The Museum of Childhood is Australia’s most comprehensive collection of childhoo

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The Museum of Childhood is Australia’s most comprehensive collection of childhood items including toys , dolls , infant and school material.
Housed in a modern facility , the displays reflect Australian childhood experience over time including play , child rearing , orphanage childhood , and home , school , and war time experience .
There are many hands –on exhibits and education sessions including the famous ‘lesson’ in the 1920s One Teacher Bush Classroom .
The Museum also hosts national touring exhibitions and conducts special activities on Sundays and school holidays（ring for details ）.
Open: Tuesday- Friday 10am – 4pm , Sunday 10am – 4:30 pm , or by arrangement .
Special activities on Sundays as advertise .
Closed: Public holidays ,16 December-18 January .
Location: Edith Cowan University campus , Bay Road , Claremont (take bus 208 and alight at the Bay Road and Princess Road intersection . The Museum is 15 minutes’ walk from Claremont train station )
Tel :(08) 9442 1373 ; Fax ; (08 ) 9442 1314
小题1:On you can stay at the Museum until half past four .

A．Wednesday

B．Friday

C．Sunday

D．Monday

小题2:If you want to attend a special activity , you’d better come on .

A．Monday

B．Tuesday

C．Saturday

D．Sunday

小题3:When you come on December 20th , Friday ,you will find the Museum .

A．closed	B．holding special activities
C．not closed until 4:00	D．not closed until 4:30

小题4:The main purpose of the Museum of Childhood is to .

A．display toys , dolls , infant and school material

B．reflect Australian childhood experience over time

C．host national touring exhibition

D．tell you the famous ‘lesson’ in the 1920s

答案

小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:B

解析

试题分析：文章介绍了澳大利亚的儿童博物馆，它的目的和相关信息。
小题1:细节题：从文章的句子： Open: Tuesday- Friday 10am ? 4pm , Sunday 10am ? 4:30 pm , or by arrangement . 可知选C．Sunday。
小题2:细节题：从文章的句子： Sunday Special activities on Sundays as advertise . 可知选D．
小题3:细节题：从文章的句子： Closed: Public holidays ,16 December-18 January . 可知是closed,选 A．
小题4:细节题：从文章的句子：、 including play , child rearing , orphanage childhood , and home , school , and war time experience .可知是 reflect Australian childhood experience over time 选B
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B．It belongs to Mr. E. M. Driscoll.

C．It is valid through the year of 2010.

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小题2:If one wants to attend a business lunch in London at l2：00 ,the latest train that he should take at Oxford leaves at .

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C．10：35

D．10：05

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A．the percentage of the Spanish families with a computer rose 35 points

B．the percentage of the White families with a computer remained unchanged

C．the number of the Black families with a computer was on the decrease

D．the number of the Asian families with a computer showed the sharpest increase

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小题1:Which of the following does NOT provide training?

A．The ABC 2011 Challenge.	B．Advance.
C．The Volunteer Centre Westminster.	D．The Kingston Advocacy.

小题2:We learn from the ads that Advance wants volunteers who ______.

A．are over 18 years old	B．have relevant experience
C．can come to help every week	D．need only one day of training

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A．One who hoped to be paid.

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C．One curious about police life.

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