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高二英语期中考试 一、 阅读理解 A Experience fine art at these famous museums and galleries around the world. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, the Netherlands About 900,000 objects fill the Rijksmuseum, the largest collection of art and history in the Netherlands. It is most famous for its paintings by 17th-century Dutch masters, including Ruysdael, Frans Hals, Johannes Vermeer and Rembrandt van Rijn. Established in 1800 to exhibit the collections of the Dutch stadholders (总督), the Rijksmuseum also displays art from the Middle Ages. The main building is closed for repair now; collection highlights are displayed in the Philips Wing and at Rijksmuseum Schiphol. Main attraction: The painting The Night Watch by Rembrandt. The Prado, Madrid, Spain The Spanish royal family is responsible for the Prado’s classical masterpieces. Over centuries, kings and queens collected art with passion and good taste. In addition to stars of Spanish painting such as Velazquez, Goya and Ribera, the Prado has big collections of Italian artists such as Raphael. Fernando VII opened the collection to the public in 1819, in the same building it’s housed in today, designed by Juan de Villanueva. Main attraction: The oil painting The Three Graces by Rubens. The Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy In Italy, there are many monuments and works of art that get the highest praise. In the case of the Uffizi Gallery, it holds the world’s finest collection of Renaissance paintings. All the famous names of Italian art are here — not only the Renaissance masters, but also painters from the early periods. Main attraction: The painting The Birth of Venus by Botticelli. The British Museum, London, England Britain’s largest museum looks after the national collection of archaeology (考古学). It houses more than eight million objects from different historical periods. The Egyptian gallery contains the world’s second finest collection of Egyptian antiquities (古物) outside Egypt. Main attraction: The Rosetta Stone carved in 196 B．C． 1. What