Question

 Have you ever wanted to travel back through time and see what life was like at the dawn（起始） of man? Well, museums can make history come alive. And one museum in particular can take you on an exciting journey from the beginning of human culture to the present day.

    It is the British Museum. Being one of the largest museums in the world, it is home to over 7 million objects from all the world’s continents. While most of us may not have the opportunity to visit London, we can catch a glimpse of the treasures it holds in Beijing. More than 100 cultural relics will be on display in the Palace Museum. Named “Britain and the World”, a range of pencil sketches (素描), watercolor paintings, sculptures and many other objects have traveled to China.

    There will be several Chinese objects on show. But “they were obtained by the British Museum before 1830 mainly by trade,” said Ma Jige, deputy director of the Exhibition Department of the Palace Museum.

    In fact, there are more than 23,000 Chinese relics in the British Museum, including national treasures like gems (宝石), artwork and ancient bronze ware objects.

    The museum is famed for its exquisite Chinese paintings. Picture of Lady Officials (《女史箴图》) by Gu Kaizhi, a top painter of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (AD 317-420), is there. The British Museum also holds 13,700 Buddhist records from the Dunhuang Grottoes in Gansu Province.

1. From the passage we can learn that ________.

A. the British Museum will be moved to Beijing

B. pictures of some objects belonging to the British Museum will be taken to Beijing

C. pictures of the British Museum will be on show in Beijing

D. some objects of the British Museum will be on show in Beijing

2. The Chinese objects on show were mainly _______ by the British Museum.

A. stolen          B. bought       C. borrowed           D. robbed

3. How many Chinese relics are there in the British Museum?

A. About 100.  B. About 1,830.  C. About 13,700.    D. Over 23,000.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.D

2.B

3.D

【解析】略