Here is a list of some of the best museums for children in America.
Please Touch Children’s Museum
This museum lies in Philadelphia. It offers Alice in Wonderland exhibits where young children can play with giant flowers and have tea parties. Kids can also play on musical instruments and babies can crawl on lily pads, which make musical sounds.
The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis
This museum lies in Indiana. It holds a fair share of dinosaur fossils (化石). There are many fossils like the T. Rex, Bucky and many others in an 8,000-square-foot area. Around 10,000 man-made objects, including a 55-ton steam engine and a 33-foot tall water clock, are there in the 365,000-square-foot area. It also offers activities like dinosaur building, camps and classes featuring space themes and other educational programs.
Boston Children’s Museum
This museum lies in Massachusetts. The exhibits here are of health, art, science, culture and environment. In this museum, children also learn about Japanese culture. Activities like Play Lab, New Balance Climb and The Recycle Shop bring out the creativity in children.
National Museum of Play
This museum, which lies in Rochester area of New York, has a wide collection of dolls, games, toys and other home crafts dating back to the 19th century. Here, educational tours include stories of machines and other toys. Kids can walk in Sesame Street exhibit and cook food at play or TV studios.
Children’s Museum of Houston
This museum lies in Texas. Termed as the best playground for mind, this museum offers scores of activities for kids of every age. It even offers free family adventure events where families with their kids are encouraged to work on math activities and games. Children also learn about broadcasting activities and preserving ecosystems.
1.One who has interest in environmental protection can choose to visit “________”.
A. National Museum of Play or Children’s Museum of Houston
B. Boston Children’s Museum or Children’s Museum of Houston
C. Please Touch Children’s Museum or Boston Children’s Museum
D. The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis or National Museum of Play
2.While visiting National Museum of Play, you can take part in ________.
A. dinosaur building B. New Balance Climb
C. playing with giant flowers D. cooking food at play or TV studios
3.If a couple with kids of different ages want to do activities together, they should go to ________.
A. Texas B. Indiana
C. New York D. Massachusetts
4.Who might be most interested in this passage?
A. Parents. B. Students.
C. Teachers. D. Researchers.
1.幸运的是，炸弹在爆炸之前被警察发现。(go off)
2.汤姆去年开始学画画，但很快失去了兴趣。(take up)
3.他们募集了很多钱以促进医学研究。(promote)
4.所有的学生都应该去听这场讲座，这是很重要的。(attend)
5.据说有五百人参加了这次会议。(be said)
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include marry survive injure serve
1.The government aims to improve public _______, especially education.
2.We do have some difficulty in _______ out the plan.
3.Have you reported the _______ of your wallet to the police?
4.The writer personally _______ ￡4,000 to the earthquake fund.
5.Usually we've got three days' holiday at the beginning of the year, _______ New Year's Day.
6.They are getting _______ on Christmas Day and all of us are going to attend their wedding ceremony.
7.This man was one of the _______ from the earthquake.
8.Webster has not played since he suffered a hamstring (肌腱) _______ in the opening game.
9.Why don't you make a _______ against your noisy neighbors?
10.According to one small study, being around your best friend during tough times can help alleviate(缓解) _______ emotions.
1. One of the best things you can possibly do is to start you own club． It’s great fun especially if you are the sort of person who feels there’s never anything to do during the school holidays．
The first thing you need to come up with is an idea for your club．2. Pets, clothes, pop music or dancing groups, sports, making things? The list is endless．
Next you need some friends to be in your club with you3. All you need is three or four other people who are interested in the same thing as you．
4. You should all sit down somewhere together with lots of pieces of paper and write down every name you can think up That’ll keep you busy for ages．
At your first meeting you should make up a rule book． And the first rule should be no grown-ups or little/big brothers or sisters! The best clubs are always secret!
Now you have just about everything you need, except membership cards． These are very important and again you can spend a lot of time making them.5. Why not leave some space for a photo of yourself? That will make the membership card really look like it．
So there you are, get clubbing! Once you get started you’ll think of loads of more interesting things to do!
A. That’s easy．
B. Enjoy your own club!
C. Invite a designer to join you．
D. What are you interest in?
E. Some vacation is just around the corner．
F. Then you need to pick a name for your club．
G. Use a bright thick pen to make a special design．
Have you felt annoyed when a cell phone rings during the class? Something must be done to stop this. Now in New York City, USA, a rule is carried out in schools. Students can't even bring cell phones to school. Is it a good thing or not?
Anxious parents say that cell phones are an important tool in holding New York City's families together.
"I worry about it." said Elizabeth Lorris Ritter, a mother of a middle school kid. "It's necessary in our everyday life. We have a washing machine. We have running water, and we have cell phones."
Many American parents think cell phones connect them to their children on buses, getting out from subways, walking through unknown places.
"I have her call me when she gets out of school," said Lindsay Walt, a schoolgirl's mother. "No one in New York is going to let their child go to school without a cell phone."
What about the cell phone owners, the students? Most of the students said cell phones were essential and the cell phone was like an extra hand or foot for them.
"I feel so empty," said May Chom, 14. There is also no way to listen to music on the way to school without my phone. It will be a really, really boring trip."
1.Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Many American parents don't think cell phones are necessary for the students.
B. Cell phones only bring troubles to the school life.
C. Cell phones connect children with their families when they are outside.
D. People cannot live without cell phones.
2.What does the underlined word "essential" mean in Chinese?
A. 时髦的 B. 必要的
C. 昂贵的 D. 受欢迎的
3.This article is about the ______ in carrying out the rule not to use a cell phone in school.
A. happiness B. interest
C. problem D. advantage
Throw out the bottles and boxes of drugs in your house. A new theory suggests that medicine could be bad for your health. This new theory argues that healing (the process of becoming healthy and strong again) is at our fingertips: we can be healthy by doing Reiki on a regular basis.
Supporters of medical treatment argue that medicine should be trusted since it is effective and scientifically proven. They say that there is no need for spiritual methods such as Reiki, Yoga, Tai Chi. These waste our time, something that is quite precious in our material world. There is medicine that can kill our pain and x-rays that show us our broken bones. We must admit that these m
ethods are very effective in the examples that they provide. However, there are some "everyday complaints" such as back pains, headaches, which are treated currently with medicine. When you have a headache, you take an Aspirin; when you cannot sleep, you take Xanax without thinking of the side effects of these. When you use these pills for a long period, you become dependent on them; you cannot sleep without them. We pay huge amounts of money but never get better. How about a safer and more economical way of healing? When doing Reiki to yourself, you do not need anything except your energy so it is very economical. Also, there are no side effects and it is scientifically explained.
They also claim that serious illnesses such as HIV/AIDS and cancer cannot be treated without drugs. They think so because these patients spend the rest of their lives in the hospital taking medicine. How can Reiki make these people healthy again? It is very unfortunate that these patients have to live in the hospital losing their hair and weight because of the side effects of the medicine they take. Actually, instead of drugs which are expensive and have many side effects, you can use your energy to overcome the hardships of life, find an emotional balance, leave the stress of everyday life and let go of the everyday worries.
Some people may still hold that in our material world, everything depends on time. How would it be possible to find time to do Reiki? In fact, Reiki does not require more than 15 minutes of our time. It is less time consuming than medicine if we think of all the time we spend taking medicine for some complaints and taking some more for the side effects as well.
1.The author's attitude towards Reiki is ______.
A. disinterested B. serious
C. positive D. doubtful
2.According to the passage, which of the statements is correct?
A. Reiki will soon become the most popular exercise around the world.
B. Reiki is an effective treatment but not scientifically explained.
C. Reiki can make people less dependent on drugs.
D. Reiki is a kind of cheap drug but works well.
3.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. A New Way of Treating Illness
B. Health and Healing at Your Fingers
C. The Advantages and Disadvantages of Reiki
D. The Advantages and Disadvantages of Medicine
