Welcome to one of the largest collections of footwear (鞋类) in the world that will make you green with envy. Here at the Footwear Museum you can see exhibits (展品) from all over the world. You can find out about shoes worn by everyone from the Ancient Egyptians to pop stars.
Room 1 The celebrity (名人) footwear section is probably the most popular in the entire museum. Stared in the 1950s there is a wide variety of shoes and boots belonging to everyone from queens and presidents to pop stars and actors! Most visitors find the celebrities’ choice of footwear extremely interesting. |
Room 2 Most of our visitors are amazed and shocked by the collection of “special purpose” shoes on exhibition here at the Museum of Footwear. For example, there are Chinese shoes made of Silk that were worn by women to tie their feet firmly to prevent them from growing too much! |
Room 3 As well as shoes and boots, the museum also exhibits shoe shaped objects. The variety is unbelievable. For example, there is a metal lamp that resembles a pair of shoes, and Greek wine bottles that look like legs! |
The Footwear Library People come from all over the world to study in our excellent footwear library. Designers and researchers come here to look up information on anything and everything related to the subject of footwear. |
1. Where would you find a famous singer’s shoes?
A.Room 1. B.Room 2.
C.Room 3. D.The Footwear Library.
2.All exhibits in each room _____.
A.share the same theme
B.have the same shape
C.are made of the same material
D.belong to the same social class
3.Which of the following is true according to the text?
A.Room 2 is the most visited place in the museum.
B.Researchers come to the Footwear Library for data.
C.The oldest exhibits in Room 1 were made in the 1950s.
D.Room 3 has a richer variety of exhibits than the other two.
4. The purpose of the text is to get more people to _____.
A.do research B.design shoes
C.visit the museum D.follow celebrities
完形填空(共20小题;每小题1. 5分,满分30分)
A man and his wife arrived in Boston by train.After getting off the train, they walked without an 36____ into the outer office of Harvard’s president.So they were stopped by his secretary and kept 37____.For hours, the secretary took no notice of them, 38____ that the couple would finally become disappointed and 39____.But they didn’t.The secretary finally decided to disturb the president, though 40____.
A few minutes later, the president walked towards the couple with a 41____ face.The lady told him, “We had a son that 42____ Harvard for one year.He loved Harvard.He was 43____ here.But about a year ago, he was accidentally killed.My husband and I would like to 44____ a memorial(纪念物)to him, somewhere on campus.”
The president wasn’t moved.Instead, he was 45____.“Madam,” he said, “we can’t put up a statue for every person who studied at Harvard and died.If we did, this place would look like a 46____ ,” “Oh, no,” the lady 47____ quickly.“We don’t want to put up a statue.We would like to give a 48____ to Harvard.” The president rolled his eyes and 49____ at the couple and then exclaimed,” A building! Do you have any 50____ how much a building costs? We have spent over $7,500,000 on the campus building at Harvard.” For a moment the lady was silent.The president was 51____, because he could get rid of them now.Then the lady turned to her husband and said quietly, “Is that all it costs to start a 52____? Why don’t we just start our own?” Her husband nodded.53____ their offer was turned down.Mr.and Mrs.Stanford traveled to California where they founded Stanford University 54____ after them, a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer 55____ about.
1. A.choice B.decision C.acquaintance D.appointment
2. A.waiting B.standing C.sitting D.talking
3. A.hoping B.finding C.realizing D.imagining
4. A.go down B.go out C.go away D.go around
5. A.hopelessly B.carefully C.unexpectedly D.unwillingly
6. A.pleasant B.funny C.cold D.sad
7. A.attended B.visited C.studied D.served
8. A.clever B.brave C.proud D.happy
9. A.set about B.set up C.set down D.set off
10. A.satisfied B.excited C.shocked D.ashamed
11. A.park B.cemetery C.garden D.museum
12. A.explained B.expressed C.refused D.admitted
13. A.building B.yard C.playground D.square
14. A.laughed B.shouted C.glanced D.called
15. A.suggestion B.idea C.thought D.opinion
16. A.bored B.astonished C.interested D.pleased
17. A.department B.university C.business D.club
18. A.Once B.While C.Since D.Though
19. A.named B.looked C.taken D.followed
20. A.talked B.knew C.heard D.cared
—I’ve been invited to a department party tonight. Are you going to come?
— Oh, I’d really like to, but I have a ton of work. ___________________.
A.Thank you anyway B.You’re welcome
C.All right. D.With pleasure.
The film Not One Less, ______ on a real story, is very instructive and well worth seeing.
A.to base B.be based C.basing D.based
The reason ______ he gave for being late was _______ he forgot to set the alarm clock.
A.which; because B.why; because
C.which; that D.that; because
It was because he was ill ______ we decided to return home.
A.why B.that C.when D.where