I have been playing basketball since I've been in the 6th grade. I first started out in the summer before 6th grade when I played for the Park District Traveling Basketball Team. This is where I first learned how to play basketball and found out I wasn't very good at it. This is the main reason why I liked football more than basketball, because I was naturally good at football and didn't have to work as hard. But I was always encouraged to never give up, I kept at it and kept working on my basketball skill so I could be good enough to play for my high school basketball team. I played for my high school basketball team during high school.
During those years in high school, I really began to practice hard on improving my basketball skills. My main goal was to get an athletics scholarship to college and get a free education. I indeed achieved this goal and was awarded a two year basketball scholarship at Parkland Junior College. There in my two years I was truly better than I was when I first started out playing basketball, which I know was because of the hard work I put into improving my skills all throughout my life.
After having two good seasons at Parkland on and off the playground I graduated. The final step I had in mind was to come to Northern Illinois University and make the basketball team. Many doubted me and said I wasn't good enough to make the team, but instead of listening to them, giving up or stopping working hard like I've been doing all my life, I worked the hardest. I've worked over the summer. And all the hard work paid off and I am now a member of the Northern Illinois University Basketball Team.
1. Why did the author prefer football to basketball?A.His physical condition decided it. | B.He was more skilled at football. |
C.He was encouraged to like football. | D.He has been playing football for a long time. |
A.To be the team leader. | B.To go to a good college. |
C.To pay no school fees in college. | D.To prove he was good at basketball. |
A.Be ignored. | B.Be employed. | C.Be useless. | D.Be rewarded. |
A.Practice makes perfect. | B.Time is money. |
C.It's never too old to learn. | D.Failure is the mother of success. |
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【推荐1】At one time no one could travel on an English road faster than four miles an hour. That was the law until 1896. A man had to walk in front of a car which could not go faster than the man. At night the man had to carry a red lamp.
Once Charles Rolls brought a car from France to England, but he wanted to drive faster than four miles an hour. In order to have no trouble with the police, he had a talk with some of the police officers, who ordered their policemen to look the other way when the car came along the road. This was a good plan in the country, but not so easy to follow in the busy streets of London.
One night Rolls and some friends started from London on their journey to Cambridge. One of the men walked in front with the red lamp, but he walked as fast as he could. The police became very interested in walls and shop-fronts when they heard the car and not one of them saw it.
They reached a hill, but what a waste of time it was to drive down the hill at four miles an hour! Rolls was getting ready to jump into the car, but then he noticed a policeman who was not looking the other way. The slow car reached him.
“Good evening,” said the policeman, looking at the car.
“Good evening,” said Rolls, holding the lamp.
“One of these horseless things,” said the policeman, looking at it with interest.
“Yes,” said Rolls, and waited.
“I’ve often wanted a ride in one, but of course policemen can’t buy things like that.” He turned and looked hopefully in Rolls’s face.
“Jump in,” said Rolls.
“Thanks,” said the policeman, and did so. “Now,” he said, sitting down, “You can let it go just as you like down this hill. There isn’t another policeman on this road for a mile and a half.”
1. The policemen were told “to look the other way” so that _______.A.they could watch the car coming from the other direction |
B.Rolls’s car could go faster than four miles an hour |
C.they could make sure no one was in the way |
D.the car would not hit them on the road |
A.They greeted Rolls when the car came along. |
B.They walked in front of the car with a red lamp. |
C.They pretended to be attracted by something else. |
D.They stood on duty every 1.5 miles along the road. |
A.teach Rolls a lesson | B.take a free ride home |
C.have a talk with Rolls | D.have a car ride experience |
A.dared not drive the car faster than he was allowed to |
B.could drive as fast as he wished within a certain distance |
C.could drive on any road he liked for the rest of the journey |
D.drove his car as fast as he could down the hill to Cambridge |
【推荐2】There’s one patient that Sarah Rose Black still thinks about. Back in 2019, the nursing team at Toronto’s Cancer Center called to ask if she could reach out to a patient who had been there for about a week. The man was struggling, and unwilling to communicate with the workers or be part of any activities.
Black isn’t a doctor or a nurse. Since 2013 she has played an important role for patients at the center as a music therapist (治疗专家). On any day, she might see one person who’s anxious about an operation, another who’s in need of a calm moment.
So, Black walked into the patient’s room and introduced herself. She asked if she could sit and offer to play some music. In an effort to persuade him, she said, “If you don’t like it, you can just tell me to leave.” After some gentle urging, the man in his 70s, who had lung cancer, told her a few musicians he liked and then turned away to look out the window. But as she started to play one of his favorites, a change came over him. He turned towards Black and started to cry.
She stopped playing. “Do you want me to continue?” “Certainly,” he said through tears. “It was as if the music reached places that nothing else could,” recalls Black. The music showed up at a moment when it felt like a hug.
As Sarah Rose Black says, people have been connecting with music for their whole lives— she is just helping them use it again at a time when they need it most.
“We have a heartbeat, so we have a drum (鼓) inside us; we are wired to be musical people,” she says. She smiles softly as she reflects back on the experience.
1. Why did the nursing team call Black?A.They wanted her to help a patient. |
B.She worked as a nurse in the center. |
C.A struggling patient hoped to meet her. |
D.They wanted to enjoy her music. |
A.The patient was moved to tears. |
B.She gave the patient a warm hug. |
C.She was asked to stop playing. |
D.The patient looked out of the window. |
A.We can live without music. | B.We like playing the drum. |
C.We are born to be musicians. | D.We need musical instruments. |
A.Strong and talented. | B.Intelligent and honest. |
C.Thoughtful and helpful. | D.Hardworking and humorous. |
【推荐3】When Lina was awoken by the sound of thunder, she was alone on the island. The air was cool and bullfrogs croaked. It was that brief moment when the summer sun had set but the stars hadn’t yet appeared. Lina rubbed her eyes and looked around. “Hello?” she called. “Celia? Marie?” There was no response.
The moon was rising now, shedding light on the island. They had always called it “Forgotten Island “because no one but they seemed to remember its existence. It wasn't on any of the maps they could find, and even the forest rangers didn’t know about it. Lina loved that the island, hidden in a heavily-wooded side stream of the river, was a secret between the three friends-her, Celia, and Marie. But now Lina was here alone, and it was night. Worse still, it was her own fault.
“Come on, Lina,let Marie row the boat.” Celia had said. Marie was two years older than Lina, but she was a hopeless rower. That’s why Lina refused and rowed the boat to the island. The argument that followed the refusal took the usual form. Celia took Marie’s side, as she always did. Lina exploded and yelled at them to just leave. So they got back in the boat and left.
A bolt of lightning crossed the darkened sky, accompanied by a deafening thunder clap. The storm was here. As the first cold raindrop slid down her neck, Lina’s mind returned to her current problem. She was stuck here by herself. She just hoped she didn’t become as forgotten as the island. The thought of it sent a chill down her back.
Suddenly, Lina spotted something in the water. It was a boat, and inside it were Marie, Celia, and Marie’s dad, who was steering through the fast flowing waters. As the boat approached, they saw Lina waving and the worried expressions on their faces turned to relief.
In her excitement Lina jumped into the river. Only once she was in the icy water did she remember how fast the water was moving. Luckily a strong arm reached into the water and pulled her out. She smiled weakly at Marie’s dad and, without a word, hugged Celia and Marie. They didn’t seem to mind becoming wet.
1. What is special about the island?A.It is very near the ocean. |
B.It is a popular place for boating. |
C.It is surrounded by thick forest. |
D.It has never been reached by others. |
A.Lina was left alone on the island. |
B.Marie would not help row the boat. |
C.Marie didn't know how to row the boat. |
D.Celia supported Marie in the disagreement. |
A.Her shame about the unnecessary argument. |
B.The first raindrop of the approaching storm. |
C.The idea that no one would come to save her. |
D.The drop in temperature as the sun went down. |
A.All of them could swim well. |
B.They had an adventurous spirit. |
C.They lived far away from the island. |
D.They quarreled with one another badly. |
【推荐1】A lifetime of active exercise will let you keep the body of a 20-year-old well into your 70s, scientists have found.
The physical decline (衰退) thought to be an unavoidable part of ageing is actually the result of not exercising enough, according to the research, which found that regular cyclists kept the muscles, lungs, and even the immune system (免疫系统) of people years younger. Besides, many serious health problems could be prevented if people became more active, researchers insist.
Janet Lord, a leading researcher, said, “Our findings prove the false belief that ageing automatically(自动地) makes us weaker. We now have strong evidence that encouraging people to do regular exercise throughout their lives can solve the problem that we are living longer but not healthier.”
She looked at 125 cyclists aged 55 to 79 who had been exercising regularly for 25 years and compared them with 75 ordinary people of a similar age and 55 people aged 20 to 36. On a series of physical measures, the cyclists showed no difference from people much younger in their immune systems and making T cells.
Now Professor Lord aims to discover how much exercise people need to do to stay young. “You needn’t work out a lot. It may be intensity (强度) that helps—like going up and down the stairs ten times a day.”
While there is no magic method of staying mentally and physically fit in later life, the benefits of keeping active can never be ignored, whatever your age or state of health.
1. According to the research, what is the reason for physical decline?A.The failure of lungs. | B.The lack of regular exercise. |
C.The poor state of health. | D.The increase of physical activity. |
A.The intensity of exercise matters in slowing down ageing. |
B.People need a large amount of exercise to stay young. |
C.Ageing automatically makes people increasingly weaker. |
D.What people need to stay fit in later life is a magic method. |
A.To discuss the benefits of regular cycling. |
B.To explain the effects of the immune system. |
C.To introduce the ways to stay healthy. |
D.To stress the importance of being physically active. |
【推荐2】Over the past few decades, children have been taking part less in free play and more in organized sports. While doing organized sports has both social and physical benefits for young children, worries about safety and benefits increase.
Though most children are naturally likely to be physically active, not all kids are willing to get up and move. Soccer coach Joseph Luxbacher says, “Every kid has the possibility of being a good sportsman in different kinds of sports. Participating (参加) in organized sports such as the school soccer team introduces direction to children’s physical activities. Following a team schedule gives kids a set time and place to exercise. As a result, kids can be safe from accidents and be protected against physical harm.”
What’s more, participating in organized sports gives children time to communicate with others and shows good sportsmanship. For young children who may still be very self-centered, participating in team, sports teach them to think about the group and encourages them to be glad about the success of their teammates. Kids can also benefit from spending time with their coach and having a chance to develop a positive (良好的) relationship with an adult other than their parents, especially if the coach is both skilled and devoted (全心全意的) to being a positive instructor.
Playing organized sports requires a lot of time for practice and games, so it would seem that this could influence students’ study. Actually it can ameliorate students’ test performance. That’s because to play organized sports well, players have to memorize information, do repetitive actions, and learn from teammates. All these types of learning skills can make students score higher.
Since stress can come from many different sources — parents, coaches, teammates or themselves — many children who participate in organized sports feel pressured to succeed. While a little stress can be helpful in leading children to perform with increased focus and strength, too much stress will leave young kids feeling very tired. Organized sports are more likely to put the right amount of pressure on them.
1. What can we learn from Joseph Luxbacher’s words?A.Organized sports can help develop kids’ talents. |
B.Most children prefer free play to organized sports. |
C.Most children have a set time and place to exercise. |
D.Organized sports can better protect kids from injuries. |
A.Ways to attract kids to organized sports. |
B.Standards of a good organized sports coach. |
C.Social skills developed by playing organized sports. |
D.Positive parent-child relationships built by doing sports. |
A.Score. | B.Record. | C.Check. | D.Improve. |
A.How organized sports can benefit children | B.How to coach children in organized sports |
C.How organized sports put pressure on children | D.How to be a good teammate in organized sports |
【推荐3】Exercise seems to be good for the human brain, with many recent studies suggesting that regular exercise improves memory and thinking skills. But an interesting new study asks whether the apparent cognitive benefits from exercise are real or just a placebo effect — that is, if we think we will be “smarter” after exercise, do our brains respond accordingly? The answer has significant implications for any of us hoping to use exercise to keep our minds sharp throughout our lives.
While many studies suggest that exercise may have cognitive benefits, recently some scientists have begun to question whether the apparently beneficial effects of exercise on thinking might be a placebo effect. So researchers at Florida State University in Tallahassee and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign decided to focus on expectations, on what people anticipate that exercise will do for thinking. If people’s expectations jibe (吻合) closely with the actual benefits, then at least some of those improvements are probably a result of the placebo effect and not of exercise.
For the new study, which was published last month in PLOS One, the researchers recruited 171 people through an online survey system, they asked half of these volunteers to estimate by how much a stretching and toning regimens (拉伸运动) performed three times a week might improve various measures of thinking. The other volunteers were asked the same questions, but about a regular walking program.
In actual experiments, stretching and toning program generally have little if any impact on people’s cognitive skills. Walking, on the other hand, seems to substantially improve thinking ability.
But the survey respondents believed the opposite, estimating that the stretching and toning program would be more beneficial for the mind than walking. The estimates of benefits from walking were lower.
These data, while they do not involve any actual exercise, are good news for people who do exercise. “The results from our study suggest that the benefits of aerobic exercise are not a placebo effect,” said Cary Stothart, a graduate student in cognitive psychology at Florida State University, who led the study.
If expectations had been driving the improvements in cognition seen in studies after exercise, Mr. Stothart said, then people should have expected walking to be more beneficial for thinking than stretching. They didn’t, implying that the changes in the brain and thinking after exercise are physiologically genuine.
The findings are strong enough to suggest that exercise really does change the brain and may, in the process, improve thinking, Mr. Stothart said. That conclusion should encourage scientists to look even more closely into how, at a molecular level, exercise remodels the human brain, he said. It also should encourage the rest of us to move, since the benefits are, it seems, not imaginary, even if they are in our head.
1. Which of the following about the placebo effect is TRUE according to the passage?A.It occurs during exercise. | B.It has cognitive benefits. |
C.It is just a mental reaction. | D.It is a physiological response. |
A.To discover the placebo effect in the exercise. |
B.To prove the previous studies have a big drawback. |
C.To test whether exercise can really improve cognition. |
D.To encourage more scientists to get involved in the research. |
A.They employed 171 people to take part in the actual exercise. |
B.The result of the research removed the recent doubt of some scientists. |
C.The participants thought walking had a greater impact on thinking ability. |
D.Their conclusion drives scientists to do research on the placebo effect. |
A.Is it necessary for us to take exercise? | B.How should people exercise properly? |
C.What makes us smarter during exercise? | D.Does exercise really make us smarter? |
【推荐1】My six-year-old granddaughter stared at me as if she were seeing me for the first time. “Grandma, you are an antique(古董),” she said. “You are old. Antiques are old. You are my antique.”
I was not satisfied to let the matter rest there. I took out the Webster’s Dictionary and read the definition to Jenny. I explained, “An antique is not only old, it’s an object existing since or belonging to earlier times...a work of art... a piece of furniture. Antiques are treasured,” I told Jenny as I put away the dictionary. “They have to be handled carefully because they sometimes are very valuable. In order to qualify as an antique, the object has to be at least 100 years old.”
“I’m only 67,” I reminded Jenny.
We looked around the house for other antiques, besides me. There was a desk that was handed down from Rone aunt to another and finally to our family. “It’s very old,” I told Jenny. “I try to keep it polished and I show it off whenever I can. You do that with antiques.”
There was a picture on the wall bought at a garage sale. It was dated 1867. “Now that’s an antique,” I said with pride. “Over 100 years old.” Of course it was marked up and scratched (刮坏) and not in very good condition. “Sometimes age does that, but the marks are good marks. They show living, or being around. In fact, sometimes, the more an object shows age, the more valuable it can become.”
Our tour of antiques continued. There was a vase on the floor. It had been in my house for a long time. I was not certain where it came from but I didn’t buy it new. One thing about antiques, I explained to Jenny, was that they usually had a story. They’d been in one home and then another, handed down from one family to another. They’d lasted through years. They could have been thrown away, or ignored, or destroyed, or lost. But instead, they survived.
For a moment, Jenny looked thoughtful. “l don’t have any antiques but you,” she said. Then her face brightened, “Could I take you to school for show and tell?”
“Only if I fit into your backpack,” I answered. And then Jenny’s antique lifted her up and embraced her in a hug that would last through the years.
1. Why did Grandma read the definition of “antique” to Jenny?A.To tell Jenny the importance of protecting antiques. |
B.To list all the important characteristics of antiques. |
C.To change Jenny’s shallow understanding of antiques. |
D.To express her disappointment at being called “antique”. |
A.The desk reminded her of her dear relatives. |
B.There was usually a sad story behind each antique. |
C.She planned to buy a new vase to replace the old one. |
D.The spots on the picture showed its age and value. |
A.Grandma’s Antique | B.Jenny’s Antique |
C.A Tour of Antiques | D.A Story of Antiques |
【推荐2】Vijay Gupta is known to classical music lovers across the United States. He serves as the first violinist for the Los Angeles Philharmonic. In that job, he often plays to large crowds, including many very rich people. When he is not performing, he organizes concerts for homeless people. “They have reminded me why I became a musician.” He said.
Last week, Gupta was recognized for being a founder and the artistic director of Street Symphony. The group has performed at homeless shelters, jails and halfway houses for about eight years. Gupta is among the 25 winners of the 2018 MacArthur Fellowship, commonly known as the “Genius Grant”. Each winner will receive $ 625,000 over five years to use as they wish. The money is coming from a private group, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. It awards grants (补助金) to people whose work it considers exceptional and whose work “inspires hope in us all”. Gupta said he got the idea for Street Symphony while teaching Nathaniel Ayers, a trained musician whose mental illness led to his homelessness.
The 31-year-old winner said he did not know yet how he would spend the money. He has been a performer since the age of seven and the award will give him “space to breathe, plan and look ahead”.
Another winner is Rebecca Sandefur, an associate professor (副教授) of sociology and law in the University of Illinois. The Associated Press says her research actively supports new ways to involve poor communities in the U. S. justice system.
47-year-old Sandefur created the first national mapping of civil legal aid providers. It shows which states have the financial(金融的)resources to provide such aid and which don’t. She also found that the cost of legal services was only one of the things preventing poor people from getting lawyers. Among the others were fears of unfairness(不公平)in the legal system. Sandefur noted that a lot of attention had been paid to problems with the criminal justice system, but more attention must be paid to the civil side of the law, which also affected millions of people.
1. Why does Gupta win the award?A.For his achievements in classical music. |
B.For performing for large crowds. |
C.For organizing a group playing for the homeless. |
D.For the companionship with Nathaniel Ayers. |
A.It is founded by the government. |
B.It offers $ 625,000 to 25 winners in 2018. |
C.It allows the winners to use the money freely. |
D.It awards people who make great contributions to society. |
A.She made it easier to get legal help for the poor. |
B.She made the legal system fairer. |
C.She paid more attention to the criminal justice system. |
D.She offered legal aid to the poor freely. |
A.Grants winners, inspiring the poor |
B.The city homeless, in need of help |
C.Vijay Gupta, an extraordinary violinist |
D.MacArthur Foundation, awarding exceptional work |
【推荐3】Joseph Banks was born in 1743, the only son of a wealthy land-owning family. From an early age, his declared passage was natural history, and in particular, botany. Shortly after inheriting his family's fortune in the early 1760's, he chose to pursue this passion to the full. In 1766 he travelled to Newfoundland and Labrador to collect plants, animals and rocks and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in the same year.
When the Royal Society was successful in setting about Captain Cook's 1768 expedition to Tahiti for astronomical observations, Banks obtained permission from the Admiralty to join the expedition. For him, this was like a present-day scientist being given the chance of trip to another planet, a chance to study new plants in unknown lands.
They made collections and observations in South America, Tahiti and New Zealand before reaching Australia. His major landfalls on the eastern coast of Australia were at Botany Bay(28 Apri1—5 May 1770)and at the Endeavour River(17 June—3 August). The plant material collected and sorted on the voyage was wide-ranging.
After his successful return from this voyage, Banks travelled to Scotland, Wales, Holland and Iceland, collecting more and more "curiosities". Besides, he controlled the Royal Botanic Gardens, and Kew was a Trustee of the British Museum. In 1778 he also became President of the Royal Society, an office which he held until his death in 1820.
Although Linneaus' suggestion of naming the new country "Banksia" was not adopted, a genus of Australian plants were named after Banks' names and he made his mark upon Australian history in other ways. When the British government was looking for a suitable place to establish a penal colony(流放地), Banks was an advocate for Botany Bay. After the settlement was established at Sydney Cove, he encouraged further investigation of the natural history of the area and became the natural history in both Britain and Australia cannot be overestimated.
1. We can infer that Joseph Banks was ______ when he was allowed to join the expedition led by Captain Cook.A.tired | B.sacred | C.excited | D.nervous |
A.42. | B.45. | C.35. | D.77. |
A.New South Wales | B.Britain | C.Botany Bay | D.Australia |
A.astronomy | B.botany | C.collecting plants | D.sorting plants |
【推荐1】Many students give up sleep to get good grades: but research shows that students should do the opposite.
It's no secret that college students tend to reduce sleep to squeeze the most out of 24 hours. But this generation is different, and researchers are increasingly focusing on college students because they are one of the most populations lack of sleep. College students go to bed one to two hours later and sleep less per night on average compared to previous generations. As a result, 75% of undergraduates did not sleep enough to feel rested on five or more days per week, and 19% reported that sleep difficulties had an influence on academic(学业) performance in the past year.
The amount of sleep that a college student gets is one of the strongest predictors of academic success. Sleep plays a key role in helping students fix and Improve memories. while preventing drops in memory. Without sleep, people work harder but don't do as well.
Members of the Student Health Advisory Council(SHAC)consulted famous sleep researchers and gave suggestions to University Health Service(UHS) clinicians(临床医师) on how to address sleep with student patient. Here are some suggestions for UHS clinicians to consider in their work with students.
Encourage students to adjust(调整)wake-up time, as it may be easier to adjust than bedtime.
Emphasize( 强调)behavioral changes to improve sleep. Medicine is rarely. Students can practice relaxation techniques before bed to increase quality of sleep, avoid doing homework immediately before(or in)bed, and avoid TV and computer use before bed.
Encourage napping, Most students don’t get a full night sleep every night, and naps help them make up the difference. Research shows that napping for 10-45 minutes(before entering REM sleep)can increase performance.
Advise students to avoid caffeine, especially later in the afternoon or night.
1. What does the underlined part "do the opposite "in Paragraph 1 mean?A.Spend more time on study |
B.Make better use of time |
C.Get better grade |
D.Get more sleep |
A.They have performed academically better than before. |
B.They are lazier than previous generations. |
C.They generally lack sleep |
D.They often find it hard to fall asleep |
A.good study methods are very important |
B.a lack of sleep harms students' performance |
C.a student's academic success can be predicted |
D.students should try to improve their memories |
A.Try to wake up later |
B.Go to bed much earlier. |
C.Take some medicine when necessary. |
D.Get some REM sleep through napping |
【推荐2】In March 2008, I told my friends: I was going to shut down my law practice and travel around the world in a year. What's more, I'd do it without taking any flights or making a single advance (预先的) reservation. Some friends offered support and encouragement, while others were doubtful. Once I'd said the words, there was no turning back. It took months to shut down my law practice and get things in order.
There really wasn't any great reason why I wanted to circle the world. I simply wanted to do something fun and different. When I had this plan, I didn't plan for it to lead to a life on the road forever. I was planning to come back, open a new law practice and write a hugely successful book about my travels. Before I left, I started a travel blog, which served as a way to take notes for the book.
Once I set off on my trip in December 2008, I found that travelling without using planes was not easy. It took seven days and nights on trains to get from Moscow to Beijing. Sometimes, I wouldn't see a village or a human being for 10 hours. I had a whole cabin to myself from the second day of that journey.
It turned out that travelling with no reservations was far less difficult than I had imagined. Pulling into a city on a bus with a bag, looking in a guidebook for a few suggestions of accommodations (住宿), and then finding an empty room was never a problem.
Soon after I started this adventure, I realized that my return to the US would be temporary (暂时的). About three months into my journey, I realized that I didn't want to go back to my old life. The world is so wonderful and I wanted to see as much of it as I could.
1. What's the author's friends' attitude to his new plan?A.Dissatisfied | B.Supportive |
C.Uncaring | D.Divided |
A.He lost interest in law. | B.He followed a friend's example. |
C.He wanted to find some enjoyment. | D.He failed to run the business successfully. |
A.Avoiding travelling by air. | B.Finishing a book while travelling. |
C.Making careful plans in advance. | D.Finding a place for his law practice. |
A.Start a travel blog. | B.Go back to his old life. |
C.Prepare for another trip. | D.Be a temporary worker. |
【推荐3】New York is an overwhelming city to visit with children. What follows is carefully collected advice from New Yorkers on how to cover the city right.
Tenement Museum
The Tenement Museum on the Lower East Side offers a fantastic glimpse into urban family life. Guided tours reveal the daily routines of generations of Irish, Jewish and Italian immigrants who made their mark then quickly moved up and out. Pick up a copy of “All-of-a-Kind Family”or a vintage toy in the museum shop, one of the city’s best.
MoMA Museum
MoMA Museum does an excellent job making modern and contemporary art accessible to children as young as 4. On weekend mornings, guided tours are divided into age-appropriate groups in which children can observe a number of works and draw; later they gain free admittance to the entire museum. The cafeteria is both grown-up and child-friendly, and there’s an art laboratory with hands-on activities and even an audio guide for young people.
Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum
The most significant in the museum is the Space Shuttle Pavilion, which is scheduled to reopen in July, showcasing the Enterprise, NASA’s first space shuttle, which arrived last year. The U.S.S. Intrepid, a World War II-era aircraft carrier, is worthwhile in itself. While the complex suffered damage during Hurricane Sandy, most of its facilities are once again shipshape. Families may want to consider Operation Slumber, which allows for overnight visits with special activities for children 6 and older.
Children’s Museum of the Arts
All the artwork here is made by children, and visitors can make their own (bonus: you don’t have to clean up). An area for younger children includes sand, Play-Doh and guided music activities. Children go berserk for the Ball Pond, a closed-in area of oversize balls. Is it experiential art? An installation? Children need not bother with such imponderables.
1. Which of the following museums offer free admission?A.Tenement Museum. | B.MoMa Museum. |
C.Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum. | D.Children’s Museum of Arts. |
A.It is located in New York. |
B.It exhibits a lot of artwork. |
C.Its artwork is all created by children. |
D.It used to be damaged in the Hurrican Sandy. |
A.They are all children-friendly. |
B.They all show visitors contemporary artwork. |
C.They can offer visitors activities to take part in. |
D.They are all suitable for children over 4 years old. |