The Sapporo Snow Festival (Sapporo Yuki-matsuri) is a festival being held every year in Sapporo, Japan for over seven days in February. Presently, Odori Park, Susukino, and Tsudome are the main places of the festival. The 2013 Yuki-matsuri dates are February 5 to 11.

    The festival is one of Japan’s largest and most typical winter events. In 2007 (58th Festival), about two million people visited Sapporo to see the hundreds of floating statues and ice sculptures at the Odori Park and Susukino sites, in central Sapporo, and at the Satoland site. The festival is thought to be a chance for promoting international relations. International Snow Sculpture Contest has been held at the Odori Park site since 1974, and 14 teams from various areas of the world participated in 2008.

   The subject of the statues differs and often shows an event, famous building or person from the previous year. For example, in 2004, there were statues of Hideki Matsui, the famous baseball player who at that time played for the New York Yankees. A number of stages made out of snow are also constructed and some events including musical performances are held. At the Satoland site, visitors can enjoy long snow and ice slides as well as a huge maze（迷宫） made of snow. Visitors can also enjoy a variety of local foods from all over Hokkaido at the Odori Park and Satoland sites, such as fresh seafood, potatoes and corn, and fresh dairy products.

    Every year the number of Statues displayed is around 400 in total. In 2007, ther were 307 statues created in the Odori Park site, 32 in the Satoland site and 100 in the Susukino site. The best place to view the creations is from the TV Tower at the Odori Park site. Most of the statues are lighted in the evening. The Sapporo Snow Festival Museum is placed in the Hitsujigaoka observation hill （羊之丘展望台）in Toyohira-ku, and displays historical materials and media of the festival.

41. The Sapporo Snow Festival 2013 will start from _____.

A. February 1    B. February 5    C. February 7   D. February 11

42. Which of the following is NOT the subject of the statues?

A. An event   B. A famous building   C. A person    D. A county

43. What does the author think of the Sapporo Snow Festival?

A. Visitors can see the hundreds of statues and ice sculptures.

B. Japan can promote international relations through the festival.

C. Musicians have a chance for giving musical performances.

D. People can enjoy a variety of local foods from Hokkaido.

44. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A. There are long snow and ice slides made of snow at the Satoland site.

B. The best place to view the creations is from the TV Tower at the Satoland site.

C. The Sapporo Snow Festival Museum is placed in Toyohira-ku.

D. There are many local foods sold at the Odori Park and Satoland sites.

45. The passage is most likely to be taken from ____.

A. a culture book    B.  a Japanese novel  C. a travel magazine  D. a food book

                             

A．

       A collection of over 3,000 pieces covers the history of the birth and development of Chinese currency．The ancient Silk Road coins record the economic history of those ancient nations along the Silk Road．

       B．

       About 100 pieces of furniture illustrate the elegant simplicity of Ming style and the brilliant appearance of Qing style．A Ming-style reception hall and a study, together with a set of furniture models unearthed from a Ming tomb, represent the household life of centuries back．

       C．

       Beginning with the writing carved on oracle（94E） bones and bronzes, to the age of bamboo slips and stone steles （石碑）, about 70 masterpieces, including those by Wang Xizhi and Wang Xianzhi, present the interpretations of seal, official, running, cursive and regular scripts．

       D．

       Long long rolls by masters from Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties are displayed in the showcases by the long corridor, unfolding the glorious history of Chinese painting．

E．

       Over 400 bronzes of unique shapes, delicate decor and excellent techniques tell you the 1500-year history of the great Chinese Bronze Age from 18th century B．C．till 3rd century B．C．

       F．

       About 120 statues in the gallery cover the development of Chinese sculpture art from the Warring States to the Ming dynasty．The Buddhist sculptures show how Buddhism confronted and harmonized with Chinese traditional culture over the history．

下面是部分参观者的信息，请为他们找到各自需要的展馆。

46．Liu Qiang -- Liu Qiang is a middle-school student, who is fond of art handwriting．He is curious about the development of all art handwriting in history．

47．Cha Leon -- Cha Leon is from Thai and he is a devoted Buddhism believer．He wants to learn what Buddhism has brought into Chinese culture, especially at an aspect of art．

48．Mr．Chang -- Mr．Chang is a successful businessman．One of his hobbies is to collect house fittings in old look but delicate and unique shaped, especially beds, chairs or desks centuries ago．He won't lose a chance to appreciate such kind of things．

49．Mai Ya -- Mai Ya is studying in a university majoring in economy．Next week she will present her project with a lot of pictures of ancient money in her PPT, but she still needs to learn more about the money and the history period．

50．Xiao Yang -- Xiao Yang is fond of fine art．He believes enjoying masterpieces is a shortcut for him to develop painting ability, and he is fond of Chinese traditional ones

A．

       A collection of over 3,000 pieces covers the history of the birth and development of Chinese currency．The ancient Silk Road coins record the economic history of those ancient nations along the Silk Road．

       B．

       About 100 pieces of furniture illustrate the elegant simplicity of Ming style and the brilliant appearance of Qing style．A Ming-style reception hall and a study, together with a set of furniture models unearthed from a Ming tomb, represent the household life of centuries back．

       C．

       Beginning with the writing carved on oracle（94E） bones and bronzes, to the age of bamboo slips and stone steles （石碑）, about 70 masterpieces, including those by Wang Xizhi and Wang Xianzhi, present the interpretations of seal, official, running, cursive and regular scripts．

       D．

       Long long rolls by masters from Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties are displayed in the showcases by the long corridor, unfolding the glorious history of Chinese painting．

E．

       Over 400 bronzes of unique shapes, delicate decor and excellent techniques tell you the 1500-year history of the great Chinese Bronze Age from 18th century B．C．till 3rd century B．C．

       F．

       About 120 statues in the gallery cover the development of Chinese sculpture art from the Warring States to the Ming dynasty．The Buddhist sculptures show how Buddhism confronted and harmonized with Chinese traditional culture over the history．

下面是部分参观者的信息，请为他们找到各自需要的展馆。

46．Liu Qiang -- Liu Qiang is a middle-school student, who is fond of art handwriting．He is curious about the development of all art handwriting in history．

47．Cha Leon -- Cha Leon is from Thai and he is a devoted Buddhism believer．He wants to learn what Buddhism has brought into Chinese culture, especially at an aspect of art．

48．Mr．Chang -- Mr．Chang is a successful businessman．One of his hobbies is to collect house fittings in old look but delicate and unique shaped, especially beds, chairs or desks centuries ago．He won't lose a chance to appreciate such kind of things．

49．Mai Ya -- Mai Ya is studying in a university majoring in economy．Next week she will present her project with a lot of pictures of ancient money in her PPT, but she still needs to learn more about the money and the history period．

50．Xiao Yang -- Xiao Yang is fond of fine art．He believes enjoying masterpieces is a shortcut for him to develop painting ability, and he is fond of Chinese traditional ones

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　　The British Museum is the biggest in the world. Notices tell you abut a hundred different things to see: clocks which have been telling the time far six hundred years, Roman money, some of the earliest books in the world, Shakespeare's own writing…

　　The story of the British Museum goes back four hundreds years to one unusual man, Sir Hans Sloane, doctor to King George Ⅱ. The doctor couldn't stop collecting——books, drawings, doctor warned everything to stay together when he died, so that people could come and look at it. The Museum started to grow. It has never stopped. The first difficulty was finding a home. One idea was Buckingham Place, but the Palace wasn't big enough. Finally people found a larger building for the Museum in the middle of London.

　　The British Museum opened in 1579, six years after Sir Hans Sloane died. Assistants with gun stood at the, doors. Only gentleman could visit the Museum and then they had to buy tickets Ladies could only come in pairs, and children were forbidden! And as the Museum was only open three days a week and only ten people could enter in an hour, there wasn't much time to see things. Visitors had to run through the rooms!

　　By about 1800, Wonderful statues, 3000 years old, arrived from Egypt. A Scotsman, Lord Elgin, brought back some of the oldest and mast beautiful Creek sculptures in the world.

　　New books as well as old ones arrived at the Museum a hundred years ago. When the new Reading Room opened, everybody said that the new Reading Room was wonderful! Since then, many famous men have written and studied there.

　　A lot of the Museum's work now is also scientific. New machines can find out how old things are and how to mend them and keep then for the future. It is open every day of the year, except for three holidays. There are lots of special exhibitions and every day there are different films and talks, some of them for children. Small machines tell you about the Museum as you walk round it: you can look and listen at the same time. So if you are one of the British Museum's two million visitors this year, you have a lot to look forward to. Don't try to see it all too quickly. There is a lifetime of looking in the British Museum.

(1)When did Sir Hans Sloane die?

[　　]

A．In 1579　　　　B．In 1585

C．In 1573　　　　D．In 1800

(2)________ is the founder of the British Museum.

[　　]

A．Hans Sloane.　　　　B．King George Ⅱ.

C．Lord Elgin.　　　　D．A man we don't know.

(3)________ used to be forbidden to enter the British Museum.

[　　]

A．Gentlemen　　　　B．ladies

C．Children　　　　D．foreigners

(4)The British Museum is now open ________.

[　　]

A．three days a week.

B．five days a week.

C．every days of the year.

D．every day of the year except 3 holidays.