高考英語(yǔ)外刊閱讀理解訓(xùn)練-拿破侖的床被拍賣

高考英語(yǔ)外刊閱讀理解訓(xùn)練——拿破侖的床被拍賣——改編自Napoleon'sbed,anyone?FrenchtreasuresgounderthehammerFrenchdesignerandartcollectorJacquesGarciaisknownforhisopulentstyleandlackofunderstatement.Hehastransformednumerousluxuryhotelsandpalaces,includingtheHotelCostesinParis,BanyanTreeinDoha,andHotelMamouniainMarrakech.Now,75piecesfromhisexceptionalcollectionwillbesoldbySotheby'sinParistoraisefundstosecurethefutureofhishome,thehistoricChateauduChampdeBatailleinNormandy.Mostoftheitemsbeingsoldareofroyalprovenance,includingtwopairsofarmchairsandasofathoughttohavebeenorderedforMarie-Antoinette'sTurkishboudoiratFontainebleau,aswellasafireguardandwritingtableusedbythequeen.ThesalealsofeaturesadaybedbelievedtohavebeenmadefortheweddingofNapoleonBonapartetoEmpressMarie-Louisein1810.AmongthemostvaluableitemsareapairofSèvresvasesvaluedatupto€1.2m,originallypurchasedbyAlexanderHamiltoninStPetersburg,wherehewasservingasBritishambassadortoRussia.TwocabinetsthatbelongedtoKingWilliamIIIandQueenMaryIIofEnglandwillalsogounderthehammer.GarciaboughttheChampdeBataille,originallydesignedbyLouisleVau,thearchitectofVersaillesinthe1600s,30yearsagoinastateofdilapidation.HehassincetransformeditintoastunningexampleofFrenchgrandeur,completewithmeticulouslymanicuredgardensandornateinteriors.Byselling75piecesfromhiscollection,Garciahopestoensurethefutureoftheestateandpassitontofuturegenerations.TheauctionissettotakeplaceatSotheby'sinParisandisexpectedtoattractalotofinterestfromcollectorsandfansofGarcia'slavishstyle.【重點(diǎn)詞匯】1.French/fr?nt?/adj.法國(guó)的2.designer/d??za?n?r/n.設(shè)計(jì)師3.art/ɑrt/n.藝術(shù)4.collector/k??l?kt?r/n.收藏家5.opulent/?ɑpj?l?nt/adj.奢華的6.style/sta?l/n.風(fēng)格7.lack/l?k/v.無(wú)，缺乏8.understatement/??nd?r?ste?tm?nt/n.輕描淡寫9.transform/tr?ns?f?rm/v.改造10.luxury/?l?k??ri/n.奢侈品11.hotel/ho??t?l/n.酒店12.palace/?p?l?s/n.宮殿13.including/?n?klud??/prep.包括14.exceptional/?k?s?p??nl/adj.杰出的15.collection/k??l?k??n/n.收藏品16.sold/so?ld/v.賣出17.funds/f?ndz/n.資金18.secure/s??kj?r/v.確保19.future/?fjut??r/n.未來(lái)20.historic/h??st?r?k/adj.歷史悠久的21.Chateau/???to?/n.城堡22.royal/?r???l/adj.皇家的23.provenance/?prɑv?n?ns/n.來(lái)源24.armchair/?ɑrm?t??r/n.扶手椅25.sofa/?so?f?/n.沙發(fā)26.ordered/??rd?rd/v.訂購(gòu)27.Marie-Antoinette/m??ri???ntw??n?t/n.瑪麗·安托瓦內(nèi)特28.Turkish/?t?rk??/adj.土耳其的29.boudoir/?bu?dwɑ?r/n.臥室30.Fontainebleau/?f?nt?n?blo?/n.豐泰納布羅宮31.fireguard/?fa?rgɑrd/n.防火屏風(fēng)32.writingtable/?ra?t???te?bl/n.書桌33.queen/kwin/n.女王34.daybed/de?b?d/n.白天睡床35.NapoleonBonaparte/n??po?li?n?bo?n?pɑrt/n.拿破侖·波拿巴36.Empress/??mpr?s/n.女皇37.Marie-Louise/m??ri?lu?i?z/n.瑪麗-路易斯38.valuable/?v?lj?bl/adj.有價(jià)值的39.Sèvres/?s?vr?/n.塞夫爾陶器廠40.vases/?ve?s?z/n.花瓶41.purchased/?p?rt??st/v.購(gòu)買42.AlexanderHamilton/??l?ɡ?z?nd?r?h?m?lt?n/n.亞歷山大·漢密爾頓43.StPetersburg/?s?ntpi?t?rz?b??rɡ/n.圣彼得堡44.serving/?s?rv??/v.服務(wù)45.British/?br?t??/adj.英國(guó)的46.ambassador/?m?b?s?d?r/n.大使47.Russia/?r???/n.俄羅斯48.cabinets/?k?b?n?ts/n.抽屜柜【閱讀理解練習(xí)題】1.WhyisJacquesGarciasellingitemsfromhiscollection?A.TofundtherenovationofahotelinMarrakech.B.Tofinancehisfutureartcollectingendeavors.C.Toraisefundsfortheupkeepofhishome.D.Todonatetovariouscharityorganizations.答案：C中文解析：JacquesGarcia正在出售他的家具收藏來(lái)籌集資金以確保他的家——?dú)v史悠久的諾曼底ChateauduChampdeBataille的未來(lái)。2.Whattypeoffurnishingswillbesoldattheauction?A.AselectionofSèvresvasesandcabinetsownedbyKingWilliamIIIandQueenMaryIIofEngland.B.ArangeofitemsfromaParisianhotel'sroomsandsuites.C.OfficefurnitureoriginallybelongingtoNapoleonBonaparte.D.PiecesthoughttohaveoncebeenusedinMarie-Antoinette'sTurkishboudoir.答案：D中文解析：大多數(shù)出售的物品都具有皇家背景，包括兩對(duì)袖椅和一張沙發(fā)，據(jù)信是為瑪麗·安托瓦內(nèi)特在豐特布洛的土耳其房間定制的，此外還有女王使用過(guò)的隔火板和書寫桌等物品。3.WhodesignedtheChateauduChampdeBatailleoriginally?A.AlexanderHamiltonB.LouisleVauC.KingWilliamIIID.JacquesGarcia答案：B中文解析：ChampdeBataille最初由路易·勒芙設(shè)計(jì)，他同時(shí)也是凡爾賽宮的建筑師。4.WhatisSotheby's?A.AluxuryhotelchainB.AnartmagazineC.AfineartsauctionhouseD.Afashiondesigncompany答案：C中文解析：Sotheby's是一家拍賣行，專門從事古董和藝術(shù)品的交易。5.WhatdoesthearticlesuggestaboutJacquesGarcia'sartisticstyle?A.Itischaracterizedbysimplicityandminimalism.B.ItoftenreflectsthepreferencesofFrenchroyalty.C.Itiscontroversialanddivisiveamongartexperts.D.Itistypicallyunderstatedandmodest.答案：B中文解析：文章說(shuō)明JacquesGarcia以華麗富貴而聞名，并且已經(jīng)在多個(gè)豪華酒店和宮殿上實(shí)踐，其中大多數(shù)物品都具有皇家背景。6.WhyaretheitemsbeingsoldattheSotheby'sauctionofparticularvalue?A.BecausemanyofthemwereonceownedbymembersofFrenchroyalty.B.Becausetheywereallcreatedinthe1600sbyLouisleVau,thearchitectofVersailles.C.BecausetheyareallvaluableexamplesofCatherinetheGreat'scollection.D.Becausetheyareallpricelessandcannotbereplicated.答案：A中文解析：許多拍賣的物品都屬于法國(guó)皇室，包括兩對(duì)袖椅和一張沙發(fā)據(jù)信是為瑪麗-安托瓦內(nèi)特定制的土耳其房間物品，買賣的頂峰是一對(duì)斯沃斯瓷樹瓶，曾被亞歷山大?漢密爾頓在圣彼得堡購(gòu)買。7.WhydidJacquesGarciapurchasetheChampdeBatailleestate?A.Todonatetocharityorganizations.B.Asaninvestmentopportunity.C.Becauseitwasinastateofdilapidationandneededtoberestored.D.Touseasalocationforoneofhisluxuryhotels.答案：C中文解析：JacquesGarcia于30年前買下了ChampdeBataille，當(dāng)時(shí)該建筑處于一個(gè)破敗的狀態(tài)。他后來(lái)將其改造成為法國(guó)宏偉輝煌的典范，擁有個(gè)精心修剪的花園和華麗裝飾的內(nèi)部。8.WhatisthepurposeoftheSotheby'sauction?A.ToshowcasesomevaluablepiecesofarttothepublicB.TosellapersonalcollectionandraisefundsforaworthycauseC.TopromoteawarenessofanewartmovementD.TofundtheexpansionofSotheby'sworldwideoperations答案：B中文解析：JacquesGarcia的75件珍藏品將會(huì)拍賣，目的是籌集資金以確保他的家——?dú)v史悠久的諾曼底ChateauduChampdeBataille的未來(lái)?！救闹鹁鋵?duì)照翻譯】法國(guó)設(shè)計(jì)師和藝術(shù)收藏家雅克·加西亞以其華麗的風(fēng)格和缺乏低調(diào)而聞名。FrenchdesignerandartcollectorJacquesGarciaisknownforhisopulentstyleandlackofunderstatement.他改造了許多豪華酒店和宮殿，包括巴黎的Costes酒店、多哈的BanyanTree酒店和馬拉喀什的Mamounia酒店。Hehastransformednumerousluxuryhotelsandpalaces,includingtheHotelCostesinParis,BanyanTreeinDoha,andHotelMamouniainMarrakech.現(xiàn)在，他非凡收藏中的75件作品將由巴黎的蘇富比拍賣行(Sotheby’s)出售，以籌集資金，為他位于諾曼底的歷史悠久的城堡(ch<e:1>teauduChampdeBataille)的未來(lái)提供保障。Now,75piecesfromhisexceptionalcollectionwillbesoldbySotheby'sinParistoraisefundstosecurethefutureofhishome,thehistoricChateauduChampdeBatailleinNormandy.拍賣的大部分物品都來(lái)自王室，包括兩對(duì)扶手椅和一張沙發(fā)，據(jù)說(shuō)是為瑪麗-安托瓦內(nèi)特在楓丹白露的土耳其閨房訂購(gòu)的，還有女王使用的一個(gè)壁爐和寫字臺(tái)。Mostoftheitemsbeingsoldareofroyalprovenance,includingtwopairsofarmchairsandasofathoughttohavebeenorderedforMarie-Antoinette'sTurkishboudoiratFontainebleau,aswellasafireguardandwritingtableusedbythequeen.此次拍賣還包括一張被認(rèn)為是1810年為拿破侖·波拿巴和瑪麗·路易絲皇后的婚禮制作的床。ThesalealsofeaturesadaybedbelievedtohavebeenmadefortheweddingofNapoleonBonapartetoEmpressMarie-Louisein1810.其中最有價(jià)值的是一對(duì)價(jià)值高達(dá)120萬(wàn)歐元的savovres花瓶，最初由亞歷山大·漢密爾頓(AlexanderHamilton)在圣彼得堡購(gòu)買，當(dāng)時(shí)他在那里擔(dān)任英國(guó)駐俄羅斯大使。AmongthemostvaluableitemsareapairofSèvresvasesvaluedatupto€1.2m,originallypurchasedbyAlexanderHamiltoninStPetersburg,wherehewasservingasBritishambassadortoRussia.英國(guó)國(guó)王威廉三世和女王瑪麗二世的兩個(gè)內(nèi)閣也將被拍賣。TwocabinetsthatbelongedtoKingWilliamIIIandQueen