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National Gallery of Canada

Position:

National Gallery (美术馆) of Canada

380 Sussex Drive (大道)

P.O. Box 427, Station A

Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1N 9N4

Telephone: 613-990-1985 or 1-800-319-ARTS

Fax: 613-993-4385

Directions:

From Highway 417, take the Metcalfe exit (出口). Follow Metcalfe Street around the Museum of Nature and continue to the north until you reach the end of the street at Wellington. You will see Parliament Hill. Turn right onto Wellington Street and continue in the left-hand road until you reach Sussex Drive. As you approach Sussex Drive, you will see the Chateau Laurier hotel on your left-hand side. Make a left turn onto Sussex Drive and continue until you see the Gallery on your left-hand side, at the corner of St. Patrick and Sussex. The Gallery is a large glass building with two towers. Just beyond the St. Patrick / Sussex crossroads you will see the entrance to the Gallery’s underground parking.

Opening Hours:

◆ 1 May — 30 September

Open daily from 10 am to 5 pm, Thursdays to 8 pm.

◆ 1 October — 30 April

Open Tuesday to Sunday from 10 am to 5 pm; Thursdays until 8 pm. Closed Mondays.

Closed Christmas Day, New Year’s Day and 2 January 2012 (Monday).

Tickets:

$9: Adults

$7: The elderly and full-time students (ID required)

$4: Youth (12-19)

$18: Family (2 adults, 3 youths)

Free admission for children under 12 and members of the Gallery.

Free admission Thursdays after 5 pm.

1.Which of the following is the closest to the Gallery?

A. The Metcalfe exit.　　 B. The Chateau Laurier hotel.

C. Parliament Hill.　　 D. The Museum of Nature.

2.If the visitors plan to visit the Gallery, they should go there ________.

A. On Christmas Day　　 B. On Thursday 9 pm　　 C. On Sunday 4 pm　　 D. On Mondays

3.If a family of four (two adults and two children) visit the Gallery on Thursday at 6:00 pm, they need to pay ________.

A. nothing　　 B. 14 dollars　　 C. 18 dollars　　 D. 26 dollars

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1. When people come to visit the Gallery, they should ____________.

A. leave all their carried items at the checkrooms

B. have all their carried items x-rayed at the entrance

C. take all their carried items with them without inspection

D. have all their carried items inspected at the entrance

2.What does the Gallery feel sorry for?

A. Visitors have to keep their valuable items in the checkrooms.

B. The size of visitor items allowed into the Gallery is limited.

C. It cannot keep oversized visitor items due to limited space.

D. Visitor items over 17×26 inches must go through additional checks.

3.Parents with small children visiting the Gallery _____________.

A. can carry their children in soft front child carriers

B. can carry their children on their shoulders

C. can carry their children in child carriers worn on the back

D. ought to pay if they want to use pushchairs for their children

4.Visiting photographers should make sure that ____________.

A. pictures and videos are allowed for personal use anywhere in the Gallery

B. tripods are allowed except in some special exhibitions

C. picture-taking and videoing are totally forbidden in the Gallery

D. pictures and videos can be taken in some places for personal use

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1. When people come to visit the Gallery, they should ____________.

A. leave all their carried items at the checkrooms

B. have all their carried items x-rayed at the entrance

C. take all their carried items with them without inspection

D. have all their carried items inspected at the entrance

2. What does the Gallery feel sorry for?

A. Visitors have to keep their valuable items in the checkrooms.

B. The size of visitor items allowed into the Gallery is limited.

C. It cannot keep over-sized visitor items due to limited space.

D. Visitor items over 17×26 inches must go through additional checks.

3.Parents with small children visiting the Gallery _____________.

A. can carry their children in soft front child carriers

B. can carry their children on their shoulders

C. can carry their children in child carriers worn on the back

D. ought to pay if they want to use pushchairs for their children

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1.When people come to visit the Gallery, they should ____________.

A. leave all their carried items at the checkrooms

B. have all their carried items x-rayed at the entrance

C. take all their carried items with them without inspection

D. have all their carried items inspected at the entrance

2.What does the Gallery feel sorry for?

A. Visitors have to keep their valuable items in the checkrooms.

B. The size of visitor items allowed into the Gallery is limited.

C. It cannot keep oversized visitor items due to limited space.

D. Visitor items over 17×26 inches must go through additional checks.

3.Parents with small children visiting the Gallery _____________.

A. can carry their children in soft front child carriers

B. can carry their children on their shoulders

C. can carry their children in child carriers worn on the back

D. ought to pay if they want to use pushchairs for their children

4.Visiting photographers should make sure that ____________.

A. pictures and videos are allowed for personal use anywhere in the Gallery

B. tripods are allowed except in some special exhibitions

C. picture-taking and videoing are totally forbidden in the Gallery

D. pictures and videos can be taken in some places for personal use

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Charles Blackman: Alice in Wonderland

An Exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria （NGV）, Australia

10 June—12 August 2009

Venue（地点）   The Ian Potter Centre

Admission     Free entry

Charles Blackman is famous for his beautiful painting of dreams. In 1956, he heard for the first time Lewis Carroll’s extraordinary tale of Alice in Wonderland — the story of a Victorian girl who falls down a rabbit hole, meets a lot of funny characters and experience all kinds of things .At that time, Blackman’s wife was suffering form progressive blindness. The story of Alice moving through the strange situations, often disheartened by various events, was similar to his wife’s experiences. It also reflected so much of his own life. All this contributed to the completion of the Alice in Wonderland paintings.

Illustrator Workshop

Go straight to the experts for an introductory course in book illustration. The course includes an introduction to the process of illustration and its techniques, workshop exercise and group projects.

Dates  Sunday 17 June &Sunday 5Aug.10am—1pm

Venue  Gas Works Arts Park

Wonderful World

Celebrate the exhibition and Children’s Book Week with special activities just for the day, including a special visit from Alice and the White Rabbit.

Date  Sunday 24 June, 11am—4pm

Venue  Exhibition Space, Level 3

Topsy- Turvy

Visit the exhibition or discover wonderful curiosities in artworks in the NGV Collection and make a magic world in a box. Alice and the White Rabbit will be with you. Walt Disney’s Alice in Wonderland will be screened.

Dates　Sunday 8,15,22,29 July ,and Tuesday 24—Friday 27 July ,12noon—3pm

Venue Theatre, NGV Australia

Drawing Workshop

Distortions of scale (比例失真) can make artworks strange but interesting.Find out how Charles Blackman distorted scale in his paintings to create a curious world, then experiment with scale in your own drawings. More information upon booking.

Date  Friday 27 July, 10:30am—3pm

Venue　Foyer, Level 3

1.Charles Blackman’s paintings come from _______.

A. his admiration for Lewis Carroll                     B. his dream of becoming a famous artist

C. his wish to express his own feelings               D. his eagerness to cure his wife’s illness

2.Which two activities can you participate in on the same day?

A. Illustrator Workshop and Wonderful World

B. Illustrator Workshop and Drawing Workshop.

C. Wonderful World and Topsy –Turvy.

D. Topsy-Turvy and Drawing Workshop.

3.To understand the Alice in Wonderland paintings, you should go to _______.

A. Exhibition Space. Level 3                              B. Gas Works Arts Park

C. Theatre, NGV Australia                                 D. Foyer, Level 3

4.Activities concerning children’s books are to be held _______.

A. on June 24, 2009                                         B. on July15, 2009

C. on July 27, 2009                                              D. on August 5, 2009

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Charles Blackman: Alice in Wonderland

An Exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria （NGV）, Australia

10 June—12 August 2009

Venue（地点）   The Ian Potter Centre

Admission     Free entry

Charles Blackman is famous for his beautiful painting of dreams. In 1956, he heard for the first time Lewis Carroll’s extraordinary tale of Alice in Wonderland — the story of a Victorian girl who falls down a rabbit hole, meets a lot of funny characters and experience all kinds of things .At that time, Blackman’s wife was suffering form progressive blindness. The story of Alice moving through the strange situations, often disheartened by various events, was similar to his wife’s experiences. It also reflected so much of his own life. All this contributed to the completion of the Alice in Wonderland paintings.

Illustrator Workshop

Go straight to the experts for an introductory course in book illustration. The course includes an introduction to the process of illustration and its techniques, workshop exercise and group projects.

Dates Sunday 17 June &Sunday 5Aug.10am—1pm

Venue Gas Works Arts Park

Wonderful World

Celebrate the exhibition and Children’s Book Week with special activities just for the day, including a special visit from Alice and the White Rabbit.

Date  Sunday 24 June, 11am—4pm

Venue Exhibition Space, Level 3

Topsy- Turvy

Visit the exhibition or discover wonderful curiosities in artworks in the NGV Collection and make a magic world in a box. Alice and the White Rabbit will be with you. Walt Disney’s Alice in Wonderland will be screened.

Dates　Sunday 8,15,22,29 July ,and Tuesday 24—Friday 27 July ,12noon—3pm

Venue Theatre, NGV Australia

Drawing Workshop

Distortions of scale (比例失真) can make artworks strange but interesting.Find out how Charles Blackman distorted scale in his paintings to create a curious world, then experiment with scale in your own drawings. More information upon booking.

Date Friday 27 July, 10:30am—3pm

Venue　Foyer, Level 3

1.Charles Blackman’s paintings come from _______.

2.Which two activities can you participate in on the same day?

3.To understand the Alice in Wonderland paintings, you should go to _______.

4.Activities concerning children’s books are to be held _______.

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The National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., is one of the world's greatest art museums. Millions of people have entered its doors to see paintings by the world's fine artists. But if these priceless masterpieces are to be preserved, the Gallery must protect them carefully. The Gallery's 135-man guard force has successfully prevented them from being stolen, but protecting the paintings from nature is a greater problem.

In past times, the owners of paintings did not protect them from damaging changes in humidity (湿度) and temperature. As a result, the life of these paintings were shortened. In the National Gallery, however, humidity and temperature are carefully controlled. The building is air-conditioned in summer and heated in winter. The air-conditioning and heating system are so important to the life of the painting that the Gallery has two of each system. If one should fail, the extra one can take over.

Light is another enemy of paintings. Ultraviolet rays (紫外线) in light cause paintings to fade (褪色).  Long ago, paintings often hung in dark churches and palaces. A coat of varnish (清漆) was a protection from the weak light. But when museums took over the care of many paintings, they were often hung in brighter light than before. Soon they were in danger of fading. The damaging effects of light were increased when the museums removed the varnish coating, yellowed with age.

To protect its paintings, the National Gallery put a special kind of glass in its skylights. This glass allows visible lights to enter the building but it keeps out harmful ultraviolet rays. The Gallery has also developed new and better varnishes which help to keep paintings from fading. Thanks to these new precautions, many of the world's greatest paintings are being well protected for future generations to enjoy.

1.The text mainly tells us about ______.

A．the guard force in the National Gallery

B．protecting great paintings from nature

C．priceless paintings of past times

D．the air-conditioning and heating systems in the National Gallery

2.The underlined word "precautions" in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ______.

A．decorations

B．problems

C．suggestions

D．applications

3.From the text we can infer that_______.

A．great artists painted in dark churches and palaces

B．you can touch these paintings while you are in the National Gallery

C．the care of the world's greatest paintings is both a big responsibility and a great challenge

D．the guard force in the Gallery has not done a good job

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The National Gallery

Description:

The National Gallery is the British national art museum built on the north side of Trafalgar Square in London. It houses a diverse collection of more than 2,300 examples of European art ranging from 13th-century religious paintings to more modern ones by Renoir and Van Gogh. The older collections of the gallery are reached through the main entrance while the more modern works in the East Wing are most easily reached from Trafalgar Square by a ground floor entrance.

Layout:

The modern Sainsbury Wing on the western side of the building houses 13th- to 15th-century paintings, and artists include Duccio, Uccello, Van Eyck, Lippi, Mantegna, Botticelli and Memling.

The main West Wing houses 16th-century paintings, and artists include Leonardo da Vinci, Cranach, Michelangelo, Raphael, Bruegel, Bronzino, Titan and Veronese.

The North Wing houses 17th-century paintings, and artists include Caravaggio, Rubens, Poussin, Van Dyck, Velazquez, Claude and Vermeer.

The East Wing houses 18th- to early 20th-century paintings, and artists include Canaletto, Goya, Turner, Constable, Renoir and Van Gogh.

Opening Hours:

The Gallery is open every day from 10am to 6pm (Fridays 10am to 9pm) and is free, but charges apply to some special exhibitions.

Getting There:

Nearest underground stations: Charing Cross (2-minute walk), Leicester Square (3-minute walk), Embankment (7-minute walk), and Piccadilly Circus (8-minute walk).

1.Where is the National Gallery?

A.on the north side of Trafalgar Square in London.

B.on the south side of Trafalgar Square in London.

C.on the west side of Trafalgar Square in London.

D.on the east side of Trafalgar Square in London.

2.In which century’s collection can you see religious paintings?

A.The 13th. B.The 17th. C.The 18th. D.The 20th.

3.Where are Leonardo da Vinci’s works shown?

A.In the East Wing. B.In the main West Wing.

C.In the Sainsbury Wing. D.In the North Wing.

4.Which underground station is closest to the National Gallery?

A.Piccadilly Circus B.Leicester Square C.Embankment D.Charing Cross

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The National Gallery

Description:

The National Gallery is the British national art museum built on the north side of Trafalgar Square in London. It houses a diverse collection of more than 2,300 examples of European art ranging from 13th-century religious paintings to more modern ones by Renoir and Van Gogh. The older collections of the gallery are reached through the main entrance while the more modern works in the East Wing are most easily reached from Trafalgar Square by a ground floor entrance.

Layout:

The modern Sainsbury Wing on the western side of the building houses 13th-to15th-century paintings, and artists include Duccio, Uccello, Van Eyck, Lippi, Mantegna, Botticelli and Memling.

The main West Wing houses 16th-century paintings, and artists include Leonardo da Vinci, Cranach, Michelangelo, Raphael, Bruegel, Bronzino, Titan and Veronese.

The North Wing houses 17th-century paintings, and artists include Caravaggio, Rubens, Poussin, Van Dyck, Velazquez, Claude and Vermeer.

The East Wing houses 18th-to early 20th-century paintings, and artists include Canaletto, Goya, Turner, Constable, Renoir and Van Gogh.

Opening Hours:

The Gallery is open every day from 10 am to 6 pm (Fridays 10 am to 9 pm) and is free, but charges apply to some special exhibitions.

Getting There:

Nearest underground stations: Charing Cross (2-minute walk), Leicester Square (3-minute walk), Embankment (7-minute walk), and Piccadilly Circus (8-minute walk).

1.In which century’s collection can you see religious paintings?

A.The 20th B.The 17th

C.The 18th D.The 13th

2.Where are Leonardo da Vinci’s works shown?

A.In the East Wing. B.In the main West Wing.

C.In the Sainsbury Wing. D.In the North Wing.

3.Which underground station is closest to the National Gallery?

A.Charing Cross. B.Leicester Square.

C.Embankment. D.Piccadilly Circus.

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The National Gallery

Description:

The National Gallery is the British national art museum built on the north side of Trafalgar Square in London．It houses a diverse collection of more than 2,300 examples of European art ranging from 13th-century religious paintings to more modern ones by Renoir and Van Gogh．The older collections of the gallery are reached through the main entrance while the more modern works in the East Wing are most easily reached from Trafalgar Square by a ground floor entrance

Layout:

The modern Sainsbury Wing on the western side of the building houses 13th- to 15th-century paintings, and artists include Duccio, Uccello, Van Eyck, Lippi, Mantegna, Botticelli and Memling．

The main West Wing houses 16th-century paintings, and artists include Leonardo da Vinci, Cranach, Michelangelo, Raphael, Bruegel, Bronzino, Titan and Veronese．

The North Wing houses 17th-century paintings, and artists include Caravaggio, Rubens, Poussin, Van Dyck, Velazquez, Claude and Vermeer．

The East Wing houses 18th- to early 20th-century paintings, and artists include Canaletto, Goya, Turner, Constable, Renoir and Van Gogh．

Opening Hours:

The Gallery is open every day from 10am to 6pm (Fridays 10am to 9pm) and is free, but charges apply to some special exhibitions．

Getting There:

Nearest underground stations: Charing Cross (2-minute walk), Leicester Square (3-minute walk), Embankment (7-minute walk), and Piccadilly Circus (8-minute walk)．

1.In which century’s collection can you see religious paintings?

A．The 13th．

B．The 17th．

C．The 18th．

D．The 20th．

2.Where are Leonardo da Vinci’s works shown?

A．In the East Wing．

B．In the main West Wing．

C．In the Sainsbury Wing．

D．In the North Wing．

3.Which underground station is closest to the National Gallery?

A．Piccadilly Circus．

B．Leicester Square．

C．Embankment．

D．Charing Cross．

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