The Isle of Wight, off the south coast of England, is the best place in Europe for discovering dinosaur bones. Dinosaur Farm Museum was established in 1993. Since then, the museum has introduced the study of old bones to many more people.

What we offer

Visitors can enjoy our displays, or watch us cleaning dinosaur bones and other fossils found on the island’s beaches.

The museum has a variety of different fossils, many of them never displayed to the public before. As more are discovered all the time, you can be sure of seeing something new each time you visit.

We have a free Fossil Identification Service, so you can bring in any fossils you have and find out what they are. In addition, we have a reasonably-priced Museum Shop, where you can buy a souvenir of your visit. You could also bring a picnic and relax in our special picnic area.

Activities

Fossil hunts are organized from the museum and run all year round. Groups of up to 25 are guided on a local beach where they can search for fossils. All these hunts are fully licensed and insured, and guides can help to identify any fossils found and point out things of interest.

Due to the popularity of these hunts, all trips must be booked by a personal visit to Dinosaur Farm Museum.

Did you know…?

The BBC programme “Live from Dinosaur Island” was filmed along the coast here, and Dinosaur Farm Museum was the base for the television crew.

Find out more

Check out our website at www.isleofwight/dinosaurfarm to learn in detail how we dig for dinosaurs. You can also read about the many different kinds of dinosaurs which lived in this area, which was connected to Europe 120 million years ago.

1. Why are there always new fossils to see at the museum?

A. New fossils are discovered constantly.

B. People keep donating fossils to the museum.

C. Only a few of the fossils are displayed each day.

D. The museum exchanges fossils with other museums.

2.Which of the following is free of charge at the museum?

A. Food for a picnic. B. Attending fossil hunts.

C. Having fossils identified. D. A souvenir of the museum.

3.One can book a fossil hunt _____.

A. through a BBC programme B. through the museum’s website

C. by making a call to the museum D. by visiting the museum personally

 

1.A

2.A

3.D

【解析】本文介紹了英國著名的Dinosaur Farm Museum，告訴我們這個博物館能夠給我們提供什么樣的活動和服務，以及其他一些相關信息。

1.A

【試題解析】推理題。根據(jù)第三段第2行As more are discovered all the time, you can be sure of seeing something new each time you visit可知因為一直有新的發(fā)現(xiàn)，所以每次我們參觀的時候都能看見新的與恐龍有關的化石等東西。故A正確。

2.2】C

【試題解析】細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第4段We have a free Fossil Identification Service, so you can bring in any fossils you have and find out what they are.可知我們提供一個免費的化石辨別服務，你可以帶著你的化石過來鑒定。故C正確。

3.3】D

【試題解析】推理題。根據(jù)文章第6段Due to the popularity of these hunts, all trips must be booked by a personal visit to Dinosaur Farm Museum.可知由于過于受歡迎，所以必須要本人親自來博物館預定these hunts。故D正確。

【長難句解析】

The Isle of Wight, off the south coast of England, is the best place in Europe for discovering dinosaur bones.

【翻譯】英國南部海岸線之外的Isle of Wight是歐洲發(fā)現(xiàn)恐龍骨的最好的地方。

【分析】本句中的介詞off表示“在…之外”，通常都修飾島嶼和海岸線的關系。當兩個地區(qū)直接相接壤的時候，使用介詞on；表示一個在另外一個的范圍之內使用介詞in。

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