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2025-2026学年新疆昌吉回族自治州第一中学高二上学期期初考试英语试题

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TheNationalGallery

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TheNationalGallerydisplaysoneofthefinestandmostcomprehensivecollectionsofEuropeanpainting.Itincludesmanyfamousworks,suchasVanEyck’sArnolfiniPortrait,Velazquez’sRokebyVenus,Turner’sFightingTemeraireandVanGogh’sSunflowers.AllmajortraditionsofWesternEuropeanpaintingarerepresentedfromtheartistsoflatemedievalandRenaissanceItalytotheFrenchImpressionists.

Thisplanwillhelpyoutoexplorethecollection.Youmaywishtostartbyfindingoneofthefamouspaintingsillustratedoverleaf.YoucanalsoplanyourrouteusingtheArtStarttouch-screenguides.Freeguidedtoursandavarietyofaudioguidesareavailable.

Forfurtherinformation,askatInformationDesksorpickuptheWhat’sOnandBookNowguidesforfulldetailsoftalks,toursandfamilyevents.

Apubliccollection

ThepaintingsintheNationalGallerybelongtothepublicandentrancetoseethemisfree.TheGallerywasfoundedin1824,butitdidnotacquireitscurrenthome,designedbyWilliamWilkins,until1838.ThesiteinTrafalgarSquarewaschosenforitscentrallocation,accessibletoboththerichofWestLondonandthepoorercommunitiesoftheEastEnd.Thebuildinghasbeenextendedandimprovedovertheyears,mostnotablyin1991withtheopeningoftheSainsburyWing,designedbyVenturi,ScottBrownAssociates.TheGallerycontinuestoensurethatthewidestpossiblepubliccanenjoythepaintings.

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1.HowcanvisitorsfindtheillustratedpaintingSunflowers?

A．Askforanaudioguide.

B．ReadBookNowguides.

C．Searchitonthebackoftheplan.

D．UsetheArtStarttouch-screenguides.

2.WhatcanbelearnedabouttheNationalGallerybuilding?

A．Ithasbeenexpandedovertime.

B．ItwasdesignedbyVen