Some people love going to museums, while others really hate it and would rather stay at home, enjoying their favourite TV shows.So museums are being seen as out?of?date and boring by today's young people.I have just returned to the UK after travelling around the USA.While I was there, I visited lots of museums.I must say, museums are educational, either to develop knowledge learned at school, or to improve knowledge of other cultures.

In Chicago, we visited the world?famous Art Institute of Chicago.It was full of paintings, drawings and sculptures by a large number of artists, such as Picasso, Monet, Matisse and Dali.There was a mixture of traditional and modern art.

When we were in Washington DC, we visited a few of the Smithsonian museums.These are all free to visitors, which is great if you just want to see a few things, and not spend all day inside.The Air and Space Museum was especially good: it had lots of planes on show, interesting information and also some interactive (互动) parts.We also went to the National US Holocaust (纳粹大屠杀) Memorial Museum.Naturally, it was sad to read about the horrors which influenced so many people in World War Ⅱ.However, it was also interesting to read the stories of those who survived the Holocaust, as well as those who helped others.

I also found the 9/11 Memorial and Museum to be of great interest.This museum is for those who lost their lives, as well as their families, when the Twin Towers in New York City were attacked by terrorists in 2001.It tells you how the terrorists planned the attack and what happened as a result of their actions.Surviving pieces of the towers are shown in the museum.It was a truly meaningful visit, which made me treasure my own life more.

I think museums play an important role in realising historical importance for future people.Whatever your interests are, there may be a museum for you.You can visit waxwork (蜡像) museums to see models of famous people, science museums for an interactive visit and a little bit more! Best of all, if you're ever in the UK, many of them are free!

1.The first paragraph tells us that ________.

A.people of all ages love going to museums

B.trips to museums are always very tiring

C.most museums in the USA are outdated

D.some young people find museums boring

2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.There are a lot of interactive parts in waxwork museums.

B.Art Institute of Chicago has a mixture of traditional and modern art.

C.You'd better read the stories before visiting the Holocaust Memorial Museum.

D.The Air and Space Museum shows the Twin Towers were attacked by terrorists.

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A.Future people have the duty to protect museums.

B.Visiting 9/11 Memorial and Museum is educational.

C.All the museums around the world are free for students.

D.Taking photos is allowed in the Smithsonian museums.

4.What is the writer's opinion towards museums?

A.She suggests going to museums.

B.She warns of the problems of museums.

C.Museums have advantages and downsides.

D.Museums should be open to all kinds of people.

To: Carla@yahoo. com

From: Eric@163. com

Subject: Help!

Date: 15/04/2019: 05 AM

Dear Aunt Carla,

I'm having a problem with my classmate, Joan, at school. The other day I wrote an email to another classmate, Beth, in which I said something about Joan that perhaps wasn't very nice. Unluckily, when Beth was writing back to me, she sent it to HYPERLINK "mail to: Joan@163. com, " Joan@163. com, which is Joan's email address!Now Joan is really angry with me and won't talk to me, and Beth is unhappy as well. She has said sorry to me a hundred times already, but the harm is done. I feel bad, because I would never have said those things to Joan's face, but how do I get her to forgive(谅解)me? What should I do?

To: Eric@163. com

From: Carla@yahoo. com

Subject: Some advice

Date: 16/04/2019: 30 AM

Dear Eric,

This problem is more common than you might think!Email is very useful, but also very dangerous, as you don't know where your message might end up!First of all, you should say sorry right away to Joan. Explain that it was a mistake, and that you didn't mean to hurt her feelings. It may take time for her to be able to forgive you, but that's up to her. Then you might want to do something nice for her. Perhaps send her some flowers to show that you're truly sorry. Also, you should remember that old saying: "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all. "And good luck!

Carla

1.How soon did Eric get the reply from Aunt Carla?

A.In one day. B.In two days. C.In a week. D.In a month.

2.Why did Eric write the email to Carla?

A.To say sorry. B.To ask for advice.

C.To give advice. D.To say something unfriendly.

3.Carla gave ________pieces of advice to Eric.

A.five B.four C.three D.two

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Ben and Sally lived in California with their two daughters. Ben liked traveling. 1., but sally stayed home with the girls. Ben and his friends owned a company. People at the company liked to play jokes on each other. One day, Ben’s friends wanted to play a joke on Ben and Sally. 2. The letter said,

Dear Sally.

I’m having a great time here in Africa. I’m sending a special gift to you.

I hope you like it. Please take good care of it until I get home.

Love to you and the kids,

Ben

On the same day, Sally also got a phone call. The caller told her that a delivery was coming. At one o’clock, a truck stopped in front of Sally’s house. The truck driver gave Sally a rope. An animal was tied to the rope. It was a baby elephant! 3., and it began eating grass.Then the driver drove away. Sally stood there and held the rope to the elephant. She asked herself, “What can I feed an elephant with? Bananas?”4. He said, “It’s illegal (非法的) to have wild animal here.” Then the policeman gave Sally a ticket.

Ben’s friends were hiding in the backyard and laughing. 5. They had rented (租借) the elephant from a zoo and asked the policeman to write the ticket! Ben’s friends also made a film of everything. They wanted Ben to watch the film.

When Sally learned about the truth, she couldn’t help laughing.

A.So they sent a letter to Sally

B.After a while, a policeman came

C.The elephant ran into Sally’s yard

D.One summer, he went to Africa on a trip

E.They had planned everything perfectly.

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