The Museum: The Charles Dickens Museum in London is the world’s most important collection of material relating to the great Victorian novelist and social commentator（时事评论员）.The only surviving London home of Dickens (from 1837 until 1839) was opened as a museum in 1925 and is still welcoming visitors from all over the world. On four floors, visitors can see paintings, rare editions, manuscripts（手稿）, original furniture and many items relating to the life of one of the most popular and beloved personalities of the Victorian age.

Opening Hours

The Museum is open from Mondays to Saturdays 10:00—17:00; Sundays 11:00—17:00.

Last admission is 30 minutes before closing time.

Special opening times can be arranged for groups, who may wish to book a private view.

Admission Charges: Adults: £5.00; Students: £4.00; Seniors: £4.00; Children: £3.00; Families: £14.00

(2 adults & up to five children)

Group Rates: For a group of 10 or more, a special group rate of £4.00 each applies. Children will still be admitted for £3.00 each.

Access: We are constantly working to improve access to the Museum and its collection. Our current projects involve the fitting of a wheelchair ramp（波道）for better access, a customer care kit and an audio tour for visitors with impaired (受损的)vision. Our Handling Sessions are also suitable for the visually（视觉上地）impaired. The Museum has developed an online virtual（虚拟的）tour through the Museum. Click here to visit all the rooms in the Museum online.

Hire the Museum: The Museum can be hired for private functions, performances soirees (社交晚会) and many other social occasions.

Find Us: The Museum may be reached by using the following buses: 7,17, 19, 38, 45, 46, 55, 243. And by these underground services: Piccadilly Line; Central Line. For a map, please click here. The British Museum and the Foundling Museum are within walking distance.

1.The passage is probably from a(n)________.

A．book

B．website

C．newspaper

D．announcement

2.If a family with two adults and five children go to the Museum together, they will save ______ compared to going there separately.

A．£25.00

B．£ 14.00

C．£ 9.00

D．£11.00

3.According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．In any case people cannot visit the Museum after 17:00.

B．Visitors with poor vision cannot enjoy the Museum.

C．The Museum is not very far from the British Museum.

D．Anyone cannot hire the Museum for other uses.

4.The passage is written to _______.

A．persuade readers to visit the Charles Dickens Museum.

B．inform readers about the history of the Charles Dickens Museum.

C．offer readers some information about the Charles Dickens Museum.

D．tell readers how to make use of the Charles Dickens Museum.

 

 

The Museum:  The only surviving London home of Dickens( from 1837 until 1839),the Charles Dickens Museum in London, is the world’s most important collection of material relating to the great Victorian novelist. It was opened in 1925 and there are four floors together. People can have a good look

at paintings, rare editions, manuscripts（手稿）, original furniture and many items relating to the life of Dickens.

Opening Hours

☆ From Mondays to Saturdays 10:00—17:00; Sundays 11:00—17:00.

☆ No admission within 30 minutes before closing time.

☆ Groups can ask for special opening times for a private view.

Admission Fees: Families: £14.00 ( 2 adults & up to five children)

Students: £4.00; Seniors: £4.00; Children: £3.00; Adults: £5.00;

Group Admission: A special group charge of £4.00 for any group of 10 or more. Children will still be admitted for £3.00 each.

Access:  We are trying to improve our collection and the access to the Museum for the disabled. Our on-going projects include the fitting of a wheelchair ramp for better access, a customer care kit and an audio tour for visitors with vision problem. Our Handling Sessions are also suitable for people with disabilities such as eye problems. There’s an online virtual（虚拟的）tour through the Museum. Just click here to visit all the rooms in the Museum online.

Rent the Museum:  You can pay to use our museum for private functions, performances, parties and other social occasions.

Transport to the Museum:  You can come to the Museum by the following ways

☆ Buses:7,17, 19, 38, 45, 46, 55, 243.

☆ Underground services: Piccadilly Line; Central Line.

☆ Click here for a map. The British Museum is within walking distance.

1.The passage is most probably taken from a(n)________.

A. textbook           B. newspaper          C. website          D. magazine

2.If a family with two adults and five children go to the Museum together, they will save _____compared to going there separately.

A. £25.00               B. £ 14.00      C. £ 11.00         D. £9.00

3.According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. The Museum is located near the British Museum.

B. Visitors with poor vision cannot enjoy the Museum.

C. In any case people cannot visit the Museum after 17:00.

D. No one is allowed to use the Museum for other uses.

4.The main purpose of the passage is to _______.

A. persuade more people to visit the Charles Dickens Museum.

B. tell readers about the history of the Charles Dickens Museum.

C. introduce different functions of the Charles Dickens Museum.

D. tell readers how to make use of the Charles Dickens Museum.

 

The koala(考拉) is possibly one of the best known Australian animals, and is found in four states: Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. The word “koala” comes from an Australian aboriginal word meaning “no drink”.
Sometimes people call them “koala bears” but koala is not a bear. It belongs to a special group of Australian mammals, called marsupial(有袋类). Female marsupials have a pouch where the baby animals live after they are born.
Koalas have soft, thick, grey or brown fur on their backs. The fur on the stomach is white. Koala that live in the south have thicker fur than those in the north because of the cold winters, whereas the koalas in the northern part of the country live in warm to hot weather most of the year so have thinner fur. A koala has a large hairless nose and round ears. Koalas don’t have tails. Adult koalas measure between 7 and 14 kilograms.
Koalas spend nearly all their time in the trees using their sharp, curved claws and long toes to climb about and to hold on to the tree branches. They sleep most of the day, and feed and move from tree to tree mainly at night.
The reason koala sleep for much of the day is because their food eucalyptus(桉树) leaves are very tough so they use a lot of energy to digest. Sleeping saves energy. Eucalyptus leaves are poisonous to almost every other animal. Koalas rarely drink water; they get water from the leaves they eat.
Each koala has a home range made up of several trees that they visit regularly. They normally do not visit another koala’s home trees except that a male is looking for a female to mate with.
【小题1】Which of the following statements is NOT true about the name “koala bear”?

A．The name was given by the native in Australia

B．The word “koala” is an original English word

C．The name describes one of its living habits

D．The name is partly false

【小题2】 Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word “punch”？

A．House

B．Cave

C．Pocket

D．Nest

【小题3】Why do the koalas live in the south have thicker fur than those in the north?

A．The thicker fur can protect them from the colder weather

B．It’s always hot in summer in the north

C．It’s always cold in the winter in the south

D．They have to move to the north in the winter

【小题4】 Why do koalas sleep much in the day?

A．Their foods are poisonous

B．They want to save energy for the activities at night

C．They can’t get enough energy from their tough foods

D．They can’t get enough water from their leaves

The Museum: The Charles Dickens Museum in London is the world’s most important collection of material relating to the great Victorian novelist and social commentator（时事评论员）.The only surviving London home of Dickens (from 1837 until 1839) was opened as a museum in 1925 and is still welcoming visitors from all over the world. On four floors, visitors can see paintings, rare editions, manuscripts（手稿）, original furniture and many items relating to the life of one of the most popular and beloved personalities of the Victorian age.
Opening Hours
The Museum is open from Mondays to Saturdays 10:00—17:00; Sundays 11:00—17:00.
Last admission is 30 minutes before closing time.
Special opening times can be arranged for groups, who may wish to book a private view.
Admission Charges: Adults: £5.00; Students: £4.00; Seniors: £4.00; Children: £3.00; Families: £14.00
(2 adults & up to five children)
Group Rates: For a group of 10 or more, a special group rate of £4.00 each applies. Children will still be admitted for £3.00 each.
Access: We are constantly working to improve access to the Museum and its collection. Our current projects involve the fitting of a wheelchair ramp（波道）for better access, a customer care kit and an audio tour for visitors with impaired (受损的)vision. Our Handling Sessions are also suitable for the visually（视觉上地）impaired. The Museum has developed an online virtual（虚拟的）tour through the Museum. Click here to visit all the rooms in the Museum online.
Hire the Museum: The Museum can be hired for private functions, performances soirees (社交晚会) and many other social occasions.
Find Us: The Museum may be reached by using the following buses: 7,17, 19, 38, 45, 46, 55, 243. And by these underground services: Piccadilly Line; Central Line. For a map, please click here. The British Museum and the Foundling Museum are within walking distance.
【小题1】The passage is probably from a(n)________.

A．book

B．website

C．newspaper

D．announcement

【小题2】If a family with two adults and five children go to the Museum together, they will save ______ compared to going there separately.

A．£25.00

B．£ 14.00

C．£ 9.00

D．£11.00

【小题3】According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．In any case people cannot visit the Museum after 17:00.

B．Visitors with poor vision cannot enjoy the Museum.

C．The Museum is not very far from the British Museum.

D．Anyone cannot hire the Museum for other uses.

【小题4】The passage is written to _______.

A．persuade readers to visit the Charles Dickens Museum.

B．inform readers about the history of the Charles Dickens Museum.

C．offer readers some information about the Charles Dickens Museum.

D．tell readers how to make use of the Charles Dickens Museum.

The Museum: The Charles Dickens Museum in London is the world's most important collection of material relating to the great Victorian novelist and social commentator．The only surviving London home of Dickens （from 1837 until 1839） was opened as a museum in 1925 and is still welcoming visitors from all over the world．On four floors, visitors can see paintings, rare editions, manuscripts, original furniture and many items relating to the life of one of the most popular and beloved personalities of the Victorian age．       

Opening Hours

◇ The Museum is open from Mondays to Saturdays 10:00-17:00; Sundays 11:00-17:00．

◇ Last admission is 30 minutes before closing time．

◇ Special opening times can be arranged for groups, who may wish to book a private view．

Admission Charges: Adults: ￡5．00; Students: ￡4:00; Seniors: ￡4．00; Children: ￡3．00; Families:￡14．00（ 2 adults & up to five children）

Group Rates: For a group of 10 or more, a special group rate of ￡4．00 each applies．

Children will still be admitted for ￡3．00 each,

Access: We are constantly working to improve access to the Museum and its collection．Our current projects involve the fitting of a wheelchair ramp for better access, a customer care kit and an audio tour for visitors with impaired (受损的） vision．Our Handling Sessions are also suitable for the visually impaired．The Museum has developed an online virtual tour through the Museum．Click here to visit all the rooms in the Museum online．

Hire the Museum: The Museum can be hired for private functions, performances soirees（社交晚会）  and many other social occasions．

Find Us: The Museum may be reached by using the following buses: 7, 17, 19, 38, 45,46, 55, 243．And by these underground services: Piccadilly Line; Central Line．For a map, please click here．The British Museum and the Foundling Museum are within walking distance．

1.The passage is probably from a（n）          .

A．book   B．website   C．newspaper        D．announcement

2.Compared to going there separately, if a family with two adults and five children go to the Museum together they will save

A．￡25．00   B．￡14．00   C．￡ 9:00       D．￡11．00

3.In the Charles Dickens Museum, people can not find          .

A．paintings                B．rare editions     C．manuscripts    D．cars

4.According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．The Museum is not very far from the British Museum．

B．In any case people cannot visit the Museum after 17:00．

C．Visitors with poor vision cannot enjoy the Museum．

D．Anyone cannot hire the Museum for other users．

5.The passage is written to         .

A．persuade readers to visit London．

B．inform readers about the history of the Charles Dickens Museum．

C．offer readers some information about the Charles Dickens Museum．

D．tell readers how to make use of the Charles Dickens Museum．