5．Monte L．Bean Life Science Museum is set to reopen on June 7after being closed almost two years for rearrangements．The museum，which houses preserved animal specimens（样本），including lions，wolves，elephants，a tiger and hundreds of other creatures，has increased in size and also features updates and new exhibits．
"The Africa exhibit，which we had just barely redone about a year before we closed…is still in place，"said Larry St．Clair，the museum's director．"Other than that，there are about 25new exhibits that we've never had in the building before．"The museum first opened in 1978and was named after Monte L．Bean，who donated many animal collections to the museum．
A new educational area has been set up for children，where kids can play in replicas （复制品）of the types of animal environments．"We really make efforts to plan our educational programming，with the science curriculum （课程）standards of the state，so we really try to help young people learn the things that are taught in school in the context of the museum，"St．Clair said．Above all，children would learn how to live with animal in harmony．Then they can get ideas to protect our land．
Because the museum has been closed for two years，staff members are expecting a rise in attendance．Also，People think the wait will be worth it，that they have been expecting a visit with their children．"My hope is that when people come in，they'll say it's better than it was before，"St．Clair said．"We've changed our whole concept of exhibits and the way we do those，and I think people will see it as a real refreshing change．"
29．Why was the museum shut down two years ago？A
A．To preserve animal specimens．
B．To welcome more children．
C．To protect the environment．
D．To plan the museum wisely．
30．Who is Monte L．Bean according to the passage？C
A．The museum's director．
B．A staff member of the museum．
C．A donator to the museum．
D．A educator of a school．
31．What is the text mainly about？B
A．An educational programming．
B．A science museum is to reopen．
C．The ways to protect the museum．
D．How to arrange collections in the museum．
分析 本文是一篇科教类阅读，本文主要介绍了Monte L．Bean生命科学博物馆将于6月7日在关闭两年后重新开放的情况，保存动物标本，包括狮子，狼，大象，老虎和数百其他生物的尺寸增加，还有更新的展品．
解答 29．A．细节理解题．根据The museum，which houses preserved animal specimens（样本），including lions，wolves，elephants，a tiger and hundreds of other creatures，has increased in size and also features updates and new exhibits．可知，博物馆两年前关闭的原因是为了保护动物标本．故选A．
30．C．细节理解题．根据The museum first opened in 1978and was named after Monte L．Bean，who donated many animal collections to the museum．可知，Monte L．Bean向博物馆捐赠了许多动物收藏品．故选C．
31．B．主旨大意题．阅读全文，根据文章内容可知，本文主要Monte L．Bean生命科学博物馆将于6月7日在关闭两年后重新开放的情况．故选B．
点评 本文是一篇科教类阅读，题目涉及多道细节理解题，主旨大意题．做题时学生应仔细阅读原文，把握文章主要内容，联系文章上下文内容并结合所给选项含义，从中选出正确答案，一定要做到有理有据，切忌胡乱猜测．
