The National Gallery

Description:

The National Gallery is the British national art museum built on the north side of Trafalgar Square in London. It houses a diverse collection of more than 2,300 examples of European art ranging from 13th-century religious paintings to more modem ones by Renoir and Van Gogh. The older collections of the gallery are reached through the main entrance while the more modern works in the East Wing are most easily reached from Trafalgar Square by a ground floor entrance.

Layout:

The modern Sainsbury Wing on the western side of the building houses 13th-to 15th-century paintings, and artists include Duccio, Uccello, Van Eyck, Lippi, Mantegna, Botticelli and Memling.

The main West Wing houses 16th-century paintings, and artists include Leonardo da Vinci, Cranach, Michelangelo, Raphael, Bruegel, Bronzino, Titian and Veronese.

The North Wing houses 17th-century paintings, and artists include Caravaggio, Rubens, Poussin, Van Dyck, Velaazquez, Claude and Vermeer.

The East Wing houses 18th-to early 20th-century paintings, and artists include Canaletto, Goya, Turner, Constable, Renoir and Van Gogh.

Opening Hours:

The Gallery is open every day from 10am to 6pm (Fridays 10am to 9pm) and is free, but charges apply to some special exhibitions.

Getting There:

Nearest underground stations: Charing Cross (2-minute walk), Leicester (3-minute walk), Embankment (7-minute walk), and Piccadilly Circus (8-minute walk).

1.In which wing can you see religious paintings?

A. In the East Wing.    B. In the main West Wing.

C. In the Sainsbury Wing.    D. In the North Wing.

2.If you enter the gallery by a ground floor, you will easily see the works of       .

A. Van Eyck    B. Cranach

C. Van Dyck.    D. Constable.

3.According to the passage, which of the following is true?

A. The National Gallery is the biggest British national art museum.

B. There are four exhibition areas in The National Gallery

C. The Gallery is open every day from 10am to 6pm

D. The Gallery is completely free

4.Where does the text probably come from?

A. An artist magazine.    B. A tourist map.

C. A news report.    D. A museum guide.

A Trip to the Forest

One day Bob took two of his friends into the mountains. They put up their tents and then rode off to a forest to see how the trees were growing. In the afternoon when they were about ten kilometres from their camp, it started to snow. More and more snow fell. Soon Bob could hardly see his hands before his face. He could not find the road. Bob knew there were two roads. One road went to the camp, and the other went to his house. But all was white snow. Everything was the same. How could he take his friends back to the camp?

Bob had an idea. The horses! Let the horses take them back! But what would happen if the horses took the road to his house? That would be a trip of thirty-five kilometres in such cold weather! It was getting late. They rode on and on. At last the horses stopped. Where were they? None of them could tell. John looked around. What was that under the tree? It was one of their tents!

1.John and his two friends went to the forest to _____.

A. build their camp

B. find their way home

C. enjoy the mountains in the snow

D. watch the trees in the forest

2.They could not find their way back because _____.

A. there was only one road to their camp

B. they couldn't decide which of the two roads led to their tents

C. there were no roads in the mountains at all

D. everything was covered by the white snow

3.It is clear that they wanted the horses to take them to _____.

A. John's house    B. the camp

C. the forest    D. the mountains

4.The horses stopped because_____.

A. it was getting late    B. they were tired after running for a long way

C. they knew that they had got to the camp    D. they had seen John's house

---There isn’t anything serious, _________,Doctor?

---_________.The children will be all right in a day or two.

A. is it; Yes    B. isn’t ; No

C. isn’t there; Yes    D. is there; No

（题文）Taking exercise every morning helps to lose weight, ________?

A. doesn’t it    B. don’t they

C. isn’t it    D. aren’t they

—How did you find your visit to the museum, John?

—___________________.

A. By taking a No.3 bus    B. Oh, wonderful, indeed

C. I went there alone    D. A classmate of mine showed me the way

---What can I help you, Sir?

---I’d like to have this box _____ and post it to Paris.

A. weight    B. weighed

C. weighted    D. to be weighed

Good food along with beautiful shoes ______the poor little girl hopes for.

A. is that    B. are that

C. are what    D. is what

—Did you _____ your teacher’s advice?

--- Yes, no one gave me ______ advice.

A. take; a better    B. follow; a better

C. take ; the best    D. follow;  a better piece of

The advice columnist is very happy now, for Jane just called to tell him that his advice ____very well,_____ hadn’t been expected.

A. worked out; which    B. went on; as

C. turned out; that    D. worked out; who

The young girls prefer dressing up for a party to _______ by others.

A. be noticed    B. being noticed

C. having been noticed    D. have been noticed