Question

    A great museum can improve thoughts, open new worlds and change entire viewpoints. While famous museums, such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City and the Hermitage in St. Petersburg, are well-known throughout the world, a new crop of museums have sprung up in the last 10 years that are set to compete with them.

Museum of Modern Art

New York City, the United States

New York City's Museum of Modern Art sets the standard in contemporary art. With its expansion opening this October, it raised the bar even higher. With new performance spaces and galleries, the museum explores the works of artists like Donald Judd, Dorothea Lange and Betye Saar.

UCCA Center for Contemporary Art

Beijing, China

This center for contemporary Chinese art underwent a major restructuring in 2017, separating its commercial and nonprofit functions. Featuring artists like Liu Wei and Wang Jian wei, it places Chinese artists firmly in the center of the global art dialogue.

Musee Yves Saint Laurent

Paris, France

This museum celebrates the eponymous(同名的)fashion designer whose clothing forever changed the way women dressed. The original in Paris opened in September 2017, one month before its outpost(基地)in Marrakesh, Morocco.

Museo Soumaya

Mexico City, Mexico

The new location of the museum, found at the Plaza Carso location since 2011, is being repaired both inside and out. Housing the largest collection of August Rodin sculptures outside of France, this private museum also houses the vast and varied collection of Mexican billionaire, Carlos Slim.

1.What does the underlined word "them" in paragraph 1 refer to?

A.The thoughts.

B.The new worlds.

C.The famous museums.

D.The new museums.

2.Which museum features Chinese artists?

A.Museum of Modern Art.

B.UCCA Center for Contemporary Art.

C.Musee Yves Saint Laurent.

D.Museo Soumaya.

3.What characteristic do the four museums have in common?

A.They are public museums.

B.They are being restructured.

C.They have their own outposts.

D.They are new and develop rapidly.

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

【解析】

本文是应用文，主要介绍了四个近年来兴起的博物馆。

1.词义猜测题。根据第一段最后一句While famous museums, such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City and the Hermitage in St. Petersburg, are well-known throughout the world, a new crop of museums have sprung up in the last 10 years that are set to compete with them.(虽然纽约大都会艺术博物馆(Metropolitan Museum of Art)和圣彼得堡的艾尔米塔什(Hermitage)等著名博物馆闻名世界，但在过去10年里涌现出了一批新的博物馆，它们将与这些博物馆展开竞争。)可知，近年来，有一批新兴的博物馆对那些闻名的博物馆发起了挑战，由此推出画线部分的them是指那些著名的博物馆。故选C。

2.细节理解题。根据第二个博物馆的介绍可知，UCCA Center for Contemporary Art是一个中国的博物馆，专注于收藏中国艺术家的作品。故选B。

3.推理判断题。根据文章第一段While famous museums, such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City and the Hermitage in St. Petersburg, are well-known throughout the world, a new crop of museums have sprung up in the last 10 years that are set to compete with them.文章介绍的四个博物馆都是新兴的，且他们都发展迅速，由此可知，它们是新兴的，发展很快。故选D。