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英検公式サンプル問題
⚫ Instructions: Read the article below and summarize it in your own words as
far as possible in English.
⚫ Suggested length: 60-70 words
Write your summary in the space provided on your answer sheet. Any writing
outside the space will not be graded.
From the 1980s to the early 2000s, many national museums in Britain were
charging their visitors entrance fees. The newly elected government, however, was
supportive of the arts. It introduced a landmark policy to provide financial aid to
museums so that they would drop their entrance fees. As a result, entrance to many
national museums, including the Natural History Museum, became free of charge.
Supporters of the policy said that as it would widen access to national
museums, it would have significant benefits. People, regardless of their education or
income, would have the opportunity to experience the large collections of artworks in
museums and learn about the country's cultural history.
Although surveys indicated that visitors to national museums that became free
increased by an average of 70 percent after the policy's introduction, critics claimed
the policy was not completely successful. This increase, they say, mostly consisted of
the same people visiting museums many times. Additionally, some independent
museums with entrance fees said the policy negatively affected them. Their visitor
numbers decreased because people were visiting national museums to avoid paying
fees, causing the independent museums to struggle financially.
