This exhibition brings together outstanding works from the earliest times to the present in a thematic arrangement that is fresh and unique.

　　With works spanning 5,000 years, no such cross-cultural exhibition on this scale has ever been attempted. The exhibition features over 150 of the finest bronzes from Asia, Africa and Europe and includes important discoveries as well as archaeological excavations. Many of the pieces have never been seen in the UK.

　　Arranged thematically, Bronze brings together outstanding works from antiquity to the present. Different sections focus on the Human Figure, Animals, Groups, Objects, Reliefs, Gods, Heads and Busts. The exhibiting features stunning Ancient Greek, Roman and Etruscan bronzes through to rare survivals from the medieval period. The Renaissance is represented by the works of artists such as Ghiberti, Donatello, Cellini, and later Giambologna De Vries and others. Bronzes by Rodin, Boccioni, Picasso, Jasper, Johns. Moore, Beuys and Bourgeois are representative of the best from the 19th century to today.

　　Bronze has been employed as an artistic medium for over five millennia; It is an alloy consisting mainly of copper, with lesser amounts of tin zinc and lead. Due to its inherent toughness and resistance, the material's uses over the centuries have been remarkably varied. A section of the exhibition has been devoted to the complex processes involved in making bronze, enabling visitors to explore how models are made, cast and finished by a variety of different techniques. The exhibition offers a unique exploration of artistic practice, an understanding of the physical properties and distinctive qualities of bronze, and the rare opportunity to see the very best examples in one place.

　　Bronze has been organized by the Royal Academy of Arts. The exhibition is curated by Professor David Ekserdjian, of the University of Leicester’s Department of the History of Arts. And film, and Cecilia Treves. Exhibitions Curator at the Royal Academy of Arts, with an advisory committee of experts in the relevant fields.

　　1.According to the first and second paragraph, the central features of the exhibition is ( ).

　　A. the most outstanding works

　　B. works spanning over 5,000 years

　　C. its themes

　　D. important discoveries

　　2.The thematic arrangement includes all of the following except ( ).

　　A. the theme that brings together works

　　B. arrangement focusing on some periods in history

　　C. different sections

　　D. famous artists joining together

　　3.The use of bronze varied remarkably because ( ).

　　A. toughness and resistance

　　B. its complex processes

　　C. it has lesser tin, zinc and lead

　　D. its different techniques

　　4.People who go to exhibition can learn all of the following except ( ).

　　A. the processes of making bronze

　　B. the best works of bronze

　　C. the properties and qualities of bronze

　　D. some new media art

　　5.What is the best title for this passage? ( ).

　　A. The thematic arrangement makes wonders

　　B. Bronze making

　　C. cultural exchanges

　　D. An unprecedented exhibition

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　　1、B。细节题。题目已经将范围缩减在一二段，第一段可知，这个展览将过去到现在的杰出作品汇集到一起。第二段开头更是点明With works spanning 5,000 years，选择B选项。A项“the most outstanding”原文并没有提及，排除;C项的“主体”也不是这次会展最为突出的地方，排除;D项“重要的发现”原文也并没有提及，排除;故答案选B。

　　2、D。是非题。第三段第一句Arranged thematically,可知是按照主题排列的, A项包括;B选项，从第三段后几句可以看到集中的几个时代，C选项，第三段第二句Different sections focus on…可知C选项说法正确。只有D项在原文中没有体现，所以答案选D。

　　3、A。细节题。用varied remarkably定位到第四段Due to its inherent toughness and resistance, the material's uses over the centuries have been remarkably varied.，可知原因为A选项。其他选项均不符合，排除;故答案选A。

　　4、D。是非题。A选项，第四段enabling visitors to explore how models are made, 可知正确;BC选项，通过第四段最后一句The exhibition offers a unique exploration of artistic practice, an understanding of the physical properties and distinctive qualities of bronze, and the rare opportunity to see the very best examples in one place.可知这两个选项正确。D选项的“新媒体艺术”没有提到过，所以答案选D。

　　5、D。主旨题。整个文段都是围绕“exhibition”这个主体展开论述的，只有D项的主体与原文相符，故答案为D。ABC三个选项的主体和原文均不符，它们只是这个会展包括的一些小元素，并不是主体对象，排除，故答案选D。