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Visiting 300,000 Works of Art in Paris Right Now
Stuck at home? You can still visit thousands of the greatest artworks in the City of Light for free. The cultural board of Paris' free city museums sorted through the city's top public museums to share must-see artworks.
The museums
Two are great writer's homes — Balzac and Victor Hugo — filled with period details as well as art designs. The Catacombs and the Crypts have collections of sculptures made out of bones. The best known is likely the Petit Palais with well-known works, including Claude Monet's Sunset on the Seine.
The artists
You can try searching for the most successful or the ones you're most interested in, or just start wandering, which is a great way to find fascinating paintings by lesser-known, but no less talented, artist like George Desvallieres.
The works of art
Don't know where to start? Search for Paul Cézanne's romantic paintings of women, depicting two young women lounging on the banks of the Seine which can be downloaded for free on the Paris Musées site.
The 360-degree moments
Want to enjoy works at Musee de l’Orangerie? Try the website of Google Art Project. Click through to the colorful wonders of Monet's Waterlilies exhibited at Paris museum. The virtual version lets you spin in 360-degree circles to take it all in, with no crowds blocking your view.
1. Which of the following are showed at the Catacombs and the Crypts?
A. Period details. B. Well-known works.
C. Art designs. D. Bone sculptures.
2. What can we infer about George Desvallieres?
A. He is good at painting women.
B. He has a great gift in painting.
C. He is popular throughout the world.
D. He has created many famous paintings.
3. Where can we enjoy Monet's Waterlilies at varied angles?
A. At Paris museum. B. On Google Art Project.
C. On the Paris Musées site. D. At Musee de l’ Orangerie.
【答案】1. D 2. B 3. B
【解析】
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【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据The museums部分下的The Catacombs and the Crypts have collections of sculptures made out of bones. 可知，The Catacombs and the Crypts有大量的骨头雕塑展出。D. Bone sculptures.(骨头雕塑)符合以上说法，故选D项。
【2题详解】
推理判断题。根据The artists部分的You can try searching for the most successful or the ones you're most interested in, or just start wandering, which is a great way to find fascinating paintings by lesser-known, but no less talented, artist like George Desvallieres.(你可以尝试去寻找那些最成功的或你最感兴趣的，或者就只是漫步，这是一个发现那些不太知名、但同样才华横溢的艺术家的迷人画作的好方法，例如George Desvallieres)可推测，George Desvallieres在绘画方面有天赋。B. He has a great gift in painting.(他在绘画方面非常有天赋)符合以上推测，故选B项。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据The 360-degree moments部分下的Try the website of Google Art Project. Click through to the colorful wonders of Monet's Waterlilies exhibited at Paris museum. The virtual version lets you spin in 360-degree circles to take it all in, with no crowds blocking your view.(试试谷歌艺术项目的网站。点击进入在巴黎博物馆展出的莫奈的《睡莲》。这个虚拟的版本可以让你360度旋转，把所有的东西都看到，没有人群挡住你的视线)可知，在Google Art Project可以从各个角度欣赏莫奈的《睡莲》。B. On Google Art Project.符合以上说法，故选B项。
