If you want to visit the museum, I recommend ...

If you want to visit the museum, I recommend ___________ there by underground.

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If you visit the new Mummies(木乃伊) show at the American Museum of Natural History(AMNH), in New York City, don’t miss the Gilded Lady. Scientists say she probably died of lung disease when she was in her 40s---about 2,000 years ago---in Egypt. They even have a model of her skull(头骨). Based on that, an artist was sure how she may have looked when she was alive. And yet, the mummy’s coffin has never been opened. Instead, scientists used a machine called a CT scanner(扫描仪) to look inside.

CT scanners were developed to help doctors examine patients. But the machines turned out to be perfect for studying mummies, too.

“A hundred years ago, scientists would usually open mummies’ coffins. This did a great deal of harm to those mummies,” say AMNH president Ellen V. Futter. “We just don’t do that anymore. We can do so much better. By using CT scanners, scientists can know about an ancient person’s diet from some of a mummy’s hair. Pieces of bone can show who was related to whom.”

Some mummies in Peru were buried with a skull hanging from their neck. Scientists thought these mummies wore the skull of an enemy. But DNA evidence showed that the mummies were buried with the skull of an ancestor(祖先).

The 19 mummies in the show are from Egypt and Peru. They had completely different reasons for mummifying the dead. The ancient Egyptians believed that mummification allowed an ancestor to live on in the next world. The people who prepared the Gilded Lady thought she would continue to see, hear, and smell. In ancient Peru, people practiced mummification to stay connected with their ancestors. Some families kept mummies in their home.

Futter calls the mummies in the show “messengers from another time.” With the help of technology, scientists will continue to uncover mummies’ secrets so we can understand it.

1.What did scientists find about the Gilded Lady?

A. She was a great artist.

B. She died a natural death.

C. She lived in ancient Egypt.

D. She had an amazingly long life.

2.What do Futter’s words suggest?

A. Pieces of bone show a person’s diet.

B. CT scanners do great harm to mummies.

C. Mummies usually wore the skull of an enemy.

D. Technology plays an important role in mummy studies.

3.Why did the ancient Peruvians make mummies?

A. To do traditional medical research.

B. To keep close ties with their relatives.

C. To help their families live a better life.

D. To let their ancestors live in another world.

4.What does the underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refer to?

A. The technology.

B. Their message.

C. Their family.

D. The show.

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British Museum Visitor Regulations

Admission

We Warmly welcome you on your visit to the Museum.In the interest of the security of all of our visitors we require you follow these Visitor Regulations.

Admission to the Museum is free，but we may charge for entry to some temporary exhibitions and events.

Opening hours

We open the Museum’S galleries daily from 10：00 am until 17：30 pm.We keep selected galleries open until 20：30 pm on Fridays.

The Museum’S Great Court is open from’9：00 am until 1 8：00 pm；except on Fridays when it remains open until 20：30 pm.

You may be asked by our staff to begin leaving up to ten minutes before closing time.

The Museum is closed 24—26 December and I January.

Food and drink

You aren’t allowed to consume food and drink inside the Museum，except in the places such as the restaurant and cafes or the forecourt.Families with children may use the Ford Centre for young visitors in the basement of the Museum’s Great Court at weekends and during school holidays.

Animals

If you have a disability，you may be accompanied in the Museum by your guide，assistant or companion animal.You aren’t allowed to bring animals into the Museum under any other circumstance.

Film，photography and audio(声音的)recording

Except the places that are indicated by notices，you’re permitted to use hand-held cameras (including mobile phones)with flash bulbs or flash units，and audio and film recording equipment not requiring a stand.You may use your photographs，film and audio recordings only for your own private and non—commercial purposes.

1.What are the Visitor Regulations mainly intended for?

A. Protecting exhibits.　　 B. Increasing entry charges.

C. Keeping visitors safe.　　 D. Controlling the entry of visitors.

2.Ⅵmen can visitors visit the Museum?

A. At 18：30 pm on Fridays.　　 B. At 17：55 pm on weekends.

C. At 11：00 am on Christmas Day.　　 D. At 10：15 am on New Year’s Day.

3.What can visitors do in the Museum?

A. Record films for sale.　　 B. Eat and drink as they like.

C. Take along their pet dogs. 　　 D. Take photos for personal use.

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British Museum Visitor Regulations

We warmly welcome you on your visit to the Museum. In the interests of the security of all of our visitors we require you follow these Visitor Regulations.

Admission

Admission to the Museum is free, but we may charge for entry to some temporary exhibitions and events.

Opening hours

We open the Museum's galleries daily from 10:00 am until 17:30 pm. We keep selected galleries open until 20:30 pm on Fridays.

The Museum's Great Court is open from 9:00 am until 18:00 pm; except on Fridays when it remains open until 20：30 pm.

You may be asked by your staff to begin leaving up to ten minutes before closing time.

The Museum is closed 24 -26 December and l January.

Food and drink

You aren't allowed to consume food and drink inside the Museum, except in places such as the restaurant and cafes or the forecourt. Families with children may use the Ford Centre for young visitors in the basement of the Museum's Great Court at weekends and during school holidays.

Animals

If you have a disability, you may be accompanied in the Museum by your guide, assistant or companion animal. You aren't allowed to bring animals into the Museum under any other circumstance.

Film, photography and audio（声音的）recording

Except the place that are indicated by notices, you' re permitted to use hand- held cameras (including mobile phones) with flash bulbs or flash units, and audio and film recording equipment not requiring a stand. You may use your photographs, film and audio recordings only for your own private and non-commercial purposes.

1.What are the Visitor Regulations mainly intended for?

A. Protecting exhibits.　　 B. Keeping visitors safe.

C. Increasing entry charges.　　 D. Controlling the entry of visitors.

2.When can visitors visit the Museum?

A. At 17:55 pm on weekends.　　 B. At 18:30 pm on Fridays.

C. At 11:00 am on Christmas Day.　　 D. At 10:15 am on New Year's Day.

3.What can visitors do in the Museum?

A. Eat and drink as they like.　　 B. Take along their pet dogs.

C. Take photos for personal use.　　 D. Record films for sale.

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From visiting museums to watching Changing the Guard, there are some amazing experiences for you to get while in London. Here we pick some of the best free activities in London.

Changing the Guard

For a display of British ceremony, watch Changing the Guard outside Buckingham Palace. This is where one member of Queen’s Guards exchanges duty with the old guard. Both guards are dressed in traditional red uniform and bearskin hats, and the handover is accompanied by a Guards band. Guard Mounting takes place at 11:30 am. It is held daily from May to July, and on alternate(间隔的)dates throughout the rest of the year.

Sir John Soane’s Museum

Sir John Soane was an architect. During his lifetime he collected some valuable antiquities(古董) from all four corners of the globe. They are now on display in Sir John Soane’s Museum which gives a real insight into the life of this outstanding Victorian gentleman.

Geffrye Museum

A very unique experience, the Geffrye Museum, located in 18th century almshouses(救济院),gives a fascinating insight into the lives of the British middle classes from the 1600s to the present day. Explore a series of room sets, complete with furnishing and textiles(纺织品)from each period.

Hogarth’s House

Hogarth was very famous and criticized 18th century society in his engravings(雕刻),such as A Harlot’s Progress, A Rake’s Progress and Marriage a-la-Mode. As the name suggests, Hogarth’s House is where he lived before he died in 1764,and it’s here that you’ll find the most extensive collection of his paintings on public display.

Bank of England Museum

The splendid Bank of England Museum traces the history of the bank from its foundation by Royal Charter in 1694 to its role today as the country’s central bank. There are many items you have never expected to see.

1.What can we learn about the ceremony of Changing the Guard?

A. Visitors need to pay when watching the ceremony.

B. Visitors can listen to some music at the ceremony.

C. The ceremony is held at 11:30 am every day throughout the year.

D. Changing the Guard involves two groups of guards every time.

2.For a group of Chinese students of art, the most attractive place might be____________.

A. Buckingham Palace　　 B. Geffrye Museum

C. Hogarth’s House　　 D. Bank of England Museum

3.What can we learn from the text?

A. Sir John Soane’s Museum is a good place to see old and valuable objects.

B. Sir John Soane was a painter who lived in the Victorian era.

C. Hogarth’s paintings were criticized by other painters of his time.

D. The Bank of England Museum no longer functions as a bank now.

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— Will you go to the museum tomorrow?

— Yes, I will go _______ it’s windy.

A. since        B. as though    C. if             D. even though

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If you wanted to know what it’s like to walk on the moon, you’d interview an astronaut. If you wanted insights(深刻的见解) on playing Hamlet, you’d study the performance of a Shakespearean actor. And if you wanted to know what the first year of teaching school is like, well... you’d ask teachers who just completed their first year on the job. We wanted to know and we asked.

This book attempts to capture the fascinating and inspiring answers we received. It is based largely on a series of discussions held among winners of the First Class Teacher Award sponsored(赞助) every year by Sallie Mae, a corporation devoted to education. As in the past years, first-year teachers who won the award came to Washington, DC in the fall for a weekend of awards and related events.

One activity that grew out of the awards is a series of focus group discussions. These discussions allow us to ask first-year teachers some key questions: What was it like the first year What were your hardest challenges and your greatest rewards? Did you get the right preparation? Do you have any insights you could offer new teachers?

The teachers talked in frank terms about what it’s like to feel rebuffed by experienced teachers, to struggle with budget cutbacks, to see children in pain. But the difficulties they related are only half the story. They also told us how they dealt with challenges, what they would want new teachers to know, and why being a teacher is so important to their sense of self. All together, their words paint a picture of an inspired and inspiring group of up-and-coming leaders in their profession. We believe their reflections will prove helpful to principals, administrators, university professors in education departments, and particularly, new teachers who are speeding up to face the first day of school. This book is built on the words and recollections(回忆) of award-winning, first-year teachers. We have used direct quotations(引用语) from teachers (with their permission), both from the focus group discussions and from a set of essays they wrote. We felt their voices needed to be heard as directly as possible. Our job was to present their insights in a way that would be useful for readers. What follows is our effort to do so.

Thank you for your interest, and we welcome your response.

Sincerely,

Sharon A. Bobbitt, Ph.D.

Director, Knowledge Applications Division

U.S. Department of Education

65.Sharon A. Bobbitt writes the passage mainly to ________.

A. inspire would-be teachers               B. praise the award winners

C. share his teaching experience            D. introduce a valuable book

66.What purpose does Paragraph 1 serve in the passage?

A. To provide background information of the topic.

B. To attract readers’ attention to the topic.

C. To use the examples to support the topic.

D. To offer basic knowledge of the topic.

67.Which of the following is TRUE about the First Class Teacher Award?

A. It is sponsored by Sallie Mae every year.

B. It is held sometimes in Washington, DC.

C. It focuses on discussions and contests.

D. The participants are invited to write books.

68.What does the underlined word “rebuffed” in the Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A. Impressed deeply.                     B. Taught sincerely.

C. Refused rudely.                       D. Helped warm-heartedly.

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Here are two places that you may want to pay a visit to.

Sark, Channel Islands

This is one of the few places in the world where tradition still stands and the traditional ways are fully respected. The roads here remain not cemented（铺水泥）, and are not even paved, and they are completely dark at night as there are no street lights. The residents of Sark are not allowed to drive cars, and if they do, they have to keep them outside Sark. The transportation you can use in Sark includes your legs, bicycles or a horse-drawn carriage. There are no motor vehicles here.

There are many activities you can enjoy here during the day, but when the night comes, the only thing you can do outside is look at the sky, which is really great. Because of the lack of artificial lights, the stars are very clearly visible.

Hyderabad, India

This southeastern city of India was the city where one of the wealthiest people in the world lived, Mir Osman Ali Khan. Now this city is the place where many global IT brands hold their head offices. But it hasn’t lost its historic looks, as it remains surrounded by ancient boulders（大圆石）, and the modern houses recently built are surrounded by traditional gardens and lakes. From the great hotel Taj Falaknuma Palace you can see the Old City where the old Indian tradition is well preserved.

The best time to travel to Hyderabad depends on whether you are going for the city itself, or you wish to go to some of the festivals that take place here. The Hyderabad Literary Festival takes place from the 23rd to the 26th of January, while a festival celebrating various cultures, the Deccan Festival, happens from February 25 to March I.

1.Sark on Channel Islands would most probably attract those who _____.

A. want to go hiking in a mountain

B. are interested in exciting nightlife

C. want to enjoy a very quiet holiday

D. want to visit a city with a long history

2.If you go to Sark on Channel Islands, you can _____.

A. try driving on unpaved roads

B. go everywhere on a motorbike

C. use a horse-drawn carriage for free

D. enjoy the beautiful starry sky at night

3.Why hasn’t Hyderabad lost its historic looks ?

A. Because many old buildings remain there.

B. Because an ancient place still remains there.

C. Because many buildings that are like old ones are built there.

D. Because traditional boulders, gardens and lakes remain there.

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If you want to be a volunteer, you have to answer the following typical questions. Do you want to work with people, animals or machines? Do you want to work indoors or outdoors, directly serve people in need or serve people behind the scenes? Every year, thousands of people in the west offer volunteer service. Volunteering greatly strengthens the community because it helps the old, the young, the weak, the sick, and the disabled and the injured to solve problems.

Volunteers usually help in many different ways. They may give people advice, offer friendship to the young, drive the elderly to church (if up to the driving age), advise kids against drugs, work as assistants in schools or nursing homes, raise funds, plant trees, help out in local libraries and do many other things. Volunteering can be a few hours a week or a few hours a month. Anybody who wants to serve people in need can become a volunteer.

In fact, the art of volunteering is a process of both giving and receiving. Volunteering allows volunteers to meet new people, make new friends and mix with people from all walks of life. Volunteering is an excellent way to experiment and try out new techniques and skills, discover your individual talents and explore career choice. Being a volunteer will take you on a wonderful journey and help you learn more than what you can get from books.

1.As a volunteer, only when you grow old enough can you _______.

A. plant trees on hills

B. drive the elderly to church

C. give advice to others

D. help out in local libraries

2.How is the second paragraph mainly developed?

A. By listing examples.　　　　　　　　　　 B. By comparing.

C. By giving explanations.　　　　　　　　 D. By discussing.

3.It can be inferred from the passage that to be a volunteer, _______.

A. you can do experiments

B. you must be very strong

C. you need to work very long

D. you can get something valuable

4.What’s the best title of the passage?

A. How to hunt for jobs

B. Volunteer service in the west

C. How to make friends

D. How to work with animals

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If you want to be a volunteer, you have to answer the following typical questions. Do you want to work with people, animals or machines? Do you want to work indoors or outdoors, directly serve people in need or serve people behind the scenes? Every year, thousands of people in the west offer volunteer service. Volunteering greatly strengthens the community because it helps the old, the young, the weak, the sick, and the disabled and the injured to solve problems.

Volunteers usually help in many different ways. They may give people advice, offer friendship to the young, drive the elderly to church (if up to the driving age), advise kids against drugs, work as assistants in schools or nursing homes, raise funds, plant trees, help out in local libraries and do many other things. Volunteering can be a few hours a week or a few hours a month. Anybody who wants to serve people in need can become a volunteer.

In fact, the art of volunteering is a process of both giving and receiving. Volunteering allows volunteers to meet new people, make new friends and mix with people from all walks of life. Volunteering is an excellent way to experiment and try out new techniques and skills, discover your individual talents and explore career choice. Being a volunteer will take you on a wonderful journey and help you learn more than what you can get from books.

1.As a volunteer, only when you grow old enough can you _______.

A. plant trees on hills　　　　　　　　　　 B. drive the elderly to church

C. give advice to others　　　　　　　　　　 D. help out in local libraries

2.How is the second paragraph mainly developed?

A. By listing examples.　　　　　　　　　　 B. By comparing.

C. By giving explanations.　　　　　　　　 D. By discussing.

3.It can be inferred from the passage that to be a volunteer, _______.

A. you can do experiments

B. you must be very strong

C. you need to work very long

D. you can get something valuable

4.What’s the best title of the passage?

A. How to hunt for jobs

B. Volunteer service in the west

C. How to make friends

D. How to work with animals

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