Welcome to one of the largest collections of footwear (鞋类) in the world that will make you green with envy. Here at the Footwear Museum you can see exhibits from all over the word. You can find out about shoes worn by everyone from the Ancient Egyptians to pop starts.
Room 1 The celebrity (名人) footwear section is probably the most popular in the entire museum Started in the 1950s there is a wide variety of shoes and boots belonging to everyone from queens and presidents to pop stars and actors! Most visitors find the celebrities’ choice of footwear extremely interesting. | Room 2 Most of our visitors are amazed and shocked by the collection of “special purpose” shoes on exhibition here at the Museum of Footwear. For example. there are Chinese shoes made of silk that were worn by women to tie their feet firmly to prevent them from growing too much! |
Room 3 As well as shoes and boots, the museurn also exhibits shoe shaped objects. The variety is unbelievable. For example, there is a metal lamp that resembles a pair of shoes, and Greek wine bottles that look like legs! | Room 4 People come from all over the world to study in our excellent footwear library. Designers and researchers come here to look up information on anything and everything related to the subject of footwear. |
21. Where would you find a famous singer’s shoes?
A. Room3. B. Room 2.
C. Room1. D. The Footwear Library.
22. All exhibits in each room .
A. have the same shape B. share the same theme
C. are made of the same material D. belong to the same social class
23. Which of the following is true according to the text?
A. Room 2 is the most visited place in the museum.
B. The oldest exhibits in Room 1 were made in the 1950s.
C. Room 3 has a richer variety of exhibits than the others.
D. Researchers come to the Footwear Library for information.
24. What’s the purpose of this passage?
A. To attract people to visit the museum.
B. To persuade people to donate more shoes.
C. To provide shoe researchers with information.
D. To offer people more choices in shoe fashion.
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A. Profits enlarging B. Technology developing C. Education investing D. Benefits transferring E. Dominance disappearing F. A nation rising |
The following is an imaginary diary entry written by US president. This diary is part of Global Trends 2025, which was written by the US National Intelligence Council
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The transition from old fuels to new will be slow, as will the development of new technologies that present feasible alternatives to fossil fuels or help eliminate food and water problems. All current technologies are inadequate, and new ones will probably not be commercially possible by 2025