A video series named Escape from the British Museum has been released on Wednesday. Directed by two Chinese vloggers, the three-episode series tells the story of how a Chinese cultural relic escapes from the British Museum and finds its way back to China.

The trailer(预告片) for the series has been trending online since it was released, sparking discussion about how the British Museum should return Chinese relics plundered (掠夺) by the UK. It has now been viewed on Sina Weibo more than 1.5 million times.

The videos were inspired by a netizen who suggested making a video recording the ordeal (磨难) of Chinese cultural relics returning home from the UK to celebrate the Chinese lunar New Year. In the video series, a female vlogger plays the role of an ancient Chinese jade (玉) teapot, while her male partner is a journalist who helps the artifact return to China. The duo went to the UK in June and spent three months shooting the video. They said the story is based on historic facts and aims to draw attention to the Chinese cultural relics held abroad.

Many netizens said they looked forward to the video and posted comments about the trailer. “We can see the achievements of Chinese culture from these lost relics, and a sense of helplessness and anger toward the plunderers. We hope to see more works of this kind,” said one Weibo user.

Currently, the museum has a total of 23,000 Chinese relics, while about 2,000 Chinese relics are on long-term display. The Chinese objects, spanning from the Neolithic age to the present, include paintings, prints, jade and ceramics (陶瓷). In 1860, the Second Opium War (1856-1860) ended with British and French troops plundering the Old Summer Palace, or Yuanmingyuan, in Beijing. The art and cultural artifacts there subsequently made their way to museums and private collections across Europe.

1.What does the underlined word “sparking” mean?

A Questioning.

B Causing.

C Knowing.

D Learning.

解析：选B。B词义猜测题。根据划线部分后文的“It has now been viewed on Sina Weibo more than 1.5 million times.”可知，该预告片在新浪微博上点击量已超过150万次，由此可知，该预告片获得大量关注，“引发”热议。故选B。

2.What can we know about the videos?

A They record the Chinese New Year.

B There are two relics in the videos.

C They mainly talk about a journalist.

D They are adapted from real facts.

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句的“They said the story is based on historic facts”可知，该短剧改编自历史事实。故选D。

3.How did the netizens feel after watching the trailer?

A They felt hopeful for the lost relics.

B They felt grateful to the makers.

C They felt helpless about Chinese culture.

D They felt angry with the plunderers.

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的“We can see the achievements of Chinese culture from these lost relics, and a sense of helplessness and anger toward the plunderers.”可知一位网民表示，我们从这些丢失的文物中看到了中国文化的成就以及对掠夺者的无助和愤怒。故选D。

4.What’s the last paragraph mainly about?

A Chinese relics’ long way home.

B The current situation of Chinese relics.

C Chinese relics in the UK and Europe.

D The accomplishment of Chinese culture.

解析：选C。C段落大意题。根据最后一段内容可知，该段主要介绍了大英博物馆现有中国文物现状，以及那些文物是如何进入欧洲各地博物馆和私人收藏的。故选C。