Question

The National Gallery

Description:

　　　 The National Gallery is the British national art museum built on the north side 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-to15th-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 Veronest.

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 10anm 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).

68. In which century’s collection can you see religious paintings?

A. The 13th

B. The 17th

C. The 18th

D. The 20th

69. 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.

70. Which underground station is closest to the National Gallery?

A. Piccadilly Circus.

B. Leicester Square.

C. Embankment.

D. Charing Cross.

Answer 1

【语篇解读】　本文是说明文。作者分四大板块：整体描述、布局、开放时间以及可以到达美术馆的地铁站介绍了英国伦敦国家美术馆。

段落	关键词、句	大意推测
第一部分（Para. 1）	bulit on the north side of Trafalgar Square,houses a diverse collection, the older collections,the more modern works	The Nationa Galley的总体介绍：建在特拉法加广场的北面；藏有多种多样的收藏品；年代久远的收藏品；现代的作品
第二部分（Para. 2-5）	The modern Sainsbury Wing,the main West Wing;the North Wing,the East Wing,houses	The Nationa Galley的布局：现代的Sainsbury翼；主要的西翼；北翼；东翼；收藏
第三部分（Para. 6）	Open every day,is free,charges apply to some special exbitions.	开放时间：每天；免费；仅对一些专门的展览收费
第三部分（Para. 7）	Nearest underground	如何达到：最近的地铁

【解析】

68.A．细节判断题。难度：较易。本题的关键词是religious paintings，定位在第一段。根据It houses a diverse collectiong of more than 2,300 examples of European art ranging from 13^th-century religious paintings to more modern ones by Renoir and Van Gogh.（它藏有从13世纪宗教美术作品到雷诺瓦和梵高的现代作品2300多份的各种各样的藏品），我们可以断定宗教美术作品是13世纪的。

69.B．细节判断题。难度：较易。本题的题眼是Leonardo da Vinci，定位在第三段。根据The main West Wing houses 16^th-century paintings,and artists include Leonardo da Vinci（主要的西翼藏有16世纪的美术作品以及包括Leonardo da Vinci等在内的艺术家的作品），找到了答案。

70.D．细节判断题。难度：较易。本题的题眼是underground station定位在最后一段。Nearest underground stations:Charing Cross(2-minute walk),Leiseter Square(3-minute walk),Embankmen(7-minute walk),and Piccadilly Circus(8-minute walk),由括号中所给的时间长度，可以断定Charing Cross是最近的。

【难句学习】

It houses a diverse collectiong of more than 2,300 examples of European art ranging from 13^th-century religious paintings to more modern ones by Renoir and Van Gogh.

翻译：它藏有从13世纪宗教美术作品到雷诺瓦和梵高的现代作品2300多份的各种各样的藏品。

分析：本句的主干是It houses a diverse collectiong of more than 2,300 examples of European art，ranging from 13^th-century religious paintings to more modern ones by Renoir and Van Gogh.是动名词短