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Austin Children’s Museum

This 7,000-square-foot museum aims to entertain and educate children up to age 9. In its Global City exhibit, people can go shopping for groceries, order lunch at a diner, pretend that they’re doctors or construction workers, and more. In other fun exhibits, they learn about Austin’s history, explore the world of water, and experience life on a large Texas farm.

Open time: From Tuesday to Saturday, 10:00 a.m.～5:00 p.m.

On Sunday, 12:00 a.m.～5:00 p.m.

Address: 201 Colorado St, Austin, Texas 78701

Phone: 512-4722499

Brooklyn Children’s Museum

Founded in 1899, it is the world’s oldest children’s museum, featuring interactive exhibits, workshops, and special events. The Mystery of Things teaches children about cultural and scientific objects and Music Mix welcomes young virtuosos (名家).

Open time: From Wednesday to Friday, 2:00 p.m.～5:00 p.m.

On Saturday and Sunday, 10:00 a.m.～5:00 p.m.

Address: 145 Brooklyn Ave, Brooklyn, New York 1213

Phone: 718-7354400

Children’s Discovery Museum

This museum’s hand-on exhibits explore the relationships between the natural and the created worlds, and among people of different cultures and times. Exhibits include Streets, a 5/8-scale copy of an actual city, with streets lights, and waterworks, which shows how pumps can move water through a reservoir system.

Open time: From Monday to Saturday, 10:00 a.m.～5:00 p.m.

On Sunday, from noon. Closed on holidays.

Address: 180 Woz Way, Guadalupe River Park, San Jose, California 95110

Phone: 408-2985437

Children’s Museum of Indianapolis

This museum is the largest of its kind. Exhibits cover science, culture, space, history, and explorations. Among them are the Space Quest Planetarium (additional fee), the 33-foot-high Water Clock, the Playscape gallery for preschools, and the Dinosphere exhibit, along with hand-on science exhibits.

The largest gallery, the Center for Exploration, is designed for ages 12 and up.

Open time: From Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00 a.m.～5:00 p.m.

Closed on Thanksgiving Day and December 25.

Address: 3000 N Meridian St, Indianapolis, Indiana 46208

Phone: 317-3343322

1. Suppose that December 25 is Tuesday, which of the following museums can you visit?

   A. Austin Children’s Museum.        B. Brooklyn Children’s Museum.

   C. Children’s Discovery Museum.     D. Children’s Museum of Indianapolis.

2. If you want to see how pumps can move water through a reservoir system, you should visit the museum in _____.

   A. Texas         B. New York         C. California       D. Indiana

3. After entering the museum you need to pay an additional fee to see _____.

   A. the Center for Exploration        B. the Space Quest Planetarium

   C. the Global City exhibit           D. Waterworks

4. Which of the following is not exhibited in Children’s Museum of Indianapolis?

   A. culture       B. history          C. explorations    D. special events

5. The purpose of writing this passage is to _____.

   A. ask adults to visit museums

   B. compare some museums and decide which one is the best

   C. introduce some museums and encourage parents to visit them with their children

    D. introduce some exhibits and museums to foreigners

Governments and health officials around the world continued to take steps Tuesday against the outbreak of swine flu that has killed scores of people in Mexico and spread to the U.S.，Europe and possibly Asia．

By early Tuesday，the swine flu outbreak in Mexico had caused in 152 deaths and more than 1，600 illnesses．So far，at least 113 cases have been proved worldwide，including 64 in the United States；six in Canada；11 in New Zealand and two each in Spain the United Kingdom and Israel．None has yet resulted in death.

    T'he World Health Organization on Monday raised its alert level from three to four on its six-level scale．The move means the U.N.agency has determined that the virus can transmit from human to human．

“In this age of global travel，where people move around in airplanes so quickly，there is no region to which this virus could not spread，”said Fukuda，assistant director-general of the WHO．

    Governments around the world struggled to prevent further outbreak．Some，like China and Russia，banned pork imports from the United States and Mexico U.S.President Barack Obama said the outbreak was a cause for concern，not for alarm．The gov-ernment urged travelers to avoid non-essential travel to Mexico．

The latest WHO report listed only seven proved swine flu deaths in Mexico but it was not clear why there was the discrepency．

Mexico City has closed all schools until at least May 6 to help curb (contro1) the spread of swine flu and ordered 35,00 public venues to close or serve only take away meals．In addition，bars，clubs，movie theaters，pool halls，gyms，sport centers and convention halls have been told to close until May 5．Armed police officers are also guarding hospitals in Mexico City while roads and schools in the city of 20 million people are deserted．Officials also have talked about shutting down the bus and subway systems．

【小题1】When learning the outbreak of swine flu，the WHO was         .

A．calm                   B．nervous

C．shocked                 D．careful

【小题2】Fukuda’s words suggest that         .

A．he likes travel by air

       B．global travel hasn’t been affected

C．this virus can spread quickly because of global travel

       D．planes must be forbidden to take to prevent swine flu

【小题3】The last paragraph mainly tells us         .

       A．Mexico has taken measures to control swine flu

       B．Mexico City is too dangerous to live in

       C．the normal life in Mexico has been changed

       D．people in Mexico are badly in need of help

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Governments and health officials around the world continued to take steps Tuesday against the outbreak of swine flu that has killed scores of people in Mexico and spread to the U.S., Europe and possibly Asia.

By early Tuesday, the swine flu outbreak in Mexico had caused in 152 deaths and more than 1,600 illnesses. So far, at least 113 cases have been proved worldwide, including 64 in the United States; six in Canada; 11 in New Zealand and two each in Spain the United Kingdom and Israel. None has yet resulted in death.

The World Health Organization on Monday raised its alert level from three to four on its six-level scale. The move means the U.N. agency has determined that the virus can transmit

from human to human.

"In this age of global travel, where people move around in airplanes so quickly, there is no region to which this virus could not spread," said Fukuda, assistant director-general of the WHO.

Governments around the world struggled to prevent further outbreak. Some, like China and Russia, banned pork imports from the United States and Mexico. U.S. President Barack Obama said the outbreak was a cause for concern, not for alarm. The government urged travelers to avoid non-essential travel to Mexico.

The latest WHO report listed only seven proved swine flu deaths in Mexico but it was not clear why there was the discrepency.

Mexico City has closed all schools until at least May 6 to help curb(control) the spread of swine flu and ordered 35,00 public venues to close or serve only takeaway meals. In addition, bars, clubs, movie theaters, pool halls, gyms, sport centers and convention halls have been told to close until May 5. Armed police officers are also guarding hospitals in Mexico City while roads and schools in the city of 20 million people are deserted. Officials also have talked about shutting down the bus and subway systems.

57.How many people were found catching swine flu in Spain?

A. 2.                     B. 11.             C. 6.                     D. 64.

58.When learning the outbreak of swine flu, the WHO was ____.

A. calm          B. nervous      C. shocked      D. careful

59. Fukuda’s words suggest that _____.

A. he likes travel by air

B. global travel hasn’t been affected

C.this virus can spread quickly because of global travel

D. planes must be forbidden to take to prevent swine flu

60.The last paragraph mainly tells us _____.

A. Mexico has taken measures to control swine flu

B. Mexico City is too dangerous to live in

C. the normal life in Mexico has been changed

D. people in Mexico are badly in need of help