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sGreatCourtisopenfrom9:
00amuntil18:
00pm;
exceptonFridayswhenitremainsopenuntil20:
30pm.
Youmaybeaskedbyyourstafftobeginleavinguptotenminutesbeforeclosingtime.
TheMuseumisclosed24-26Decemberand1January.
Admission
WewarmlywelcomeyouonyourvisittotheMuseum.Intheinterestsofthesecurityofallofourvisitorswerequireyoufollowtheseregulations.
AdmissiontotheMuseumisfree,butwemaychargeforentrytosometemporaryexhibitionsandevents.
Foodanddrink
Youaren'
tallowedtoconsumefoodanddrinkinsidetheMuseum,exceptinplacessuchastherestaurantandcafesortheforecourt.FamilieswithchildrenmayusetheFordCentreforyoungvisitorsinthebasementoftheMuseum'
sGreatCourtatweekendsandduringschoolholidays.
Animals
Ifyouhaveadisability,youmaybeaccompaniedintheMuseumbyyourguide,assistantorcompanionanimal.Youaren'
tallowedtobringanimalsintotheMuseumunderanyothercircumstance.
Film,photographyandaudiorecording
Excepttheplacethatareindicatedbynotices,you'
repermittedtousehand-heldcameras(includingmobilephones)withflashbulbsorflashunits,andaudioandfilmrecordingequipmentnotrequiringastand.Youmayuseyourphotographs,filmandaudiorecordingsonlyforyourownprivateandnon-commercialpurposes.
1.WhencanvisitorsvisittheMuseum?
A.At18:
30pmonweekends.B.At14:
00amonChristmasDay.
C.At19:
00pmonFridays.D.At11:
00amonNewYear'
sDay.
2.Whoaretheregulationsmainlyintendedfor?
A.Thevisitors.B.Thestaff.
C.Theparents.D.Thechildren.
3.WhatcanvisitorsdointheMuseum?
A.Eatanddrinkastheylike.B.Takealongtheirpetdogs.
C.Recordfilmsforsale.D.Takephotosforpersonalpurpose.
WhenIwassmall,mymotherandIwouldwalktoourlocallibraryinFranklinSquare.Aswedidn'
talwayshaveaccesstoareliablecar,walkinghandinhandwasthemostconvenientwaytogetanywhere.ItwasatstorytimeforchildrenthatbothmymotherandImadelastingfriendships.
Today,IamfortunatetolivearoundthecornerfromtheColdCoastPublicLibraryinGlenHeadandashortwalktotheSeaCliffChildren'
sLibrary.My18-imonth-oldson,Colin,andIfindourselvesinSeaCliffseveraltimesaweek,meetingandmakingfriends.Well,thatiswhatmanypeopledon'
tunderstand-alibraryismorethanbooks;
it'
sacommunity.
Sure,thelibraryinFranklinSquarewastheplacewhereIwasintroducedtoJudyBlumenovels.ButitwasalsotheplacewhereIgotmyfirstemailaddressin1997.Atthelibrary,friendsandIlearnedhowtoresearchcollegesandsearchforscholarshipsontheInternet.Thelibrarywastheplacewherewesometimesgiggled(咯咯笑)tooloudly,andwherethelibrariansknewusbyname.Theirknowingournameswasn'
tabadthing.WhenIcamehomefrommyfirsttermatBinghamtonUniversity,MaryLaRosa,thelibrarianattheFranklinSquarelibrary,offeredmemyfirstteachingjob.
InowteachreadingatNassauCommunityCollege.Mystudentsareoftenamazedthattheycancheckoutbooksviatheirsmartphonesandvirtually(虚拟地)visitavarietyofLongIslandlibraries.TheappusedbyNassauandSuffolkcountypubliclibraries,aswellasthecollegelibrary,makestheirhomeworkeasierbyhelpingthemfindresources.Eventhoughtheycan'
talwayseasilyvisittheirlocallibraries,thelibraryisalwayswiththem.
4.Whydoestheauthorconsiderherselfluckytoday?
A.Shehasbecomehermother'
sbestfriend.
B.Shehasaccesstoareliablecarnow.
C.Shecanmeetfriendsatthelibrary.
D.Shelivesclosetolibraries.
5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that"
inParagraph2referto?
A.Socializinginalibrary.
B.Readingbooksinalibrary.
C.Visitingalibrarywithafamilymember.
D.Buildingparent-childfriendshipinalibrary.
6.Whatistheauthor'
sattitudetoherstudents'
wayofvisitinglibraries?
A.Cautious.B.Favorable.
C.Doubtful.D.Disapproving.
7.Whydoestheauthorwritethetext?
A.Todiscusswhylibrariesareimportant.
B.Toexpressherdeeploveforlibraries.
C.Toexplainhowlibrarieschange.
D.Tointroduceherfavoritelibraries.
NASAhasanewjoblisting,andit'
snojoke.TheUSspaceagencyislookingfora"
joker"
tojointheirplannedmissiontoMars.
AmissiontoMarsisnolaughingmatter.Onaverage,theredplanetis140million.miles(225millionkilometers)awayfromEarth.Atriptherewouldtakearoundeightmonthsinasmallspacecraft.AndMarshasacommunicationsdelayof20minutes.Thismeansthatastronautswillhavetowait20minutesforareply,whenanemergencyhappens.
"
Whenyou'
relivingwithothersinaconfinedspaceforalongperiodoftime,suchasonamissiontoMars,problemsarelikelytooccur,"
JeffreyJohnson,ascientistattheUniversityofFlorida,toldTheGuardian.
ThisisprobablywhyNASAwantsanastronautwithasenseofhumor."
Theseare.peoplethathavetheabilitytopulleveryonetogether,"
Johnsonsaid.
Instressfulsituations,perhapshumorisawaytoknowwearen'
talone.Bylaughingtogether,weshareourstress.Thenwecanfocusonourjobsinsteadofjustworrying.
Thereareotherexamplesofteam"
clowns"
.OneexampleisthejourneytotheSouthPoleledbyNorwegianexplorerRoaldAmundsen.Itwasadifficultjourney.fullofdanger.AdolfLindstrom,acookatAmundsen'
steam,wasa"
clown"
.Hemadepeoplelaughthroughthewholejourney.AmundsenlaterwrotethatLindstromwasthemostvaluablememberoftheteam.
Butifyou'
rehopingthatyourfavoriteTVcomedianwillflytoMars,thatprobablywon'
thappen.
Beingfunnywon'
tbeenoughtolandsomebodythejob,"
Johnsonsaid."
Theyalsoneedtobeanexcellentengineer."
Besides,theymustbeintopphysicalcondition.
8.WhatisNASA'
snewjoblisting?
A.Afunnyengineer.B.Atalentedclown.
C.Agoodcook.D.Apopularcomedian.
9.Whatdoes“aconfinedspace”inParagraph3referto?
A.afullspaceB.anemptyspace
C.anopenspaceD.asmallspace.
10.Howdoestheauthorthinkhumorcanhelpastronauts?
A.Itcanstopthemfromfeelingbored.
B.Itcanpromoteteamworkonamission.
C.Itcanmakethemfeellesshomesick.
D.Itcanhelpthemknowthemselvesbetter.
11.What'
stheauthor'
spurposeofgivingtheexampleofthecook?
A.Totellusthatwhatexplorerseatontheirjourneyisveryimportant.
B.Toprovethatanamateurcanplayamoreimportantrolethanaprofessional.
C.Tomakethepointthathumorouspeoplecancheerpeopleupindifficultsituations.
D.TorevealthatamissiontoMarsismoredifficultthanajourneytotheSouthPole.
Accordingtoateamofresearchers,ananimal'
sabilitytoperceive(感知)timeislinkedtotheirpaceoflife.
“Ourresultslendsupporttotheimportanceoftimeperceptioninanimalswheretheabilitytoperceivetimeinaveryshorttimemaybethedifferencebetweenlifeanddeathforfastmovingcreatures."
commentedleadauthorKevinHealyfromTrinityCollegeDublin.
Thestudywasdonewithavarietyofanimalsusingphenomenonbasedonthemaximumspeedofflashesoflightanindividualcanseebeforethelightsourceisseenasconstant.Dogs,forexample,haveeyeswitharefreshratehigherthanhumans.
Oneexampleofthisphenomenonatwork,theauthorssay,isthehouseflyanditsabilitytoavoidbeinghit.Theresearchshowedflies“observemotioninashortertimethanourowneyescanachieve,"
whichallowsthemtoavoidbeinghit.
ProfessorGraemeRuxtonoftheUniversityofStAndrewsinScotland,whoworkedjointlyontheresearchproject,saidinastatement,“Havingeyesthatsendupdatestothebrainatmuchhigherfrequenciesthanoureyesdoisofnovalueifthebraincannotprocessthatinformationequallyquickly.Thus,thisworkhighlightstheimpressiveabilitiesofeventhesmallestanimalbrains.Fliesmightnotbedeepthinkers,buttheycanmakegooddecisionsveryquickly.”
Incomparison,thetigerbeetle(虎甲虫)runsfasterthanitseyescankeepup,basicallybecomingblind,whichrequiresittostopperiodicallytore-evaluateitsprey'
s(猎物)position.
Ourresultssuggestthattimeperceptionoffersanasyetunstudieddimensionalongwhichanimalscanspecializeandthereisconsiderablerangetostudythissysteminmoredetail.
12.Whatistheresearchmentionedinthepassagemainlyabout?
A.Paceoflifeofanimals.B.Impressiveabilitiesofanimals.
C.Lifetimeofsmallanimals.D.Timeperceptionofanimals.
13.WhatdoesKevinHealy'
scommentmeaninPara.2?
A.Thesurvivaloffastmovinganimalsreliesontheirabilitytoperceivetime.
B.Animalswithquickerpaceoflifehavebetterperceptionoftime.
C.Theabilityofanimalstoperceivetimedependsontheirhighmovingspeed.
D.Animalswithpoorabilityoftimeperceptionhaveashorterlife.
14.Whycanhousefliesavoidbeinghit?
A.Theycanthinkverydeeplybeforetheyact.
B.Theycanprocesstheinformationasquicklyastheyreceiveit.
C.Theycanflymuchfasterthantheireyescankeepup.
D.Theycansendinformationtobrainmorequicklythantotheireyes.
15.Whatwillatigerbeetlehavetodotocatchamovingprey?
A.Slowdowntogainitstimeperception.
B.Preventitselffrombecomingblind.
C.Stopoccasionallytospotthepreyagain.
D.Trytorunasfastasitcan.
二、七选五
Haveyoueverrealisedhowmuchonemomentoflockingeyescanmean?
Asoneofthebestattributes(属性)ofhumanexpression,eyescanshowamilliondifferentemotionsinjustonelook.16.Soit'
seasytoanswerwhyit'
sgoodtopractis