1 . Brooklyn Children’s Museum
Founded in 1899 as the country’s first museum specifically made for children, today’s BCM is comprehensive, with a permanent collection of 30, 000 objects, including musical instruments, masks and dolls. Kids love the interactive World Brooklyn, a small cityscape lined by stores where children can pretend to be working as grown-ups.
Children’s Museum of Manhattan
Looking for interactive art that welcomes curious minds? Then head to Inside Art, the current show up at CMOM, which lets the little ones climb in and over and all around the exhibits. It’s ideas like this that make the 40, 000-square-foot so special. Learning about culture, history and science is a pride for kids aged six and under. CMOM also hosts classes-like Gross Biology for kids who are interested in insects-all designed with the latest child-development research in mind.
DiMenna Children’s History Museum
The hands-on displays at this kid-focused arm of the New York Historical Society transport children back through 350 years of US history with a special focus on NYC. Children are encouraged to climb around and interact with exhibits that highlight the lives of kids who grew up to become famous doctors, athletes and political figures. Little New Yorkers can get in on sing-alongs and crafts. Other family programs include cooking classes, games and story hours.
Staten Island Children’s Museum
Staten Island Children’s Museum nurtures creativity. It offers hands-on experiences like the Block Harbor (plenty of blocks to play with!), larger-than-life games like Connect Four and Dominoes, and even the opportunity to climb through a human-sized anthill or play firefighter at Ladder 11, so you’ll find immersive (沉浸式的)fun around every corner. Don’t forget to stop by Green LivingRoom powered by the wind energy where the kids can learn about ways to reduce our carbon footprint.
1. Who is most likely to be the target of this article?| A．Scholars. |
| B．Teachers. |
| C．Parents. |
| D．Children. |
| A．Brooklyn Children’s Museum. |
| B．Children’s Museum of Manhattan. |
| C．DiMenna Children’s History Museum. |
| D．Staten Island Children’s Museum. |
| A．It provides children with real life working experiences. |
| B．It allows children to immerse themselves in observing ants. |
| C．It gives lessons on how to develop children’s creativity. |
| D．It raises children’s awareness of self-protection. |
2 . What limits you from hiking more often? If not having a suitable hiking partner is keeping you out of the woods, why not take a look at the great hiking clubs across Canada?
Yukon Outdoors ClubMembership cost: $10 for a single membership
Description: The club organises day hikes, backpacking trips, mountain biking, and cross-country skiing trips for members to gain new skills and valuable information. The trips are open to everyone and range from easy to moderate to difficult.
UBC Varsity Outdoor ClubMembership cost: Students $40; non-UBC students $60
Description: The UBC Varsity Outdoor Club is a social group that hikes and rock climbs. Members lead trips, run skills workshops, and host presentations. Members can borrow equipment from the club. The UBC VOC has also constructed a few huts in the Coast Mountains.
Pender Harbor Hiking GroupMembership cost: Free
Description: The Pender Harbor Hiking Group offers a way for members to meet like-minded people and get fit. Hikes are scheduled two months in advance, so check the website regularly to find a hike that suits you! Hikes are usually one and a half to two hours long every Monday and Wednesday morning, but some full-day hikes are scheduled, depending on member interest.
Vernon Outdoors ClubMembership cost: A single membership is $25, and students pay $10. Children are free when they come with a registered family member.
Description: The Vernon Outdoors Club is an active group that enjoys hiking and cycling. Members are encouraged to share their activity ideas and interests. The group organises a Tuesday Activity each week.
1. If you want to learn some mountain biking skills, which club will you choose?| A．Vernon Outdoors Club |
| B．UBC Varsity Outdoor Club |
| C．Yukon Outdoors Club |
| D．Pender Harbor Hiking Group |
| A．They are mostly held on weekends. |
| B．Their schedule is always emailed to the members. |
| C．More full-day hikes are offered than half-day hikes. |
| D．They are arranged two months ahead of time. |
| A．$50 | B．$60 | C．$75 | D．$125 |
3 . In the near future, daily newspapers and monthly magazines will probably disappear. Electronic media can provide the same information faster and cheaper. The Internet, together with laptops and mobile phones, makes it possible that almost everyone can at any time and in almost any place get some news for free or for few fees.
You’ll browse the computer newspapers or magazines just like turning on TV. An electronic voice will tell you stories about the latest events. You’ll even get to choose the kind of voice you want to hear. Want more information on the brief story? A simple touch makes the whole text appear.
There are the predictions from the experts working on the newspapers of the future. Imagined as part of home media and entertainment systems, computer newspapers and magazines would unite printed and broadcast news, offering information and analyzing video images of news events.
The continuing loss of readers will lead to a small number of advertisements in newspapers. It makes no sense to spend millions of dollars to print ads.
With the development of technology, more and more electronic media have been created until now, but replacing the traditional newspapers and magazines has a long way to go, because the resistance to computer newspapers and magazines from journalism may be much stronger. Since it is such a cultural change, it may be not until the present journalists, who aren’t used to it, die off that the newspaper industry is not considered as an industry any longer. Anyway, technology is making the traditional newspapers and magazines disappear gradually.
1. Computer newspapers and magazines have all the advantages EXCEPT that ________ .| A．you can choose the kind of voice you like to hear |
| B．they are more expensive than traditional newspapers |
| C．you can get more information from them easily |
| D．you can easily store information for the future use |
| A．all technological developments are very important |
| B．traditional newspapers and magazines will disappear soon |
| C．new things will replace the old ones in the future |
| D．traditional newspapers and magazines will be more popular |
| A．tell readers what newspapers and magazines are like in the future |
| B．let people know the great development of the journalism |
| C．prove newspapers and magazines are not welcomed any more |
| D．say traditional newspapers and magazines are better than before |
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8 . Nowadays there seems to be an app for everything . And mobile apps have been a part of our life. The following apps are part of the most popular apps.
 | Ctrip can be the best helper when you feel it hard to buy the train or airline tickets. You can buy tickets anywhere at anytime. |
 | Ximalaya Reading has millions of books including poems, short stories, novels and even fairy tales for children. What’s special about it is that you can use it to download book recording that can be listened to. It has more than 1 million valuable resources. |
 | Baby Bus is a very good friend for children under three years old. Kids can learn to speak, understand numbers and draw pictures with the help of this app. |
 | World Hero may help learn more English words while you’re playing games, so if you have problems remembering the new words when you learn English , use it! |
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9 . If Wimbledon has aroused your tennis interest, why not find your perfect match in one of the world’s top hotels for playing the sport? The hotel experts have put together their top destinations for tennis players of all levels.
Gstaad Palace, Switzerland
Its combination of old-world tradition and scenery means that over 100 years on, it still attracts many people. Tennis lovers can enjoy their game on one of the establishment’s four clay courts, and guests have the opportunity to enjoy a week of personal tennis coaching with the legendary Roy Emerson, winner of 28 Grand Slam titles.
Prices start from £ 473.
Stoke Park, UK
Founded in 1908, Stoke Park is a country club and hotel spread over a 300-acre private estate seven miles from Heathrow Airport. The club’s tennis facilities are among the best in the country, with 13 courts on three playable surfaces (carpet, artificial clay and grass). The hotel has 49 rooms and suites and offers three dining options including the 3 AA Rosette-awarded Humphry’s, which serves modern British cuisine.
Prices start from £ 270.
Carlisle Bay, Antigua
With three indoor carpet courts and three outdoor clay courts offering wonderful views of Lake Wolfgangsee and the Alps. The restaurant offers traditional Austrian dishes with herbs grown in the hotel’s garden. Guests can sharpen their skills by training with full-time professionals, which offers program for adults and children staring from the age of six.
Prices start from £ 120.
Belmond La Residencia, Spain
Set against the mountain village of Deà, La Residencia was a collection of four mansions before Richard Branson transformed it into a hotel. La Residencia offers guests of all ages private tuition with a coach and video coaching facilities — used to film players and offer technical analysis of their game.
Prices start from £ 820.
1. In Gstaad Palace, guests can ________.| A．be guided by Roy Emerson | B．live near Heathrow Airport |
| C．enjoy modern British cuisine | D．admire the views of the Alps |
| A．It has the full - time professionals. |
| B．It has one of the best tennis facilities in the country. |
| C．It has the oldest tradition. |
| D．It has the most rooms. |
| A．Travelers who are interested in tennis. |
| B．The people who work in a private estate. |
| C．The players who like old-world tradition. |
| D．The experts who live in Wimbledon. |
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