阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
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It’s Museum Day. Here’s how to get free tickets and have some fun
Museum Day is here for one day and one day only — so you’ll need to hurry if you want to take advantage of the chance to get free Saturday admission to one of the hundreds of participating museums.
The yearly event is hosted by Smithsonian Magazine and involves museums and cultural institutions coming together to offer free admission for patrons(顾客) who would otherwise have to pay for entry.
You just need an email address to get a ticket
To get a ticket you’ll need to go to the Smithsonian Magazine website and pick which museum you want to go to. You’ll be able to search to see which museums near you are participating, and from there you just have to put in your email address and name. After that, you can download your ticket and head out for some fun.
A lot of museums are still feeling financial stress from the pandemic
The event is happening as museums are still struggling from the hits they took during the first few years of the pandemic.
The American Alliance of Museums estimated it will take years for museums to fully recover. In February, the group released survey results that detailed those financial losses.
AAM President and CEO Laura Lott noted that federal relief helped remove the threat of closure that many institutions were facing, but 2022 proved to be another painful year.
But there’s hope that a free day at the museums might spark subsequent(随后的) visits.
1. How often is Museum Day held?
A. Once a week. B. Once a month. C. Once a year. D. Once a day.
2. What do you need to do to get a free ticket?
A. To go to the nearest museum. B. To buy Smithsonian Magazine.
C. To enter your email address and name. D. To be a member of Smithsonian Magazine.
3. What is the significance of hosting Museum Day?
A. It will help people deal with stress. B. It will make museums more famous.
C. It can help museums to fully recover. D. It may attract more visitors to museums.
【答案】1. C 2. C 3. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇应用文,本文主要介绍了“博物馆日”和如何获得免费门票,以及博物馆由于疫情而面临的财务压力。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据“It’s Museum Day. Here’s how to get free tickets and have some fun(今天是博物馆日。这里是如何获得免费门票和一些乐趣)”这一部分第二段“The yearly event is hosted by Smithsonian Magazine and involves museums and cultural institutions coming together to offer free admission for patrons(顾客) who would otherwise have to pay for entry.(一年一度的活动由Smithsonian杂志主办,博物馆和文化机构联合起来为那些需要付费入场的观众提供免费门票)”可知,“博物馆日”每年一次。故选C。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据“You just need an email address to get a ticket(你只需要一个电子邮件地址就能买到票)”这一部分中“You’ll be able to search to see which museums near you are participating, and from there you just have to put in your email address and name.(你可以搜索你附近的哪些博物馆正在参加,然后你只需要输入你的电子邮件地址和姓名)”可知,要得到免费的门票,需要输入电子邮件地址和姓名。故选C。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章最后一句“But there’s hope that a free day at the museums might spark subsequent(随后的) visits.(但人们希望,在博物馆免费参观一天,可能会吸引更多游客前来参观)”可知,举办“博物馆日”是希望能吸引更多的游客参观博物馆。故选D。