The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Metropolitan (大都市的) Museum of Art (the Met) is located in New York City and is the largest art museum in the United States, and is among the most visited art museums in the world. Today, art comes alive in the Museum’s galleries and through its exhibitions and events, revealing both new ideas and unexpected connections across time and cultures.
Open Seven Days a Week
Sunday - Thursday: 10 am - 5:30 pm
Friday and Saturday: 10 am - 9 pm
Closed Thanksgiving Day, December 25, January 1, and the first day in May.
Suggested Admission
If you buy tickets at a museum ticket counter, the amount you pay is up to you.
Adults $ 25
Seniors (65 and over) $ 17
Students $ 12
Members (Join Today!) Free
Children (under 12; accompanied by an adult) Free
Exhibitions are free with Museum admission.
Avoid waiting in admission lines! By buying tickets online you agree to pay our suggested prices.
Groups: Advance reservations are required for all adult and student groups of 10 or more, and for any third-party guided tours, regardless of size.
1.Which day is suitable for you to visit the Museum?
A.January 1. B.May 1. C.November 4. D.December 25.
2.How much are you supposed to pay as a new member?
A.25 dollars. B.17 dollars. C.12 dollars. D.0 dollars.
3.What is the requirement for student groups’ visit?
A.Reserve the tickets in advance.
B.The group consists of no more than 10 students.
C.At least 10 student groups can visit it in advance.
D.The student must be guided by their teacher.
假设你是李华，你校高一年级组计划近期举办英语作文大赛，主题是“我敬仰的杂交水稻之父一——袁隆平”。请你根据以下提示写一篇参赛作文。
1.生平简介；2、感人事迹及贡献：3、人生启迪。
注意：要求100词左右，标题已给出，不计入总词数；可适当增加细节以使行文连贯。
The Father of Hybrid Rice
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均限一词。
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
This morning on my way home I was deep moved by what I saw outside a bank. An old lady in rag was counting her money when a young man ran into her by accident, lead to the money flying off. Everyone at nearby quickly picked up the money and gave them back to her. The old lady counted money again and find not a single bill was missing. The old lady was very content with that the strangers had done for her so she bowed to them but said thank you again and again. It was clear that the old lady was much touched by the people’s kind.
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
English is the international working language so it is 1. (wide) used in the world. English has gone through three periods: Old English, Middle English and Modern English.
In the fifth century, three Germanic groups — the Anglos, the Saxons and the Jutes invaded (入侵) Britain and they spoke similar languages, which developed into 2. we now call Old English.
Unlike Old English, Middle English can 3. (read), although with difficulty, by modern English-speaking people. Many factors contributed to (促成) the 4. (develop) of Middle English. However, in 1066, the Normans (法国诺曼底人) took control of England, 5. did not have the same result that the Germanic invasion had about 600 year 6. (early). But French still had a big influence on English. This led to even more pairs of similar words.
From the 16th century, the British 7. ( begin) to communicate with many peoples from around the world. This meant many new words and phrases entered the language. Modern English, quite different from Old English and Middle English, 8. (contain) many Latin and Greek words. As we all know, people will keep 9. (invent) new words and English will be changing over 10. time.
Today was Mother’s Day. The young woman was feeling a little ______ because she was 800 miles away from her parents.
In the morning she called her mother to ______ her a happy Mother’s Day and her mother told her about the beautiful lilacs (丁香花) in their garden.
Later that day, she told her husband how she ______ those lilacs in her parents’ garden. “I know where we can find some,” he said. “Get the ______ and come on.” So off they went, ______ down the country roads. There on a small hill were a lot of colorful lilacs. The young woman ______ over and buried her face in the flowers, ______ and enjoying them. Carefully she ______ a few and went back to the car.
On the way home the woman held her flowers, ______ all the way. When they were passing a ______, the young woman saw an old granny sitting alone in a wheelchair at the gate.“______!” she said to her husband. Getting off the car, she quickly walked up to the granny and put the ______ in her hands. As their car pulled away, the old granny ______ with a smile and held the lilacs tightly (紧紧地).
When the young mother sat back to the car, her kids asked her ______, “Who is that old granny? Why did you give her ______ flowers?” “I don’t know her. It is Mother’s Day, and she seems so ______ while I have all of you. I believe those flowers ______ much to her.” The kids nodded with ______, looking rather happy.
Now, every Mother’s Day my kids will go to that small ______ and pick some lilacs for me and that old granny. I’m glad that my small act of ______ has a good effect on my kids.
1.A.excited B.worried C.nervous D.unhappy
2.A.tell B.give C.wish D.send
3.A.missed B.grew C.watered D.picked
4.A.cars B.kids C.clothes D.drinks
5.A.driving B.walking C.running D.climbing
6.A.rushed B.got C.pulled D.took
7.A.Eating B.seeking C.smelling D.touching
8.A.chose B.picked C.caught D.tried
9.A.thinking B.speaking C.sleeping D.smiling
10.A.school B.theatre C.nursing home D.bus station
11.A.Stop B.Help C.Look D.Watch
12.A.money B.food C.pictures D.flowers
13.A.talked B.waved C.left D.shook
14.A.curiously B.happily C.politely D.suddenly
15.A.beautiful B.your C.some D.these
16.A.sad B.pleased C.lonely D.friendly
17.A.tell B.send C.get D.mean
18.A.amusement B.satisfaction C.respect D.interest
19.A.shop B.garden C.field D.hill
20.A.kindness B.politeness C.willingness D.carefulness
Many years ago, a French naturalist, the Count de Buffon, wrote some books about natural history. 1..
Thomas Jefferson did not like what the Count had said about the natural wonders of the New World. It seemed to Jefferson that the Count had gone out of his way to speak of natural wonders in America as if they were unimportant. 2.. He, too, was a naturalist, as well as a historian, writer and politician. He had seen the natural wonders of Europe. To him, they were no more important than those of the New World.
In 1788,Thomas Jefferson wrote about his home state, Virginia. While writing, he thought of its natural beauty and then of the words of Count de Buffon. 3.. He said, “The Count de Buffon believes that nature belittles her productions on this side of the Atlantic.”
4.. However, in 1872, a famous American word expert decided that the time had come to kill this word. He said, “Belittle has no chance of becoming English. And as more critical writers of America, like those of Britain, feel no need of it, the sooner it is forgotten, the better.”
5.. Today, belittle is used, not only in the United States and England, but in other countries where the English language is spoken. It seems that efforts to belittle the word did not stop people from using it.
A.The books were a great success even though some people did not like them
B.They talked about the great cultural relics of different countries
C.Americans had already accepted Jefferson’s word and started to use it
D.The Count de Buffon was thought highly of at that time
E.At that moment, Jefferson created a new word -- belittle
F.This expert failed to kill the word
G.This troubled Thomas Jefferson
