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The winner of the Art Fund Museum of the Year will be announced on 5 July.Art Fund director Stephen Deuchar said,"All the finalists have had a remarkable year,reaching—in a range of ways—new heights in their efforts to serve and inspire their visitors."The￡100,000 award is being competed for by the following museums:

The Lapworth Museum of Geology

This museum,operated by the University of Birmingham,re-opened last June after a￡2.7m redevelopment that was designed to restore it to its 1920s grandeur（宏伟）and create three new galleries.

It holds 250,000 specimens,ranging from dinosaur skeletons to volcanic rocks.

The National Heritage Centre for Horseracing and Sporting Art

Officially opened by the Queen in November,this complex is home to the National Horseracing Museum,the Fred Packard Museum and Galleries of British Sporting Art,and a yard for the Retraining of Race horses charity.

It is also home to two of the Queen's former race horses and a virtual Clare Balding.

Sir John Soane's Museum

Housed in the former home of 19th Century architect Sir John Soane,this gallery and museum has completed a￡7m restoration intended to open up "lost" areas and return it to how it looked when he died and left it to the nation in 1837.

That includes creating 33 percent more space and putting 10 percent more objects on display.

Tate Modern

Eighteen years after it opened on London's South Bank,Tate Modern had a record 5.8 million visitors in 2017. That was partly down to the opening of a 10-storey extension,the Switch House,and exhibitions of photographs owned by Sir Elton John and art work by Georgia O'Keeffe.

1.According to Stephen Deuchar,all the finalists      .

A. have the same exhibitions

B. have offered good exhibitions

C. will win￡100,000

D. will share the￡100,000 award

2.Which museum should you go to if you want to see dinosaur skeletons?

A. The Lapworth Museum of Geology.

B. Tate Modern.

C. Sir John Soane's Museum

D. The National Heritage Centre.

3.Where can we find the Fred Packard Museum?

A. In the Lapworth Museum of Geology.

B. In Tate Modern.

C. In Sir John Soane's Museum

D. In the National Heritage Centre.

4.When was Tate Modern opened?

A. In 1920.    B. In 1837.

C. In 1999.    D. In 2016

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

【解析】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了几个有望成为今年艺术基金会博物馆的获胜博物馆，它们分别是Lapworth地质博物馆，国家赛马和体育艺术文化中心，John Soane爵士的博物馆和泰特现代美术馆。

1.细节理解题。根据文中“Art Fund director Stephen Deuchar said,"All the finalists have had a remarkable year,reaching—in a range of ways—new heights in their efforts to serve and inspire their visitors.”Stephen Deuchar说，“所有的选手有一个不平凡的一年，用一系列的方式在他们的努力中，为激发他们的游客达到新高度。可知所有入围的博物馆都提供了好的展览。B符合语境，故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据文中“It holds 250,000 specimens,ranging from dinosaur skeletons to volcanic rocks.”它有250000个标本，从恐龙骨架到火山岩不等。可知如果你想看恐龙骨骼，你应该去Lapworth地质博物馆。故选A。

3.细节理解题。根据文中“ Officially opened by the Queen in November,this complex is home to the National Horseracing Museum,the Fred Packard Museum ”在十一月由女王正式开业，这是国内复杂的国家美术博物馆，弗莱德帕卡德博物馆。可知我们在国家赛马和体育艺术文化中心能找到它。故选D。

4.细节理解题。根据文中“Eighteen years after it opened on London's South Bank,Tate Modern had a record 5.8 million visitors in 2017. ”在伦敦南岸开张十八年后，泰特现代艺术馆在2017创下了580万人的记录。可知它是在十八年前开业的，也就是在1999年，故选C。

【名师点睛】：

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细节理解题:

细节题的发问具体，涉及内容五花八门，通常采用以疑问词开头的特殊疑问句或不完全句的形式，有时即便不是以what，which，how many (much，long，etc.)等疑问词引导的问句，也是以变相的问句对这类事实或细节进行提问。如：本文的第4题：

4. When was Tate Modern opened?

A. In 1920. B. In 1837.

C. In 1999. D. In 2016

解题方法： 

1、整体感知，确定文体，根据文体特点寻找主题句。 

2、如果文中没有现成的主题句，则需依靠衔接过度词、句际关系等把握文章逻辑结构，分辨主题与细节，总结段落大意。 

3、对比选项，谨防常见病症：以偏概全、所概括的内容与文章不相关、概括太笼统等

本文第4题是以疑问词when引导的问句，对这类事实或细节进行提问。通读全文得知从最后一段中我们可以找到关于题目描述问题的答案，在最后一段段中找出对这类事实进行描述的关键句，即“Eighteen years after it opened on London's South Bank,Tate Modern had a record 5.8 million visitors in 2017.”，句意为在伦敦南岸开张十八年后，泰特现代艺术馆在2017创下了580万人的记录。可知它是在十八年前开业的，也就是在1999年，故选C。