The Louvre Museum is one of the largest, oldest, most important and famous museum in the world. It is famous for holding several of the world’s most valuable works of art. Its collections’ number is over 380,000 objects, though not one of the world’s largest collections, arguably one of the finest. The art treasures of the Louvre Museum cover 5,000 years and are displayed in over 10 kilometers of galleries. The oldest artifact in the museum is 9,000 years old. Mona Lisa(1503-1506), painted by the Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci. The artist’s use of very deep space in the background with a half-length portrait is typical of Renaissance painting style. This painting hangs in the Louvre, Paris. It is one of the most famous collections in the Louvre.
On November 8th, 1793, the Louvre was opened as a public museum.
It is open from 9 am to 6 pm all days except Tuesdays. The entrance fee is 7.5 before 3 pm. It is free under 18 years old. The Louvre Museum in Paris had a record number of visitors in 2005. About 7.3 million people visited the art museum in 2005.
小题1: After reading the first paragraph, we can come to the conclusion that ____.
A．The Louvre Museum is the only largest, oldest, most important and famous museum in the world
B．The Louvre Museum has the world’s largest collections
C．The oldest artifact is over 9,000 years old
D．The Louvre Museum is priceless小题2:Which of the following statements is true?
A．Mona Lisa is typical of Renaissance painting.
B．Mona Lisa is painted by a Canadian.
C．Light space in the background is used in Mona Lisa.
D．All the above.小题3: Which of the following statements leads us to the conclusion that The Louvre Museum is popular?
A．The art treasures of the Louvre Museum cover 5,000 years.
B．It is famous for holding several of the world’s most valuable works of art.
C．The Louvre Museum in Paris had a record number of visitors in 2005.
D．The entrance fee is 7.5 before 3 pm.
小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:C
题目分析：文章介绍了卢浮宫的大概情况，占地面积和藏品，以及它的重要性。
小题1:细节题：从第一段的句子：It is famous for holding several of the world’s most valuable works of art.可知卢浮宫是无价的。选D
小题2:细节题：从第一段的句子：Mona Lisa(1503-1506), painted by the Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci. The artist’s use of very deep space in the background with a half-length portrait is typical of Renaissance painting style 可知选A
小题3:细节题：从文章的最后一段的句子：The Louvre Museum in Paris had a record number of visitors in 2005. About 7.3 million people visited the art museum in 2005.可知从2005年的卢浮宫的游客数量可知它是很受欢迎的。选 C
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