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Stuck at home? These famous museums of fervirtual tours you can take on your sofa. According to Fast Company, Google Arts&Culture teamed up with over 2,500 museums and galleries around the world to bring you virtual tours and online exhibits.
Guggenheim Museum, New York
Google’s Street View lets visitors tour the Guggenheim’s famous spiral(螺旋式) staircase without ever leaving home. From there, you can discover incredible works of art from the Impressionist, Post-Impressionist,Modern and Contemporary times.
Pergamon Museum,Berlin
As one of Germany’s largest museums, Pergamonhas a lot to offer—even if you can’t physically be there.This historical museum is home to plenty of ancient works including the Ishtar Gate of Babylon and, of course,the Pergamon Altar.
Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
Anyone who is a fan of this tragic, gifted painter can see his works up close (or, almost up close) by virtually visiting this museum—the largest collection of artworks by Vincent Van Gogh, including over200 paintings, 500 drawings, and over 750 personal letters.
The J. Paul Getty Museum,Los Angeles
European artworks from as far back as the 8th century can be found in this California art museum.Take a Street View tour to discover a huge collection of paintings, drawings, sculptures, manuscripts, and photographs.
To see more of Google Arts&Culture’s collection of museums, visit the collection’s website.
21. Which one will you visit if you like modern art?
A. Pergamon Museum.
B. Guggenheim Museum.
C. The J. Paul Getty Museum.
D. Van Gogh Museum.
22. Who will be interested in Pergamon Museum?
A. One who is fond of tragic films.
B. One who enjoys European artworks.
C. One who likes paintings of Van Gogh.
D. One who is interested in ancient artworks.
23. What is special about the J. Paul Getty Museum?
A. It is one of the largest museums in the USA.
B. It is the only home to artworks in California.
C. It includes all forms of artworks in the world.
D. It exhibits European artworks from the 8th century.
【答案】21. B 22. D 23. D
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇應(yīng)用文。文章主要介紹了幾個可以應(yīng)用虛擬現(xiàn)實技術(shù)參觀的博物館。
【21題詳解】
細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第二句“From there,you can discover incredible works of art from the Impressionist,Post-Impressionist, Modern and Contemporary times.”（從那里，你可以發(fā)現(xiàn)印象派、后印象派、現(xiàn)代和當(dāng)代令人難以置信的藝術(shù)作品）可知，如果你喜歡現(xiàn)代藝術(shù)作品，你可以參觀紐約的古根海姆博物館。故選B。
【22題詳解】
細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段第二句中的“This historical museum is home to plenty of ancient works”（歷史類博物館擁有大量古代藝術(shù)品）可知，對古代藝術(shù)品感興趣的人會對柏林的佩加蒙博物館感興趣。故選D。
【23題詳解】
細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段第一句“European art works from as far back as the 8th century can be found in this California art museum.”（早在8世紀(jì)的歐洲藝術(shù)作品就可以在這個加利福尼亞藝術(shù)博物館中找到。）由此可知，洛杉磯的J·保羅·蓋蒂博物館的特殊之處在于它展覽來自8世紀(jì)的歐洲藝術(shù)品。故選D。
