Museum of London

At the Museum of London you can experience and discover the hidden treasures in our city's history．

From talks, walks and tours to evening classes, there's always something happening at museums． The museum is here for you all year round so you can relax in our cafes, find a gift in our shop or just enjoy the sights．

National Army Museum

The museum is available to wheelchair users． And baby changing units are available in the male and female toilets．

The museum cafe offers freshly-made tea and coffee and seasonal food． The National Army Museum Shop offers different kinds of goods（商品）which can be ordered by telephone or mail order, and an online shop has opened．

Opening hours: 10: 00 a． m．-5：30 p． m．

Garden Museum

The Garden Museum explores and celebrates British gardens and gardening through its collection．

A planned program of talks, children's activities and plant shows runs throughout the year． The shop offers a lot of perfect presents for those who love gardens and the garden cafe serves delicious freshly-made food． The museum also welcomes volunteer gardeners．

Musical Museum

The Musical Museum contains many collections of musical instruments．

The museum is open to the public from Tuesday to Sunday． We are planning many special performances to which you are all invited． If you would like to have a party or use our facilities（设备）,then please call us for further details．

The museum shop provides a number of presents for musical instrument lovers． For further details please visit the website at www． visit-hounslow． com．

1.We can learn from the text that all the museums

A．have a gift shop for visitors

B．have collections of instruments

C．offer large baby changing units

D．offer different sight-seeing tours

2.What's special about the Garden Museum?

A．You can order goods by mail．

B．You can have freshly-made seasonal food．

C．You can relax in the cafes all day．

D．You can work as a volunteer there．

3.If you want to hold a party, you should go to         

A．the Garden Museum

B．the Museum of London

C．the Musical Museum

D．the National Army Museum

       There are two kinds of physical activity which require special training. The first demands exact careful movements of the muscles（肌肉）. This kind of activity must be strictly controlled because even a slight movement in the wrong direction will lead a mistake. To type quickly, for example, a person needs training; the slightest movement of a finger in the wrong direction may cause a spelling mistake. A dancer who has to dance on the point of her shoes or turn around on one foot must be trained for a long period of time before she can sense her own center and balance herself. You may have seen a girl walking on a rope across an empty space, which, too, requires a lot of practice.

      The second kind of physical activity needs greater strength or extra effort. Most of us get tired if we try to run half a mile without stopping, but a specially-trained person can do this without much effort. Three years ago, some scientists carried out experiments, which produced meaningful and unexpected results. They wanted to find out whether a certain amount of physical exercise would injure those suffering from heart problems. They selected some male patients and trained them in continuous bicycle riding. They were surprised to find that the harmful effect of given amount of physical effort was actually less on the hearts of these trained patients than on those of the patients who were not similarly trained. This is important because it shows that regular physical exercise enables us to make better use of the oxygen（氧气）we breathe in and that this training, in fact, reduces the amount of work our hearts do. Many tasks which are hard for untrained people are not hard at all for trained people.

72．The first kind of physical activity must be strictly controlled because _________.

       A．a mistake in the wrong direction is dangerous to the fingers

       B．a wrong movement in a direction will cause no mistakes

       C．a movement in the wrong direction will cause a mistake

       D．a slight movement of a finger will lead to a mistake

73．What must a dancer do before she can balance herself?

       A．She must dance on the point of her shoes.        B．She must receive long-time training.

       C．She must turn around on one foot.               D．She must perform again and again.

74．The experiments done by some scientists showed that ________.

       A．some male patients were asked to ride bicycles regularly in the experiments

       B．the physical exercise had more harmful effect on the hearts of the untrained patients

       C．the physical exercise was harmless to the male patients with heart trouble

       D．the physical exercise could be helpful for the patients to take in more oxygen

75．What would be the best title for this text?

       A．Training Our Bodies                             B．Physical Activities

       C．Movement Training                              D．Extra Body Effort

Have you ever wondered why birds sing? Maybe you thought that they were just happy．After all，you probably sing or whistle when you are happy．

Some scientists believe that birds do sing some of the time just because they are happy．However，they sing most of the time for a very different reason．Their singing is actually a warning to other birds to stay out of their territory

Do you know what a “territory” is? A territory is an area that an animal，usually the male，claims(声称)as its own．Only he and his family are welcome there．No other families 0f the same species(物种)are welcome．Your yard and house are your territory where only your family and friends are welcome．If a stranger should enter your territory and threaten you，you might shout．Probably this would be enough to frighten him away．

If so，you have actually scared the stranger away without having to fight him．A bird does the same thing。But he expects an outsider almost any time，especially at nesting(筑巢) season．So he is screaming all the time，whether he can see an outsider or not This screaming is what we call a bird’s song，and it is usually enough to keep an outsider away．

Birds sing loudest in the spring when they are trying to attract a mate and warn others not to enter the territory of theirs．

You can see that birds have a language all their own．Most of it has to do with attracting mates and setting up territories．

1.Some scientists believe that most of the time birds’ singing is actually．

A．an expression of happiness

B．a way of greeting

C．an expression of anger

D．a way of warning

2.What is a bird’s “territory”?

A．A place where families of other species are not accepted．

B．An area which a bird considers to be its own

C．an area for which birds fight against each other．

D．A place where a bird may shout at the top of its Voice．

3.Why do birds keep on singing at nesting season?

A．Because they want to invite more friends

B．Because their singing helps get rid of their fears．

C．Because they want to find outsiders around．

D．Because their singing helps frighten outsiders away．

Have you ever wondered why birds sing? Maybe you thought that they were just happy. After all, you probably sing or whistle when you are happy.

   Some scientists believe that birds do sing some of the time just because they are happy. However they sing most of the time for a very different reason. Their singing is actually a warning to other birds to stay out of their territory.

   Do you know what a ‘territory’ is? A territory is an area that an animal, usually the male, claims as its own. Only he and his family are welcome there. No other families of the same species are welcome. Your yard and house are your territory where only your family and friends are welcome. If a stranger should enter your territory and threaten you, you might shout. Probably this would be enough to frighten him away.

   If so, you have actually scared the stranger away without having to fight him. A bird does the same thing. But he expects an outsider almost any time, especially at nesting（筑巢）season. So he is screaming all the time, whether he can see an outsider or not. This screaming is what we call a bird’s song, and it is usually enough to keep an outsider away.

   Birds sing loudest in the spring when they are trying to attract a mate and warn others not to enter the territory of theirs.

   You can see that birds have a language of their own. Most of it has to do with attracting mates and setting up territories.

 Some scientists believe that most of the time bird’s singing is actually________.

A. an expression of happiness                                               B. a way of warning

C. an expression of anger                                              D. a way of greeting

【小题２】What does the underlined word “territory’’ mean?

A. A place where families of other species are not accepted

B. A place where a bird may shout at the top of its voice

C. An area for which birds fight against each other

D. An area which a bird considers to be its own

【小题３】Why do birds keep on singing at nesting season?

A. Because they want to invite more friends

B. Because their singing helps frighten outsiders away

C. Because they want to find outsiders around

D. Because their singing helps get rid of their fears

【小题４】How does the writer explain bird’s singing?

A. By comparing birds with human beings                B. By reporting experiment results

C. By describing birds’ daily life                                   D. By telling a bird’s story