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第1页共9页高2025届2024-2025学年度上期入学考试英语试卷考试时间：120分钟满分：150分第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，共7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有

10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.Wherearethespeakers?A.Inthestreet.B.Onthebus.C.Inthemuseum.2.Whatarethespeakersgoingtodonext?A.Go

home.B.Gotothetower.C.Gotosomeshops.3.Whatisthemanprobablydoing?A.Waitingforsomeone.B.Cuttinginline.C.Looking

forhisway.4.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Lookingforajob.B.Graduatingfromcollege.C.Seekinginformat

iononline.5.Whatistheweatherlikenow?A.Sunny.B.Rainy.C.Warm.第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B

、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.Whatseemstobethewoman’sproblem?A

.Shelivesinpoverty.B.Shefeelsweak.C.Shegetsshortofbreath.7.Whendidtheproblembecomeworse?A.Eightmonthsago.B.WhenshewasinLondon.

C.Ayearandahalfago.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Whyisthemanworried?A.Hemaymisshisflight.B.Hecan’tfindTerminalB.C.Hecan’tcollecthisbags.9

.Howwilltheman’sluggagebetransferred?A.Byair.B.Bybus.C.Byotherpassengers.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Whatistheman’sprofession?A.Acleaner.B.A

salesman.C.Aplumber.11.Whatdoesthemanthinkisthemainreasonfortheleak?{#{QQABQYCAggioQJAAARgCUwU4CgCQkAAACY

gOABAAIAAAwQFABAA=}#}{#{QQABQYCAggioQJAAARgCUwU4CgCQkAAACYgOABAAIAAAwQFABAA=}#}第3页共9页theAuroraBorealisin

theUK.TravelerscanwitnessthenorthernlightsbetweenSeptemberandMarchduringcoldanddarkevenings.TheKirkwallHotel:Startsat$86perr

oompernightOtherpopularplacesinOrkney:WidefordHillandInganessBayLapland,FinlandLaplandisanotherlocati

onwithintheArcticCircle,inFinland’snorthernmostpart.TravelerscanexpecttoseethenorthernlightsfromlateAugusttoApril,about2

00timesannually.OneofthebestbucketlistexperiencesiswatchingthelightshowfromSanta’sHotelAurora.KakslauttanenArti

cResortGlassIgloos:Startsat$484pernightSanta’sHotelAurora:Startsat$121pernightYellowknife,CanadaYellowknife,morepopularforbeingNorthAmerica’sA

uroraCapital,sitsatthecenteroftheAuroraOval,withthebestviewsfrommid-NovembertoearlyApril.AuroraVillagetoursarealsoavailableforviewingthenort

hernlights,withfreepick-upfromhotelsaroundthearea.AuroraVillagetour:Startsat$100perpersonAuroraVillageHotelpackage:Ratesdifferduringfallandwinte

r21.Whichofthefourlocationshasthelongestseasonofviewingthenorthernlights?A.Tromsø.B.Orkney.C.Lapland.D.Yellowknife.

22.WhatisthelowestpriceforrentingtworoomsforonenightintheKirkwallHotel?A.$172.B.$200.C.$222.D.$242.23.Whatcantouristsdoinb

othTromsøandLapland?A.Enjoysightseeingtoursaroundthevillage.B.Watchthenorthernlightsfromthehotel.C.ParticipateinSa

nta-themedactivities.D.Getfreepick-upstotheviewingspots.BAswedrovealongthecountryroad,aherdofdeeremer

gedasifbymagic,surroundingusfromallsides.Ishoutedatmyhusbandtoslowdownandavoidhittingthem.Wewerecomingtoastopwhenthecardoo

rsflewopenandwesprangoutofthecar.Adeerlayinjuredbytheroadside,withitseyeswideopen.Whilesomedeerscattered,afewremain

edatasafedistance,observingthescene.“Ihavetocallthepolice,”myhusbandsaid.Aswewaitedforhelp,anearbyresidentcameoutofhishouse,a

ngrilyshoutinginstructions.Itoldhimthatwehadalreadycontactedthepolice.Hestoodathisdoorway,armscrossed,watchingus.Iknowhewantedt

omakesurewedidn’tleavethescene.Isuggestedcallinga24-hourveterinarianclinic,butbeforedoingso,Inoticedaslightmovementinthedeer’sbackleg.Wewatche

dasshestruggledtorise.Afterseveralminutes,shemanagedtostand.Sheturnedherheadtolookatus,andthenleaptgracefullytowardtheforest.{#{QQABQYCAggioQJAAAR

gCUwU4CgCQkAAACYgOABAAIAAAwQFABAA=}#}第4页共9页Iracedafterheruntilshedisappearedintotheforest.Tearsstreameddownmyface

,amixofjoythatshecouldrunagainandfearforhersurvival.Iwalkedbacktothecarjustasthepolicearrived.Our“securityguard”returnedtohishouse,satisfiedt

hathisrolewascomplete.Afterlisteningtoouraccount,thepolicepraisedusforremainingatthescene.Theytoldusthatdeerareresilientcreaturesandthatshewou

ldsurvive.Thefollowingday,werevisitedthescene.Theareashowednosignsofblood.Idiscoveredapieceofourcar’splasticbumperwiththedeer’

sfurattachedtoit.Ipickeditupandtookithome.WheneverIseeadeerwalkingthroughtheforestalongourcountryroad,Iwonderifitwasourdeerfrom

thatsummerevening.24.Whatdidtheauthorandherhusbanddoupondiscoveringaninjureddeerbytheroadside?A.Theydroveawaytheotherdeer.B.Theyslowe

ddowntoavoidit.C.Thehusbandcontactedthepolice.D.Thewifetriedtohelpthedeerstandup.25.Howdidthenearbyresidentreacttothesituat

ion?A.Hekeptaclosewatchonthecouple.B.Heimmediatelycalledalocalveterinarian.C.Heobservedtheinjureddeerclo

sely.D.Hegavetipsonhowtohandletheinjureddeer.26.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhentheinjureddeerstoodupandranintothefores

t?A.Sadanddisappointed.B.Surprisedandconfused.C.Happybutalittleworried.D.Relievedbutalittlefrustrated.27.Whatdidthepol

icedoabouttheincident?A.Theyfinedthecouple.B.Theycomfortedthecouple.C.Theytrackedtheinjureddeer.D.Theyinvestigatedt

hescene.CInthewronghands,suchabookcouldproveascomplicatedtoprocessasthecomputercodethatpowersAIbut,thankfully,Campellhasmorethantwodecades’pr

ofessionalexperiencetranslatingtheheadyintotheunderstandable.Shewritesfromthepracticalangleofabusinesspersonratherthanasanacademi

c,makingforaguidewhichishighlyaccessibleandinformativeandwhich,bytheclose,willmakeyoufeelalmostasGiventhea

stonishingpotentialofAItotransformourlives,weallneedtotakeactiontodealwithourAI-poweredfuture,andthisiswhereAIbyDes

ign:APlanforLivingwithArtificialIntelligencecomesin.ThisabsorbingnewbookbyCatrionaCampbellisapracticalro

admapaddressingthechallengesposedbytheforthcomingAIrevolution.smartasAI.AswesooncometolearnfromAIbyDesign,AIisalread

ysuper-smartandwillbecomemorecapable,movingfromthecurrentgenerationof“narrow-AI”toArtificialGeneralIntelligence.Fromthere,Campbel

lsays,willcomeArtificialDominationIntelligence.ThisiswhyCampbellhassetouttoraiseawarenessofAIanditsfuturenow—seve

raldecadesbeforethesedevelopmentsareexpectedtotakeplace.Shesaysitisessentialthatwekeepcontrolofartificialintell

igence,orriskbeingsidelinedandperhapsevenworse.Campbell’spointistowakeupthoseresponsibleforAI—thetechnologycompaniesandworldlea

ders—{#{QQABQYCAggioQJAAARgCUwU4CgCQkAAACYgOABAAIAAAwQFABAA=}#}第5页共9页sotheyareonthesamepageasalltheexpertscurrentlydevelopingit.Shee

xplainsweareata“tippingpoint”inhistoryandmustactnowtopreventanextinction-leveleventforhumanity.WeneedtoconsiderhowwewantourfuturewithAItopa

nout.Suchstructuredthinking,followedbyglobalregulation,willenableustoachievegreatnessratherthanourdownfall.AIaffectsusall,andify

ouonlyreadonebookonthesubject,thisisit.28.Whatdoestheunderlinedphraseinparagraph2probablymean?A.Ifreadbysomeonepoorlyeducated.B.Ifwrittenbysomeoneles

scompetent.C.Ifreviewedbysomeoneill-intentioned.D.Iftranslatedbysomeoneunacademic.29.WhatisafeatureofAIbyDesignaccordingtothetext?A.Itispackedwithco

mplexcodes.B.ItisintendedforAIprofessionals.C.Itadoptsadown-to-earthstyle.D.Itprovidesstep-by-stepinstructions.30.WhatdoesCampbellurgepeopl

etodoregardingAIdevelopment?A.Observeexistingregulationsonit.B.Reconsiderexpertopinionsaboutit.C.Learnfrompr

iorexperiencetoslowitdown.D.Makejointeffortstokeepitundercontrol.31.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A.Tohono

ranoutstandingAIexpert.B.TorecommendabookonAI.C.ToclarifythedefinitionofAI.D.TogiveabriefaccountofAIhistory.DMostof

usdon’thaveanymemoriesfromthefirstthreetofouryearsofourlives.Andwhenwedotrytothinkbacktoourearliestmemories,itisoftenuncle

arwhethertheyaretherealthingorjustrecollectionsbasedonphotosorstoriestoldtous.Thephenomenon,knownas“child

hoodamnesia(健忘症)”,hasbeenpuzzlingpsychologistsformorethanacentury.Itmayseemthatthereasonwhywedon’trememberbei

ngbabiesisthatbabiesdon’thaveafullydevelopedmemory.Butbabiesasyoungassixmonthscanformbothshort-termandlong-termmemories.Inonestud

y,six-month-oldswholearnedhowtopressalevertooperateatoytrainrememberedhowtoperformthisactionfortwotothreeweeksafterthey

hadlastseenthetoy.Ofcourse,memorycapabilitiesattheseagesarenotadult-like—theycontinuetodevelopuntilpu

berty.Infact,developmentalchangesinbasicmemoryprocesseshavebeenputforwardasanexplanationforchildhoodamnes

ia,andit’soneofthebesttheorieswe’vegotsofar.Thesebasicprocessesinvolveseveralbrainregionsandincludeforming,maintaininga

ndlaterbringingbackthememory.Butthisdoesnotseemtobethewholestory.Anotherfactorthatweknowplaysaroleislang

uage.Fromtheagesofonetosix,childrenprogressfromtheone-wordstageofspeakingtobecomingfluentintheirnativelanguage(s),sotherearemajorchangesintheirlan

guagecompetencethatoverlapwiththechildhoodamnesiaperiod.Itistruetosomeextentthatachild’sabilitytodescribeaneventpredic

tshowwelltheyrememberitmonthsoryearslater.Whiletherearestillthingswedon’tunderstandaboutchildhoodamnesia,it’sim

portanttorememberthat,evenifwecan’tclearlyrememberspecificeventsfromwhenwewereveryyoung,theystillinfluenceour{#{QQABQYCAggioQJAAARgCUwU4Cg

CQkAAACYgOABAAIAAAwQFABAA=}#}第6页共9页behavior.Thefirstfewyearsoflifeareforgettableandyetpowerfulinshapingtheadultsthat

webecome.32.Whatdoesthestudymentionedinparagraph2show?A.Babiesdon’thaveafullydevelopedmemory.B.Babiesdon’tsufferfromchildho

odamnesia.C.Babiescanrememberthingsforweeks.D.Babiescanbenefitfromhands-onlearning.33.Whichofthefollowingisoneofthebesttheori

esconcerningchildhoodamnesia?A.Babies’brainsarenotmatureenough.B.Babies’languageskillsneeddeveloping.C.Babiescannotgothroughbasicmemor

yprocesses.D.Babiesrarelyexperienceeventsthathadabigimpact.34.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.Specificeventsfromearlychild

hoodshouldbetoldtochildren.B.Thefirstfewyearsoflifeshouldbetakenseriously.C.Wecanovercomechildhoodamnesiaso

meday.D.Childhoodamnesiaisfairlycommon.35.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.HowourearlychildhoodmemoriesformB.Howchildhoodamnesi

ainfluencesourlivesC.Whysomememoriesdisappearandothersdon’tD.Whywecan’trememberourearlychildhood第二节（共5小题,每小题2.5分,共12.5分）阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项

。选项中有两项为多余选项。Notallgreatwritersaregreatspellers.Ifyouwanttobepublished,it’svitaltosubmitaperfect,professiona

llypresentedmanuscript.36Noeditorislikelytotolerateawriterwhodoesnottakethetroubletospellwordscorrectly.Ikee

ptworeferencebooksclose-byonmydesk:dictionaryandthesaurus(同义词词典).Idon’ttrustmylaptop’sspellchecker.37Ofcourse,

thesedaysthereareplentyofonlinedictionariesandthesauruses,butI’mold-fashionedenoughtopreferahardcoverandpagesIcanleafthroughwithmyfingers.IusetheCo

nciseOxfordDictionaryandtheCollinsThesaurus.38Itshouldgiveyouaprecisedefinitionofeachword,thusdifferentiating

itfromotherwordswhosemeaningsaresimilar,butnotidentical.Itwillalsousuallyshowhowthewordispronounced.Inaddition,Ihaveanoldtwo-volumecopyofSho

rterOxfordDictionary,pickedupafewyearsagoinabookshopsaleforjust99pence.Ofcourse,withits2,672pages,it’snotexactlyshort.Itcontainsaround163,000words,p

luswordcombinationsandidiomaticphrases.39However,ifIneedtochecktheoriginofawordortolookupexamplesofitsusages,t

here’snothingbetter.ForwelloverahundredyearsthemostinfluentialEnglishdictionarywasSamuelJohnson’sDictionary{#{QQABQYC

AggioQJAAARgCUwU4CgCQkAAACYgOABAAIAAAwQFABAA=}#}第7页共9页oftheEnglishLanguagepublishedin1755.“Tomakedictionariesisdullwork,”wroteJ

ohnson,illustratingonedefinitionof“dull”.40Afewminutesspentcastingyoureyeoverapageortwocanbearewardingexperience.A.Idon’toftenuse

thisdictionary.B.Ittakesnoaccountofthecontext.C.ButIstilldon’twanttoreplacethem.D.Butadictionarycanbeapleasuretoread.E.Ofcou

rse,adictionaryisnotonlyforspelling.F.Thatmeansgoodgrammarandnospellingmistakes.G.Dictionariesdon’talwaysgiveyoueno

ughinformation.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Idroppedaclaycookingpotonmyfeet.Moreaccurat

ely,Islippeddownthebackstepsofmyhouseonarainynight,41thepotintotheair.Imanagedtostayuprightand42onmybacksidewithmyfeetinfrontofme,butthepotalsol

andedupright—andonmyfeet,breakingintwo.ThehotjuicesIwastryingtothrowintotheoutdoordustbin43intheair,andthenraine

ddownuponme.Attheverymoment,Icould44theheadline:“WomanDiesDoingDishesAfterDinner.”Lifedidn’tstopbecauseIgot45.Howev

er,mydailyroutinesloweddown.I46lessurgentappointments.ThoughIhatedthe47inmyplans,Isoonrealizeditleftmeagift:sparetime.Irediscoveredlong-forgott

en48.Ireadabookjustforpleasure.Icaughtupwithfriendsandfamilymembersine-mailsandtexts.I49withmywatercolorset.Andmyspirit50again.WhenIwas51toslo

wdown,Irealizedhowunhealthymylifestyleusedtobe.SoIdecidedsomethinghadto52.NowItrytoleavesome53foractivitiesandpracticesthat

bringmejoy,likegoingforwalksorenjoyingamealwithfriends.EverytimeIcookinmynewpot,Irememberthe54ofslowingdown.AndInevereverwalkdown55

stairswithapotinmyhands.41.A.blowingB.throwingC.puttingD.bringing42.A.landedB.sankC.keptD.survived43.A.mixedB.gatheredC.floatedD.flew44.A.re

memberB.pictureC.readD.appreciate45.A.desertedB.attackedC.injuredD.ignored46.A.cancelledB.madeC.forgotD.expected47.A.stressB.troubleC.los

sD.interruption48.A.choicesB.rolesC.joysD.designs49.A.dealtB.playedC.helpedD.experimented{#{QQABQYCAg

gioQJAAARgCUwU4CgCQkAAACYgOABAAIAAAwQFABAA=}#}第8页共9页50.A.cameoffB.camealiveC.gaveoutD.gavein51.A.forcedB.orderedC.permittedD.encour

aged52.A.sufferB.returnC.changeD.repeat53.A.moneyB.timeC.rewardD.patience54.A.themeB.paceC.importanceD.freedom55.A.wetB.newC.narrowD.dark第二节（共1

0小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。BreakingRecords:PanZhanleWinsGoldinMen’s100mFreestyleatParis2024OlympicsParis,

August1—ChinesePanZhanlestunnedtheworldbyclaimingthegoldmedalinthemen’s100mfreestyleatthe2024ParisOlympics,bre

akingtheworldrecordwitha56(shock)timeof46.40seconds.ThishistoricachievementmarksChina’sfirst-everOlympicgoldintheevent,addinga57(n

ine)goldtothecountry’stally(奖牌榜)attheGames.Pan,whosettheworldrecordattheFebruaryworldchampionshipsinDoha,

58(face)intensecompetitionfromthelikesofformerrecordholderDavidPopovicofRomaniaandRioOlympicchampionKyleChalmersofAustralia.

However,Pan’spowerfulstrokeandimpeccable(无可挑剔的)timingsawhim59(finish)1.08secondsahead,shaving0.4seconds60hisownpreviousrecord.The20-year-oldgold

medalistfromZhejiangprovince61(remarkable)displayedconsistencythroughoutthemeet,clocking46.92intherelayrace

and47.21inthesemifinals.Hisvictoryisjustlikealegend,frombreakingtheAsianrecordin2023tobecoming62Olympicchampionin2024.Theyoungswimmer’sjourneyfr

oma4-year-oldbeginnertothe63(fast)swimmerservesasaninspirationtoaspiringathletesaroundtheglobe.64Pancelebrateshishisto

ricfeat,theworldwatchesinawe,anticipatingmoregroundbreaking65(perform)fromtherisingstarofChineseswimming.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第

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A=}#}第9页共9页第二节（满分25分）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。Katiewashappilyjumpingropeonthegrassinfrontofherhousefacingtheexpansivecit

yparkjustacrosstheroad.Theneighborhoodresidentsoftenenjoyedwalkingaroundthelakeinthepark,andonthispleasantday,withthesun

castingitswarmlight,Katiespenttheunhurriedmomentsdevotedtoherjumpingroutine.Herthoughtswerefocusedonherjumping:howtomatchth

espinningofthejumpropeinherhandsandthejumpingofherfeetsothattheydidn’tgetmixed,causinghertotrip.Whenhermindandmuscleswereworkingtogether,andw

heneverymoveflowedsmoothly,allofitfeltprettygoodintheafternoonsunshine.Whilejumping,sherememberedthathergrandmotherhadgivenherthejumpropeforCh

ristmas.Sheknewthathergrandmotherdidn’thavealotofmoneyandhadtosaveuptobuythejumpropeforher.BeforeChristmas,hergrandmotherhadtakenhertoso

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adwantedforalongtime.Shefeltespeciallylovedbyherconsiderategrandmother.ThewarmthoftheafternoonsunenhancedthejoyKatiefeltassheskippedal

ong.Suddenlyaboyrushedacrosstheroadtoher.Withoutanywarningherobbedherofherjumprope,shouting,“Givemethat.”andracedbackacrosstheroadtowardsthepark.Em

pty-handed,Katiewasleftinconfusion.Ittookherawhiletorecoverfromtheshock.Whenshecametohersensesandrealizedthetheftofhergrandma’sgift,tearswelledu

p.Awaveofangeranddisappointmentsweptoverher.Butinthatmomentofupset,somethingunusualintheparkcapturedherattention.注意：1.续写词

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__________{#{QQABQYCAggioQJAAARgCUwU4CgCQkAAACYgOABAAIAAAwQFABAA=}#}1高2025届2024-2025学年度上期入学考试英语参考答案听力1-5BCBAC6-10CBA

BC11-15BCACB16-20ACACA阅读理解21-23CAB24-27CACB28-31BCDB32-35CABD七选五36-40FBEAD完形填空41-45BADBC46-50ADCDB51-55

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ances写作略听力原文Text1W:Excuseme,sir.Doesthisbusgotothemuseum?M:Yes,yougetoffatthesquare.Wewillgetthereinabout

halfanhourifthetrafficisn’ttooheavy.Text2W:Ithinkweshouldbuysomesouvenirstotakehome.Onourwaytothetowertherearemanyshopssellingallkindsofsou

venirs.M:OK.Let’sheadthere.Text3M:Justlookatthatline!Itseemstostretchonformiles.Ican’timaginewaitingfor

anothertwohours.W:Hey,theendofthelineisoverthere.M:Yeah...W:No,I’mserious.Iwasherefirst.Text4M:Oh,Mia,I’llbegraduatingfromcolleg

esoon,butIhavenotfoundajobyet.W:Youcantrypostingyourjob-seekinginformationonline.Text5{#{QQABQYCAggioQJAAARgCUwU4CgCQkAAACYgOABAAIAAAwQFABAA=}

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hoolofEnglish.It’sconvenient,butthecourseIwantisonlyheldintheeveningsandI’dliketoenrollinamorningcourseinstead.Andthenthereisanotherone,Ed’sConv

ersationalSchool.Butitseemstoosmall,soitprobablydoesn’tdoexamcourses.Also,it’ssouthofEarl’sCourt.That’s

toofarformetogointhemorning,especiallynowthatit’sgettingdarkandcold.M:OK.Oh,thisonelooksreallynice.KnightbridgeEngl

ish,andit’seasytogetto.W:Yes,I’veheardofit,Andrew.ButIthinkit’sfartooexpensiveforme,especiallyasIhaven’tgotapart-timejobyet.M:Erm,O

K.HowaboutOxfordHouseEnglish?W:Erm.It’snearOxfordCircus,soit’salsoeasytogettobysubwayandbus.Theyofferexamcoursesandthe

yprovidemostcoursesatmosttimes.M:Whydon’tyougivethemacallandgetmoreinformation?W:Couldyoucalltheminstead?Idon’tliketalkingonthephone.M

:No,youcallthem.It’dbegoodEnglishpractice.Here’sthenumber.Text10W:Inthelate1600s,theBritishEmpirebeganexpand

ingacrossseveralcontinents.Iteventuallybecamethelargestempireinhistory,controllingaboutaquarteroftheworld’slandandhumanpopulation.Throughou

titscenturies-longrule,theempiretookpreciousresourcesandwealthfromcountriesallaroundtheworld,includingthousandsofcultu

ralandhistoricalartifacts.ManyoftheseartifactsfoundtheirwaytotheBritishMuseum,whichwasestablishedin1753andkeptgrowingtoaccommodateitsgrowing

collection.Whilemanyitemsinthemuseumwerelegallyacquiredandarecompletelyundisputed,likethisone,a2,000-year-oldRo

manvasesoldtothemuseumbyadukein1945,therearedisputessurroundingcertainotherpieces.Likethefirstitemyouseeassoonasyouwalki

n.TheRosettaStone,takenbyBritishtroopsfromtheFrenchinwhatisnowEgypt.Orfurtherin,theParthenonSculptures,removedfromacastleinAthensbyaBritishl

ordandsenttotheBritishMuseum.Or,overhere,theBeninBronzes,displayedinthemuseum’sAfricanArtsection.Thesearesomeofthemostdebateditemsinthemuseum.{#{Q

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