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2016 Exhibitions in the British Museum

Sunken cities: Egypt’s lost worlds

19 May － 27 November 2016

Sainsbury Exhibitions Gallery

Adults￡16.50, Members/under 16s free

Sunken under the sea for over a thousand years, two lost cities of ancient Egypt were lately rediscovered. Their amazing discovery is transforming our understanding of the deep connections between the great ancient civilizations of Egypt and Greece. Their story is told for the first time in this exhibition.

Francis Towne’s watercolours of Rome

21 January － 14 August 2016

Room 90/ Open late Fridays

Free, just drop in

Come and experience 18th-century Rome through an astonishing series of watercolours not displayed together since 1805.

Sicily: culture and conquest

21 April － 14 September 2016

Room 35

Tickets: Adults￡10, Members/under 16s free

This exhibition tells Sicily’s fascinating stories － from the arrival of the Greeks and other settlers, to the extraordinary period of enlightenment(启蒙) under Norman rule in the 11^th to 13^th centuries.

Early British exploration of the classical world

14 March － 27 July 2016

Room 90a/ Open late Fridays

Free, just drop in

This small display features a remarkable selection of drawings by British explorers and architects, who discovered and documented some of Sicily’s best surviving classical sculpture and architecture.

1.Which place are Francis Towne’s works picture about?

A. Egypt.B. France.C. Rome.D. Sicily.

2.What art works are housed in Room 90a?

A. Drawings.          B. Buildings.

C. Sculptures.         D. Watercolours.

3.Which exhibition can you attend in October?

A. Sicily: culture and conquest

B. Sunken cities: Egypt’s lost worlds

C. Francis Towne’s watercolours of Rome

D. Early British exploration of the classical world

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了2016年在英国博物馆举行的展览。

1.1】C 细节理解题。根据Francis Towne’s watercolours of Rome中的Come and experience 18th-century Rome through an astonishing series of watercolours not displayed together since 1805.(来吧，通过一系列惊人的水彩画，体验十八世纪的罗马。)，Francis Towne的作品是关于十八世纪的罗马的，故选C。

2.2】A 细节理解题。根据Early British exploration of the classical world中Room 90a/ Open late Fridays This small display features a remarkable selection of drawings by British explorers and architects...可知，被安置在房间90a的艺术作品是drawings。故选A。

3.3】B 细节理解题。根据文章开头Sunken cities: Egypt’s lost worlds 19 May － 27 November 2016可知，仍能在十月参观的是Egypt’s lost worlds。故选B。

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