Question

    BEIJING—Nine pieces of art relics from a temporary exhibition in the Palace Museum were stolen at midnight on May 8, 2011. It was the first theft in 20 years at the heavily guarded former home of emperors(皇帝), also known as the Forbidden City. The nine pieces—all small Western-style gold purses and cosmetics containers(化妆盒)covered with jewels and made between 1920 and 1945—were on loan(出借)from Hong Kong-based Liang Yi Museum and being on show in the Chengsu Hall of the Palace Museum.

    Police have recovered six stolen relics and returned them to the museum, but three pieces remain missing, according to the spokesman for the Beijing municipal police. The six stolen pieces were got from a man named Shi Baikui from Eastern China’s Shandong Province, who admitted stealing the pieces. Shi entered the museum as a visitor on May 8 and then hid himself inside and waited until closing time, according to police. He then broke a window on the northern side of the exhibition hall to gain entry and proceeded to steal relics.

    Police say Shi said he wanted to sell the relics to a store in Beijing but was turned away because the store owner said the pieces were fake(赝品). He then threw away the relics.

    The Beijing police are offering rewards to anyone who can provide them with any information or tips on the other three lost relics from the Palace Museum. The amount of the reward has not been determined yet, since authorities are evaluating the value of the stolen pieces. It is hoped that with all citizens’ help the other three can be recovered as soon as possible.

60. What’s the passage mainly about?

A. Many rewards were offered for Palace Museum stolen relics

B. Six stolen relics were returned to the Palace Museum

C. Shi Baikui, the first thief in the Forbidden City

D. Nine stolen relics were all recovered by police

61. According to Paragraph 1, the nine stolen relics _______.

A. were bought from Hong Kong-based Liang Yi Museum

B. don’t belong to the Palace Museum of China

C. were small daily items used by Chinese women in the 20s～40s

D. were being on show in the Chengsu Hall of the Summer Palace

62. How did the thief go into the Palace Museum?

A. He entered the museum by acting as a visitor.

B. He broke a door and climbed into the museum.

C. He worked there and had the key to the museum.

D. The passage doesn’t mention how the thief entered the museum.

63. The underlined phrase “turned away” (in Paragraph 3)possibly means _______.

A. criticized                  B. invited               C. accepted                  D. refused

Answer 1

60.解析：选B。主旨大意题。本篇新闻主要告诉大家故宫博物馆九件失窃文物中已被警察追回六件，尚有三件下落不明。警方向广大市民悬赏征求线索。文章围绕第二段第一句“Police have recovered six stolen relics and returned them to the museum, but three pieces remain missing, . . . ”展开。

61.解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句“The nine pieces—all small Western-style gold purses and cosmetics containers covered with jewels and made between 1920 and 1945—were on loan from Hong Kong-based Liang Yi Museum and being on show in the Chengsu Hall of the Palace Museum. ”可知：被盗文物是从香港借用展览的，他们不属于故宫博物馆。故选B。

62.解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第二段第三句“Shi entered the museum as a visitor on May 8 and then hid himself inside and waited until closing time, . . . ”便知A项正确。

63.解析：选D。词义猜测题。根据第三段可知：一店主说文物是赝品而将他拒之门外。refuse“拒绝(进入)”。此处正合文意。其他三项意义不妥。