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Attractions in York

York Minster

Deangate, York YO1 7HH

Enjoy the peaceful atmosphere of the largest Medieval Gothic cathedral in Northern Europe, a place for worship for over 1,000 years and a treasure house of 800 years of stained glass. Open daily subject to services. Please check in advance to avoid disappointment.Tel: 01904 557216

www.yorkminster.org E-mail: visitors@yorkminster.org

National Railway Museum

Leeman Road, York YO26 4XJ

Enjoy a fantastic free day out for the whole family at the National Railway Museum in York.

Explore our three huge halls full of trains and railway legends including Mallard the world’s fastest train and the Japanese Bullet Train.

Open daily between 10am. - 6pm. Tel: 08448 153139

www.nrm.org.uk E-mail: nrm@nrm.org.uk

York Castle Museum

Eye of York, York YO1 9RY

Get ready to take a trip to the world-famous recreated Victorian street, Kirkgate. The first street of its kind, visited by 30 million people, is alive with the sights, sounds and colourful characters of York more than 100 years ago. Step inside the shops and meet the interesting folk who work there.

Opening hours: Mon - Sun 09:30 to 17:00 Tel: 01904 687687

www.yorkcastlemuseum.org.uk E-mail: castle.museum@ymt.org.uk

Clifford’s Tower

Tower Street, York YO1 9SA

Built by William the Conqueror, it was twice burned to the ground, before being rebuilt by Henry III in the 13th century. With sweeping views of York and the surrounding countryside, it isn’t hard to see why Clifford’s Tower played such a key role in the control of northern England.

Opening hours: Mon - Sun 10:00 to 16:00 Tel: 01904 646940

www.english-heritage.org.uk/cliffordstower E-mail: customers@english-heritage.org.uk

29. Which of the following attractions is on Leeman Road?

A. York Minster B. National Railway Museum

C. York Castle Museum D. Clifford's Tower

30. Where can visitors step into the well-known Victorian Street?

A. York Minster B. National Railway Museum

C. York Castle Museum D. Clifford's Tower

31. While visiting York Minster, the visitors can ____________.

A. enjoy a treasure house of 800 years of stained glass

B. go inside the shops and meet the folk working there

C. have sweeping views of York and countryside

D. see the world’s fastest train and the Japanese Bullet Train

32. If you want to know more information about Clifford’s Tower, you can _____________.

A. phone 01904 557216 B. email to castle.museum@ymt.org.uk

C. visit the website www.nrm.org.uk D. write a letter to Tower Street, York YO1 9SA

D

We are all interested in equality, but while some people try to protect the school and examination system in the name of equality, others, still in the name of equality, want only to destroy it.

Any society which is interested in equality of opportunity and standards of achievement must regularly test its pupils. The standards may be changed—no examination is perfect—but to have no tests or examinations would mean the end of equality and of standards. There are groups of people who oppose this view and who do not believe either in examinations or in any controls in schools or on teachers. This would mean that everything would depend on luck since every pupil would depend on the efficiency, the values and the purpose of each teacher.

Without examinations, employers will look for employees from the highly respected schools and from families known to them—a form of favoritism will replace equality. At the moment, the bright child from an ill-respected school can show certificates to prove he or she is suitable for a job, while the lack of certificate indicates the unsuitability of a dull child attending a well-respected school. This defense of excellence and opportunity would disappear if examinations were taken away, and the bright child from a poor family would be a prisoner of his or her school’s reputation, unable to compete for employment with the child from the favored school.[]

The opponents of the examination system suggest that examinations are an evil force because they show differences between pupils. According to these people, there must be no special, different, academic class. They have even suggested that there should be no form of difference in sport or any other area: all jobs or posts should be filled by unsystematic selection. The selection would be made by people who themselves are probably selected by some computer.

33. The word “favoritism” in paragraph 3 is used to describe the phenomenon that ________.

A. bright children also need certificates to get satisfying jobs

B. poor children with certificates are favored in job markets

C. children from well-respected schools tend to have good jobs

D. children attending ordinary schools achieve great success

34. What would happen if examinations were taken away according to the author?

A. Children’s job opportunity would be affected by their school reputation

B. Schools for bright children would lose their reputation.

C. There would be more opportunities and excellence.

D. Children from poor families would be able to change their schools.

35. The passage mainly focuses on ________.

A. schools and certificates

B. opportunity and employment

C. standards and reputation

D. examination and equality