3 . Whether you prefer history, art, special programming or something altogether different, the Museums in Atlanta will impress and delight you.

High Museum of Art

As one of the top art museums in the Southeast, High Museum of Art has an extensive collection of 19th and 20th-century American art and a significant amount of European artwork. There is a growing collection of African American art as well as modern and contemporary art. It is distinguished as the only major museum in North America to have a department specifically devoted to folk and self-taught art.

Delta Flight Museum

The Delta Flight Museum is an aviation and corporate museum located near the airline’s main hub. It is a nonprofit organization relying on volunteers, donations, special event rentals and Museum Store sales. It is considered an ongoing project and it collects various items year round.

Fernbank Museum of Natural History

Located along Ponce, the Fernbank Museum of Natural History is an interactive museum that will appeal to people of all ages. Permanent exhibits include dinosaur fossils and massive skeletons. Regularly scheduled educational and social events add to the appeal. The museum is also home to a five-story IMAX theater airing acclaimed nature films.

Children’s Museum of Atlanta

Founded in 1988 as a “Museum Without Walls,” the 16,316-square-foot museum includes exhibits designed for children under the age of nine and hosts field trips from schools and learning centers. The Imaginators invent fun hands-on activities for children, and create terrific programming, including original and lively 20-minute mini-musicals.

1. What’s the most distinct feature of High Museum of Art?

A．It has an extensive collection.

B．It has a folk and self-taught art section.

C．It’s the top art museum in the Southeast.

D．It has collections of modern and contemporary art.

2. In which museum can you watch fantastic IMAX films?

A．High Museum of Art.	B．Delta Flight Museum.
C．Fernbank Museum of Natural History.	D．Children’s Museum of Atlanta.

3. What are available in Children’s Museum of Atlanta?

A．Educational and social events.

B．Field trips and hands-on activities.

C．Original and lively 20-minute mini-movies.

D．Exhibits about dinosaur fossils and massive skeletons.

4 . The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it. In fact, no single one can. We ourselves must walk the right path and make a difference. We should start by doing what's necessary, then doing what's possible and will certainly achieve what may seem impossible!

Some environmentalists desire the pleasure in the pathless woods and the happiness in the lonely shore. This is a true account of an organization, called Nurture Nature, which offers a lot of opportunities and avenues to enrich not just one's surroundings but the one himself.

To many, it may seem that it brings about just another forum to save the planet, and it does. However, there is something bigger that it brings to you, an opportunity to redefine yourself, and a wish to make sure that you believe that you are indeed part of it. Being identified by the UN Environmental Programme, it lives up to the dreams we have dreamed.

Nurture Nature is an organization not only to educate the citizens of our nation and world-wide but also to spread awareness about the various atrocities (暴行) of humans towards our planet. Staff at Nurture Nature deal with the aim of making each and every person aware of their specific duties and responsibilities towards the planet and doing the needful before it's too late.

By organizing campaigns and spreading our reach through social media, staff at Nurture Nature surely do their best to fulfill the aim. This initiative has received an incredible response from funders worldwide and funds for the campaign and other tasks were collected. The funds which were put to good use were more than sufficient.

1. What should we do to protect the earth according to the text?

A．Call for discussions.	B．Ignore the threats.
C．Get everything ready.	D．Start from ourselves.

2. What will Nurture Nature bring to the participants?

A．A thrilling experience.	B．A beautiful dream.
C．A chance to know themselves.	D．A sense of belonging.

3. What does paragraph 4 mainly talk about?

A．The functions of Nurture Nature.	B．The expectations of Nurture Nature.
C．The reasons why Nurture Nature was set up.	D．The efforts the staff in Nurture Nature made.

4. What can we know about Nurture Nature from the last paragraph?

A．It has finished its goal.	B．It has drawn much attention.
C．It is organizing tasks to raise money.	D．It is accepted by all the people in the world.

5 . Why do you go to the library? For books, yes—but you like books because they tell stories. You hope to get lost in a story or be transported into someone else’s life. At one type of library you can do just that—even though there’s not a single book.

At a Human Library, instead of books, you can “borrow” people. People with unique life stories volunteer to be the “books.” For a certain amount of time, you can ask them questions and listen to their stories, which are as fascinating as any you can find in a book. (If you attend, be sure to review the habits that make you a good listener.) Many of the stories have to do with some kind of depressing topic. You can speak with a refugee, a soldier suffering from PTSD（创伤后遗症）, a homeless person and a woman living with HIV. The Human Library encourages people

to take time to truly get to know and learn from someone they might otherwise make a snap judgement about. According to its website, the Human Library is “a place where difficult questions are expected, appreciated and answered.”

The Human Library Organization came to be in Copenhagen, Denmark in 2000.Romni Abergel and his colleagues hosted a four—day event during a major Northern European festival. After the success of this event, Abergel founded the Human Library Organization, hoping to raise awareness among youth about depression, which has been growing ever since.

Though there are a few permanent human libraries, most aren’t places at all, but events. Though many do take place at physical libraries, you don’t need a library card—anyone can come and be part of the experience. There have been human library events all over the globe, in universities and in pubs, from Chicago to Tunis to Edinburgh to San Antonio. Check out the organization’s Facebook page to see when the Human Library might be arriving near you.

1. What shall we do before going to the Human Library?

A．Bring a book.	B．Get a library card.
C．Make an appointment.	D．Go over some listening habits.

2. What does the underlined word “snap” in paragraph 2 mean?

A．True	B．Quick.
C．Wrong.	D．Obvious.

3. Why did Ronmi Abergel found the Human Library Organization?

A．He expected to answer different questions.

B．He successfully held an event in Northern Europe.

C．He wanted young people to pay attention to depression.

D．He had set up the Human Libraries all over the world.

4. What is the best title of the text?

A．“Borrow” People Instead of Books	B．Human Library Organization
C．Human Library Is Near You	D．A Library in Denmark