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When was your last visit to a museum? You may complain that the museum you visited was dull(枯燥的). 1. There are many exciting museums. World Museum Day falls on May 18. On that day, museums around the world are open for free.

2. It has a mini-theater where you can learn the history behind this icy treat. For example, as early as 200 BC, Chinese people mixed snow with milk and rice. Visitors can also learn about the birth of the ice-cream at the 1904 World’s Fair. What’s more, the museum takes pride in the 3.000 different kinds of ice cream on show, with 300 available to taste.

If you are interested in spies(间谍). and want to know more about them, then the International Spy Museum in Washington D. C., is the place for you. 3. You can learn about the real world of the spies and those whose work have helped shape history in some of the biggest world events. As soon as you arrive, you are asked to use a new name, age and birthplace instead of your own personal information. As you move through the museum, you are stopped by robot guards who interrogate(审问) you to see how much you remember. 4. They can spend hours having fun at the museum.

A. Both children and adults love the activities there.

B. In Iowa, US, there is an ice cream museum.

C. But they don’t have to be boring.

D. Are you brave enough to test your courage and skills?

E. Here, the mysterious and secretive world of spies is unlocked.

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I’m Susan. I’m a slim (苗条的) girl. Many girls ask me about how to be slim. I never exercise and I like eating meat. There’s only one reason behind it: my mom.

My mom cooks every day, but she even can’t cook a simple meal well. Our kitchen has been on fire many times. Twice this month! She’s a disaster (灾难) in the kitchen. We ask her to stay out of the kitchen, but she never listens to us. She wakes up early every morning and goes home early after work. She cooks every meal for us. We have to eat what she makes - or we eat what we can. So all of my family are not fat.

Last Saturday, Mom tried to cook chicken for dinner. The result was a burning (着火的) kitchen. Luckily, Dad did his best to save the family and put out the fire. Now, when Mom goes to the kitchen, I start to worry about our lives.

Although we have a bad cook at home, our house is always full of people for lunch and dinner. I don’t think they come for delicious food. They must enjoy the happy time at my home. In fact, my mom is warm, friendly and funny. I love her, though she can’t cook well.

1.Why is Susan slim?

A.She works hard. B.She eats at home.

C.She exercises a lot. D.She never eats meat.

2.What does Susan’s mom hate (讨厌) to do?

A.To get up early in the morning. B.To go home early after work.

C.To stay out of the kitchen. D.To cook meals every day.

3.Which word might Susan want to use to describe (描述) last Saturday?

A.Scary. B.Relaxing.

C.Boring. D.Meaningful.

4.Susan thinks many people come to her home to ________.

A.learn from her dad B.enjoy delicious food

C.hear her mom’s stories D.enjoy the happy time

5.What’s the best title for the passage?

A.A Terrible Cook B.My Weekend

C.A Slim Girl D.My Family

Kathy was popular, fashionable, and the “Queen Bee” in my school.

I _______ her. I listened to the music she listened to, wore the clothes she wore. I even took art class though I had really wanted to take drama, I finally fitted in her group.

One day, I arrived at the classroom early and tried to do something for our group as usual. I didn’t notice they had come in. Before I could say a word, I realized what they were _______.

I listened _______. “She’s such a loser.” one girl said.

Another girl added, “Kathy, she always follows you, trying to copy you.”

“I wish she would leave us alone.” The once familiar voice sounded so _______ and strange.

My hands were _______. I couldn’t help crying sadly. I felt heart-broken for the first time. How did this happen? I thought we were friends.

I ran home. My mother just hugged me while I cried for hours. The advice she gave me was so _______, and I had heard it a million times. “Just be yourself and people will like you for _______ you are.” This time it became so meaningful. Then and there I decided to find myself back. That was exactly what I did.

Over the next month, I went through a lot of changes. I bought new clothes that I wanted to wear. I no longer went to art class with them, and took _______. I began making new friends. I developed my own _______ and never again followed the crowd.

I had an amazing school year. When I look back, I think it was the year when I discovered the person I was going to be. Although I felt painful that day, it was a ________ they had given me.

1.A.looked after B.looked for C.looked up to

2.A.thinking about B.talking about C.caring about

3.A.quickly B.silently C.excitedly

4.A.cool B.special C.cold

5.A.shaking B.hurting C.moving

6.A.different B.simple C.useful

7.A.what B.how C.who

8.A.dance B.science C.drama

9.A.opinions B.habits C.positions

10.A.gift B.choice C.honor

Do you have trouble trying to create the next big idea? Sometimes the answer isn’t to just force an idea out of your mind. Instead, you might want to try sitting back, relaxing and letting your mind wander(走神). Yes, you heard that correctly. If you are in need of a new idea, try daydreaming.

Researchers from the University of California, Santa Barbara, found an association(联系)between daydreaming and creative problem-solving. Their study includes having participants(参与者)first do an “unusual-use task”. They had to try to come up with as many different ways to use an object as they could.

Then, the participants chose to do one of the following four things before doing the “unusual-use task” again: Complete a difficult task ; complete an easy task; take a 12 –minute break; or skip(跳过)12-minute break and move right on to the task exercise again.

Surprisingly, the group that performed(执行) best was the one that completed the easy task. Many participants reported that they were daydreaming while performing the easy task. So the researchers believed that this daydreaming might have helped unlock their creativity.

But how could daydreaming help the brain come up with creative ways? The answer is something known as “unconscious thought”. Even when you are not actively working to solve a problem, it is still in the back of your mind. Your brain is still thinking about the problem, but in a much more subtle(不易察觉的)way.

When you daydream, your mind is allowed to think in ways it normally would not. Because it is free of control, it can create completely new and out-of-the-box ideas.

Great ideas never come easily, but that does not mean you always have to work hard to get them. Feel free to do what you want and let your mind wander.

1.What could you do to create great ideas according to the passage?

A.Work hard. B.Let your mind wander. C.Have a nice sleep. D.Read more books.

2.The “unusual-use task” included having participants______________________.

A.complete an easy task B.complete a very difficult task

C.take a 12-minute break D.come up with different ways to use an object

3.Why did the participants who completed the easy task perform best?

A.Because they were more creative than the others.

B.Because they were more knowledgeable than the others

C.Because they were better at solving problems than the others

D.Because they had the time to daydream, which might have helped unlock their creativity.

4.What does the underlined phrase “unconscious thought” in Paragraph 5 mean?

A.Your brain is thinking about a problem outside of your awareness(意识)

B.Your brain knows what you’re thinking and doing.

C.Your brain has a purpose of its own that cannot be known.

D.Your brain refuses to receive any information from the outside world.

5.What is the main idea of the passage?

A.Brainstorming is important to creative ideas.

B.The more we exercise our brains, the more ideas we will have.

C.Daydreaming is a way to improve creativity.

D.Problem-solving skills are important in our lives.

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In the 1930s a young traveler was climbing the French Alps(法国阿尔卑斯山). He arrived at a big piece of land without living things. It was ugly. It was the kind of place you hurry away from.

Then, suddenly, the young traveler stopped on the way. In the middle of this large land there was an old man. On his back was a bag of seeds. In his hand was an iron pipe(铁管).

The man used the iron pipe to make a hole in the ground. Then from the bag he took a seed and put it in the hole. He did this again and again.

Later the old man told the traveler,“ I’ve planted over 10,000 seeds. Perhaps only a tenth(1/10)of them will grow. ”

The old man’s wife and son had died, and this was how he chose to spend his final years.

“I want to do something useful,” he said.

25 years later the young traveler is no longer young. He came back to the place. What he saw amazed him. He could not believe his eyes. The land was covered with a beautiful forest two miles wide and five miles long. Birds were singing, animals were playing, and wild flowers were here and there.

The traveler stood there remembering the lifeless picture of the place that it once was.

A beautiful forest stood there now, all because someone cared.

1.Why did the old man plant seeds?

_____________________________________________

2.How many seeds did the old man think could grow, all of them or only some?

___________________________________________________

3.What amazed the young traveler when he returned to the place?

______________________________________________________

4.How many years later did the young traveler come back to the place?

__________________________________________________

5.What do you think of the old man?

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