Welcome to one of the largest collections of footwear in the world that will make you green with envy. Here at the Footwear Museum you can see exhibits from all over the world. You can find out about shoes worn by everyone from the Ancient Egyptians to pop stars.
Room 1
The celebrity footwear section is probably the most popular in the entire museum. Started in the 1950s there is a wide variety of shoes and boots belonging to everyone from queens and presidents to pop stars and actors! Most visitors find the celebrities' choice of footwear extremely interesting.
Room 2
Most of our visitors are amazed—and shocked—by the collection of “special purpose” shoes on exhibition here at the Museum of Footwear. For example, there are Chinese shoes made of silk that were worn by women to tie their feet firmly to prevent them from growing too much！
Room 3
As well as shoes and boots, the museum also exhibits shoe­shaped objects. The variety is unbelievable. For example, there is a metal lamp that resembles a pair of shoes, and Greek wine bottles that look like legs！
The Footwear Library
People come from all over the world to study in our excellent footwear library. Designers and researchers come here to look up information on anything and everything related to the subject of footwear.
【小题1】Where would you find a famous singer's shoes?

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I grew up in a tiny Baltimore row house in a faraway mountain area.My parents  1the necessities of life   2they couldn’t give much more.If I asked my father   3a pair of jeans,he would say,“If you want them,make the money and buy them   4.”He wasn’t being mean;he just couldn’t   5them.From age 12 on,I did part-time jobs after school.

When I   6from high school,I joined the navy.Soon I was in a boot camp(新兵训练营) at Parris Island,S.C.,where I learned that life in the navy centered around completing daily   7.These could be anything from cleaning the camp to conducting mock(模拟的) battles.Completing these tasks successfully   8discipline,team-work and responsibility.It didn’t  9whether you were black,white or Asian;everyone worked together for the  10of the company.

I went   11to graduate from the U.S.Naval Academy and later became an officer in the navy.The part of my job I   12most was the consueling(咨询) meetings I   13with the family members of the men and women in my   14,trying to help them deal with the long periods of   15.These proved popular and word of them spread.   16I was being asked to give encouraging   17to business groups,educators and kids across the country.

But I consider the boot camp my first real  18,and my life is still guided by the  19lessons I learned there.It taught me discipline,friendship and the pride related to setting a task every day and working hard to   20it.

1.A.provided        B.got               C.made              D.bought

2.A.while           B.but               C.so                    D.or

3.A.about           B.with              C.for               D.of

4.A.themselves      B.ourselves         C.yourself          D.myself

5.A.pay             B.find              C.produce           D.afford

6.A.came            B.returned          C.escaped           D.graduated

7.A.drills          B.tasks             C.exercises         D.reports

8.A.included            B.asked             C.required          D.met

9.A.matter          B.mean              C.exist             D.work

10.A.good           B.boss              C.rest              D.right

11.A.out                B.on                    C.away              D.off

12.A.took           B.hated             C.enjoyed           D.did

13.A.ended          B.began             C.continued         D.held

14.A.charge         B.situation         C.position          D.choice

15.A.lessons            B.meetings          C.training          D.separation

16.A.Long before                            B.Before long

C.As usual                              D.Once again

17.A.performances                           B.descriptions

C.speeches                              D.gifts

18.A.vacation           B.place             C.job               D.travel

19.A.important      B.bitter                C.normal                D.difficult

20.A.gain               B.achieve               C.show              D.match

Welcome to one of the largest collections of footwear (鞋类) in the world that will make you green with envy. Here at the Footwear Museum you can see exhibits (展品) from all over the world. You can find out about shoes worn by everyone from the Ancient Egyptians to pop stars.

The Sahara Festival is a celebration of the very recent past.The three-day event is not fixed to the same dates each year，but generally takes place in November or December.It is well attended by tourists，but even better attended by locals.

During the opening ceremonies，after the official greetings from the government leaders，people who attend the festival begin to march smartly before the viewing stands，and white camels transport their riders across the sands.Horsemen from different nations display their beautiful clothes and their fine horsemanship.One following another，groups of musicians and dancers from all over the Sahara take their turn to show off their wonderful traditional culture.Groups of men in blue and yellow play horns and beat drums as they dance in different designs.On their knees in the sand，a group of women in long dark dresses dance with their hair：their long，dark shiny hair is thrown back and forth in the wind to the rhythm of their dance.

The local and visiting Italian dogs are anxious to run after hares.The crowd is on its feet for the camel races.Camels and riders run far into the distance and then return to the finishing line in front of the cheering people.

Towards the evening，there comes the grand finale of the opening day，an extremely exciting horserace.All the riders run very fast on horseback.Some riders hang off the side of their saddles.Some even ride upside down—their legs and feet straight up in the air—all at full speed.Others rush down the course together，men arm in arm，on different horses.On and on they went.So fast and so wonderful!

1The Sahara Festival is a festival which ______.

A．has a very long history in North Africa

B．is held in the same place on the same day

C．is attended mainly by the people in the Sahara

D．is celebrated mostly by travelers from different countries

2Before the races begin，______ take part in the activities during the opening ceremonies.

A．musicians，dancers，horses and hares

B．camel riders，musicians，dogs and hares

C．horsemen，dancers，camels and dogs

D．musicians，officials，camels and horses

3The underlined word “finale” in the fourth paragraph most probably means the ______ of the opening day.

A．first part  B．middle

C．last part   D．whole

4This passage mainly tells readers______.

A．what happens on the opening day of the Sahara Festival

B．how people celebrate during the three-day Sahara Festival

C．what takes place at the closing ceremonies of the Sahara Festival

D．how animals race on the first and the last days of the Sahara Festival

Welcome to one of the largest collections of footwear(鞋类)in the world that will make you green with envy. Here at the Footwear Museum you can see exhibits(展品)from all over the world. You can find out about shoes worn by everyone from the Ancient Egyptians to pop stars.