Question

A photographer takes a picture of the Chinese bronze rat head and rabbit head sculptures display on the preview of the auction（拍卖） of Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Berge’s art collection at the Grand Palais in Paris, France, Feb, 21, 2009. Chinese lawyers have asked the French court to stop auction house Christie’s putting two bronze relics（文物）looted (掠夺)from China

under the hammer, lawyers said Friday.

         A Paris court on Monday ruled against stopping the sale of two

looted Chinese bronze sculptures which come up for auction at

Christie’s on Wednesday. Under the ruling of the Tribunal de Grande

Instance in Paris, the plaintiff（起诉人）, the Association for the

Protection of Chinese Art in Europe（APCAE）,was ordered to

pay compensation（赔偿）to the defendant.

         Ren Xiaohong, a lawyer for APCAE, told Xinhua that it was “of great significance” to file the lawsuit. “We hope to arouse public attention in Europe on the fate of numerous Chinese works stolen in the past, to help keep those relics well protected and collected,” Ren said.

         The Qing Dynasty（1644—1911）relics, the heads of a bronze rabbit and a rat, were among an original set of 12 bronze animal heads that were once decorated at the imperial summer resort Yuanmingyuan. They were looted when the palace was burnt down by Anglo-French allied forces during the Second Opium War in 1860.

         The pair became part of a collection of the late fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent. They have been put up for auction by his partner, Pierre Berge. The two items are expected to fetch between 16 million and 20 million euros.

         So far, five of the 12 bronze animal heads have been returned to China, while the whereabouts of five others are unknown.

1.The two bronze animal heads were displayed at the Grand Palais in Paris so that       .

A．they could be collected and well preserved

B．the photographers could take pictures

C．the public could see them in advance

D．they couldn’t be sold at auction

2.The significance to stop the sale of two bronze animal heads is to      .

A．fetch between 16 million and 20 million euros

B．draw public attention to the Chinese works stolen in the past

C．make the world know more about history of the Qing Dynasty

D．find the other five bronze animal heads and return them to China

3.Which of the following is NOT true?

A．The 12 bronze animal heads have been put up for auction.

B．The 2 bronze animal heads haven’t been returned to China.

C．The 12 bronze animal heads were used as imperial decoration.

D．Yuanmingyuan was once burnt down by Anglo-French allied forces.

4.The passage is most probably taken from              .

A．a newspaper                     B．an advertisement

C．a history textbook        D．an introduction of auction

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了中国在鸦片战争期间由于英法联盟把圆明园烧毁，造成了12尊动物铜像的丢失，出现在了法国的想要拍卖的市场上，中国律师积极活动阻止这一事件的发生。到目前为止，12尊铜像中的5尊已经回到了中国，其他的5尊还不知其下落。

1.细节理解题。根据A photographer takes a picture of the Chinese bronze rat head and rabbit head sculptures display on the preview of the auction（拍卖） of Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Berge’s art collection at the Grand Palais in Paris, France, Feb, 21, 2009. 以便让公众提前知道，故选C。

2.细节理解题。根据We hope to arouse public attention in Europe on the fate of numerous Chinese works stolen in the past, to help keep those relics well protected and collected,引起人们对于在过去被偷的中国文物的注意，故选B。

3.推理判断题。根据So far, five of the 12 bronze animal heads have been returned to China, while the whereabouts of five others are unknown.12尊铜像中的5尊已经回到了中国，而选项A叙述了12尊动物铜像已经被拍卖。显然与短文不符，故选A。

4.文章出处题。根据短文的内容是介绍有关中国鸦片战争期间丢失的文物的消息应该登在报纸上，故选A。

考点：新闻类短文阅读。