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Welcome to Oxford University Museums
Ashmolean Museum
Established in 1683, the Ashmolean Museum is the oldest museum in the UK and one of the oldest in the world. It houses the University's extensive collections of art and antiquities, ranging back over four millennia.
Location: Beaumont Street Tel: 01865278000
Open: Tue. Sun. 10: 00-17: 00
Charge: Admission is free; special exhibitions are ticketed and a charge may apply
Note: For group bookings Tel:01865278015
Oxford University Museum of Natural History
The University Museum of Natural History houses the University's collections of zoological, entomological, paleontological and mineral specimens. With 4.5 million specimens it is the largest collection of its type outside of the national collections.
Location: Parks Road Tel: 01865 272950
Open: 10: 00-17: 00 daily
Charge: Admission is free
Note: Groups must book in advance
Museum of the History of Science
The Museum of the History of Science is housed in the world's oldest surviving purpose-built museum building. It contains the world's finest collection of historic scientific instruments.
Location: Broad Street Tel: 01865277280
Open: Tue.Sun.12: 00-17:00
Charge: Admission is free
Note: Booking required for groups of 15 or more
Pitt Rivers Museum
The Pitt Rivers Museum holds one of the world's finest collections of anthropology and archaeology, with objects from every continent and from throughout human history.
Location: Parks Road (enter through the Oxford University Museum of Natural History)
Tel: 01865270927
Open: Tue. Sun. and Bank Holiday Mondays: 10: 00-16: 30
Charge: Admission is free
Note: Groups must book in advance
1. If a group of 20 students want to visit the oldest museum in the UK, they should call ________.
A. 01865277280 B. 01865278015 C. 01865270927 D. 01865272950
2. ?Which of the museums can visitors go to any day of the week?
A. Ashmolean Museum.
B. Museum of the History of Science.
C. Oxford University Museum of Natural History.
D. Pitt Rivers Museum
3. ?Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. ?Ashmolean Museum is on the Broad Street.
B. ?Pitt Rivers Museum contains the world's finest collection of historic scientific instruments.
C. ?We don't have to book in advance if our group want to visit the University Museum of Natural History.
D. ?We can enter the Pitt Rivers Museum through the Oxford University Museum of Natural History.
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【解析】【文章大意】本文为应用文，主要向我们介绍了牛津大学的几个博物馆。
1.细节理解题。在第一段Ashmolean Museum中提到Established in 1683, the Ashmolean Museum is the oldest museum in the UK and one of the oldest in the world阿什莫尔博物馆建于1683年，是英国最古老的博物馆之一，也是世界上最古老的博物馆之一。它的联系电话Tel：01865278015，由此可知，B项正确。故选B。
2.?细节理解题。根据第二段Oxford University Museum of Natural History中Open: 10:00-17:00 daily可知，牛津大学自然历史博物馆的开放时间是每天的上午十点至下午五点，你可以在一周中任何一天去参观。C项正确。故选C。
3.细节理解题。根据第一段Ashmolean Museum中的Location: Beaumont Street可知，阿什莫尔博物馆在博蒙特街，而不是在布劳得大街，A项不符；由第三段Museum of the History of Science中 It contains the world's finest collection of historic scientific instruments可知，科学史博物馆收藏了世界上最好的历史科学仪器，而不是皮特利弗斯博物馆，排除B项；由第二段Oxford University Museum of Natural History中Note: Groups must book in advance可知，团体参观必须提前预定，C项不符；根据第四段Pitt Rivers Museum中 Location: Parks Road enter via the Oxford University Museum of Natural History（通过牛津大学自然历史博物馆进入公园路）可知，我们可以通过牛津大学自然历史博物馆进入皮特河博物馆，故选D。
