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Dublin City Hall

Inside City Hall is an interesting exhibition about Dublin’s history, with historical items from the old city and multimedia presentations. The building, which dates from 1779, once badly damaged, was recently renovated. Guided tours are available. Open Monday to Saturday 10:00 a.m.~5:15 p.m., Sunday and holidays 2:00 p.m.~5:00 p.m. Admission is ?6.50. Phone 672- 2204.

Dublin Castle

This is a joy for anyone interested in archaeology or history. Dublin Castle was built in the 13th century on top of the foundations of a Viking structure. The castle served as a military fortress, prison, court of law and the core (核心) of British administration in Ireland until 1922. It’s now used for state functions and government conferences. Guided tours are available. Open Monday to Friday 10:00 a.m.~4:50 p.m.; Saturday, Sunday and holidays 2:00 p.m.~4:50 p.m. Closed during state functions. Admission is ?4.50. Phone 677- 7129 or 677- 7270.

Trinity College

The sole college of the University of Dublin, Trinity was founded by Queen Elizabeth I in 1592. The reason most visitors venture to Trinity is to take a look at the Book of Kells, which is on display at the Old Library. The ticket price includes admission to the Long Room, a striking space that contains 200,000 of the college’s oldest books. Open Monday to Saturday 9.30am~5pm, Sunday noon~4:30 p.m. (from 9:30 a.m. June to September). College Green. Phone 608 -1177.

Irish Museum of Modern Art

Housed in the beautifully restored (修復(fù)) Royal Hospital Kilmainham (which was modelled (復(fù)制) on Les Invalides in Paris), the museum exhibits contemporary art and has an impressive permanent collection that includes pieces representing the cutting edge of Irish and international art. Open Tuesday to Saturday 10:00 a.m.~5:30 p.m., Sunday and holidays noon~5:30 p.m. The museum has no admission charge. Military Road, Kilmainham. Phone 612- 9900. 

James Joyce Centre

James Joyce is one of Dublin’s most famous 20th century writers. Author of such works as Dubliners, Ulysses and his autobiographical novel A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Joyce’s name is forever linked to the city of Dublin. The James Joyce Centre is dedicated to promoting the life and works of James Joyce to novices and scholars alike. Open Tues.~Sat. 10:00 a.m.~5:00 p.m., Sun. 1: p.m.~5:00 p.m., admission costs ?5.00 for adults. North Great George’s Street. Phone 878- 8547.

1.According to the passage, we can know ________.

A. Dublin Castle was used for government conferences

B. the sole college of the University of Dublin was established by Queen Elizabeth II

C. Dublin Castle served as a court of law in the 1930s

D. the novel A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is about James Joyce’s life

2.The underlined word “renovated” in the first paragraph means ________.

A. reviewed             B. recreated            C. repaired        D. destroyed

3.Which place do you pay the least money to visit?

A. Dublin City Hall.                                                               B. Dublin Castle.

C. Irish Museum of Modern Art.                                       D. James Joyce Centre.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.D

2.C

3.C

【解析】

試題分析：本文介紹了一些人們?cè)诙及亓挚梢詤⒂^的地方以及這些場(chǎng)館的開放時(shí)間、門票價(jià)格和活動(dòng)內(nèi)容等，人們可以根據(jù)介紹選擇自己感興趣想?yún)⒂^的地方，比如想了解都柏林的歷史的話，人們可以去Dublin City Hall ，那里有很多多媒體的展示以及歷史上遺留下來的物品。

1.D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從文章末段his autobiographical novel A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, J可知這個(gè)小說是他的自傳，所以D選項(xiàng)正確。

2.C詞義猜測(cè)題。文中提到once badly damaged,而后面又講Guided tours are available. Open Monday to Saturday，由此可以推斷這個(gè)建筑遭到損壞后得經(jīng)過重新修復(fù)才可以對(duì)外開放，所以C選項(xiàng)正確。

3.C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從文章倒數(shù)第二段The museum has no admission charge，可知愛爾蘭現(xiàn)代藝術(shù)博物館是免費(fèi)的，所以C選項(xiàng)正確。

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