1 . Special Museums You May Like
The Instant Ramen MuseumMomofuku first created ins tant noodles in 1958. In 1971, after a visit to America, he went a step further and created Cup Noodles. When he opened his museum in 1999, he filled it with over 800 cups of noodles, as well as fun noodle activities and a kitchen. Here you can also see a cool model of the work shed (工棚) where Chicken Ramen, Momo’s first ins tant noodle dish was invented.
Canun Underwater MuseumLocated beneath the water’s surface in the Canun National Marine Park, this museum became an instant hit with tourists and divers when it opened in 2010. To get a good look at the 500 sculptures in the museum, you have to first get into your swimming suits and bring a diving kit with you!
International Spy MuseumIf you love the world of secrets, spies, missions and mystery, then get yourself over to this Washington museum fast. Opened in 2022, this museum has displays ranging from amazing tools to hidden cameras. Here you can also hear of real-life spies. And the museum’s Operation Secret Sleepover even allows groups of kids to stay the night and receive top-secret spy training.
The Sulabh International Museum of ToiletsThis museum was opened in 1992. Here visitors are treated to a historical tour of toilets, of all things! Taking in versions of the toilet from ancient, medieval and modern times, you get to see how things have progressed from holes in the ground to tech-toilets of the future!
1. What might you see in the Instant Ramen Museum?| A．Cooking tools. | B．Sculptures. | C．Hidden cameras. | D．Toilets. |
| A．The Instant Ramen Museum. | B．Canun Underwater Museum. |
| C．International Spy Museum. | D．The Sulabh International Museum of Toilets. |
| A．They are famous. | B．They are helpful. |
| C．They are popular. | D．They are unusual. |
2 . Millions of people pass through the gates of Disney’s entertainment parks in California, Florida and Japan each year. What makes these places an almost universal attraction? What makes foreign kings and queens and other important people want to visit these Disney parks? Well, one reason is the way they’re treated once they get there. The people at Disney go out of their way to serve their “guests” as they prefer to call them and to see that they enjoy themselves.
All new employees, from vice presidents to part-time workers, begin their employment by attending Disney University and taking “Traditions I”. Here, they learn about the company’s history, how it is managed and why it is successful. They are shown how each department relates to the whole. All employees are shown how their part is important in making the park a success.
After passing “Traditions I”, the employees go on to more specialised training for their specific jobs. No detail is missed. A simple job like taking tickets requires four to eight hours of training a day. When one ticket taker was asked why it took so much training for such a simple, ordinary job, he replied, “What happens if someone wants to know where the restrooms are, when the parade starts or what bus to take back to the campgrounds? We need to know the answers or where to get them quickly. Our constant aim is to help our guests enjoy the party.” Even Disney’s managers get involved in the daily management of the park. Every year, the managers leave their desks and business suits and put on special service clothes. For a full week, the bosses sell hot dogs or ice cream, take tickets or drive the monorail and take up any of the 100 jobs that make the entertainment park come alive. The managers agree that this week helps them to see the company’s goals more clearly.
All these efforts to serve the public well have made Walt Disney Productions famous. Disney is considered by many as the best mass service provider in America or the world. As one long time business observer once said, “How Disney treats people,communicates with them, rewards them, is in my view the very reason for its success. I have watched, very carefully and with great respect and admiration, the theory and practice of selling satisfaction and serving millions of people on a daily basis, successfully. It is what Disney does best.”
1. The main aim of the Disney employees is to .| A．learn all parts of the business |
| B．make their guests enjoy themselves |
| C．be able to answer all kinds of questions |
| D．keep their important guests happy |
.| A．set a good example to employees |
| B．remind themselves of their beginnings at Disney |
| C．gain a better view of the company’s goals |
| D．replace employees on holiday |
| A．Tourists learn the history of Disney in its entertainment parks. |
| B．Disney attracts people almost from all over the world. |
| C．Parades are regularly held in Disney’s entertainment parks. |
| D．Disney’s managers are able to do almost all kinds of work in the Disney parks. |
| A．how Disney employees are trained |
| B．the history and traditions of the Disney enterprises |
| C．why Disney enterprises make a lot of money |
| D．the importance Disney places on serving people well |
1. 长城位于中国北部，全长约6,700公里，1987年被列入《世界遗产名录》；
2. 长城从秦朝开始修建，修建长城的最初目的是抵御外来敌人进攻；
3. 长城是古代劳动人民创造的奇迹，是人类历史上最伟大的工程之一。
参考词汇：世界遗产名录the World Heritage List；奇迹wonder
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