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

1.What do the four museums have in common?

A. They all have a long history.  B. They all charge for admission.

C. They all provide hands-on programmes.         D. They are all in the same city.

2.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

3.Which of the following is not true according to the advertisement?

A. Interactive exhibits are offered in the Woodlands Children’s Museum.

B. Dolls are on display in Depot Museum And Children’s Discovery Center.

C. Paintings and sculpture can be seen in Jefferson Historical Society Museum.

D. You can read and borrow books in Tex-Ark Antique Auto Museum.

 

【答案】

 

1.B

2.D

3.B

【解析】

試題分析：文章大意：文章介紹了德克薩斯州的四個博物館的相關信息。

1.B細節(jié)理解題。找到四個博物館的共同特點很容易，那就是“Admission charge需要買票入場”。

2.D細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)題干中的“on Sunday afternoons”在文中尋找，符合這一條件的有三個博物館，即ABD，只有“Depot Museum And Children’s Discovery Center”不符合這一條件，因為文章說“Open 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Mon.–Fri. and 9 a.m.–1 p.m. Sat.”（星期六下午只開放到1點鐘）

3.B細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“The museum provides hands-on, interactive exhibits”說明A對；根據(jù)“See paintings and sculpture from the D.D. Feldman collection.”說明C對；根據(jù)“Library and archive collection available”說明D對。

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