Question

The Anchorage Museum is expanding to the north with the addition of 25,000 square feet of new gallery space for the museum’s art collection and exploration of art of the north.

Construction timeline: February 2016～September 2017.

Focus: This expansion is about more than bringing works from the collection out on pub-lie view.It’s also about creating a wonderful description for the north through the lens（镜头）of art and furthering the museum’s mission of expanding awareness of the north, its landscape and cultures.

An expanded museum will:

●Provide greater public access to the museum’s art collection

●Create physical space for each kind of the museum’s mission—art, history, science, culture

●Tell the story of the north and Alaska through art that represents its landscape and people

●Create positive, engaging and relevant museum experiences

●Help museum visitors understand Alaska and the north through a variety of experiences

●Connect people and encourage global dialogue about the north and its different environment

Project partners: The $ 24 million expansion is funded entirely by private dollars, including $ 12 million gifts from both the Rasmuson family and the Rasmuson Foundation.

Anchorage Museum

625 C Street

Anchorage, AK 99501

907—929—9200 | General

907—929—9228 | Membership

Admission:

●Member: Free

●Adult: $ 15

●Senior, Student: $ 7

●2 and younger: Free

1.What is the aim of the expansion?

A. To make the museum unique.

B. To reward the project partners.

C. To make the public know the north better.

2.When will the expansion be finished?

A. In September 2017. B. In February 2017.

C. In May 2017. D. In April 2017.

3.Through the expansion, the museum may hope that____.

A. more people will travel to Alaska.

B. much money will be donated to the museum.

C. international attention will be paid to the north.

D. local people will become the members of the museum.

4.If Jack visits the museum with two high school students and his 5-year-old son, he should pay____.

A. $ 30 B. $ 36

C. $ 40 D. $ 42

Answer 1