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One day. One lifetime. You can do it! From the museum of modem art to the museum of ancient articles, visit our picks for the world’s best museums.

National Gallery of Canada (Ottawa)

This museum has a great collection of art spanning the Middle Ages to the present day, including American, Indian, European, Inuit and Canadian works. It offers a unique, near-complete overview of Canadian art — from early Quebec religious work, through Inuit work from the 1950s, to the contemporaries.

Tokugawa Art Museum (Japan)

The Tokugawa family reigned over Japan from 1600 to 1868. Under them, the country enjoyed the longest period of peace in its history. This time span is also known as the Edo period, during which the arts flowered in Japan. Artists of this period directly influenced Western masters such as Monet, Gauguin and Whistler and have since gone on to become household names. Other exhibits effectively present, through accurately reproduced environments, aspects of Japanese life at the time.

Museum of Fine Arts (Boston)

Highlights of this museum’s collection include a 4th-century Christian marble bust (半身像) of St. Paul at prayer, and a painting that questions life and our very existence, Gauguin’s “Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going?” It’s a must — go in the US.

The Egyptian Museum (Cairo)

As well as gathering together some of the finest archaeological finds from all Egypt, this museum also provides a rare opportunity to simply pop in and within minutes be standing face-to-face with one of the greatest works of mankind, Tutankhamun’s golden mask. A portrait of unbelievable quality, craftsmanship and beauty, the highly polished gold face — at once a god, a king and a teenager — shines like water: delicate, yet untouchable all at the same time.

1.Which museum will you visit if you want to know more about Monet?

A. Tokugawa Art Museum.    B. National Gallery of Canada.

C. Museum of Fine Arts.    D. The Egyptian Museum.

2.What kind of works can’t you see in the National Gallery of Canada?

A. American works.    B. European works.

C. Japanese works.    D. Inuit woks.

3.What is the most famous art work in The Egyptian Museum?

A. Gauguin’s painting.

B. A golden mask of Tutankhamun.

C. The Tokugawa family paintings.

D. A 4th-century Christian marble bust of St. Paul at prayer.

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

【解析】

本文是一篇应用文。本文主要推荐了世界上最好的四个博物馆。

1.细节理解题。由Tokugawa Art Museum (Japan)中的Artists of this period directly influenced Western masters such as Monet, Gauguin and Whistler and have since gone on to become household names.可知，如果你想要更多的了解莫奈，你应该去参观Tokugawa Art Museum，选A。

2.细节理解题。由National Gallery of Canada (Ottawa)中的including American, Indian, European, Inuit and Canadian works.可知，在the National Gallery of Canada中，你看不到日本作品，选C。

3.细节理解题。由The Egyptian Museum (Cairo)中的this museum also provides a rare opportunity to simply pop in and within minutes be standing face-to-face with one of the greatest works of mankind, Tutankhamun’s golden mask.可知，在The Egyptian Museum中，最著名的艺术作品是图坦卡蒙的金色面具，选B。