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1、2019-2020年高考英语二轮复习阅读理解历史类选练（2）xx高考英语阅读理解--历史类Inthepast,ifapersonwantedtoseethenationaltreasuresofacountry,onehadtogothereinperson．Therefore,veryfewpeoplewereabletoenjoysomeofhistory’smostimportantandinterestingartifacts(手工艺品)．Thishaschangedwithanincreaseinthenumberoftravelingmuseumexhibiti
2、ons．KingTutankhamenArtifactsAtravelingexhibitionofartifactsfromthetombofKingTutankhamen,popularlyknownas“KingTut”,touredtheUnitedStatesfromNovember1976toApril1979．The55objectswereshowninsixcitiesandwereseenbyaroundeightmillionmuseum-goers．Thesecondtouringexhibitwasstartedinxx,thissantimewi
3、th130artifactdstopsinLondonandthreedifferentAmericancities．Howeversomeobjects,liketheking’sgoldenfacemask,aretoovaluableortoodelicatetobetransportedlongdistances,so“replicas”(exactcopiesofsomething)areonshow．JapaneseColorWoodblockPrintsTheArtMuseumatUniversityofVirginia,inCharlottesville,V
4、irginia,hasanextraordinarycollectionofJapanesecolorwoodblockprints(木刻版画)．Theseprintsdocumenttheperiodfromabout1850to1900,atimewhenJapanwasopeningitselftoWesterninfluences．Beforethispoint,Japanwasaclosedsocietythathadlittlemunicationwiththeworldoutsideofitsborders．Theseworksofartbeautifully
5、showthefeelingofchangeandthetrendtowardmodernization．Themuseumhasputtogetheratravelingexhibitionof60oftheseprints,whichcanbeborrowedandexhibitedworldwideforperiodsofeightweeksormore．Face-to-facewith“Lucy”Oneoftheworld’smostfamousarchaeological(考古学的)findsinhistoryarethe3．2million-year-oldbo
6、nesofa106-centimeter-tallfemalefoundintheEthiopiandesertin1974．Lucy,anamegiventoherbythediscoveryteam,isa“hominid”,oracreaturethatscientistsbelieveistheearliestancestorofmodernhumanbeings．Rarelyisanartifactthisvaluableallowedtotravelwidely,butLucyhasbeentakentoseveralmuseumsintheU．S．whilea
7、detailedreplicaremainsattheEthiopianNaturalHistoryMuseum．【小题1】WhatdowelearnaboutKingTutankhamen’sartifacts?A．TheartifactswereshowninLondonfirst．B．TheartifactswereonshowintheUnitedStatesonce．C．Thesecondtouringexhibitshowedmoreartifactsthanthefirstone．D．Theking’
