阅读理解 Paintings in most museums are very old. Many were painted hundreds of years ago. They show us how artists painted long ago. In New York City, there is a different kind of museum. Paintings in th 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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　　Paintings in most museums are very old. Many were painted hundreds of years ago. They show us how artists painted long ago.

　　In New York City, there is a different kind of museum. Paintings in this museum are very new. Years from now, people will see how artists of today painted.

　　People go to this museum to look at the paintings. But they also go just to see the building. There is no other museum like this one. It is the work of Frank Lloyd Wright.

　　The museum is round and white, and high as a six-story building. Inside, the center of the building is open. There are no steps. A ramp goes around and around from top to bottom. Most people take an elevator to the top. Then they walk down the ramp in big circles. They can see paintings all around them. By the time they have seen all the paintings, they are on the first floor again.

1．Many paintings in most museums were painted ________.

[　　]

A．ten years ago

B．hundreds of years ago

C．a few years ago

D．thousands of years ago

2．The story does not say this, but from what we have read, we can tell that ________.

[　　]

A．no one can walk up a ramp in big circles

B．men try new and different ideas in art

C．Museums should always be tall buildings

3．Why do people go to the museum?

[　　]

A．People go to this museum to see the first floor.

B．People go to this museum to see the ramp go around.

C．People go to this museum to look at the paintings.

4．The main idea of the whole story is that ________.

[　　]

A．walking around in circles is lots of fun

B．people go to see the different museums

C．people ride in elevators in the museum

答案：B;B;C;B
解析：

　　1．从文章第一段中Paintings in most museums are very old. Many were painted hundreds of years ago.可知答案．

　　2．文章中谈论了一个非常特殊的博物馆，它不同于其他一般的博物馆．

　　3．从文章的最后一段可知：人们到这个博物馆是去看画展．

　　4．文章的主要意思是说：人们去参观不同的博物馆．

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