英语原版阅读短文（英语原版阅读Curiosities）

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这篇文章的题目是：Curiosities

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先来读一遍文章：

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1.The earliest museums were really cabinets of "curioities".

最早的博物馆实际上是“珍奇物品”的陈列柜。

The earliest museums 最早的博物馆 cabinets of "curioities" “珍奇物品”的陈列柜

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2.They contained various things assembled by people of wealth.

它们包含了富人聚集的各种东西。

various things 各种东西 assembled by 聚集 people of wealth 富人

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3.The first of these museums opened to the public in 1683 in Oxford, England.

第一家博物馆于1683年在英国牛津市向公众开放。

The first of these museums 第一家博物馆 opened to the public 向公众开放 in 1683 1683年 in Oxford, England 在英国牛津市

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4.It was called the Ashmolean Museum.

它被称为阿什莫林博物馆。

the Ashmolean Museum 阿什莫林博物馆

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5.Its collection included such curiosities as a stuffed dodo bird and a set of medieval armor.

它的收藏包括诸如渡渡鸟标本和一套中世纪盔甲等珍奇之物。

Its collection 它的收藏 such curiosities as 珍奇之物，比如 a stuffed dodo bird 渡渡鸟标本 a set of medieval armor 一套中世纪盔甲

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6.Visitors paid a fee upon leaving the museum.

游客在离开博物馆时要付费。

paid a fee 付费 upon leaving the museum 离开博物馆时

7.This fee was determined by the duration of the visitor's stay in the museum admiring the exhibits.

这个费用是根据参观者在博物馆欣赏展品的时间而定的。

was determined by 根据......而定 the duration of the visitor's stay 来访者逗留的时间 in the museum 在博物馆 admiring the exhibits 欣赏展品

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再来读一遍完整的文章：

The earliest museums were really cabinets of *curioities". They contained various things assembled by people of wealth. The first of these museums opened to the public in 1683 in Oxford, England. It was called the Ashmolean Museum. Its collection included such curiosities as a stuffed dodo bird and a set of medieval armor. Visitors paid a fee upon leaving the museum. This fee was determined by the duration of the visitor's stay in the museum admiring the exhibits.

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根据短文，选择正确答案。

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1 In this paragraph, the word duration must mean

A other guests

B length of time

C amount of fun

D kind of place

2. The main idea of this paragraph is

A a stuffed dodo bird

B fees visitors paid to first museum

C collectons of wealthy people

D the first museum open to the public

3. Which sentence is most likely true

A. Some visitors didn't stay long

B Everyone could afford to collect.

C. The visitor fees were very high

D. Visitors tried on the armor

4. Reread the paragaph. Write an opinion that a visitor who stayed a long time might have about the Ashmolean Museum.

参考答案：BDA 4.略

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