museum may have played into that increase.But while visitor numbers rose at the Louvre, overall attendance was relatively 20.D among the top 20 museums in the world last year. Attendance grew among the top 20 by just 0.1% from 2017 to 2018.
文章大意：这是一篇议论文。卢浮宫在经历2017年游客数量骤减后，2018年游客数量又迎来了小幅增长。游客数量回升虽然给卢浮宫带来了好名誉，但也造成了问题，导致工作人员罢工，游客滞留宫殿外。
1．A.Moreover B.However
C．Finally D．Eventually
解析：句意：巴黎的卢浮宫再一次被评为世界最受欢迎的博物馆，然而，这对它来说或许不是件好事。根据下文的“‘The Louvre is suffocating (令人窒息的)，’the workers union said in a statement. ‘The public has increased by more than 20% since 2009, but the palace has not grown，’”(卢浮宫令人窒息，自2009年来参观的公众上涨了20%，但是这个宫殿没有变大)可知，下文陈述的内容是卢浮宫不好的一面，故此处前后句用转折关系。故选B项。
2．A.splendid B.skeptical
C.tough D.sad
解析：句意：巴黎的卢浮宫再一次被评为世界最受欢迎的博物馆，然而，这对它来说或许不是件好事。splendid“美好的”；skeptical“怀疑的”；tough“棘手的，困难的”；sad“悲伤的”。故选A项。
3．A.promise B.rule
C．record D.law
解析：句意：卢浮宫在2018年打破了它的记录，接待了1 020万游客，并在世界上参观人数最多的博物馆排名中拔得头筹。2018年接待的游客最多，所以此处用“打破记录”符合文义。故选C项。
4．A.musicians B.artists
C．visitors D．volunteers
解析：博物馆对应游客，符合逻辑。故选C项。
5．A.acquiring B．suffering
C．blaming D．proving
解析：句意：卢浮宫游客的小幅增长证明对于工作人员来说人还是太多，接待和保安人员因大批游客涌入而举行的罢工影响了卢浮宫本周的开放时间。acquiring“获得”；suffering“遭受”；blaming“责备”；proving“证明”。联系上下文，游客的增长反映了游客过多工作人员过少的问题，选项中和“反应”最接近的是prove(证明)。故选D项。
6．A.strikes B．quarrels
C．fights D．contests
解析：根据“hit opening hours throughout the week”(影响了开放时间)可推测出，工作人员罢工。故选A项。
7．A.flooding B.jumping
C．crawling D．slipping
解析：flooding“涌”；jumping“跳”；crawling“爬”；slipping“滑”。此处用“flood”表示游客数量很多，符合语境。故选A项。
8．A.stopped B.added
C．started D.paused
解析：句意：声明补充道，自2009年以来，公众人数增加了25%以上，但卢浮宫的面积没有变大。stopped“停止”；added“补充说”；started“开始”；paused“暂停”。故选B项。
9．A.decorated B.repaired
C．visited D．closed
解析：句意：由于和不满工作人员进行了会议，博物馆在周一闭馆，比周三宣传的时间要晚。故选D项。
10．A.lecture B．meeting
C．speech D．lesson
解析：联系上下文，此处是用会议的形式来解决工人罢工问题。故选B项。
11．A.queued B.dined
C．helped D．served
解析：句意：游客们整整一周都在大楼外排队，没有预约的人被拒之门外。queued“排队”；dined“否定”；helped“帮助”；served“服务”。前文提到博物馆闭馆，那么没有进入的游客只能在外排队等候。故选A项。
12．A.turned up B.turned over
C．turned away D．turned on
解析：句意：游客们整整一周都在大楼外排队，没有预约的人被拒之门外。turned away“把某人拒之门外，不让某人进入”符合句意。故选C项。
13．A.die out B.pay off
C．fade away D．go on
解析：句意：尽管与工作人员的紧张关系仍在继续，但博物馆的最低营业额是健康的。故选D项。
14．A.healthy B．funny
C．tiny D.cozy
解析：根据“The Louvre broke its 2012 15 record last year”(卢浮宫打破了2012年的参观记录)可知，博物馆营业情况良好。故选A项。
15．A.quality B．attendance
C．photo D.worker
解析：quality“质量”；attendance“出席/到场人数”；photo“照片”；worker“工人”。根据下文的“a sharp downturn in visits(参观访问的急剧减少)”可知，本句主要陈述游客人数问题，attendance符合句意。故选B项。
16．A.alarm B.attack
C．recovery D．prediction
解析：alarm“警告”；attack“袭击”；recovery“恢复”；prediction“预测”。联系上下文，今年的游客比2017年多，说明情况有所好转。故选C项。
17．A.paintings B．products
C．population D.tourism
解析：本文主要讲卢浮宫游客数量问题，属于旅游业。故选D项。
18．A.innocent B．selfish
C．crazy D．generous
解析：句意：那些对碧昂斯和周杰伦在博物馆拍摄的音乐专辑着迷的社交媒体可能对游客人数增长起了一定作用。innocent“无知的”；selfish“自私的”；crazy“疯狂的”；generous“慷慨的”。联系上下文，对碧昂斯和周杰伦着迷的社交媒体宣传他们的专辑，导致卢浮宫参观人数增加。故选C项。
19．A.concert B.video
C．festival D.industry
解析：根据句中的filmed(拍摄)判断，此空用video(视频)。故选B项。
20．A.high B.huge
C．round D．flat
解析：句意：尽管卢浮宫游客人数增加了，但去年全球前20大博物馆的总体参观人数相对持平。故选D项。
