When Reginald Johnston, a British scholar (学者), first walked into the Forbidden City in 1919, most palaces weren't allowed to visit, But a century later, when the People's Republic of China is to celebrate its 70th founding anniversary (周年纪念) in October, the 599-year-old palace complex (宫殿群) becomes the world's busiest museum.

Open to the public

In the old days. ordinary people could only imagine what it looked like inside. When the Palace Museum was founded in 1925, the public could go into the palaces. Now 80% of the total area of the museum is open to the public and it will increase to 85% in 2025.

Embracing (拥抱) the world

“It felt like you were hit by hundreds of years of history.” Christopher Allen from Britain said. “I begin to love its history and culture.”

The Forbidden City is becoming more open and friendly to visitors. It attracted about 3.5 million visitors from abroad and 9 overseas (海外的) exhibitions were held in 2018.The Palace Museum exhibition becomes a cultural phenomenon (文化现象) everywhere it goes.

Attracting the youth

On the Palace Museums online store on Taobao, you can find more than 10, 000 cultural products. The ones with cute and humorous pictures of emperors are very popular.

Some favourite products also go offline. For example, the “Kangxi Emperor's Favourite Chocolate”, the most popular drink, always has people lining up (排队) to get a taste.  

As a child, Xu Jing often rode a bike in front of the Meridian Gate (午门). “I had little memory of the museum then, but now I am more willing to visit it after watching several popular TV shows about the museum.” she said.

1.The current situation (现状) of the Forbidden City is that ______.

A.it has become the world's busiest museum

B.most palaces are still not allowed to visit

C.it is closed to all the world except local people

D.it is not open because there are too many exhibits (展品)

2.The Palace Museum has been open to the public for ______ years.

A.70 B.95 C.100 D.599

3.Which is NOT the reason that the Forbidden City attracts more visitors from abroad?

A.Foreigners are hit by hundreds of years of Chinese history.

B.The Forbidden City is becoming more open and friendly to visitors.

C.The ticket price of the Forbidden City is the lowest.

D.The Palace Museum exhibition becomes a cultural phenomenon everywhere it goes.

4.Which is RIGHT according to the passage?

A.The Palace Museum becomes world famous in a short period.

B.With the development of China, the Palace Museum opens its arms and welcomes the visitors from all around the world.

C.All the native people were willing to visit the museum when they were kids.

D.Visitors can leave their footprints (脚印) in each area of the museum.

Through volunteering,you can improve your.CV.(简历), develop new skills,and make new friends.

The results of a survey done in some leading companies in the UK:

RESOURCES HUMANTARIAN

VOLUNTEERING

DONATION CHARITY RELIEF

73 percent of the companies would like a person with some voluntary experience over one year.

94 percent of the companies believe that volunteering adds to skills.

58 percent of the companies say that voluntary working experience can often be more valuable than working experience.

Here are some quotes (引述) from the survey:

”It made me confident and has made me realize the difference I can make.”

"Volunteering is the feeling that you are making a real difference to the lives of young people and the local community."

"l now have new ideas for choosing jobs and confidence in putting these new ideas into practice."

"Volunteering brings me much joy and peace. It makes me feel that I can do something different."

"It allows me to meet new people and do something fun and meaningful."

"It lets me be more aware of the problems of other people and makes me appreciate the simple things in life."

"It is the pleasure, satisfaction and the feeling that I can help somebody."

"It makes me a happier person."

1.What can the numbers in paragraph 2 tell us?

A.Doing voluntary work is popular among the people in the UK.

B.Working experience is more important than volunteering.

C.It's necessary to do voluntary work in all British companies.

D.Many companies prefer to employ people with voluntary experience.

2.What does the underlined word "appreciate" mean in English?

A.Enjoy B.Dislike C.Create D.Throw

3.About doing voluntary work, which of the following is NOT true?

A.It can help you live a meaningful life. B.It can bring you much happiness and peace

C.It can make you be satisfied with your life. D.It can help you improve your schoolwork.

4.What's the purpose of the passage?

A.To introduce the types of voluntary work. B.To help companies to find some good workers.

C.To make us be interested in voluntary work. D.To introduce the ways of doing voluntary work.

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