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(2021·湖南湘东六校联考)
Treasures from the Al Thani Collection
Location: The Meridian Gate (Wumen)
Dates: April 17 through July 18
The Al Thani Collection allows visitors to see cultural landscapes that have been lost in the depths of history. Artefacts from Egypt and Persia throw light on mysteries known to few. Different people have marked these relics with their own styles, which reflect the unique sources of each culture but strike the viewers with an equally powerful charm.
Exhibition Commemorating the 120th Anniversary of Zhang Boju's Birth
Location: Hall of Martial Valor (Wuying dian)
Dates: April 3 through May 6
The exhibition features traditional Chinese paintings and calligraphy from stateowned museums. Divided into three sections, the exhibition displays artwork organized in order of time, which offers a comprehensive overview of Zhang Boju's collection through this impressive gathering of the collector's works.
Discovering the Hall of Mental Cultivation
Location: The Gate of Uprightness (Duanmen)
Dates: April 3 through April 24
The exhibition allows visitors new ways to explore the history of the Forbidden City with a simple click and celebrates the 92nd anniversary of the establishment of the Palace Museum, established on October 10, 1925. Adding to the museum's new displays, this exhibition combines traditional Chinese culture and contemporary technologies.
Kulangsu Gallery of Foreign Artefacts from the Palace Museum Collection
Location: Kulangsu, Xiamen, Fujian Province
Dates: May 13 through June 24
The gallery is a major place for the Palace Museum to showcase its splendid collection of international art. Most of these works have been kept in the storehouse of the museum and have never been shown to the public. Originally from Europe, East Asia, and North America, these international works date from the sixteenth to the twentieth century.
语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文，主要介绍了四个文物及书画展览，包括展览的项目名称、地点、展览的时间、展览的内容等。
1．Which exhibition displays the longest time?
A．Treasures from the Al Thani Collection.
B．Exhibition Commemorating the 120th Anniversary of Zhang Boju's Birth.
C．Discovering the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
D．Kulangsu Gallery of Foreign Artefacts from the Palace Museum Collection.
解析：选A 选A 细节理解题。根据题干关键词“displays the longest time”定位到每个展览的时间，由“Dates: April 17 through July 18”“Dates: April 3 through May 6”“Dates: April 3 through April 24”“Dates: May 13 through June 24”可知，Al Thani珍宝展从4月17日到7月18日，历时最长，故A项正确。
2．Those who appreciate Chinese painting will probably go to ________.
A．the Meridian Gate
B．Hall of Martial Valor
C．the Gate of Uprightness
D．Kulangsu Gallery of Foreign Artefacts
解析：选B 推理判断题。根据第二段第一句“The exhibition features traditional Chinese paintings and calligraphy from stateowned museums”，结合该段说明的展览地点“Location: Hall of Martial Valor (Wuying dian)”可知，中国传统书画展在武英殿展出；据此推断，对中国绘画感兴趣的参观者可以去武英殿，故B项正确。
3．What is special about Discovering the Hall of Mental Cultivation?
A．It offers a digital experience.
B．It honors the Forbidden City.
C．It combines diverse cultures.
D．It adopts complex technologies.
解析：选A 细节理解题。根据第三段第一句中的“The exhibition allows visitors new ways to explore the history of the Forbidden City with a simple click”可知，点击鼠标，你就可以探索紫禁城的历史；结合该段尾句“Adding to the museum's new displays, this exhibition combines traditional Chinese culture and contemporary technologies”可知，这个展览融合了中国传统文化和当代技术，为博物馆增添了新的展览。据此可知，Discovering the Hall of Mental Cultivation的特别之处在于为参观者提供了数字化体验，故A项正确。
