Question

The Yale Peabody Museum is open：

Monday through Saturday 10：00 a. m. to 5：00 p. M.

Sunday Noon to 5：00 p. m.

The Museum is closed on New Year’s Day, Easter Sunday, Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day.

Admission Fees：

$9.00 Adults

$8.00 Senior citizens 65 years and over

$5.00 Children ages 3 through 18, and college students with ID

$4.00 Group admission

To receive this reduced admission, groups must make a reservation at least 2 weekdays in advance. Group admission is only available with a written confirmation brought to the Museum at the time of the visit.

More attention：

Some halls may be closed to the public on weekday mornings during the academic year for school group programs, so we recommend visiting after 1 p.m. on weekdays or at any time on the weekends.

There is no cafeteria or lunchroom at the Peabody. Information on local eating places is available through our Restaurant Guide or at the Admission Desk in the lobby. Visitors are welcome to picnic on the lawns around the Museum.

Photography with hand?held cameras is permitted in exhibition halls for personal use only; photography of The Age of Mammals is prohibited at all times. All other uses require the advance written permission of the Yale Peabody Museum.

Highlights Tours of the Museum are offered at no extra charge every Saturday and Sunday at 12: 30 and 1: 30 p.m. These 45?minute tours of the Yale Peabody Museum’s exhibition halls are led by one of our specially trained volunteer guides.

The Museum offers free individual admission on Thursday afternoons from 2: 00 to 5: 00 p.m. during the months of September to June.

Admission is free to any individual with a valid Yale ID. Check out a Peabody Museum pass at your local library. A Museum pass will give you $5 off each admission for up to 4 people. Ask for it at your local library.

1.To visit the museum, a 12?year?old six grader should pay________.

A. 4 dollars B. 5 dollars

C. 8 dollars D. 9 dollars.

2.Visitors are allowed to have lunch ________.

A. outside the museum

B. in any hall of the museum

C. in the cafeteria of the museum

D. in the lunchroom of the museum

3.According to the passage, The Age of Mammals is most probably in the museum.

A. a book B. a magazine

C. a video D. an exhibition hall

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Admission for Yale students to visit the Museum is free.

B. Extra money is supposed to be paid for guides while visiting the Museum.

C. Some exhibition halls are not open Monday through Friday.

D. Photography is not allowed in exhibition halls for commercial use.

5.The passage is written to ________.

A. attract more visitors to the Yale Peabody Museum

B. introduce the exhibits in the Yale Peabody Museum

C. give instructions about visiting the Yale Peabody Museum

D. remind visitors how to get their admission to the Yale Peabody Museum

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.D

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：文章主要介绍了Yale Peabody Museum开放的时间、参观费用、注意事项等。前来参观的游客需要到博物馆外面吃午饭，有的展厅允许拍照，有的不允许。

1. $5.00 Children ages 3 through 18, and college students with ID”可知，3-18岁的孩子，需要付5美元，故选B。

2.There is no cafeteria or lunchroom at the Peabody.”排除C、D；根据“Information on local eating places is available through our Restaurant Guide or at the Admission Desk in the lobby. Visitors are welcome to picnic on the lawns around the Museum.”可知，博物馆里面没有咖啡馆、餐厅，游客需要在外面吃饭，也可以在博物馆周围的草坪上野餐，故选A。

3.Photography with hand?held cameras is permitted in exhibition halls for personal use only; photography of The Age of Mammals is prohibited at all times.”可知，展览厅允许个人用手持相机拍照，The Age of Mammals禁止拍照。本段讲的是展览厅的拍照问题，故选D。

4.Admission is free to any individual with a valid Yale ID.”可知，A项正确；根据倒数第三段“Highlights Tours of the Museum are offered at no extra charge every Saturday and Sunday at 12: 30 and 1: 30 p.m.”可知，除了周六周日，参观Highlights Tours是需要另外付费的，B正确；根据倒数第六段“Some halls may be closed to the public on weekday mornings”可知，一些展厅可能会在工作日，即周一到周五的上午关闭，C正确；故选D。

5.文章介绍了Yale Peabody Museum开放的时间、参观费用、注意事项等，由此可知，文章主要介绍了一些参观Yale Peabody Museum的有关信息，故选C。

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