Welcome to one of the largest collections of footwear（鞋类）in the world that will
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Welcome to one of the largest collections of footwear（鞋类）in the world that will make you green with envy. Here at the Footwear Museum you can see exhibits（展品）from all over the world. You can find out about shoes worn by everyone from the Ancient Egyptians to pop stars.
Room 1
The celebrity（名人）footwear section is probably the most popular in the entire museum. Started in the 1950s there is a wide variety of shoes and boots belonging to everyone from queens and presidents to pop stars and actors! Most visitors find the celebrities’ choice of footwear extremely interesting.
| Room 2
Most of our visitors are amazed
—and shocked— by the collection of “special purpose”shoes on exhibition here at the Museum of Footwear. For example, there are Chinese shoes made of silk, that were worn by women to tie their feet firmly to prevent them from growing too much!
| Room 3
As well as shoes and boots the museum also exhibits shoe-shaped objects. The variety is unbelievable. For example, there is a metal lamp that resembles a pair of shoes, and Greek wine bottles that like legs!
| The footwear Library
People come from all over the world to study in our excellent footwear library. Designers and researchers come here to look up information on anything and everything related to the subject of footwear.
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小题1:Where would you find a famous singer’s shoes?| A．Room1. | B．Room 2. | C．Room 3 | D．The footwear Library |
小题2:All exhibits in each room ________________ .| A．share the same theme | B．have the same shape | | C．are made of the same material | D．belong to the same social class |
小题3:Which of the following is true according to the text?| A．The oldest exhibits in Room 1 were made in the 1950s. | | B．Room 2 is the most visited place in the museum. | | C．Room 3 has a richer variety of exhibits than the other two. | | D．Researchers come to the Footwear Library for data. |
小题4:The purpose of the text is to get more people to __________________.| A．do research | B．design shoes | | C．visit the museum | D．follow celebrities |
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答案
小题1:A
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:C |
解析
试题分析：
小题1:A 推理题。根据Room1第一行The celebrity（名人）footwear section is probably the most popular in the entire museum.说明在Room1中可以找到名人的鞋子，故A正确。
小题2:A 推理题。根据第一段说明所有的风景里都是关于鞋子的话题，故都有同样的主题即鞋子，故A正确。
小题3:D 细节题。根据The footwear Library部分Designers and researchers come here to look up information on anything and everything related to the subject of footwear.说明研究人员来这个图书馆里寻找相关的有鞋子有关的数据，故D正确。
小题4:C 主旨大意题。本文本质上是一则广告，是为了吸引人们来参观这个the Footwear Museum，故C正确。
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