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2025~2026学年湖南省多校联考高一上学期12月英语试卷

一、阅读理解

MumbaiLondon—NewPerspectives(视角)ontheAncientWorld

Todeepentheunderstandingoftheancientworldthroughcooperativecross-culturalshowsandeducationalprogrammes,threesculptures(雕像),theBritishMuseumsculpturesoftheIndianVishnu,theancientEgyptianSekhmetandtheRomanBacchus,fromculturesseldomseentogetherhavebeenbroughttogetherfromancientEgypt,theMediterraneanandIndiaaspartofagroundbreakingproject.

MuseumsWorkingTogether

Co-operatingwithoneofIndia’sleadingmuseums,ChhatrapatiShivajiMaharajVastuSangrahalaya(CSMVS),thisshowhighlightstheMumbaimuseum’sAncientWorldProject,realisedincooperationwiththeBritishMuseumaspartofalong-standingpartnershipbetweenthetwoorganizations.

TheUnknownAncientWorlds

Thisshowsthedifferentwaysancientcivilisations(文明)imaginedtheunknownworldandgaveitphysicalform,inasimilarwaytoarecentshowatCSMVS.Thenextstepoftheproject,openinginMumbaiinDecember2025,willlookmorewidelyatancientIndia’srelationshipwiththeworldaroundit.

NewIdeasfromSharing

Placedindialoguewithoneanother,theBritishMuseumsculpturesputforwardinterestingquestionsaroundhowworld’sco-operationcanunlocknewideas.Doesseeingthesesculpturestogetherchangethewayweunderstandthem?Whatdotheyhaveincommonandwhatmakesthemdifferent?Seeingtheirdescriptionstogetheropensupaspaceforlookingatandthinkingdifferentlyaboutancientcultures.

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Toseemoreobjectslikethese,visitthespecialshows—AncientIndia:livingtraditions(22May—19October2025,Room30)inTheSainsburyExhibitionsGallery;ChinaandSouthAsia(Room33),TheSirJosephHotungGallery;EgyptianSculpture(Room4);orTheWorldofAlexander(Room22).

1.Whatisuniqueaboutbringingthethreesculpturestogether?

A．Form