Have you ever wanted to travel back through time and see what life was like at the beginning of man? Well, museums can make history come alive. And one museum in particular can take you on an exciting journey from the beginning of human culture to the present day.
It is the British Museum. Being one of the largest museums in the world, it is home to over 7 million objects from all the world’s continents. While most of us may not have the chance to visit London, we can catch a glance of the treasures it holds in Beijing. From December 10 to Februry 10, more than 100 cultural relics will be on show in the Palace Museum.
Named “Britain and the World”, a range of pencil sketches, watercolor paintings, sculptures and many other objects have traveled to China.
There are several Chinese objects on show. But “the British Museum got them before 1830 mainly by trade,” said Ma Jige, deputy director of the Exhibition Department of the Palace Museum.
In fact, there are more than 23,000 Chinese relics in the British Museum, including national treasures like gems, artwork and ancient bronze ware objects.
The museum is famous for its exquisite Chinese paintings. Picture of Lady Officials by Gu Kaizhi, a top painter of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (AD 317-420), is there. The British Museum also holds 13,700 Buddhist records from the Dunhuang Grottoes in Gansu Province.
1.Go to visit the British Museum, and you will ________.
A. travel back to the ancient times
B. make history come alive
C. learn more about human culture
D. have a visit to London
2.We can learn from the article that _________.
A. the British Museum is the largest museum in the world
B. the Palace Museum houses over 7 million objects from all over the world
C. part of the British Museum’s collection is available in the Palace Museum
D. the two museums will be combined into one
3.According to the article, _________ are shown in the exhibition.
A. its exquisite Chinese paintings
B. 13,700 Buddhist records from Dunhuang Grottoes
C. works of Gu Kaizhi, a top painter of the Eastern Jin Dynasty,
D. a range of pencil sketches, water color paintings, sculptures and many other objects
4.How many Chinese relics are there in the British Museum?
A. Over 100. B. 13,700.
C. Over 23,000. D. Over 7 million.
Recently, my husband and I had the chance to do something good for two complete strangers. This us feel so good that I felt I had to share our experience.
We were traveling to Mexico for week with our family. I traveled a lot for work, we had enough frequent flier miles (累计飞行里程) and could upgrade (升级) our tickets to class seats. We were sitting in the very first two seats in the first row of first class, the plane to take off. I overheard one of the flight attendants (空乘) telling the others that there was a couple sitting in the of the plane who had just got married the previous day and were heading off on their . They had booked their flight eight months in advance , due to some schedule changes, they had not been able to get together. No one else on the plane was willing to move and the bride (新娘) was .
I turned to my husband and told him what I heard. We immediately and I called the flight attendant over to tell her that we would be happy to our seats to this couple. The flight attendant seemed and amazed and said, “Really? Are you sure” We said, “Of course!”
So we moved to the back of the . I sat in a middle seat part way back and my sat in the window seat in the last row of the plane.
The flight attendants were extremely thankful and good care of us even though we were no longer sitting in first class. We both made friends with the people around us and had a great flight. I had to go back to the front of the plane to pick up a forgotten bag at one point during the . I saw the newlyweds sitting very close together, enjoying champagne (香槟).
It didn’t just make my day—it made my whole Thanksgiving !
1.A. forced B. made C. got D. persuaded
2.A. Christmas B. New Year C. Thanksgiving D. Halloween
3.A. Since B. When C. While D. If
4.A. second B. last C. middle D. first
5.A. watching B. waiting for C. listening to D. observing
6.A. front B. beside C. back D. left
7.A. honeymoon B. holiday C. business D. dream
8.A. and B. or C. but D. therefore
9.A. bags B. seats C. tickets D. wishes
10.A. in tears B. in silence C. in surprise D. in comfort
11.A. agreed B. answered C. replied D. moved
12.A. give out B. give up C. give off D. give in
13.A. shocked B. interested C. tired D. disappointed
14.A. house B. car C. plane D. train
15.A. friend B. husband C. son D. daughter
16.A. made B. turned C. took D. looked
17.A. sitting B. standing C. walking D. talking
18.A. time B. flight C. space D. schedule
19.A. satisfactorily B. shamefully C. terribly D. happily
20.A. week B. day C. month D. year
—I’d like to be on my own for a while. Do you mind? —________. Go ahead.
A. Not in the least B. No way
C. Yes, of course D. I’m afraid so
—Oh, my God! My English book is nowhere to be seen.
—You __________ it at home.
A. should have left B. would have left
C. must have left D. could have left
To their relief, the doctor told them that if proper _______, Betty could recover very soon.
A. treating B. treated
C. being treated D. to be treated
_______ there are many different types of food, some animals spend their lives eating only one type.
A. Since B. Unless
C. Once D. While
