Gallery Policies for Visitors to National Gallery of Art, Washington Visitors must present all carried items for inspection upon entry．After inspection, all bags, backpacks, umbrellas, parcels, and other things as determined by security officers must be left at the checkrooms．Free of charge, close to each entrance．All oversized bag, backpacks, and luggage must be left at the checkrooms near the 4th Street entrance of either the East or West Building．These items will have to be x-rayed before being accepted．Items of value, such as laptop computers, cameras, and fur coats, may not be left in the checkrooms but may be carried into the galleries．
We regret that we do not have enough space for visitor items larger than 17×26 inches into the Gallery or its checkrooms．
Additional security procedures and checks may be taken according to the decision of the Gallery．For the safety of the artworks and other visitor, nothing may be carried on a visitor’s back．Soft front baby carriers are allowed, but children may not be carried on shoulders or in a child carrier worn on the back．Pushchairs are available free of charge near each checkroom．
Smoking is prohibited．Food and drink are not permitted outside the food service areas．Unopened bottled water may be carried only in a visitor’s bag．Cell phones may not be used in the galleries．
Animals, other than service animals, are not permitted in the Gallery．
Skateboarding is prohibited．
Picture-taking(including video)for personal use is permitted except in special exhibitions and where specifically prohibited．Tripods(三脚架)are not allowed．
Please do not touch the works of art．
(1)
When people come to visit the Gallery, they should ________．
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A．
leave all their carried items at the checkrooms
B．
have all their carried items x-rayed at the entrance
C．
take all their carried items with them without inspection
D．
have all their carried items inspected at the entrance
(2)
What does the Gallery feel sorry for?
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A．
Visitors have to keep their valuable items in the checkrooms．
B．
The size of visitor items allowed into the Gallery is limited．
C．
It cannot keep oversized visitor items due to limited space．
D．
Visitor items over 17×26 inches must go through additional checks．
(3)
Parents with small children visiting the Gallery ________．
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A．
can carry their children in soft front child carriers．
B．
can carry their children on their shoulders
C．
can carry their children in child carriers worn on the back
D．
ought to pay if they want to use pushchairs for their children
(4)
Visiting photographers should make sure that ________．
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A．
pictures and videos are allowed for personal use anywhere in the Gallery
B．
tripods are allowed except in some special exhibitions
C．
picture-taking and videoing are totally forbidden in the Gallery
D．
pictures and videos can be taken in some places for personal use
Israeli paintings－Israeli artist Menashe Kadishman will hold a personal show named “Flock of Sheep” from November 26 to December 20 at the China National Art Museum．On show are 550 colorful oil paintings of sheep heads．
His works have been on show in the Metropolitan Museum in New York and Tate Gallery in London over the past 30 years．
Time：9∶00 a. m.－4∶00 p. m., November 26-December 20．
Place：China National Art Museum,1 Wusi Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing．
Tel：6401-2252
Russia Ballet－The Kremlin Ballet from Russia will perform two immortal classical ballets－“Swiss Lake” and “The Nutcracker”－at the Beijing Beizhan Theatre．Set up in 1990, the theatre has a number of first-class ballet dancers with pride．Most of their performances are classical．
Time：7∶15 p. m., December 5 and 6(“Swan Lake”); 7∶15 p. m., December 7(“Nutcracker”)
Folk concert－The Central Conservatory of Music(音乐学院)will hold a folk concert in memory of the late musician Situ Huacheng．
On the programme are many popular folks such as “Moon Night on the Bamboo Tower” “Celebrating Harvest” “Deep and Lasting Friendship” “Golden Snake Dancers Wildly”, and “Children?s Holiday”．
Time：7∶30 p. m., November 25．
Place：Beijing Concert Hall, 1 Beixinhua Street．
Tel：6605-5812
(1)
If a child is very fond of dancing, his parent should take him to ________．
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A．
China National Art Museum
B．
Beizhan Theatre
C．
Beijing Concert Hall
D．
1 Wusi Street
(2)
Menashe Kadishman is well known for painting ________．
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A．
deer
B．
birds
C．
sheep
D．
flowers
(3)
Which of the following is TRUE?
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A．
The folk concert will last three days．
B．
The ballet “The Nutcracker” will be put on once．
C．
The Israeli paintings will be on show for a month．
D．
China National Art Museum lies in Xicheng District．
(4)
If you dial the telephone number 6605-3388 on Dec．8, you can ________．
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A．
go to the folk concert
B．
visit the Art Museum
C．
watch the ballet
D．
none of the above
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What's On Stage
An acrobatic show：To celebrate its 50th anniversary, the China Acrobatic Troupe(剧团)will present “The Soul of China”, where the seemingly impossible is made real．Chills will run down your spine(脊柱)as you watch breathlessly as performers take their art and their bodies to the edge．
Time：7∶30 p. m., September 13-19
Place：Capital Theatre, 22 Wangfujing Dajie, Dongcheng District
Exhibitions
Joint Show：A group ink painting exhibition is running at the Huangshicheng Art Gallery in Beijing．About 50 works by 25 young artists including Ge Yun and Yu Yang are on display．
Time：9∶00 a. m.－5∶00 p. m. until September 10
Place：Huangshicheng Art Gallery, 136 Nanchizi Dajie, Dongcheng District
Oil paintings：The Wanfung Art Gallery will host a joint show of oil painting by 10 young and middle-aged artists．On display are more than 30 of their latest works, which capture the wondrous variety of life in unique styles．
Time：9∶00 a. m.－4∶00 p. m. until September 15
Place：136 Nanchizi Street, Dongcheng District
Literature museum：The National Museum of Modern Chinese Literature offers an in-depth study of the evolution of Chinese contemporary literature from 1919 to 1949．
Beijing rocks：“The Fashion Night of Chinese Rock” is set to bring rock fans out by the thousands next month．Nine Chinese rock bands will perform at the concert, including older generation bands, middle generation and some recent arrivals．The audience will be given a chance to decide what songs they want to hear, which is sure to bring a storm．
Time：September 16
Place：The Olympic Center
Belgium Orchestra：La Petite Bande, the Baroque Orehestra of Belgium, will perform in Beijing at the Grand Theatre of the Cultural Palace of Nationalities as part of activities across the world in memory of the 250th anniversary of Bach's death．
Time：7∶30 p. m．September 11－14
Place：Grand Theatre of the Cultural Palace of Nationalities
(1)
Suppose it is September 14 today, how many activities can people choose to attend?
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A．
2．
B．
3．
C．
4．
D．
5．
(2)
The most characteristic thing about the Fashion Night of Chinese Rock is that _______．
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A．
it will let the audience choose the performers and the music
B．
it is to bring thousands of rock fans out of their homes
C．
it will certainly cause a rock storm throughout China
D．
it is to be held in memory of one of the greatest musicians
(3)
On the whole, we can conclude _______．
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A．
people in Beijing prefer modern culture to something traditional
B．
there are usually more cultural activities in September than in any other month
C．
most of the cultural activities in Beijing are for foreign visitors only
D．
we can enjoy a large variety of cultural activities in Beijing
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