■United States Capitol
It serves as the seat of government for the US Congress. It is located in Washington, D. C., on top of Capitol Hill at the eastern end of the National Mall. Officially, both the east and west sides of the Capitol are referred to as “fronts”. Historically, however, the east front was initially the side of the building intended for the arrival of visitors and famous guests.
Phone: (202) 225-6827
Official website: www.aoc.gov
Hours: Monday-Saturday: 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
■International Spy Museum
It is a privately owned museum dedicated to the field of espionage located in Washington. D. C., The museum was built by The Malrite Company at a cost of US $ 40 million. Despite being one of the few museums in Washington that charges admission fees, it has been popular since its opening in July 2002.
Phone: (202) 393-7798
Official website: www.spymuseum.org
Hours: Monday-Sunday: 9:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
■National Museum of Natural History
It is a natural history museum administered by the Smithsonian Institution, located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., Admission is free and the museum is open 364 days a year. The museum’s collections total over 125 million specimens of plants, animals, fossils, minerals, rocks, meteorites（隕石），and human cultural artifacts, making it the largest such museum anywhere. It is the second most popular of all of the Smithsonian museums and is also home to about 185 professional natural history scientists—the largest group of scientists dedicated to the study of the natural and cultural history in the world.
Phone: (202) 633-1000
Official website: www.mnh.si.edu
■Jefferson Memorial
It is a presidential memorial in Washington, D. C., dedicated to Thomas Jefferson, an American Founding Father and the third president of the United States. The neoclassical building was designed by John Russell Pope. It was built by Philadelphia contractor John Mc. Shain. Construction began in 1939, the building was completed in 1942, and the bronze statue of Jefferson was added in 1947. When completed, the memorial occupied one of the last significant sites left in the city.
Phone: (202) 426-6821
Official website: www.mps.gov/thje
小題1:Which admission is free?
A．United States Capitol
B．Jefferson Memorial
C．International Spy Museum
D．National Museum of Natural History
小題2: Visitors can learn more about ________ in the Jefferson Memorial.
A．the third American presidentB．the US government
C．rock collectionsD．natural history
小題3:Where does this text probably come from?
A．A science textbookB．A tourist guide
C．A museum guideD．A history report

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:B

試題分析：文章介紹了幾個著名的博物館，介紹里面陳列的物品，有什么吸引人的地方，還列出了聯(lián)系電話，官方的網(wǎng)站這些信息。
小題1:細節(jié)題：從第三段的句子：It is a natural history museum administered by the Smithsonian Institution, located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., Admission is free and the museum is open 364 days a year.可知國家歷史博物館是免費開放的，選D
小題2:細節(jié)題：從第四個廣告中It is a presidential memorial in Washington, D. C., dedicated to Thomas Jefferson, an American Founding Father and the third president of the United States.可知在efferson Memorial.中人們可以多了解美國的第三任總統(tǒng)。選A
小題3:文章出處題：文章介紹了幾個著名的博物館，介紹里面陳列的物品，目的是吸引游客，應該是出自旅游手冊。選B
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