Question

【題目】A

The National Gallery

Description:

The National Gallery is the British national art museum built on the north side of Trafalgar Square in London．It houses a diverse collection of more than 2,300 examples of European art ranging from 13th-century religious paintings to more modern ones by Renoir and Van Gogh．The older collections of the gallery are reached through the main entrance while the more modern works in the East Wing are most easily reached from Trafalgar Square by a ground floor entrance

Layout:

The modern Sainsbury Wing on the western side of the building houses 13th- to 15th-century paintings, and artists include Duccio, Uccello, Van Eyck, Lippi, Mantegna, Botticelli and Memling．

The main West Wing houses 16th-century paintings, and artists include Leonardo da Vinci, Cranach, Michelangelo, Raphael, Bruegel, Bronzino, Titan and Veronese．

The North Wing houses 17th-century paintings, and artists include Caravaggio, Rubens, Poussin, Van Dyck, Velazquez, Claude and Vermeer．

The East Wing houses 18th- to early 20th-century paintings, and artists include Canaletto, Goya, Turner, Constable, Renoir and Van Gogh．

Opening Hours:

The Gallery is open every day from 10am to 6pm (Fridays 10am to 9pm) and is free, but charges apply to some special exhibitions．

Getting There:

Nearest underground stations: Charing Cross (2-minute walk), Leicester Square (3-minute walk), Embankment (7-minute walk), and Piccadilly Circus (8-minute walk)．

【1】In which century’s collection can you see religious paintings?

A．The 13th．

B．The 17th．

C．The 18th．

D．The 20th．

【2】Where are Leonardo da Vinci’s works shown?

A．In the East Wing．

B．In the main West Wing．

C．In the Sainsbury Wing．

D．In the North Wing．

【3】Which underground station is closest to the National Gallery?

A．Piccadilly Circus．

B．Leicester Square．

C．Embankment．

D．Charing Cross．

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】D

【解析】

試題解析：本文是一篇說明文。主要介紹了英國國家美術(shù)館的展品以及這個(gè)展館的布置、開館的時(shí)間等情況。

【1】根據(jù)第一段中的ranging from 13thcentury religious paintings to．．．可知人們可以在這里看到13世紀(jì)的宗教圖畫。B、C、D三項(xiàng)中的圖畫都沒有涉及religious這個(gè)詞。

【2】由第三段中的The main West Wing houses 16thcentury paintings，and artists include Leonardo da Vinci．．．可知，達(dá)·芬奇的作品可以在the main West Wing中看到，因此選B。其他幾個(gè)地方都沒有展出達(dá)·芬奇的畫。

【3】根據(jù)最后一段中的Nearest underground stations：Charing Cross(2minute walk)．．．可知，Charing Cross離國家美術(shù)館只有步行2分鐘的路程，其他幾個(gè)地方離國家美術(shù)館的距離都比Charing Cross遠(yuǎn)。