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British Museum Visitor Rules

Admission

We warmly welcome you on your visit to the Museum. In the interests of the security of all our visitors we ask you to follow these Visitor Rules.

Admission to the Museum is free， but we may charge for entry to some exhibitions and events.

Opening hours

We open the Museums galleries daily from 10：00 until 17：30. We keep selected galleries open until 20：30 on Fridays.

The Museums Great Court is open from 9：00 until 18：00， except on Fridays when it remains open until 20：30.

You are asked to begin leaving up to ten minutes before closing time.

The Museum is closed on 24—26 December and 1 January.

Food and drink

You arent allowed to eat food and drink inside the Museum， except in places such as the restaurants and cafes or the forecourt. Families with children may use the Ford Center for Young Visitors in the basement of the Museums Great Court at weekends and during school holidays.

Animals

If you have a disability， you may be followed in the Museum by your guide or an assistant animal. You arent allowed to bring animals into the Museum in any other case.

Film， photography and audio recording

Except where shown by notice， youre permitted to use hand-held cameras （including mobile phones） with flash bulbs or flash units and audio and film recording equipment not requiring a stand. You may use your photographs， film and audio recordings only for your own private and non-business purposes.

1. What are the Visitor Rules mainly designed to do？

A. To protect exhibits.

B. To keep visitors safe.

C. To increase entry charges.

D. To control the entry of visitors.

2. When can you visit the British Museum？

A. At 18：30 on Fridays.

B. At 17：55 on weekends.

C. At 11：00 on Christmas Day.

D. At 10：15 on New Years Day.

3. What can visitors do in the British Museum？

A. Record films for sale.

B. Take along their pet dogs.

C. Eat and drink as they like.

D. Take photos for personal use.

B

Miles was born in Alton， a city on the Mississippi River in Illinois on May 26， 1926. Miless father was a dentist， while his mother was a music teacher. Miles had a good childhood， catching fish and riding horses with his older sister and younger brother. He was known as a naughty boy in school.

He recalls his story， “By the age of 12， music had become the most important thing in my life.” His mother， a violinist herself， dearly wanted her son to play the violin. But brass （銅管樂器） was Miless calling， and he remembers arguments between their parents as his dad overruled her to fight his sons corner. Mr Buchanan received his first trumpet （小號） in 1935 and began weekly music lessons with his fathers friend Mr Elwood， his life-long teacher.

Talking about his school days， Miles said that Mr Buchanan was the biggest influence on his life. Mr Buchanan was the person who took Miles all the way into music at that time. He wanted to be a musician that he had dreamed.

When he was 16， Miles met his girlfriend， Irene Birth. Although she was a beautiful young woman in many ways， it was her easy-going character that attracted Miles. At the weekends， Miles and Irene would take the bus over the Mississippi River to St Louis to watch movies and go dancing. Although Miles was too shy to really enjoy dancing， he always felt confident when he danced with Irene.

When he turned 17， she persuaded him to ask for a job in his band—Eddie Handles Blue Devils. It worked. Joining the band was a breakthrough for Miles， and marked the time when he first began to write and arrange music.

4. What can we learn from Paragraph 1？

A. Miles caught fish for meals.

B. Miles had a comfortable family.

C. Miless parents were strict with him.

D. Miles had no schooling in his childhood.

5. What does the underlined phrase “fight his sons corner” in Paragraph 2 mean？

A. Defend Miless choice.

B. Hit Miles in the corner.

C. Help mother to beat Miles.

D. Prevent Miles from choosing music.

6. Who influenced Miles most in music according to the text？

A. His Father. B. His mother.

C. Mr Elwood. D. Mr Buchanan.

7. Which of the following is the correct order of Miles life experience？

a. He fell in love with Irene.

b. He began to write and arrange music.

c. He caught fish and rode horses.

d. He had music lessons with Mr Elwood.

e. He dreamed to be a musician.

f. He saw films and went dancing.

A. b→c→e→f→d→a B. d→a→b→e→c→f

C. c→d→e→a→f→b D. e→c→d→b→a→f

“A robbery...” a voice came from the radio. Having trouble staying 1 ， John was driving home late last night from a trip. Hearing this， he turned 2 the radio and tried to fix his attention on the 3 ， but his eyes kept on closing.

It was 4 that he noticed a hitchhiker （搭便車者） by the road. 5 even thinking about what he was doing， he stopped the car.

“To Midrille？” “Get in.” The hitchhiker got in and immediately John was 6 that he had picked him up. The young man had a 7 face and long hair. When John asked him questions about himself， he changed the 8 .

John 9 the news. He began to sweat and his thoughts

10 nervously to all the money he was 11 .

At the next small town he stopped his car and said， “Im sorry. Im so 12 that I cant drive you to Midrille. I think Ill find a 13 and spend the night.”

The young man slowly 14 into his pocket. “This is it！” thought John. At that 15 moment he considered shouting for help， but instead of a gun， the hitchhiker pulled out several

16 . “Oh， no. I dont want your money. Just get out. Okay？”

The young man looked 17 . He insisted on 18 John the money. John watched until his 19 had disappeared from sight， then stepped on the 20 and drove out of town.

1. A. asleep B. excited C. strong D. awake

2. A. on B. off C. up D. over

3. A. weather B. news C. speed D. way

4. A. there B. here C. then D. now

5. A. Without B. After C. By D. For

6. A. interesting B. sad C. angry D. sorry

7. A. happy B. smiling C. strange D. handsome

8. A. place B. subject C. question D. face

9. A. remembered B. thought C. heard D. forgot

10. A. ran B. arrived C. changed D. turned

11. A. paying B. having C. carrying D. borrowing

12. A. afraid B. hungry C. cold D. sleepy

13. A. restaurant B. shop C. hotel D. station

14. A. reached B. forced C. got D. put

15. A. important B. very C. quiet D. great

16. A. knives B. photos C. guns D. bills

17. A. frightened B. puzzled C. worried D. curious

18. A. giving B. offering C. handing D. returning

19. A. driver B. passenger C. friend D. thief

20. A. door B. window C. gas D. motor

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

Viennese-born composer Frederick Loewe， who we remember for his classical musicals 1 （include） My Fair Lady and Camelot， was not always famous. He studied the piano from the great masters of Europe and achieved huge success as a

2 （music） and composer in his early years. But after he immigrated to the United States， he failed 3 a pianist. For a while he tried other 4 （type） of work including gold mining and boxing. 5 he never gave up his dream and continued to play the piano and create music.

During those difficult years， he could not always afford

6 （make） payments on his piano. One day， bent over the keyboard， he could hear nothing but the music that he played with such rare inspiration. When he finished and looked up， he was astonished to find that he had 7 audience of three moving men who 8 （seat） on the floor.

They said nothing and made no movement toward the piano. Instead， they dug into their pockets， pooled together enough money for the 9 （pay）， placed it on the piano and walked out， empty-handed. 10 （move） by the beauty of his music， these men recognized excellence and responded to it.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

用方框里單詞的正確形式填空，使其句意完整，每空一詞。

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honour mythology relax signify sing

1. The moonlight was bright， and the flowers were ____ to the melody.

2. He felt very ____ and happy to read the papers.

3. I go to the market place where collectors buy and sell their ____ .

4. Lily ____ us all when she came into the room.

5. Reread your previous essays for potential ideas and information， which you may want to ____ upon.

6. By raising his hand he ____ that he had some questions.

7. He added an appealing and memorable figure to the popular American ____ .

8. The soldiers gave their lives to their country and were ____ as heroes.

9. I read this poem from the ____ .

10. I can hear Tom____ in the next room.

下列各句均有1個錯誤，請改正。

1. Mary and I are going to spend the weekend relax ourselves.

____

2. The lifeboat rescued dozen people and took them to a larger ship. ____

3. We are going to give a welcome meeting at honour of Mr Clark. ____

4. I wont stand your talk to me like that. ____

5. I like to dance with the music. ____

1. 他們可能會利用歷史證據(jù)來支持他們的觀點。（draw upon）

2. 除英語外，他還要學第二外語。（in addition to）

3. 他把他所有的書都贈送給了圖書館。（present）

4. 我突然希望門前有條小河。（all of a sudden）

5. 這次失敗讓他意志消沉。（depress）