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Welcome to the British Museum, the grandest and the most spectacular of human history. The admission is free and we open every day from 10:00 to 15:30. You can explore 10 departments including:
The Department of Africa, Oceania and the Americas
The collection of the Department of Africa, Oceania and the Americas includes around 350,000 objects. The scope of the collection is contemporary, and historical. It includes most of Africa, the Pacific and Australia, as well as the Americas. All of the collections were got during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and date from this time.
The Department of Asia
The Department of Asia covers the material and visual cultures of Asia – a vast geographical area of Japan, Korea, China, Central Asia, Afghanistan, South Asia and South-East Asia. The collection dates from about 4000 BC, to the present day. It represents the cultures and ways of life of local people and other minority groups.
The Department of Greek and Roman Empires
The Department of Greek and Roman Empires features antiquities (古董). It has one of the most comprehensive collections of antiquities from the Classical world, with over 100,000 objects. These mostly range in date from the beginning of the Greek Bronze Age (about 3200BC) to the time of the Roman emperor Constantine in the fourth century AD.
1. The scope of the Department of Africa, Oceania and Americas doesn’t include .
A. Africa B. the South America C. Australia D. Britain
2. The earliest collection is from .
A. The Department of Africa, Oceania and the Americas
B. The Department of Greek and Roman Empires
C. The Department of Asia
D. All of the above
3. The Department of Asia represents .
A. the geographic features of Asia
B. the life styles and cultural traditions of some peoples
C. the relationships between Asian countries
D. the cultural fights between some native groups
【答案】1. D 2. C 3. B
【解析】
这是一篇应用文。介绍了大英博物馆里所展示的内容以及门票信息和开放时间。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。由 It includes most of Africa, the Pacific and Australia, as well as the Americas 可知，英国不包括在这几个大洲之内。故D选项正确。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。由第二段 All of the collections were got during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and date from this time第三段The collection dates from about 4000 BC 最后段hese mostly range in date from the beginning of the Greek Bronze Age (about 3200BC) 可知，亚洲展品最早。故C 选项正确。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。由第三段It represents the cultures and ways of life of local people and other minority groups它代表了当地人民和其他少数群体的文化和生活方式。可知，B选项正确。
