阅读试题

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).

阅读试题

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.

参考译文

国家美术馆

描述:

国家美术馆是英国国家艺术博物馆，它建立在伦敦特拉法加广场的北面。它收藏了2300多种各式各样的欧洲艺术品的范例，从13世纪的宗教作品到雷阿诺和梵高创作的更加现代的作品，比比皆是。通过主入口可以看到美术馆的大收藏，而通过特拉法加广场一楼的入口可以看到东楼更具现代化的作品。

布局:

建在西边的当代塞恩斯伯里侧翼美术馆收藏了13 - 15世纪的绘画作品，其中包括艺术家杜奇欧、乌切罗、凡·艾克、利比、蒙塔纳、波提切利和梅姆林。

西翼主要收藏16世纪的绘画作品，其中包括艺术家列奥纳多·达·芬奇、克拉纳赫、米开朗基罗、拉斐尔、布勒哲尔、布龙齐诺、泰坦和委罗内塞。

北翼收藏的是17世纪的绘画作品，包括艺术家卡拉瓦乔、鲁本斯、普桑、范·戴克、委拉斯凯兹、克劳德和维米尔。

东翼收藏18 - 20世纪初的绘画作品，包括艺术家卡纳莱托、戈雅、特纳、康斯特布尔、雷诺阿和梵高。

开放时间:

每天上午10点到下午6点（周五上午10点到晚上9点）美术馆免费开放，但是一些特殊的展览要收费。

乘车路线:

最近的地铁站:查林十字路口（步行2分钟），莱斯特广场（步行3分钟），路堤（步行7分钟），皮卡迪利广场（步行8分钟）。

答案解析

68. A 考查细节理解。根据Description部分中的第二句"It houses a diverse collection of more than 2,300 examples of European art ranging from 13th-century religious paintings"可知，在13世纪的藏品中含有宗教绘画作品。

69. B 考查细节理解。根据Layout部分中的第二段内容可知，Leonardo da Vinci的作品在"the main West Wing"展出。

70. D 考查细节理解。根据Getting There部分中提供的信息可知，从Charing Cross至英国国家美术馆走路只需两分钟，因此这个地铁站距离英国国家美术馆最近。