問題詳情
五、 閱讀測驗 (每題 2 分，共 10 分) In 1993, the Metropolitan Museum of Art reluctantly handed over 363 pieces of gold, silver,precious stones, paintings, and sculptures back to Turkey after a court case. Following increasingcalls for the return of artistic objects that were removed decades or centuries ago, some of theworld’s leading museums have signed a declaration that they will not hand back the ancientartifacts to their countries of origin. They say people all over the world have only been able tofully appreciate ancient civilizations because these museums have provided access to theseartistic objects. The ancient civilizations would not be so deeply admired today if these ancientartifacts were not so widely available to an international public in major museums throughoutEurope and America. For example, Egyptian culture would not have become so well-known ifthe museums had not put Egyptian mummies on show. The British Museum has not signed the declaration, but says it fully supports it. Over therecent years, it has faced growing pressure to hand back the Elgin Marbles, sculptures taken fromthe Parthenon in Athens, Greece, in the 19th century. But the British Museum has said that theMuseum is the best possible place for them. “They must remain here if the museum is to continueto achieve its aim, which is to show the world to the world,” said the director of the museum.
【題組】46 ( ) What reason do the major museums provide for not handing back the ancient objects?
(A) Ancient civilizations can only be admired if they are removed from their home countries.
(B) It is better for those objects to remain at a certain place than to be moved around.
(C) They need those well-known ancient objects to attract people from all over the world.
(D) Only in the leading museums can the objects be fully appreciated by the world.
參考答案
答案：D
難度：困難0.25
統計：A(2),B(0),C(1),D(1),E(0)