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(2021·山西省八校高三第一次联考)
We look ahead to London's art and exhibition openings and select the mustsee shows.
Double science
It's a big month for the Science Museum,with a new gallery and an exhibition opening.The Science City gallery tells the story of London between 1550 and 1800 when major scientific breakthroughs were happening across the city—from Newton's laws of physics to the birth of microscopes allowing us to see the tiny creatures that live among us.If that isn't enough there's also an exhibition on how art and science have worked closely together over the centuries and continue to do so today.
Science City 1550—1800:The Linbury Gallery at the Science Museum.Opens 12 September—13 October,free.
The Art of Innovation:From Enlightenment to Dark Matter at the Science Museum.25 September—26 January,free but ticketed.
Are you worried yet?
We all suffer from anxiety.Artists look into this through artworks that bring to light their own anxieties or how people living with anxiety manage.The exhibition also covers what anxiety would look like if it could be visualised in light or sound—something we imagine to be impossible.
On Edge:Living in an Age of Anxiety at Science Gallery.19 September—19 January,free.
Climbing the walls
No artist has made a bigger career out of placing sculptures of human figures all over the place.Antony Gormley,the artist behind the Angel of the North and sculptures standing all over London,takes over the Royal Academy of Arts with a blockbusting(轰动一时的) exhibition.This is the hot art ticket in town.
Antony Gormley at Royal Academy of Arts.21 October—3 December,£18—22.
语篇解读: 本文是一篇应用文。介绍了伦敦艺术展的部分活动内容和开放时间。
1.What is on show in the Science City gallery?
A.Some of the greatest physicists.
B.The stories of the London development.
C.The prediction of the future science.
D.Some of the great achievements in history.
D [考查细节理解。本题问的是“在科学城展览馆上展览什么”。根据题干中的关键词“Science City”,定位到Double science部分中的“The Science City gallery tells the story of London between 1550 and 1800 when major scientific breakthroughs were happening across the city”可知,展出的是历史上重大的科学突破。所以答案为D项。]
2.Which exhibition allows visitors to get a feeling in a new way?
A.The Art of Innovation.
B.On Edge.
C.Royal Academy of Arts.
D.Science City 1550—1800.
B [考查细节理解。本题问的是“哪一个展览能让参观者耳目一新”。根据Are you worried yet?部分中的“The exhibition also covers what anxiety would look like if it could be visualised in light or sound”可知,展览包括用光和声音对焦虑进行视觉化,因此参观者会对焦虑有一个新的感觉,故答案为B项。]
3.When can visitors see these four exhibitions altogether?
A.In January. B.In September.
C.In October. D.In December.
C [考查细节理解。本题问的是“参观者什么时候能够把这四个展览都观看了”。根据文中对各个展览的时间介绍可以判断,应该是在十月份。故答案为C项。]