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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 11th to 13th 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 does Francis Towne’s works picture?

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一些展览。

1. 细节理解题。根据Francis Towne’s watercolours of Rome中Come and experience 18th-century Rome through an astonishing series of watercolours not displayed together since 1805.可知，他的画是有关18世纪的罗马的。故选C项。

2. 细节理解题。根据Room 90a/ Open late Fridays中This small display features a remarkable selection of drawings by British explorers and architects可知，房间90a展示的是一些绘画艺术作品，故选A。

3. 细节理解题。根据Sunken cities: Egypt’s lost worlds中19 May － 27 November 2016可知，选B项。

【名师点睛】

在细节考查题中有一类事实细节题。该题属于细节类型的阅读理解题，一般只针对某个特定的细节，题型可以多种多样。此类题型一般分两种。第一种是直接理解题，在原文中可以直接找到答案。第二种是词义转换题，正确选项是原文有关词语和句子的转换。做此类试题一定要抓住事件发生的时间、地点、人物、发展过程和结局等环节，所选答案一定要符合原文，切不可望文生义。1小题C 细节理解题。根据Francis Towne’s watercolours of Rome中Come and experience 18th-century Rome through an astonishing series of watercolours not displayed together since 1805.可知，他的画是有关18世纪的罗马的。故选C项。

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