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·Open Monday to Saturday 10：00 to 17：00 and Sunday 12：00 to 17：00. Last admissions at 16：30 each day.
·Personal Admission: Adults, ￡5; Seniors/Students, ￡4.
·Group Admission (Ten or more): Adults ￡4.5 per person; Seniors/Students ￡3.5 per person.
·Payment for groups must be made together.
Welcome to the James Joyce Center
The James Joyce Center is to promote an understanding of the life and works of James Joyce. In doing so, the Center tries to work with institutions to celebrate Ireland's rich cultural heritage (遗产). The James Joyce Center provides casual visitors with a rewarding and memorable experience.
The Center's home is a restored 18th century townhouse in the north of Dublin, the city of Joyce's birth and the setting for all his works. From this central place in Joyce's heartland, the Center aims to develop an appreciation of this most remarkable and significant literary figure of the 20th century.
No. 35 North Great George's Street was built in 1784 and decorated with fine plasterwork (灰泥) by Michael Stapleton. The house was restored in the 1980s and opened as the James Joyce Center in 1996, run by members of Joyce's sister's family.
The Kenmare Room is used for lectures and has a small show of reproductions of Joyce family pictures. In addition, this room provides details of Joyce's life and times, a reading table where visitors can sit and read works by and about Joyce, and a show of some of the many translations of Joyce's works.
Exhibitions
The center's permanent and temporary exhibitions show various aspects of Joyce's life and work. Through shows and three films, you may dig into the novel about its historical background and learn more about Joyce's life. The Center also hosts International Joyce, an exhibition that provides a wonderful introduction to the life and works of James Joyce.
Walking Tours
Our walking tours are available every Saturday at 11 a．m. and 2 p．m., and by advanced booking on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11 a．m. and 2 p．m. (with at least four people). Adults ￡10; Seniors/Students ￡8. For bookings, contact info@jamesjoyce.ie. We look forward to your visit.
语篇解读：为了促进对著名作家、诗人詹姆斯·乔伊斯的作品和生活的了解而开办的詹姆斯·乔伊斯中心可谓亮点十足，文章对该中心的基本情况进行了介绍，包括展览内容、开放时间以及注意事项等，旨在吸引游客前往参观。
1．According to the text, the James Joyce Center ________.
A．has a history of about 30 years
B．is run by Dublin's government
C．is on the North Great George's Street
D．has been well protected since its construction
解析：选C 推理判断题。根据Welcome to the James Joyce Center部分第二段第一句中的“The Center's home is a restored 18th century townhouse in the north of Dublin ...”和第三段第一句中的“No. 35 North Great George's Street was built ...”可知，该中心在North Great George's Street。
2．It can be inferred from the text that in the James Joyce Center, you can ________.
A．see some movies about James Joyce
B．listen to James Joyce's lectures
C．learn every event of James Joyce's times
D．have the walking tours by yourself
解析：选A 细节理解题。根据Exhibitions部分的“Through shows and three films, you may dig into the novel about its historical background and learn more about Joyce's life.”可知，通过展览和三部电影可以了解乔伊斯的生活经历。选项中的movies是原文中的films的同义替换。
3．What is the main purpose of the text?
A．To comment on the James Joyce Center.
B．To tell the history of the James Joyce Center.
C．To briefly introduce the James Joyce Center.
D．To attract potential tourists to the James Joyce Center.
解析：选D 推理判断题。文章介绍了詹姆斯·乔伊斯中心的开放时间、亮点所在及注意事项等，最后向读者发出邀请“We look forward to your visit.”由此可知，此文的目的在于吸引游客前去参观。
