47．Exhibitions in the British Museum
Hokusai：beyond the Great Wave
Katsushika Hokusai（1760—1849）is widely regarded as one of Japan's most famous and influential artists.He produced works of astonishing quality right up until his death at the age of 90.This now exhibition will lead you on an artistic journey through the last 30 years of Hokusai's life—a time when he produced some of his most memorable masterpieces.
25 May—13 August 2017
Room 35
Adults￡12，Members/under 16 free |
Places of the mind：British watercolour landscapes 1850—1950
Drawn from the British Museum's rich collection，this is the first exhibition devoted to landscape drawings and watercolours by British artists in the Victorian and modern eras-two halves of very different centuries.
23 February—27 August 2017
Room 90
Free，just drop in |
Scythians：warriors of ancient Siberia
This major exhibition explorers the story of the Scythians-nomadic tribes and masters of mounted warfare，who flourished between 900 and 200 BC.Their encounters with the Greeks，Assyrians and Persians were written into history but for centuries all trace of their culture was lost-buried beneath the ice.
14 September—14 December 2017
Room 30
Adults￡16.50，Members/under 16 free |
Politics and paradise：Indian popular prints from the Moscatelli Gift
This display is part of the Museum's contribution to the India-UK Year of Culture 2017.It looks at the popular print culture of India from the 1880s until the 1950s.
19 July—3 September 2017
Room 90 a
Free，just drop in |
（1）How many exhibitions will be on display in the British Museum？
A.Four.
B.Five.
C.Three.
D.Six.
（2）If you are interested in drawings of natural scenery，you will probably go to
.
A.Room 35
B.Room 90
C.Room 30
D.Room 90
（3）Which exhibition can you attend in September？
A.Hokusai and Scythians.
B.Scythians and Politics and paradise.
C.Places of the mind and Scythians.
D.Politics and paradise and Hokusai.
（4）Where can we most probably find the passage？
A.In a health report.
B.In a story book.
C.In a parenting magazine.
D.In a tour guide.
