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ChicagoChildren’sMuseum
InBrief:
This museum offers plenty of fun hands-on activities for kids.However,this is one of the few Chicago museums not“fun for the whole family”,as adults and older kids will be bored to tears.
Address:700 East Grand Ave(Navy Pier),Chicago
Phone:312-527-1000
Publictransportation:
CTA bus lines #29(State street),#65(Grand Avenue),and #66(Chicago Avenue) all serve Navy Pier.
Parkingfees:
·Monday through Thursday:$20
·Friday through Sunday:$24
·Holidays:$24
Openinghours:
·Weekdays:10 am-5 pm
·Weekends:10 am-8 pm
Entrancefees:
·Adults:$12
·Children:$12
·Seniors(65+):$11
·Children(under 5):free
Freedays:
·Mondays are free for visitors of 12 and under from 10 am-1 pm (not for large groups of 15 people or more)
·Thursdays are free for all from 1 pm-5 pm
Activities:
Located at one of Chicago’s top tourist attractions.Navy Pier,the museum offers three floors of activities for kids,including:
·Play It Safe—All about home safety.
·Tinkering Lab—Provides parts and instructions for creating things.
·Kids Town—A playroom recreating a Chicago neighborhood where kids can pretend to do things like shopping for groceries and driving a CTA bus.
·Climbing Schooner—A three floor climbing building.
·Michael’s Museum—Kids get to create various pieces of art that are“all about me”.
·Skyline—Kids learn about skyscrapers (摩天大楼) and design their own.
·Treehouse Trails—A play area designed like a forest.
·Waterways—Water activities showing how pumps and dams work.
21.How much will John (10),his parents and sister (6) pay if they drive to the museum at 2 pm on Monday?
A.$36. B.$48.
C.$56. D.$68.
答案D
解析推理计算题。根据“Parkingfees”部分的“MondaythroughThursday:$20”及“Entrancefees”部分的“Adults:$12;Children:$12;Seniors(65+):$11;Children(under5):free”可计算出,John一家周一下午开车去玩的话,总共需要68美元。
22.Kids who are fond of creating works of art should choose .
A.Play It Safe
B.Tinkering Lab
C.Michael’s Museum
D.Skyline
答案C
解析细节理解题。根据“Activities”部分的“Michael’sMuseum—Kidsgettocreatevariouspiecesofartthatare‘allaboutme’”可知,喜欢创造艺术作品的孩子可以去Michael’sMuseum。
23.If you go to Kids Town you can .
A.go on a short trip to a forest
B.buy some gifts for your friends
C.know more about pumbs and dams
D.experience Chicago neighborhood life
答案D
解析细节理解题。根据“Activities”部分的“KidsTown—AplayroomrecreatingaChicagoneighborhoodwherekidscanpretendtodothingslikeshoppingforgroceriesanddrivingaCTAbus.”可知,如果去KidsTown,你可以体验芝加哥的邻里生活。
24.What can we know about Chicago Children’s Museum?
A.It is a three-floor building.
B.It is not fit for adults or older kids.
C.It is the most popular museum in Chicago.
D.It is one of Chicago’s top tourist attractions.
答案B
解析推理判断题。根据“InBrief”部分的“However,thisisoneofthefewChicagomuseumsnot‘funforthewholefamily’,asadultsandolderkidswillbeboredtotears.”可推知,芝加哥儿童博物馆不适合成年人或年龄较大的孩子。
