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From virtual tours to e-learning tools, museums and art galleries have been sharing resources using digital platforms to continue to connect with the public, share collections and stories, and support those who are vulnerable（脆弱
）during closures and the COVID-19 crisis.
Hastings Museum and Art Gallery
Hastings Museum and Art Gallery is a family friendly museum in Hastings with a diverse collection of 97,000 objects of local history, fine a d decorative arts and natural sciences. To deal with the COVID-19 outbreak, we have launched a digital museum via the Twitter hashtag #HastingsDigitalMuseum as well as via out Facebook and Instagram pages.
The British Library
Over the past two years, our imaging specialists have been trying to digitise the globes, which form one of the most beautiful parts in the British Library’s vast maps collection. The virtual globes will be made available for up close interaction on the British Library’s website throughout 2020, with the first seven due for release on 26 March.
Art UK
Art UK is the online home for every public art collection in the UK. Art UK is a charity, which features almost digitised 250,000 artworks available online. Through our work, we make art available for everyone--for enjoyment, learning and research. From May we will offer users the opportunity to create and share albums of artworks as well as”digital surrogate（替代的）exhibitions”.
Leeds Art Gallery Online
The displays at Leeds City Art Gallery have been selected by the staff to reflect the richness and variety of the collections. Established masterpieces are presented alongside lesser known works. It includes recent acquisitions and long term works from the collection. The collection is quite large--only a fraction（部分）is on display at any one time. When not on show, these may be seen by appointment at the Gallery.
1. Which is the most inviting to a geography lover?
A. Hastings Museum and Art Gallery. B. The British Library.
C. Art UK. D. Leeds Art Gallery Online.
2. What is special about Art UK?
A. It is an ideal museum for a family.
B. It has the largest collection of art works.
C. It is a non-profit art learning service.
D. It displays lesser known works besides famous ones.
3. What is the purpose of the text?
A. To introduce virtual tours options. B. To inform readers of art events.
C. To provide a cure for COVID-19. D. To popularise art knowledge to readers.
【答案】1. B 2. C 3. A
【解析】
本文是一篇应用文，介绍了在疫情期间，利用数字平台提供虚拟旅游的几家博物馆和美术馆。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段中的“in the British Library’s vast maps collection”可知，大英图书馆里收藏着很多地图，因此它对地理爱好者最有吸引力，故B项正确。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Art UK is a charity, which features almost digitised 250,000 artworks available online.”可知，英国艺术协会是一个慈善机构，其特点是几乎有25万件数字化的艺术品可以在网上找到，由此可知，英国艺术协会的特别之处在于它是一种非盈利的艺术学习服务，故C项正确。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。通读全文，特别是根据第一段中的“From virtual tours to e-learning tools, museums and art galleries have been sharing resources using digital platforms”可知，从虚拟旅游到电子学习工具，博物馆和美术馆一直在利用数字平台共享资源，由此可知，本文主要介绍的是在疫情期间，利用数字平台提供虚拟旅游的几家博物馆和美术馆，因此，本文的目的是介绍虚拟旅游的几个选择，故A项正确。
