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【題目】 In the morning this Wednesday, a red bronze horse-head statue (銅像) was donated back by Macao-based tycoon and collector Stanley Ho Hung-sun and handed over to the National Cultural Heritage Administration in Beijing (北京文化遺產管理處)China on November 13th ,2019.

These animal-head taps took turns to spray(噴) water during different hours within a day, at noon, a salvo(同時噴水) would happen.

The invading Anglo-French Alliance Forces(英法聯(lián)軍) rampaged through the Old Summer Palace and set it on fire in 1860. Millions of national treasures, including the 12 animal-head statues, were taken abroad in the war.

Ho spent HK$ 69.1 million ($8.8 million) to buy the statue in September 2007, and publicly exhibited it in Hong Kong and Macao promoting people’s consciousness (意識) of protecting cultural relics.

Ho decided to donate it back to the mainland on 20th anniversary of Macao’s return to China, after he contacted the National Cultural Heritage Administration, which said the statue will be given back to the Yuanmingyuan administration.

The horse-head statue is the seventh that has returned to Beijing among the 12 articles from the Old Summer Palace fountain, the rest of which are hoped to be returned in future.

【1】When was the red bronze horse-head statue donated to China?

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【2】Where were millions of national treasures taken?

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【3】How long has Ho kept the red bronze horse-head statue?

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【4】Have all the animal-head statues been returned to Beijing China?

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【5】Why did Ho publicly exhibit the red bronze horse-head statue in Hong Kong and Macao?

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】On November 13th, 2019./ In the morning this Wednesday./On this Wednesday morning.

【2】Abroad./In Beijing./From the Old Summer Palace.

【3】More than 12 years./ For 12 years./Around /About 12 years.

【4】No.

【5】Because he wanted to promote people's consciousness of protecting cultural relics.

【解析】

本文主要講述了何鴻燊捐獻十二生肖銅馬首，銅馬首的來歷以及流落海外的原因，最后希望十二生肖其他獸首能夠回歸。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段開頭“In the morning this Wednesday”以及結尾“on November 13th ,2019”可知，紅銅馬頭像于2019年12月13日，也就是禮拜三早上被移交給北京文化遺產管理處。故填On November 13th, 2019./ In the morning this Wednesday./On this Wednesday morning.

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段“The invading Anglo-French Alliance Forces ...were taken abroad in the war.”可知，數(shù)百萬的國家寶藏之前在北京圓明園內，但八國聯(lián)軍入侵時被帶到國外。故填Abroad./In Beijing./From the Old Summer Palace.

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段中“Ho spent HK$ 69.1 million ($8.8 million) to buy the statue in September 2007”以及第一段“handed over to the National Cultural Heritage Administration in Beijing China on November 13th ,2019”可知，何鴻燊在2007年9月拍下紅銅馬首，2019年12月移交北京文化遺產管理處，期間他保存馬首大約12年。故填More than 12 years./ For 12 years./Around /About 12 years.

【4】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章最后一段可知，銅馬首是圓明園十二生肖銅獸首中第七件回到北京的，其余的還未找回，所以十二生肖銅獸首并未全部回到北京。故填No.

【5】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段中“and publicly exhibited it in Hong Kong and Macao promoting people’s consciousness of protecting cultural relics.”可知，何鴻燊在香港和澳門公開展示銅馬首是為了提高人們的文物保護意識。故填Because he wanted to promote people's consciousness of protecting cultural relics.