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【题目】A

Top 4 New Museum Openings in 2017

Museum Barberini, Potsdam, Germany

In the magnificent reconstructed palace from which it takes its name, the Museum Barberini is a significant new attraction in the city of Potsdam’s already impressive historic centre. The museum will host exhibitions ranging from the old masterpieces to contemporary art. It is opening with the show Impressionism: The Art of Landscape, which will include works by Monet, Renoir and Caillebotte.

Opening late January, museum-barberni. com

Zeitz MOCAA, Cape Town, South Africa

A landmark opening, and not just for South Africa, the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa will be the biggest museum to open on the continent for over a century. It will be an influential place, too: the US $38m institution will be filled entirely with work created since the year 2000. The museum will be inside the 57-meter-high Grain Silo, a towering reminder of Cape Town’s industrial heritage——and soon to be a symbol of its creative future.

Opens 23 September, zeitzmocaa. Museum

Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, the US

With a new logo designed by Mark Bradford, which is meant to evoke the unique urban pace of Los Angeles, the ICA LA represents the rebranding and rehousing of the Santa Monica Museum of Art. It opens in a new space aims to bring together “architecture, urban design and sustainability to create cutting-edge environments for exhibitions, education, dialogue and collaboration”.

Opening in autumn, theicala. Org

Museum of the American Revolution, Philadelphia, the US

With US politics as polarized(两极化) as it is now, there has perhaps never been a better time to reflect on the history of a country that was once so divided and endured five years of civil war. The Museum of the American Revolution does just that, taking a non-partisan(无党派的) view of the period through thousands of objects, artworks, manuscripts and artefacts. Exhibitions will take visitors on a chronological (按时间顺序的) journey, from the roots of resistance to the legacy of its outcome.

Opens 19 April, amrevmuseum. Org

【1】What can we learn about the Museum Barberini from the text?

A. Its name comes from an ordinary palace.

B. Works from the old masterpieces to contemporary art will be shown there.

C. The show is the most interesting part of its opening ceremony.

D. It will open in early January.

【2】In order to create cutting-edge environments, the Institute of Contemporary Art .

A. designs a new logo.

B. speeds urban pace of Los Angeles.

C. opens in a new location in LA arts district.

D. aims to bring together architecture, urban design and sustainability.

【3】If you want to look back on the period in US history when it endures five years of civil war, you can go

to .

A. the Museum Barberini B. the Zeitz MOCAA

C. the Institute of Contemporary Art D. the Museum of the American Revolution

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】D

【解析】

【语篇解读】文章介绍了2017新博物馆开幕前4名博物馆。包括博物馆的展览内容、博物馆的地点和开放时间等项目。

【1】细节理解题。根据文章Museum Barberini, Potsdam, Germany部分中“The museum will host exhibitions ranging from the old masterpieces to contemporary art.”可知，这家博物馆将举办从古典名作到 当代艺术的展览。故选B。

【2】细节理解题。根据文章Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, the US部分中“It opens in a new space aims to bring together “architecture, urban design and sustainability to create cutting-edge environments for exhibitions, education, dialogue and collaboration”.”可知，为了创造更好的的环境，要将 “建筑、城市设计和可持续性”结合起来。故选D。

【3】细节理解题。根据文章Museum of the American Revolution, Philadelphia, the US部分中 “Exhibitions will take visitors on a chronological (按时间顺序的) journey, from the roots of resistance to the legacy of its outcome.”可知，在Museum of the American Revolution中游客们可以回望美国历史。故选D.