The Charles Dickens Museum in London is the world’s most important collection of material relating to the great Victorian novelist and social commentator (评论员). The only surviving London home of Dickens (from 1837 until-1839) was opened as a museum in 1925 and is still welcoming visitors from all over the world. On four floors, visitors can see paintings, rare editions; manuscripts, original furniture and many items relating to the life of one of the most popular and beloved personalities of the Victorian age.
Opening Hours:
The Museum is open from Mondays to Saturdays 10: 00-17: 00; Sundays 11: 00-17: 00.
Last admission is 30 minutes before closing time.
Special opening times can be arranged for groups, who may wish to book a private view.
Admission Charges:
Adults: £ 5. 00; Students: £ 4: 00; Seniors: £ 4. 00; Children: £ 3. 00; Families: £ 14. 00 (2 adults & up to five children).
Group Rates: For a group of 10 or more, a special group rate of £ 4. 00 each applies. Children will still be admitted for £3. 00 each.
Access:
We are constantly working to improve access to the Museum and its collection. Our current projects involve the fitting of a wheelchair ramp (活动坡道) for better access, a customer care kit and an audio tour for visitors with impaired vision. Our Handling Sessions are also suitable for the visually impaired. The Museum has developed an online virtual tour through the Museum. Click here to visit all the rooms in the Museum online.
Hire the Museum:
The Museum can be hired for private functions, parties and many other social occasions.
Find Us:
The Museum may be reached by using the following buses: 7, 17, 19, 38, 45, 46, 55, 243. And by these underground services: Piccadilly Line; Central Line. For a map, please click here The British Museum and the Foundling Museum are within walking distance.
1. When is an ordinary visitor permitted to enter the museum?A.15: 00 on Tuesday. | B.16: 40 on Wednesday. |
C.17: 00 on Saturday. | D.10: 00 on Sunday. |
A.£22. 00. | B.£19. 00. | C.£14. 00. | D.£12. 00. |
A.Individuals cannot hire the Museum for parties. |
B.Visitors with poor vision can enjoy the Museum. |
C.In no case can people visit the Museum after 17: 00. |
D.Visitors can see rare editions of many Victorian novelists. |
A.Guidebook. | B.Magazine. | C.Newspaper. | D.Website. |
相似题推荐
【推荐1】Grand City Tour with Griffith Park Observatory&Hollywood Sign
Los Angeles, Hollywood, homes of the movie stars-it’s all here on this Grand Tour! Your tour guide takes great pride in offering amazing customer service, too. Hotel pickups are available at almost any hotel in Hollywood, Downtown LA, Mid-Wilshire, West Hollywood and North Hollywood.
From: $69 US Dollars
Movie Star Homes GPS Self-Guided Bike Tour
Want the flexibility of taking a “whenever you feel like it” Hollywood tour? Here’s the perfect solution. Explore and experience the best of West Hollywood and Beverly Hills on your own time, at your own pace! Cycle past legendary homes and all the places where the rich and famous live, shop, eat and play. And your tour is guided by GPS with an iPad fixed to the bicycle!
From: $34.95 US Dollars
Amazing Scavenger Quest in Los Angeles
ONLY $44 FOR UP TO 5 PEOPLE! This Amazing Scavenger Quest is an interactive (互动的) adventure that combines the fun of the “Amazing Race” with a three-hour sightseeing tour of historic downtown Los Angeles. Offered at a fixed price for a group as opposed to per person pricing, this city tour/game offers a great value if you’re on a budget.
From: $44 US Dollars
Disneyland Excursion from Los Angeles
See Disneyland in Anaheim, California-roundtrip transportation from any of the designated (指定的) hotels and admission for a day of Disney fun. Pick-up from Downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles International Airport, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, Marina del Rey, Culver City and South Bay area hotels.
From: $179.95 US Dollars
1. If you like to travel at your own pace, you will most probably be interested in _____.A.Movie Star Homes GPS Self-Guided Bike Tour |
B.Amazing Scavenger Quest in Los Angeles |
C.Grand City Tour with Griffith Park Observatory&Hollywood Sign |
D.Disneyland Excursion from Los Angeles |
A.$69.00 US Dollars. | B.$35.20 US Dollars. |
C.$44.00 US Dollars. | D.$176.00 US Dollars. |
A.pick-up service at some locations | B.a one-day ticket to Disneyland |
C.transportation back to some hotels | D.a guided tour around Hollywood |
【推荐2】Travel and illness go hand in hand. How many times have you been on the road or traveling by plane and within a three-day time the flu comes knocking?
Take Your Herbs (药草) With You.
By all means, you can pack your vitamins but, also pack those herbs.
Do Not Ignore Symptoms
Walking around the city, running, or exercise of some sort will help fight off travel illnesses. We would all like to walk around for an entire week, but be sure to clock in some exercises or low cardio action action (有氧运动). Cardio helps our immunities to stay in shape and traveling can be a bit dangerous on that front. There is a lot of waiting around, so take that little extra time to jog in place or run.
Pack Vitamins
This is an easy one to forget. As a last minute check, pack some vitamins you nearly take at home. Just because traveling doesn’t mean you get a back seat to when it comes to the flu.
A.Is there anything to be done? |
B.Movement keeps you healthy. |
C.Swimming is a good kind of exercise. |
D.Don’t take too many things while traveling. |
E.But the vitamins you take will be helpful to your cold. |
F.Andrographis paniculata (穿心莲) has been known to treat bacterial infections. |
G.Before traveling, if symptoms start to show, postpone traveling if possible. |
【推荐3】A butterfly-shaped island in the central Aegean hopes to become Greece’s first carbon-free tourist destination.Under a deal with the government, Volkswagen, a carmaker, has donated several new electric vehicles for use by Astypalea’s public services; it will sell others at cost price to its 1,200 year-round residents. In return, the government has offered more financial assistance for islanders to buy electric cars and will build a solar and wind-fuelled power plant to replace polluting generators.
Unlike other nearby islands, Astypalea is not connected to Greece’s electricity providers. With only 3,000 rooms for visitors in small hotels or flats, tourism is still low-key. Many residents make a living the old-fashioned way: raising goats, keeping bees and fishing. The island was selected for Volkswagen’s experiment after Nikos Komineas,the go-ahead mayor, contacted the transport ministry for help in finding an electric bus to try out on its rough roads.
Most islanders sound keen on the project. Mr Komineas expects the number of private cars on Astypalea to fall by a third over the next five years. Its residents, he says, will get around on electric minibuses, which will be free,linked to a mobile-phone app and available round the clock.
Some observers smell greenwashing in the project. A bid for a solar park that would generate half the island’s electricity within three years will not get under way before the tourist season ends. A single wind-fuelled engine will be set up only in 2026, assuming the licensing process goes smoothly. That is not normally the case in the Aegean, where islanders worry that tourists will go elsewhere if the view is spoiled by an engine 200 meters high. And even then, the solar and wind-fulled power unit is planned to cover only about 80% of summer demand. But it is a start.
1. Why has Volkswagen signed the deal with the government?A.To control car prices. | B.To help generate electricity. |
C.To promote public transport. | D.To build a zero-carbon island. |
A.It has an aggressive leader. | B.It is out of the national electricity network. |
C.It is a crowded tourist destination. | D.It has various goats, bees and fishes. |
A.an island with few tourists | B.a process with little support |
C.an engine with no polluting fuel | D.a strategy with no meaningful changes |
A.It’s pioneering. | B.It’s practical. |
C.It’s destructive. | D.It’s costly. |
【推荐1】Four best secret beaches in the Caribbean
Spotts Beach, Grand Cayman
Surrounded by cliffs, this picturesque beach on Grand Cayman is excellent for seeing sea turtles, and its location – the south coast of the island – makes it perfect for watching the sunrise and set. Best of all, there’s limited parking and only a few homes nearby, so you won’t be climbing over sunbathers, nor will you be competing for space at the picnic tables or grills.
Little Bay, Anguilla
When you have to climb down a rope along a cliff to get there, you know it’s a secret beach. But that’s precisely the adventure it takes to enjoy the quiet nature of Little Bay. While accessing it may be a bit of an upsetting experience, once you get to the white sandy beaches with no crowds, you’ll be glad you did. We guess we should mention you can take a hired boat here, too.
La Sagesse Beach, Grenada
Clear water and soft sand are two of the many reasons people seek out this peaceful, palm tree-dotted slice of the Grenada coastline, which has but a single hotel. You can rent beach chairs and boat, and be sure to explore the tropical gardens of the La Sagesse Nature Center, located less than a mile down the road. Book a private villa right near the beach or choose a nearby hotel like 473 Grenada Boutique Resort.
Gold Rock Beach, Grand Bahama
Referred to as a “welcome mat” during low tide because you can sit on the sand bar, Gold Rock Beach is part of the Lucayan National Park, which you have to walk through to get to the sandy shores. You’ll only see a couple of other beachgoers at this hidden diamond in the Bahamas, and you can explore Lucayan’s underground caves nearby – that is, if you can tear yourself away from the sunshine.
1. Which beach best suits people who enjoy sea turtles?A.Little Bay, Anguilla. | B.La Sagesse Beach, Grenada. |
C.Spotts Beach, Grand Cayman. | D.Gold Rock Beach, Grand Bahama. |
A.By driving a car. | B.By simply walking. |
C.By taking a hired plane. | D.By climbing down a rope. |
A.Tourists can visit tropical gardens. |
B.Tourists can explore underground caves. |
C.Tourists can appreciate the sunrise and set. |
D.Tourists can spot clear water and soft sand. |
【推荐2】Volleyball games are a hit in school recently. Click the following websites to learn more about volleyball.
www. avp. com. ( Association of Volleyball Professionals) is an excellent spot to begin educating oneself on volleyball players around the world. It has drop-down menus for the top 50 male and female volleyball players in the world, such as Phil Dalhausser or Kerri Walsh. Additionally, there is a u History of the AVP” section that goes back as far as 1895 \ Using this one could easily learn about the most famous volleyball players of all time.
Another excellent resource would be www.fwb, com. ( Federation International de Volleyball). While the AVP is dedicated primarily to beach, the FIVB includes both beach and indoor volleyball. It also includes an excellent history section, entitled “The Story of the Game” , which will teach you more about famous volleyball players throughout history.
If you're mostly interested in famous volleyball players who play for China, check out www. volley China, org. This website is dedicated to those volleyball players famous and skilled enough to play for the Chinese national team, either indoor or beach. It also has information about the junior teams, so you can see who the up-and-coming volleyball players are. Clicking on the menu called “National Team” will lead you to any name list you might want to, so you can see who the best and most famous volleyball players are in any given division. They also have an excellent resources section that can teach you the rules and how to be a judge.
The last place to go to learn all about famous volleyball players is the Volleyball Hall of Fame, www. volley hall. org. , by clicking which you can see everyone who has been admitted into the Volleyball Hall of Fame.
1. Which website allows you to admire the world's top 50 volleyball players?A.www. avp, com. | B.www. fwb, com. |
C.www, volleychina, org. | D.www. volleyhall, org. |
A.They focus on both beach and indoor volleyball. |
B.They introduce famous volleyball players in history. |
C.They both have much information about junior teams. |
D.They show the famous players in the Volleyball Hall of Fame. |
A.The promising volleyball players in China. |
B.The story of world-famous volleyball players. |
C.The rules of the games and courses for players. |
D.The history of Association of Volleyball Professionals. |
【推荐3】Eddie, Aged 17
Being yourself is one important thing you have to remember when going to senior high school. I don’t know what your junior high school was like, but senior high school teachers will not care about such things as how much homework you have already finished in one night. It means that you had better learn to manage your time wisely.
Frank, Aged 16
I think almost every kid feels both nervous and excited before their first day. You’ll probably love it. I know I did. You should join some clubs where you can meet people with the same interests. And taking part in some outdoor activities will also help to make your senior high school experience more enjoyable. Good luck!
Bill, Aged 15
When I began senior high school I was really nervous, especially since I had been taught at home all through junior high school. I think the best advice is that you should relax. The first couple of days can be a little bit hard, but things will become easier before you know it.
James, Aged 16
I have to tell you the truth that the first day of my senior high school is kind of frightening. But you’ll get used to it soon. Don’t be afraid of anyone. Just take it easy. It really helps if you make some friends and stay with them. After the first week, you’ll feel better. Don’t worry.
1. What can we infer from Eddie about senior high school?A.Teachers are quite strict. |
B.Students usually don’t talk with teachers. |
C.Students should make good use of their time. |
D.Teachers provide very little care for students. |
A.By making many friends. |
B.By talking with your teachers. |
C.By joining clubs and taking part in activities. |
D.By meeting people with the different interests. |
A.Excited. | B.Worried. | C.Easy. | D.Relaxed. |
A.James. | B.Eddie. | C.Frank. | D.Bill. |
A.make friends | B.get along with others |
C.enjoy senior high school study | D.get used to senior high school life |