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About the Scottish Portrait Gallery

The Scottish National Portrait Gallery is one of Edinburgh’s most extraordinary buildings—a great red sandstone neo-gothic palace which sits proudly on the city’s skyline. Following a dramatic three-year redecoration, completed in December 2011, the Gallery now offers 17 new displays. Each of these explores different aspects of the story of Scotland and her people.

The Building

The Scottish National Portrait Gallery was designed by Sir Robert Rowand Anderson as a holy palace for Scotland’s heroes and heroines. A detailed Arts and Crafts decorative scheme, both inside and outside, with its glittering friezes, evocative murals and extensive sculptural embellishment, makes it a very special visitor experience.

The Collection

The Portrait Gallery’s collection is an exceptional national resource of over 30,000 fascinating images containing a rich variety of media and including many internationally outstanding works of art. The portraits depict(刻画) the men and women whose lives and achievements helped shape Scotland and the wider world. The Gallery is also home to the NGS’s outstanding collection of photographs which includes around 6,000 works by the early Scottish pioneers of the medium, Robert Adamson and David Octavius Hill as well as new works by leading-edge contemporary photographers.

Visitor Facilities

The new Portrait Gallery cafe serves a delicious menu of fresh dishes and classic recipes, using the very best local ingredients and seasonal produce. Our new shop offers a fresh twist on design-led gifts and souvenirs. The gallery now has all the facilities which today’s visitors expect, including a fantastic new lift, an Education suite and disabled access throughout the building.

1.What do we learn about the Scottish National Portrait Gallery?

A.It is well-known for its building. B.Every display reflects Scotland.

C.There are about 6,000 works in it D.It has a comparatively short history.

2.Its visitor facilities can be described a ______.

A.rare and user-friendly B.modern and all-round

C.characteristic and attractive D.beneficial and conventional

 

1.A 2.B 【解析】 这是一篇说明文。文章介绍苏格兰肖像画廊。苏格兰国家肖像画廊(Scottish National Portrait Gallery)是爱丁堡最非凡的建筑之一——一座宏伟的红砂岩新哥特式宫殿,傲然矗立在城市的天际线上。 1.A细节理解题。根据The building信息下的最后一句话中“make it a very special experience.”可知,精美的艺术装饰和壁画让游客有非凡的体验,也就是说苏格兰肖像画廊的建筑很出名能够吸引游客。B项定位到第一段最后一句,可知2011年装修完工后展出的17个新展览,每个都反映了苏格兰的方方面面,故选项存在以偏概全,不正确。C项定位到The Collection信息可知展览作品超过了3万,所以排除B项。D项第一段描写的是2011年重新装修完工,The Collection和Visitor Facilities的信息也都可以侧面表现出苏格兰肖像画廊有悠长的历史,所以排除D。故选A。 2.推理判断题。根据Visitor Facilities信息可知,新的肖像画廊的咖啡馆的菜单、精心设计的纪念品、新电梯、教育套房和残疾人通道,这些游客设施顾及到游客的方方面面,且新电梯的出现符合现代设计,故选B。
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