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(1)A.主旨大意题。根据第三段"The major method to recover these national treasures was to buy them back.In some cases,private collectors donated the relics to the government.Also the government can turn to official channels (渠道) to demand the return of relics." (收回这些国宝的主要方法是买回它们。在某些情况下,私人收藏家将文物捐赠给政府。政府也可以通过官方渠道要求归还文物。)说明这篇文章主要是关于收回中国文物的努力。故选A项。
(2)C.细节理解题。根据第四段"In 2003,a priceless bronze pig's head dating from the Qing Dynasty was returned to its home in Beijing after it was removed by the Anglo﹣French Alied Army over 140 years ago.Macao entrepreneur (企业家) Stanley Ho donated 6 million yuan to buy it back from a US art collector and then donated it to the Poly Art Museum in Beijing."(2003年,140多年前英法联军将一个清朝时期的无价青铜猪头移走后,它被送回了北京的家中。澳]企业家何鸿燊捐赠600万元从一位美国艺术品收藏家手中买回,然后捐赠给北京保利艺术博物馆。) 说明青铜猪头不是法国政府捐赠给中国的。故选C项。
(3)A.推理判断题。根据最后一段"In recent years,the Chinese government has improved efforts to recover the precious cultural relics lost overseas." (近年来,中国政府加强了对海外丢失的珍贵文物的追回工作。)以及最后一段其它内容,说明从这篇文章中我们可以推断,中国政府为找回丢失的文物做了很多工作。故选A项。
(4)D.词义猜测题。根据第三段"The major method to recover these national treasures was to buy them back." (收回这些国宝的主要方法是买回它们。) 以及第五段划线词后文"limited funding is always a big headache." (资金有限始终是一个令人头痛的问题。)说明"Although buying﹣back is the most feasible way to recover the lost treasures" (虽然回购是找回丢失的宝藏最可行的方法),feasible可行的,可能的。A.careful细心的;B.difficult困难的;C.popular受欢迎的;D.possible可能的。故选D项。