Museums in Texas Depot Museum And Children's Discovery Center The museum is in the depot's waiting room and office. The warehouse is a hands-on learning center. See the 1908 "Arnold Outhouse", log cabin, doctor's office, dogtrot cabin, oil derrick, cotton gin, print shop, and syrup mill. Open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri. and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Sat. Admission charge. Address: 514 N. High St. in the restored 1901 Missouri Pacific Railroad depot, Henderson Phone: 903/657-4303 Tex-Ark Antique Auto Museum It is designed to preserve, collect, operate and interpret a collection of autos and auto transportation equipment. Library and archive collection available. Open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat. and 1-5 p.m. Sun. Admission charge. Address: 217 Laurel St., Texarkana Phone: 903/938-9201 Jefferson Historical Society Museum Find four floors of documents and antiques, including mementos of pioneer days, early steamboat commerce and antebellum society. See paintings and sculpture from the D.D. Feldman collection. It also has an outstanding doll collection. Open 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. daily. Admission charge. Address: Old Federal Building, Austin and Market streets, Jefferson Phone: 903/665-2775 The Woodlands Children's Museum The museum provides hands-on, interactive exhibits designed to immerse children and adults in play that stimulates curiosity and provides opportunities for learning in a nurturing environment. Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tue.-Sat. and noon-5 p.m. Sun.[:##] Admission charge. Address: 4775 W. Panther Creek Drive, the Woodlands Phone: 281/465-0955 If you are free on Sunday afternoons, you may visit the following museums except _ . A) Tex-Ark Antique Auto Museum B) The Woodlands Children's Museum C) Jefferson Historical Society Museum D) Depot Museum And Children's Discovery Center
D
Does technology pose a threat to the purity of Chinese language? Many Chinese use instant messenger tools such as MSN or QQ, listen to music on MP3 players and log on the Internet using ADSL--most without knowing the literal Chinese translation of the abbreviations . But they don't have to, as many English letters have become part of the local vocabulary. A dozen abbreviations including GDP, NBA, IT, MP3, QQ, DVD and CEO are among the 5,000 most-frequently used words in the Chinese media last year, according to a report on the 2006 Language Situation in China. The report said some parents are so keen on English letters that a couple tried to name their baby "@", claiming the character used in email addresses reflects their love for the child. While the "@"is obviously familiar to Chinese e-mail users, they often use the English word "at" to pronounce it "ai ta",or "love him". The study collected more than 1 billion language samples from newspapers, magazines, TV, radio and websites. The annual report is jointly compiled by the Ministry of Education and the State Language Commission. "Nowadays, more and more English abbreviations are being used in Chinese, making them an important part of modern language," said Hou Min, a professor at Communication University of China. "The abbreviations have gained popularity because of the ease of usage," Hou said. For example, DNA is much simpler to use than its Chinese version. "As more Chinese people learn foreign languages, especially English, in recent years, using abbreviations has become a trend among educated people," she added. Some language scholars fear such usage will contaminate the purity of Chinese and cause confusion in communication. Which of the following is TRUE about the report on the 2006 Language Situation in China? A) The report is compiled by the Ministry of Education alone. B) The report is compiled every year. C) The report is compiled every two years. D) The report is based on over 1 billion language samples from websites.
B
Q: Everyone should visit a lighthouse at least once. The most important reason for such a visit is to realize how our ancestors battled nature with the basic tools they had . They had only basic ways of creating light , and yet they found a way of using this simple technology in isolated places to save ships from hitting rocks . Secondly , visiting lighthouses will help us to understand the lives of lighthouse keepers .By their very nature , lighthouses were built on some rocks or cliffs . Thus , the lighthouse keepers often lived lonely lives . To walk around their small home , and imagine the angry storm outside beating against the walls , is to take a step towards understanding the lives they had. The reasons for a visit to a lighthouse are not all so backward-looking in time . It is true that lighthouses were built in _ places . But on a pleasant sunny summer day. This very isolation has a natural beauty that many people will love to experience . Therefore, with the gentle waves touching all round the lighthouse . the visitor is likely to think it is a world preferable to the busy and noisy modern life. Another reason for considering a visit is that the lighthouses themselves can be very attractive buildings . Mankind could often not be content just to put up a basic structure . but felt the need . even in such an isolated place , to build with an artistic touch . The result is a view for tired eyes to enjoy . Finally , lighthouses have a romantic attraction , summed up by the image of the oil-skin coated keeper climbing his winding stairs to take care of the light to warn ships and save lives . Lighthouses were often built with an artistic touch _ . A) to attract visitors B) to guide passing ships C) to give a pleasant sight D) to remember lighthouse keepers
A: C
Q: When Nathan Winograd announced that he was leaving his job as a lawyer in California to run an animal shelter in Tompkins County, New York, his father looked at him for a long minute and then asked, "What do dogs and cats need a lawyer for?" The move meant giving up eight weeks' vacation, an office with a view of the San Francisco Bay and a big house among the redwoods, and moving to a rural area know for its harsh winters. But Winograd's wife, Jennifer, also an animal lover, was all for it. So they packed everything they owned, and with two young children, plus two dogs, and a bunch of cats Winograd had rescued, drove cross--country. On the second day, they had no room for six more puppies they received. They found an old horse trough, filled it with hay and nestled the animals inside. They placed it next to the front desk, and within a day or two, all six had homes, adopted by people who walked into the shelter and couldn't resist. Blind dogs, cats with missing limbs--all find homes. "There is no dog or cat too old, too ugly or too undesirable not to be adopted by someone," says Winograd. Today, Tompkins County is considered the only no-kill county in the United States. Nine out of ten dogs cats that come through the shelter doors are saved. Only animals with incurable injuries or illnesses, and the truly evil, are put down. The national average is half of all dogs and 70 percent of cats, totaling more than four million animals last year alone. Even though he drives an old car that leaks when it rains, and his family lives on a tight budget while his classmates from Stanford Law earn six-figure salaries, Winograd says he's doing what he'd always wanted to do when he grew up; run an animal shelter and save all the animals. As a young district lawyer, he kept his goal in mind, starting when he raised his first animal cruelty case. A man was accused of intentionally setting his brown cat on fire. Winograd made his case, and the abusive owner was sentenced to prison. It was the first of many such cases,... Which could be the best title of the passage? A) Being Rich is Important B) Animals, Our Best Friends C) No Pet Left behind D) The Winograd Family
A: C