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【题目】 Paris is a museum city. There are hundreds of them, big and small. But, most importantly, they are excellent, some of the best on the planet. From the Louvre to the Musée d’Orsay to the Centre Pompidou, you could spend a lifetime wandering the halls of the city’s great museums. Here are some of the best museums in Paris.

The Louvre

The world’s ultimate museum is also the biggest one and the most visited. The 35,000 art objects on display are all overshadowed by one single painting—Mona Lisa, in the Renaissance era.

Jeu de Paume

Set in the Tuileries Gardens next to the Louvre, Jeu de Paume’s past lives were of a tennis court and then a museum which housed Impressionist art. Today it is Paris’s main photography and video museum. It also occasionally shows art-house films.

Musée d’Orsay

Housed in a former railway station on the Left Bank of the Seine, the museum opened in 1986 and today houses the planet’s largest collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist artworks. If you like 19th-century natural landscapes with rural lives and tastes, this is the place to take it all in.

Musée du Quai Branly

As Paris’s main home to non-European art, objects, and culture, this Jean Nouvel-designed museum exhibits a collection of 3,500 pieces, many of which were taken from various countries during the vast period of French Colonialism. There are objects from Quebec and Louisiana from the time when the regions were under French control. There are also Indian sculptures, masks from West Africa and other aesthetic delights.

【1】Which is the best and most admired exhibit in the Louvre?

A.Mona Lisa.B.Renaissance.

C.Lady Era.D.Unknown.

【2】Which museum houses Impressionist art nowadays?

A.Jeu de Paume.B.The Louvre.

C.Musée d’Orsay.D.Musée du Quai Branly.

【3】Musée du Quai Branly is different from the other three in that _________.

A.it houses non-European objectsB.it used to be a tennis court

C.it shows the 19th-century rural sceneryD.it is Paris’s largest museum

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】A

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。巴黎是个博物馆之都。大大小小的博物馆有上百家。但最重要的是，它们都很出色，是这个星球上最好的一些博物馆。文章主要介绍了四个巴黎最好的博物馆。

【1】

细节理解题。根据第二段中The 35,000 art objects on display are all overshadowed by one single painting—Mona Lisa, in the Renaissance era.可知展出的35000件艺术品的光芒都被一幅文艺复兴时期的画作《蒙娜丽莎》所掩盖。由此可知，卢浮宫里最好、最受赞赏的展览是《蒙娜丽莎》。故选A。

【2】

细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中Housed in a former railway station on the Left Bank of the Seine, the museum opened in 1986 and today houses the planet’s largest collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist artworks.可知该博物馆位于塞纳河左岸的一个前火车站，于1986年开放，如今收藏着世界上最大的印象派和后印象派艺术作品。由此可知，如今，Musée d’Orsay博物馆收藏印象派作品。故选C。

【3】

细节理解题。根据最后一段As Paris’s main home to non-European art, objects, and culture, this Jean Nouvel-designed museum exhibits a collection of 3,500 pieces, many of which were taken from various countries during the vast period of French Colonialism. There are objects from Quebec and Louisiana from the time when the regions were under French control. There are also Indian sculptures, masks from West Africa and other aesthetic delights.可知作为巴黎主要的非欧洲艺术、物品和文化的发源地，这个由Jean Nouvel设计的博物馆展出了3500件藏品，其中很多是在法国殖民时期从不同国家掠走的。还有一些来自魁北克和路易斯安那的物品，它们是在法国控制下的。还有印度雕塑，西非的面具和其他的审美乐趣。由此可知，Musée du Quai Branly不同于其他三个博物馆之处在于它陈列着非欧洲物品。故选A。