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New York City museums have filled 2019 with exciting exhibitions. Here are highlights as you schedule that leisure time:
The Statue of Liberty Museum
Liberty Island
Starting May 16
A brand new museum about the Statue of Liberty is opening on Liberty Island with three rooms within the space, including a 3D immersive(拟真的) theater that will play an 8-to-10-minute film that tells a brief history of its beginnings and its meanings.
'Cycling in the City'
Museum of the City of New York
July through December
The Museum of the City of New York is opening a new exhibit about the history of cycling and the city's relationship with it, called "Cycling in the City: A 200-Year History," through 50 objects including 14 bicycles, photographs, and cycling clothing. The exhibition will also feature ancient and modern films shown on a large screen, which will enable visitors to experience virtual cycling landscapes via Zwift, an online cycling video game.
'She Persists: A Century of Women Artists in New York City'
Gracie Mansion
Starting July 14
With 60 works by more than 40 artists, Gracie Mansion is celebrating the excellent works of women who called New York home in this new exhibit. The paintings, film, photography, craft and design, are divided into three themes: "body as a battleground," "picturing people" and "expanding abstraction."
Museum of the Dog
101 Park Ave.
Starting Oct. 6
An entire art museum about dogs has arrived in Manhattan with a large, two-floor collection of paintings, sculptures and rare pieces from famous dog artists. There are interactive exhibits, like a "Find Your Match" and a "Meet the Breeds" touch screen, where you can explore different breeds' features, traits and histories.
1. At which place can people learn the history of cycling?
A. Liberty Island B. Museum of the City of New York
C. Gracie Mansion D. 101 Park Ave.
2. Which of the following is NOT open during the summer camp?
A. The Statue of Liberty Museum
B. 'Cycling in the City'
C. 'She Persists: A Century of Women Artists in New York City'
D. Museum of the Dog
3. Which of the following is a traditional exhibition without using digital technology?
A. The Statue of Liberty Museum
B. 'Cycling in the City'
C. 'She Persists: A Century of Women Artists in New York City'
D. Museum of the Dog
【答案】1. B 2. D 3. C
【解析】
【分析】
本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了纽约市2019年的4个展览。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。由第三段'Cycling in the City'可知,讲述骑自行车历史的展览在Museum of the City of New York。故选B。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。通过观察四场展出的时间可知,Museum of the Dog的展出开始时间为10月6日,已经是秋天,所以暑假夏令营的期间不能看到。故选D。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。观察对比市场展出可知,C项的展出具有传统的painting film photograph craft down, 而A项使用了a 3D immersive(拟真的) theater,B项使用了virtual cycling landscapes via Zwift,D项使用了touch screen。故选C。
【点睛】在细节考查题中有一类事实细节题。该题属于细节类型的阅读理解题,一般只针对某个特定的细节,题型可以多种多样。此类题型一般分两种。第一种是直接理解题,在原文中可以直接找到答案。第二种是词义转换题,正确选项是原文有关词语和句子的转换。做此类试题一定要抓住事件发生的时间、地点、人物、发展过程和结局等环节,所选答案一定要符合原文,切不可望文生义。比如本题第2小题,通过观察四场展出的时间可知,Museum of the Dog的展出开始时间为10月6日,已经到了秋天,所以暑假夏令营的期间不能看到。故选D。