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 ________．
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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．
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A．
stolen
B．
bought
C．
borrowed
D．
robbed
(3)
How many Chinese relics are there in the British Museum?
The literal meaning of philosophy is “love of wisdom”．But this meaning does not tell us very much．Unlike the other discilines(学科), philosopjy cannot e defined by what you study , because it si actually unlimited．Anything can be the subject matter of philosophy：are, history, law, language, literature, mathematics, and in fact, the other academic disciplines are directly related to philosopkhy．For this reason you get a Doctorate(博士学位)of Philosoophy(Ph．D．)in biochemisty, or computer science, or psychology．
Two broad sub-fields of philosophy are logic and the history of philosophy．Logic is the science of argument and eritical thinkging．It provides sound methods for distinguishing good from bad reasonign．The history of philosopjy involives the study of major philosophers and perrsiad in the development of philosophy．
Of what use is philosophy? First it is useful in educational advancemet．It is necessary for undesrtanding other disciplines．Only philosopjy questiong the nature of the concepts used in a discipline, and its relatin to other disco[;omes．And throught the stdy of philosophy, one develops sound methods of research and analysis that can be applied to any field．
There are a number of gengral uses of philosophy．It strengthens one’s ability to solve problesm, to communieate, to organize ideas and issues, to presuade, and to takewhat is the most important form a large quamity of data．These general uses are of great benefit in the career firld, not necessarily ofr boutaining onej’s first job after graduation , but for preparing for posttions of responsibility, managemetn and leadershin later on．It is very shor sihte after all, to take a course of studies only for the purpose of getting one’s first job．The useful skills developed throught the study of philosophy hav significang long-term benefits in canreer advancement．No other discipline systematically follows the ideals of wisdom, leadership, and capacity to reasolve human conflict．
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Accprdomg to Paragraph 1．philosophy can best be described as the study of ________．
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A．
social sciences
B．
natural sciences
C．
both social and natural sciences
D．
the subject matter of politics
(2)
With the study of philosophy, you can ________．
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A．
become a great leader
B．
succeed in everything
C．
find a good job soon after graduation
D．
make progress in your career development
(3)
According to the passage, which of the follwing statements is TRUE?
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A．
Philosophy is an independent discipline．
B．
Logic helps you to become a better thinker．
C．
The study of philosophy brings you immediate benefits．
D．
The meaning of philosophy is too limited to define．
(4)
From the passage, we can conclude ________
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A．
not all the subjects have to do with philosophy
B．
a person will get a Ph．D．if he/she studies philosophy
C．
philosophy can be helpful for the study of any other subjects
D．
philosophy is the only solution to all the probleras in the world
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