After over a year of careful renovation, the Zigong Dinosaur Museum in Sichuan Province, Asia’s first professional dinosaur museum, has completed the upgrade of its core exhibition hall and officially reopened to the public. It now offers visitors an immersive “real-life Jurassic Park” experience with brand-new interactive displays, restored prehistoric scenes and newly unveiled (公开) precious fossil specimens, greatly improving the overall visiting quality.

Founded in 1987 on the ancient Dashanpu fossil site, the museum sits on massive fossil layers dating back 160 million years. It houses one of the world’s most comprehensive collections of Middle Jurassic dinosaur fossils, covering almost all known Jurassic dinosaur species and serving as a key base for professional paleontological research at home and abroad.

The latest renovation features two stunning exhibits being displayed to the public for the first time. One is a nearly complete Huayangosaurus taibaii fossil, a primitive stegosaur species. Well-preserved with complete bones, the 4-meter-long fossil perfectly shows the creature’s physical features. The other highlight is the skull of Mamenchisaurus youngi, a rare local long-necked dinosaur.

According to the museum director Zeng Xiaoyun, the original exhibition, now two decades old, had become outdated and failed to meet modern visitors’ diverse needs. To fix this problem, the museum introduced advanced technologies like naked-eye 3D and digital projection. These vivid digital systems break through the limitations of traditional static (静态的) displays, bringing ancient dinosaurs and complex geological changes back to life. 

1.1.What benefit does the museum’s renovation bring to visitors?

A Lower ticket prices.

B Better tour experience.

C Longer opening hours.

D More tour guides.

解析：选B。B细节理解题。文章首段明确指出，博物馆经过翻新后 “now offers visitors an immersive ‘real-life Jurassic Park’ experience with brand-new interactive displays, restored prehistoric scenes and newly unveiled precious fossil specimens, greatly improving the overall visiting quality”，即通过全新的互动展示、修复的史前场景和新公开的珍贵化石标本，为游客提供了沉浸式的“真实侏罗纪公园”体验，大幅提升了整体参观质量。这直接对应选项 B 中的 “Better tour experience”（更好的游览体验）。而选项 A（更低的票价）、C（更长的开放时间）和 D（更多的导游）在文章中均未提及，因此不予选择。故选B。

2.2. What can we infer about the Zigong Dinosaur Museum?

A It has global research value.

B It was built 20 years ago.

C It only houses stegosaur fossils.

D It is the largest museum in Asia.

解析：选A。A推理判断题。文章第二段末尾提到该博物馆“serving as a key base for professional paleontological research at home and abroad”，即它是国内外专业古生物学研究的重要基地。“at home and abroad”（国内与国外）这一表述说明其研究影响力超越国界，具有全球性的研究价值，因此选项 A 正确。选项 B 错误，因为文章第四段说的是“the original exhibition, now two decades old”（原有展览已有20年历史），而非博物馆建于20年前，博物馆实际建于1987年；选项 C 错误，因为第二段明确说明博物馆藏品“covering almost all known Jurassic dinosaur species”（涵盖几乎所有已知侏罗纪恐龙物种），并非只收藏剑龙化石；选项 D 错误，文章称其为“Asia’s first professional dinosaur museum”（亚洲首座专业恐龙博物馆），而非“最大的博物馆”。故选A。

3.3. What do we know about the newly exhibited Huayangosaurus taibaii fossil?

A It is a newly-discovered species.

B It is a long-necked dinosaur.

C It has a totally unknown origin.

D It is well-preserved in structure.

解析：选D。D细节理解题。关于太白华阳龙化石，文章明确表述为“Well-preserved with complete bones, the 4-meter-long fossil perfectly shows the creature's physical features”，即保存完好、骨骼完整，这正对应选项 D 中的“well-preserved in structure”（结构保存完好）。选项 A 错误，文章仅说该化石是“being displayed to the public for the first time”（首次向公众展出），并未说明它是一个新发现的物种；选项 B 错误，长颈恐龙是后面提到的马门溪龙（Mamenchisaurus youngi）的特征；选项 C 错误，文章明确介绍了该化石的物种名称和形态特征，其来源并非未知。故选D。

4.4. What is the main purpose of the museum’s overall upgrade?

A To introduce advanced digital technologies.

B To replace outdated exhibition facilities.

C To enhance its role in science education and tourism.

D To attract more international researchers.

解析：选C。C主旨大意题。文章最后一段总结道：“The upgrade is far more than a mere hardware improvement; it greatly promotes Zigong’s unique dinosaur cultural brand and local tourism development”，并提到“a new science education hall is under construction, which will enrich the museum’s educational and research functions”。这说明升级的根本目的不仅是硬件改善，更在于强化其在科学教育和地方旅游发展中的作用，选项 C 准确概括了这一深层目的。选项 A 和 B 都只是升级过程中采取的具体手段或措施，而非最终目的；选项 D 在文中没有直接依据，文章强调的是教育功能和旅游品牌，而非专门吸引国际研究人员。故选C。