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Gallery Policies for Visitors to National Gallery of Art, Washington

Visitors must present all carried items for inspection upon entry. After inspection, all bags, backpacks, umbrellas, parcels, and other things as determined by security officers must left at the checkrooms, free of charge, close to each entrance. All oversized bags, backpacks and luggage must be left at the checkrooms near the 4th Street entrance of either the East or West Building. These items will have to be x-rayed before being accepted items of value, such as laptop computers, cameras, and fur coats, may not be left in the checkrooms but may be carried into the galleries. We regret that we do not have enough space for visitor items larger than 17×26 inches into the Gallery or its checkrooms. Additional security procedures and checks may be taken according to the decision of the Gallery.

For the safety of the artworks and other visitors, nothing may be carried on a visitor’s back. Soft front baby carriers are allowed, but children may not be carried on shoulders or in a child carrier worn on the back. Pushchairs are available free of charge near each checkroom. Smoking is prohibited. Food and drink are not permitted outside the food service areas. Unopened bottled water may be carried only in a visitor’s bag. Cell phones may not be used in the galleries. Animals, other than service animals, are not permitted in the Gallery. Skateboarding is prohibited. Picture-taking (including video for personal use is permitted except in special exhibitions and where specifically prohibited. Tripods (三角架) are not allowed. Please do not touch the works of art.

When people come to visit the Gallery, they should __________.

   A. leave all their carried items at the checkrooms

   B. have all their carried items x-rayed at the entrance

   C. take all their carried items with them without inspection

D. have all their carried items inspected at the entrance

What does the Gallery feel sorry for?

   A. Visitors have to keep their valuable items in the checkrooms.

   B. The size of visitor items allowed into the Gallery is limited.

   C. It cannot keep oversized visitor items due to limited space.

   D. Visitor items over 17×26 inches must go through additional checks.

Parents with small children visiting the Gallery _____________.

   A. can carry their children in soft front child carriers

   B. can carry their children on their shoulders

   C. can carry their children in child carriers worn on the back

   D. ought to pay if they want to use pushchairs for their children

Visiting photographers should make sure that __________.

   A. pictures and videos are allowed for personal use anywhere in the Gallery

   B. pictures and videos can be taken in some places for personal use

   C. picture-taking and videoing are totally forbidden in the Gallery

   D. tripods are allowed except in some special exhibitions

Answer 1

【小題1】D

【小題2】B

【小題3】A

【小題4】B

解析:

【小題1】考點是：學生的細節查找能力。

根據文章首段第一句可知，游客們應在入口處對其所帶物品接受檢查，故答案為D項。

【小題2】 考點是：細節理解能力。

文章第二段明確指出：限于條件，美術館沒有足夠的空間來容納體積大于17×26英寸的物品，可知正確答案為C項。

【小題3】考點是：的細節理解能力。

根據文章第四段第二句soft front baby carries是可以被允許進入的，其他幾項均表述錯誤。所以此題正確答案為A項。

【小題4】考點是：細節理解能力。

從文章倒數第二段可知，除去一些特別的展品和嚴格禁止的地方，只要是限于個人使用的拍照（或錄像）是可以被允許的，可確定B項為最佳答案。