Many children are interested in dinosaurs (恐龙). If you have a child who loves dinosaurs, then here is some good news for you. There is an exhibition of dinosaurs at the Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum in Wembley, Albert A．You can plan a family road trip there. Give your child a surprise and you’ll enjoy your time there as a family.
Sitting just 19 kilometers west of Grande Prairie, the Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum was opened in 2015 and has collections that include fossils（化石）of sea animals, art works from different dinosaurs, a large family theater, as well as an outdoor discovery fossil walk, a large outdoor playground and the onsite Dine-O-Saur restaurant. Experience the dinosaurs' world like never before as you watch dinosaurs coming alive in movies. Learn about how these animals lived and breathed.
You can check out Dinosaurs Unearthed and all of the other exciting exhibitions at the Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum on the following days/ time periods :
September 1st—May 31st:
Tuesday—Sunday 10 : 00 a. m. — 6 : 00 p. m.
Closed on Mondays
June 1st—August 31st:
Saturday—Monday 10 : 00 a. m. — 6 : 00 p. m.
Tuesday—Friday 10 : 00 a. m. — 8 : 00 p. m.
Admission (门票):
Adults: $ 14 each
Seniors (65 + ) : $ 11 each
Students (with ID) and children (5—17) : $7 each
Children under 5 : free
Family (2 adults and up to 4 children) : $40
If you want to see a National Geographic film or a full-length film during your visit, it is an extra $2— $4.
For more information, please visit the museum’s website at www. dinomuseum. ca.
1. What can people do at the Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum?
A. Watch a full-length film for free.
B. Learn about dinosaurs’ disappearance.
C. Have fun on a large outdoor playground.
D. Buy some souvenirs of sea animals’ fossils.
2. If you want to go to the museum in October, what time should you try to avoid?
A. On Tuesdays. B. After 6 : 00 p. m.
C. On the weekend. D. Before 11 : 00 a. m.
3. What’s the author’s purpose in writing the passage?
A. To introduce a museum. B. To encourage family time.
C. To advertise an exhibition. D. To tell readers about dinosaurs.
【答案】1. C 2. B 3. C
【解析】
这是一篇广告布告类阅读。这篇文章主要为人们推荐了适合全家人旅游的Philip J. Currie恐龙博物馆。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。答案定位在第二段Sitting just 19 kilometers west of Grande Prairie, the Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum was opened in 2015 and has collections that include fossils（化石）of sea animals, art works from different dinosaurs, a large family theater, as well as an outdoor discovery fossil walk, a large outdoor playground and the onsite Dine-O-Saur restaurant.可知在Philip J. Currie恐龙博物馆，人们可以在一个大的户外操场上玩得很开心，故选C。
【2题详解】
推理判断题。根据September 1st—May 31st: Tuesday—Sunday 10 : 00 a. m. — 6 : 00 p. m.可知十月份的每周二到每周日，下午六点关门，由此推断出你应该尽量避免下午六点以后去，故选B。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。第一段There is an exhibition of dinosaurs at the Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum in Wembley, Albert A. You can plan a family road trip there. Give your child a surprise and you’ll enjoy your time there as a family.是全文的主题句，结合全文内容，可知这篇文章主要为人们推荐了适合全家人旅游的Philip J. Currie恐龙博物馆，故选C。
