In December of 1992. I was a happy husband and father of two young children. A month later. I was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (急性白血病).
After two years of chemo (化疗) that helped control the disease, ay body was weak and lifeless. I felt as if I were a puppet who needed help to lift his arms or hold up his head.
I began to run. After six months my strength had come back. On one of my runs, one where I felt I could run forever I decided I was going to try to run a marathon.
After telling my Dad about my plan, he told me of a program that trains people to run marathon. while raising funds for Leukemia research at the same time. So that summer, through the Leukemia Society’s Team in Training program, I started to train for the Marine Corps Marathon. During mile after mile of uncertainty, the day finally came to run the marathon.
On October 27, 1996, at 8 A. M., along with 19. 000 other brave souls I started on a 26.2-mile journey that I will never forget.
I first saw my wife Patty at the six-mile mark She seemed happy that I was still looking as if I knew what I was doing, and having a good time doing it. At Mile 17, my mind was going back to those two horrible years that tried to bring my family and me down. I saw her again. The concern in her face told me she knew I was starting to struggle. I felt as if we were thinking the same, nine more miles and these last few years will be behind us.
That thought alone pulled me forward. Mile 22, 23, slowing but going, 24, 25, then there it was. The Iwo Jima War Memorial (纪念馆). I have seen nothing so grand and inspiring in my life. Three hours and forty-one minutes after I started, I crossed what I think has to be the most fitting finish line in all of road racing!
That night the Leukemia Society gave me a pin at post-race party that simply says, “Leukenia26.2.”
If God wills, my cancer may once again take away my hair and my strength, maybe even my life. But it can never take away my pin, or the fact that I am a marathoner.
1. The writer decided to run marathon because __________.| A．he wanted to raise money for Leukemia research |
| B．he believed he was able to take the challenge (挑战) |
| C．he hoped to recover his strength through training |
| D．his dad knew about the race and made the suggestion |
| A．Because running a marathon is the most suitable sport for him. |
| B．Because the memorial is the most powerful construction he has seen. |
| C．Because he considers it a victory over his disease to finish the race. |
| D．Because 26.2 miles is the most reasonable distance for road racing |
| A．Optimistic and outspoken. | B．Strong-willed and determined. |
| C．Generous and easy-going. | D．Brave and warm-hearted. |
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【推荐1】In 2000, when I was around seven years old, my parents, sister, brother, and I were coming back from a T-ball game. There, in our driveway, we saw two adult geese and a small gosling （幼 鹅）. The adults were startled by our return and flew away, but their baby was still too young to fly and couldn't follow. Hours passed, and night fell. The tiny little thing was wandering around our yard, unaware of what could happen.
And then another morning. And still another. Each morning, we would try to drive the goose over to his parents, who kept coming back to our yard. He wouldn't go to them, though, and they wouldn't come close enough to collect him. My sister Joanna decided to call the little guy Peeper, because he would follow us around the yard making a peeping noise, nonstop.
Almost a year passed. My family filled our days with feathery hugs and my dad would throw Peeper up into the air so he could fly a circle around the house.
One evening, my uncle came, and my dad wanted to show him Peeper's circle. He threw him up in the air, but this time, Peeper just flew off. Everyone was very, very sad. We looked for him for days, calling his name, but he didn't come back. Twenty years passed, and Peeper became a fond memory for my family.
Geese are very loyal, and never forget their first home. Even so, it came as a total shock to me when, in 2019,an aging adult goose came to my home. At first, I assumed it was just another goose. After two weeks of the goose coming back repeatedly, it became clear to me that this wasn't a random goose. My old best friend returned, 20 years later.
People desire connection with the natural world. Through Peeper, I have learned so much about myself and about the nature of love.
1. What does the underlined word “startled" in paragraph 1 mean?| A．Moved. | B．Attracted, |
| C．Confused. | D．Frightened. |
| A．Peeper left our family a sweet memory. |
| B．Peeper's peeping noise made the family annoyed. |
| C．My father would throw Peeper into the air to drive him away. |
| D．The adult geese flew away because they didn't love Peeper any more. |
| A．Dad Trained Goose | B．The Love for Nature |
| C．My Goose Returned Home | D．A Friendly Goose |
【推荐2】He paces nervously through the room fidgeting with his collar one moment and his hair the next as he glances up at the clock, urging time to move faster simply from sheer will. The suffocating smell of disinfectant surrounds him as he continues to pace up and down, his footsteps echoing through the room. The overwhelming brightness of the eggshell white walls, decorated with cheap benign scenes of artificial happiness seem to cage him in, but that’s the least of his worries.
He stops absentmindedly in front of a cheap canvas depicting an artificially bright landscape and sees right through it, wishing that his body was where his mind and soul were, wherever she was. Recommencing his fervent pacing through the room he looks up at the arrival of a small middle-aged woman with a coffee in her hand and exhaustion in her eyes, who gives him a sympathetic smile, knowing only too heartbreakingly well what he is going through. “It shouldn’t be taking this long,” his mind screams at him as he vainly tries to drown it under thoughts of something else, anything else, anything. A tidal wave of emotions wage war on each other in his mind as he collapses into a seat.
He still remembers when they found out. He remembers the uncomfortable chairs that the heat made his skin stick to. He remembers the overwhelming cleanliness and smell of disinfectant. He remembers looking at his wife, pale and slight, but still smiling. He remembers the disbelief when the words hit him and the incessant ringing noise that followed. He remembers looking at his wife again, the ghost of a smile still lingering on her face as tears slowly blurred her vision.
Trying to distract his mind he looks around at the unfamiliar faces around the all too familiar room. A small girl, her feet not yet reaching the floor, rests her head against her father’s arm who nervously, and almost unknowingly, taps his feet on the marble floor as his eyes dart frantically around the room. Perhaps in any other scenario somebody would ask him to stop but everybody there is too caught up in their own worlds, everything else has become haze and static.
And now he waits there, the pure image of helplessness with his face in his hands and his ears desperate for any sound besides the suspiciously slow ticking of the clock. The sound of the elevator jerks him back to reality as he shoots out of his chair and stares expectantly at the doors that are hiding his wife. But when they open she’s not there and as he confusedly peers into the elevator, as though she’s simply hiding in a corner he couldn’t see, he becomes aware of the dejected doctor, and realization hits. Without a single word he falls onto the ground, as though he was nothing more than the black velvet cloth a magician throws into the air before disappearing.
1. Which of the following best describes the man’s anxiety and helplessness?| A．“The overwhelming brightness of the eggshell white walls, decorated with cheap benign scenes of artificial happiness seem to cage him in, but that’s the least of his worries.”(Para 1) |
| B．“A tidal wave of emotions wage war on each other in his mind as he collapses into a seat.”(Para 2) |
| C．“Perhaps in any other scenario somebody would ask him to stop but everybody there is too caught up in their own worlds, everything else has become haze and static.”(Para 4) |
| D．“But when they open she’s not there and as he confusedly peers into the elevator, as though she’s simply hiding in a corner he couldn’t see, he becomes aware of the dejected doctor, and realization hits.”(Para 5) |
| A．The man is waiting for his wife who is undergoing an operation. |
| B．People around the man all take no notice of the man. |
| C．The little girl’s father is thinking for himself without noticing her behavior. |
| D．The story ends up with a sad but moving scene. |
| A．In a waiting room. | B．In a dental clinic. | C．In an operation room. | D．In a haunted house. |
【推荐3】Most people who ran the marathon last month spent days before resting up and days after recovering. But not Jacky Hunt-Broersma. In total, she ran 104 marathons in 104 days. If it’s confirmed by Guinness World Records, that would be a new world record. And she did it all with one leg and a prosthesis (假肢).
“Someone able-bodied had done it previously. I wanted to see if I could do it on a prosthetic leg and see what would happen,” she said. “I thought it would be a great way to inspire others to push their limits because I truly believe that we’re stronger than what we think. And I’ve been so pleasantly surprised that my body is held up, everything is held up and I’ve made it to 104.”
She actually did not pick up the sport until after she lost the lower part of her left leg in 2001 to a type of cancer called Ewing sarcoma. Runners using a prosthetic leg can’t use a regular one. They need a running blade (刀锋式跑步义肢). Hunt-Broersma has two, but she was only able to run with one because of the swelling she experienced in her left leg that made it impossible to connect to the other blade. But even with the pain that occurred, she has been able to put up with it and continued.
All together, Hunt-Broersma ran over 4, 385 kilometers. During that time she has had a lot of time to think and has learned a few things about herself. “It has taught me how strong one can be and how important absolute determination is. If you’re mentally strong, you can do anything,” she said. “And our bodies are just amazing ... This whole journey was impressive and super hard, but it’s told me how strong I can be as a person and how far I can push myself.”
1. Why did Hunt-Broersma decide to run marathons?| A．She wanted to set a new record. |
| B．She intended to challenge herself. |
| C．She was driven by her interest. |
| D．She was inspired by people like her. |
| A．She didn’t get professional training. |
| B．She found it hard to keep her balance. |
| C．She suffered discomfort in her left leg. |
| D．She couldn’t use regular running blades. |
| A．Rome wasn’t built in a day. |
| B．Time works wonders. |
| C．A good beginning is half the battle. |
| D．Nothing is impossible to a willing heart. |
| A．Annoyed. | B．Sympathetic. |
| C．Admiring. | D．Humorous. |
【推荐1】Sports day! These two words can inspire both joy and terror in the hearts of students everywhere. For many, sports day can be a great day of fun and the chance to bag a prize or two.
Today, more and more schools have recognized the importance of exercise.
However, some people feel that it’s important that sport has winners and that learning to lose is just as important as learning how to win.
There are lots of people who agree with the idea—parents in particular! According to a 2017 survey by Families Online, 82% of parents say they prefer “traditional” competitive sports days.
People have different ideas about whether it is the winning or the taking part that counts when it comes to school sports days. So, should School Sports Day be competitive or not? We want to know your ideas.
| A．What’s the point if no one wins? |
| B．Should sport just be about winning? |
| C．Many of them have “non-competitive” sports days. |
| D．Everyone should be celebrated for trying and playing their part. |
| E．Many adults are worried that their kids can get injured when doing sports. |
| F．For others, it might feel like having to take part in something they aren’t good at. |
| G．Many adults feel that children can learn valuable lessons in both winning and losing. |
【推荐2】Kite surfing is a sport that takes place on the surface of the water, on top of boards that are similar in design to wakeboards (尾波滑水板), with the surfer pulled by a kite. The popularity of kite surfing has grown, although it is rather difficult to master. Kite surfing uses the same equipment as kite boarding, but is generally given more to riding on top of waves, rather than on smaller lakes or other calm bodies of water.
Early experiments in kite transportation took place through the 19th century, and at the dawn of the 20th century Samuel Cody crossed the English Channel using kites and a small boat. Kite surfing itself, however, wasn’t really born until the late 1970s. Beginning in that decade, more people became involved in using kites for personal transport and sport. Kite technology itself advanced enormously during the 1970s, with kites becoming much more controllable.
The early kite surfing was rather accidental, but innovators continued to develop the technology to make it easier to control and safer. By the late 1990s, kite surfing was becoming popular off the coast of Maui, France and throughout the world. In 1997, a special kite system was built specifically for kite surfing, which helped kite surfing into the mainstream.
Because of the high speeds and the dangers, it is generally recommended that would-be kite surfers take at least a few basic classes to learn the fundamentals. The main attraction of kite surfing is the potential for amazing tricks. The kite allows the surfer to experience enormous jumps, flying through the air for large distances before hitting the water in a controlled fashion. Like skateboarding, kite surfing makes use of a number of board grabs, with complex tricks possible due to the long period of time the surfer can remain in the air.
1. What does the author mainly intend to tell us in Paragraph 1?| A．What is kite surfing. | B．Where to go kite surfing. |
| C．How to enjoy kite surfing. | D．Why people like kite surfing. |
| A．sport | B．experiment |
| C．entertainment | D．transportation |
| A．Kite surfing often leads to accidents. |
| B．Maui is home to kite surfing. |
| C．Kite control is the key to kite surfing. |
| D．Kite surfing came into being in the 1990s. |
| A．Its potential for tricks. | B．Its long time in the air. |
| C．Its speed across the water. | D．Its big distance over the water. |
【推荐3】For some people, walking or running outdoors is a great way to work out. What may not be so pleasant is seeing trash all over the ground. Well, some people are doing something about it. They are plogging!
“Plogging” began in Sweden. The name combines the Swedish word “plocka,” which means to pick up, and the word Jogging, which means to run slowly. A Swedish man named Erik, started the movement in 2016. On the World Environment Day website, Erik says that he moved to Stockholm from a small community in northern Sweden each day he would ride his bike to work. Concerned about the amount of trash and litter he saw each day on his way to work, he took matters into his own hands.
Plogging, by that term, may have officially begun in Sweden. But many people who exercise outdoors have been doing this for years. Take Jeff Horowitz for example. He is a personal trainer in Washington, D.C. He often picks up trash while running outside. He even has turned it into a game; he will try to pick up the trash without stopping. “I didn’t know it was a thing really. This is just my personal ethics (道德标准), where I go for a run and if I happen to see a piece of garbage lying around and it’s within reach — it is a kind of a little test for me to see if I can grab it and throw it in a near trash can without stopping. And that way, I think, it gives me a little exercise and a little focus for my run. And it helps clean up the neighborhood,” he announced.
Today, logging is an official activity, one that is becoming increasingly popular. Cities around the world now hold logging events, “I would just hope people would think twice before dropping a garbage on the ground. We have containers... seems on every block. So, it’s easy to put your garbage in the trash cans. I just think people should think about it a little bit more. I do hope one day there will not be a need for plogging.” said an interviewee.
1. Which of the following can replace the underlined phrase “took matters into his own hands”?| A．called on people to join him. | B．appealed to people to go green. |
| C．began to pick up the trash. | D．had the collected trash recycled. |
| A．automatic | B．irresistible | C．arbitrary | D．temporary |
| A．Jogging is truly beneficial. | B．Trash cans should be within reach. |
| C．Littering is not acceptable. | D．Communities should be kept clean. |
| A．New Exercise Enjoys unbelievable popularity |
| B．New Exercise Trend Also Helps Environment |
| C．Plogging — a Fashionable Way to clear waste |
| D．Plogging — an Exercise Originating in Sweden |
【推荐1】I’m interested in the Renaissance (文艺复兴), so I like visiting ancient Italian cities. Ferrara is called City of the Renaissance. When I learned about this city on the Internet, I decided to pay a visit to it.
The city has a certain charm, but I find it isn’t as great as other Italian cities like Verona, let alone Venice or Rome. The Michelin Green Guide gives it two stars, which is right.
I first visited the city centre. The Cathedral and Castello Estense are at the heart of the city. Both have striking appearances. I visited the Cathedral first. Castello Estense is also worth visiting, which owes its name to the powerful Este family. It was built with bricks and surrounded by a moat (护城河). At the lower levels, the history of the city and the Este family are told through displays, and in another part the ceilings are shown through mirrors on the ground.
In the north, we can appreciate the Renaissance extension of the town, with straight streets and monumental houses. The famous Palazzo dei Diamanti lies here. When I was visiting it, it started to rain, so after taking a few photos quickly, I cut my visit there short. It had been raining for a few days. When the rain ceased, I went to visit the historical centre and the Renaissance buildings.
After leaving there, I visited several other interesting places such as palaces and the narrow streets of the downtown. After four hours in Ferrara I left by train to Mantua. There I had a much better time.
1. Why did the author pay a visit to Ferrara?| A．Because it is related to the Renaissance. | B．Because it is full of charm. |
| C．Because it is a very famous city in Europe. | D．Because it is strongly recommended by a website. |
| A．Subjective. | B．Reasonable. | C．Unacceptable. | D．Unbelievable. |
| A．It came from the historical buildings. | B．It originated from the straight streets. |
| C．It was named after the powerful Este family. | D．It was connected to the surrounding moat. |
| A．The writer thought Ferrara was as great as Venice. |
| B．The writer visited Palazzo dei Diamanti for a long time. |
| C．The writer was much more satisfied with the tour in Mantua than in Ferrara. |
| D．The writer was disappointed with the visit to the Cathedral and Castello Estense. |
Miss Gibbs, from Brixham, Devon, who is about to start studying English at Oxford University, is the first author to be discovered on Wattpad. Wattpad is an online library which allows subscribers (用户) to upload or read other people’s stories. Miss Gibbs also said Stephenie Meyer’s famous Twilight books had influenced her novel, The Dark Heroine. “I read the Twilight and did really enjoy it. At first, my parents were a bit opposed to my writing because I was staying up till 3 a.m. on school nights and they were worried that I might fall behind.”
Miss Gibbs finished her book at the age of 16. She posted each chapter after she had written it on the Internet site, until she got to five chapters before the end when she stopped. “I had signed with an agent and he basically said, ‘Don’t post anymore so as to keep the readers’ anxiety”. That was tough because I disappeared in the site for a year and there were a lot of fans asking where I was. I have had so many requests from fans to upload the last five chapters; some people even said they were going to write their own endings.” Her fans can buy the e-book for ￡2.99, or wait for the paperback book priced at ￡6.99 in shops next month.
1. Her parents didn’t support Gibbs’ writing because _____.
| A．they didn’t like vampire novels |
| B．writing might influence her studies |
| C．Gibbs spent too much time online |
| D．a possible failure might let Gibbs down |
| A．got support from Meyer |
| B．dropped out of school to concentrate on her career |
| C．spent two years in writing The Dark Heroine |
| D．wrote several books before The Dark Heroine |
| A．She would rewrite it later. |
| B．She had to finish her university education first. |
| C．She wanted readers to write their own ending. |
| D．She hoped to attract readers’ more interest. |
| A．may pay for an e-edition |
| B．must wait for about a month |
| C．can buy a paperback in a bookstore now |
| D．can ask for a copy of the manuscript (原稿) |
【推荐3】When you’re sitting in class or behind your desk waiting for the clock to strike a time when you can go home, it is natural that your mind should wander (走神) a bit. It is common for your mind to wander to a vacation and even travel around the world. What if there is a way that you can travel around the world without having to pay any money?
A person that managed to make it around the world without spending much was Shantanu Starick. How did he trade off his service? Starick realized that as a photographer he had a service that people would usually be willing to pay money for, but he would instead offer his photography service to anyone who could provide him with food, shelter (住处) and transportation. Starick has been traveling for a surprising 30 months and has visited countries ranging from the United States to Ecuador.
In English-speaking countries, trading off services and communicating aren’t difficult for Starick. However, in farther areas where there isn’t an English- speaking person in sight it can be quite difficult. More than anything, the locals appreciate (欣赏) the effort behind trying to speak their language, even if you don’t exactly sound like a native speaker.
You can do it too!
Honestly, with a bit of confidence, drive and a skill you can trade, you’ll be able to do exactly the same as Starick.
Start thinking about what you can do to get around the world without paying money. With our social networks and the connectivity our world has, you can easily connect with and market yourself to people across the world without any effort.
1. What is the author’s purpose in writing the first paragraph?| A．To introduce the topic. |
| B．To describe students in class. |
| C．To give an example for the text. |
| D．To show people’s state of mind. |
| A．Join. | B．Exchange. |
| C．Stop. | D．Improve. |
| A．The skills. |
| B．The confidence to succeed. |
| C．The bravery to travel. |
| D．The effort to speak the local language. |
| A．His job is only traveling around the world. |
| B．He is too poor to afford the travels. |
| C．He has a skill to travel without paying much money. |
| D．He doesn’t hear of other languages except English. |
【推荐1】How much empathy (共鸣) do you feel towards other people? If you saw someone fall off their bike in traffic, would you stop and help-or just walk away? Many people would give in to coldness, go about their business and just do nothing. So it was a big surprise when about 100 bystanders got together recently to move a bus in east London to help a cyclist trapped under it. A video of the incident went viral on social media.
According to Zoheb, a driver who stopped his car to take part in the rescue, about five people gathered to move the bus. He say:“There was no chance we could do it, it was more an invitation for other people to help, really.”
The initiative (主动能力) paid off. Diners from nearby restaurants joined in. There wasn’t much coordination but it didn’t take long to develop a collective understanding of what the objective was.
Spontaneous (自发的) cooperation among strangers doesn’t happen often. People in a crowd are not sure what to do-they don’t have a plan. It’s one of the reasons bystanders often do nothing, according to Dr Mark Levine, professor of social psychology at Exeter University in Britain. “The presence of others can prevent you from helping,” he says.
The key to positive group behavior, Levine explain, “is building a sense of shared identity”. Action has to be decided quickly, Levine says. “The longer you leave it, the harder it is to make a decision. If you don’t immediately act then you kind of think ‘Well, actually I probably couldn’t have done anything anyway’.”
But the people who took the initiative like Zoheb might make a difference. The cyclist ended up in hospital and the images of the collective effort might inspire others to more acts of unity.
1. Why did the author say it was a big surprise when the rescue was made?| A．It spread on social media. |
| B．Many bystanders did nothing. |
| C．So many people gave a hand. |
| D．It didn’t catch people’s attention. |
| A．Strangers seldom cooperate with each other. |
| B．Nobody wants to be the first to offer help. |
| C．They don’t know how to give first aid. |
| D．They are forbidden from helping. |
| A．The sense of shared identity makes no difference. |
| B．It’s not necessary to make a quick decision. |
| C．It’s impossible for strangers to cooperate. |
| D．Collective effort is inspiring. |
【推荐2】Blue sheep,native to the Himalayas,lends its name to a small handicraft(手工艺）shop in downtown Chengdu.Rachael Pinniger from the U.K.opened the store,which offers a wide range of handmade items,in 2013.All of them were made by people with disabilities or serious diseases in remote areas in China.
The 75-year-old woman was formerly a medical practitioner(执业医师）。Before settling down in Chengdu 10 years ago,Rachael had spent more than 40 years working in 15 different countries in Asia and Africa,providing medical services and training local physicians.While living in the Tibet Autonomous Region,she found that many patients were too poor to have their illnesses treated.While many of them were skilled in making traditional crafts,they had no market for their handmade items.
＂For these people,the most important thing is to help them integrate(融入）into society,"
Rachael thought."That's not necessarily something the government can do.It's up to all of us to give them a sense of confidence and self-respect."
That inspired Rachael to open a store to help these disadvantaged people bring their crafts to the market so that they could make money and receive effective treatment.She spent nearly all of her life savings collecting items from them and making other necessary preparations.
More than 700 people have benefited from Rachael's initiative(融入），although she has to battle for years to make ends meet with the very limited market,which remains her biggest challenge.Despite financial pressures,she has continued to expand her market by encouraging her overseas friends to buy the products as home decorations or gifts.She collects feedback from customers and gives the craftsmen suggestions on how to improve their items.To help them pick up professional skills,Rachael also invites them to participate in training courses.
As a world traveler,Rachael has no plans for her next destination.At the moment,she will continue to try her best to keep the shop afloat to help more people get through their hard times.
“Mother Teresa's words,'I cannot change the world,but I can change the world of one person,'have always been my motto.Anytime we can help one person;it makes life worthwhile,even if it is not the world,”she said.
1. Which of the following statements about Rachael Pinniger is TRUE?| A．She left her home country in her twenties. |
| B．She had to borrow money to open Blue Sheep. |
| C．She had settled down in China before retirement. |
| D．She always dreamed of running her own business in China. |
| A．It was co-founded by seriously ill patients. |
| B．It provides effective treatment for the disabled. |
| C．It sells products made by the disadvantaged. |
| D．It provides customers with craft-making training. |
| A．expand into the overseas market |
| B．balance the budget for Blue Sheep |
| C．involve more craftsmen in her initiative |
| D．obtain immediate feedback from customers |
| A．preserves Chinese traditional handicrafts |
| B．calls on people to respect the disadvantaged |
| C．provides help for people in need of social integration |
| D．removes the need for government aid to the disadvantaged |
Opening hours: 09:00-18:00 (October-March) 09:00-20:00 (April-September).
Admission: $11, or $10 with the Barcelona Card.
Disabled access: Yes.
The temple has been under construction since 1882 and they’ve still got another 30 to 80 years to go before it will be finished. The project’s vast scale (规模) and its special design have made it one of Barcelona’s top tourist attractions for many years.
La Pedrera (1,133,220 visits/year)
Opening hours: 09:00-18:30 (November-February) 09:00-20:00 (March-October)
Admission: $9.50. Save 20% with the Barcelona Card.
Disabled access: No.
This building used to be called Casa Mila, but nowadays it’s more commonly known as La Pedrera. It was made of bricks and had colorful tiles (瓷砖).
Barcelona FC Museum (1,032,763 visits/year)
Opening hours: 6th April-4th October: (Monday to Saturday) 10:00-20:00; the rest of the year: 10:00 to 18:30.
Admission: $8.50 for entry to museum and an extra $17 for a guided tour.
Disabled access: Yes.
It is now generally considered as the best football museum in the world. You can see so many trophies (奖杯), pictures and statues of great football players. I’m not a football fan but I still enjoyed walking round this museum.
Miró Museum (518,869 visits/year)
Opening hours: Check website for details as they vary depending on the time of the year.
Admission: $8. Save 20% with the Barcelona Card.
Disabled access: Yes.
This museum has a wide range of Miró’s works dating back as far as 1914. This artwork collection includes not only his paintings but also a good selection of sculptures.
1. Which of the following attractions is the most popular?
| A．Sagrada Familia. | B．La Pedrera. |
| C．Barcelona FC Museum. | D．Miró Museum. |
| A．Sagrada Familia is the largest building in Barcelona. |
| B．La Pedrera is well known for its colors. |
| C．Barcelona FC Museum will attract football fans. |
| D．Miró Museum was built in as early as the year of 1914. |
| A．$8.5 | B．$25.5 | C．$17 | D．$25 |
| A．They are famous for their architectural styles. |
| B．They are all accessible for the disabled people. |
| C．Their opening hours are changeable in different times. |
| D．Tourists can get a discount of 20% with the Barcelona Card. |
