Question

On Sept. 15, TripAdvisor, one of the world’s largest travel review websites, named the world’s top 25 museums in its Travelers’ Choice Award according to the reviews and opinions of travelers worldwide. Now let’s take a look at the top four museums which are ranked as follows by the popularity around the world.

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City

It is the largest museum in the Western Hemisphere, with a collection of 2 million items from more than 5,000 years of world culture. The iconic museum includes important collections from ancient Egypt and medieval Europe as well as ancient Greece and Rome. Here, visitors can get lost in different centuries: They can see the Temple of Dendur from early Egypt, Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh’s Wheatfield With Cypresses an US pop Andy Warhol’s Souper Dress, all in one place.

Muse d’Orsay, Paris

Located in the center of Paris on the bank of the River Seine, the Musee d’Orsay houses the world’s most amazing collections of impressionist and post-impressionist art. It offers the chance to view major works from greats like Van Gogh and Claude Monet. The museum is famous for being home to Starry Night over the Rhone, an oil painting by Van Gogh that is often praised along with his masterpiece Starry Night.

Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois

It was named the world’s best museum in 2014. The world-famous Windy City museum houses nearly 300,000 works, including one of the largest collections of modern art, including pieces such as Spanish painter Pablo Picasso’s The Old Guitarist, US artist Georgia O’Keeffe’s Black Cross and French artist Henri Matisse’s Bathers by a River. A TripAdvisor reviewer commented, “No matter how many times I visit, it never gets old. Paintings from every era, works from every great artist.”

Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid

Nowhere is able to present the entire history of Spanish art like the Museo Nacional del Prado.

Here, visitors can enjoy a detailed view of the Spanish school of the Modem Age. Outstanding masterpieces by artists such as Diego Velazquez, Francisco Goya and Joaquiin Sorolla make up an internationally-famous collection. The Italian school is another highlight of the museum’s collection, as it includes the 15^th century masterpieces such as The Annunciation by Fra Angelico, The Death of the Virgin by Andrea Mantegna and The Dead Christ Supported by Angels by Antonello da Messina.

1.How is the Metropolitan Museum of Art different from the other three museums?

A. It is the largest art museum in the world

B. It is so big that visitors may easily get lost in it

C. Its main collection is from ancient Egypt and medieval Europe

D. It is the most popular museum of the four museums

2.If you are interested in impressionist art,       is a place you cannot miss.

A. Metropolitan Museum of Art    B. Musee d’Orsay

C. Art Institute of Chicago    D. Museo Nacional del Prado

3.Which is a correct match of the painting and the museum?

A. Pablo Picasso’s The Old Guitarist—Musee d’Orsay

B. Henri Matisse’s Bathers by a River—Metropolitan Museum of Art

C. Andrea Mantegna’s The Death of the Virgin—Museo Nacional del Prado

D. Vincent van Gogh’s Wheatfield With Cypresses—Art Institute of Chicago

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.C

【解析】本文对四个博物馆的展览情况进行了详细的介绍。

1.推理判断题。由Here, visitors can get lost in different centuries: They can see the Temple of Dendur from early Egypt, Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh’s Wheatfield With Cypresses an US pop Andy Warhol’s Souper Dress, all in one place. 可判断出首都艺术博物馆和其他三个博物馆的不同之处在于它是四个博物馆中最受欢迎的博物馆，选D。

2.细节理解题。由the Musee d’Orsay houses the world’s most amazing collections of impressionist and post-impressionist art. 可知如果你对印象派艺术感兴趣，Musee d’Orsay是你不能错过的一个地方，选B。

3.细节理解题。由The Italian school is another highlight of the museum’s collection, as it includes the 15th century masterpieces such as The Annunciation by Fra Angelico, The Death of the Virgin by Andrea Mantegna and The Dead Christ Supported by Angels by Antonello da Messina.可知选C。