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江苏省靖江市第三中学2019届九年级下学期英语中考模拟测试试卷（五）
The British Museum in London had its most successful year ever in 2013. More than 6.7 million visitors passed through its doors. The previous record of 5.9 million was set in 2008. Over a million more people visited the museum last year than in 2012. The biggest attractions were two big exhibitions. One was Life and Death in Pompeii (庞培), the other was Herculaneum. The director of the museum said he was very happy that so many people came. He told reporters that many things happened last year. Many exhibits were carried to the museum. He also said online access(同上购票)meant more people decided to visit. He added:" This is truly a dynamic collection that belongs to and is used by a global citizenship.”
The British Museum has many exhibitions about human history and culture. It has about 13 million exhibits from all over the world. Some countries want the museum to return some of them. Greece wants the Elgin Marbles back. They were originally from the Parthenon in Athens(雅典). China wants the museum to return many things the British took from China in the 19th century, and Egypt wants the Rosetta Stone. The museum first opened to the public in 1759. Back then, only about 75 people a day visited it. They could look at 71,000 objects, including 40,000 printed books, 7,000 manuscripts(手稿), and many stuffed animals(内部填充的动物), birds and insects(昆虫). There were also very old objects from Egypt. Greece, Rome, the Near East, the Far East, and North and South America.
Do you Have a Sweet Tooth? A nice restaurant for dogs recently opened in San Francisco. The place serves special desserts (甜品) and drinks for the four-legged eaters. Nikko and Peach were among the restaurant's first customers. One was dressed in a nice bow tie and the other in beautiful clothes Obviously (明显的), they were ready for a tasty meal. ▲
Ashley Garner was so happy! She and her family had been looking for her missing wedding ring for two days. After Hurricane (飓风) Ian had passed, they went outside to clean up. To their surprise, the ring was lying in a brush (灌木丛) pile. Black Widow Came to Life
This is a black widow (黑寡妇) spider-only a glass one. Artist Nikita Drachuk created tiny glass animals by using a very old technique (技艺). This piece of work is a good example. It shows the creature (生物) in vivid detail. Just look at its thin legs and the spots on its back. It looks like the spider is going to crawl (爬) out of the picture, doesn't it? |
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