From Art to Zoo, the Smithsonian, the world's largest museum and research complex, has something to interest kids and students of all ages.
Plan ahead online with The Official Kids Guide to the Smithsonian Institution – an interactive guidebook just for kids.
The Last American Dinosaurs: Discovering a Lost World
November 25, 2014 – 2018
Museum: Natural History Museum
Location: 2nd Floor, West
Explore how we learn about past ecosystems and organisms through the study of their fossils and find what goes into making a large-scale fossil exhibition. Watch fossils being prepared in a working fossil preparation lab.
As We Grow: Traditions, Toys, Games
August 22, 2012 – Indefinitely
Museum: American Indian Museum
Location: 1st Floor, near Imaginations Activity Center
All children play. Native American children play like any others, but their toys and games are more than playthings. They are ways of learning about the lives of grown men and women and ways of learning the traditions of their families and their people. The toys, games, and clothing come from all over North, Central, and South America, representing many tribes and many time periods.
The First Ladies
November 19, 2011 – Indefinitely
Museum: American History Museum
Location: 3rd Floor, Rose Gallery
On view are more than two dozen gowns, including those worn by Michelle Obama, Laura Bush, Barbara Bush, Nancy Reagan, and Jacqueline Kennedy. Four cases provide in-depth looks at Mary Todd Lincoln, Edith Roosevelt, and Lady Bird Johnson and their contributions to their husband's presidential administrations.
Apollo to the Moon
July 1, 1976 – Permanent
Museum: Air and Space Museum
Location: 2nd Floor, East Wing
This gallery traces NASA's manned space program beginning with Project
Mercury's Freedom 7 (1961); then the Gemini Project (1965 – 66); followed by the Apollo Program
(1967 – 1972), with Apollo 17 as the last manned exploration of the moon.
1.The purpose of the text is to ______.
A. promote some scientific projects
B. highlight some children activities
C. release some entertainment videos
D. introduce some museum exhibitions
2.If you are interested in American history and politics, you can go to ______.
A. the 1st Floor B. the East Wing
C. the Rose Gallery D. the Natural History Museum
3.Which of the following has been on for the longest time?
A. The First Ladies.
B. Apollo to the Moon.
C. As We Grow: Traditions, Toys, Games.
D. The Last American Dinosaurs: Discovering a Lost World.
4.If you visit all the four locations, you can _______.
A. see gowns once worn by Edith Roosevelt
B. help prepare a dinosaur fossil exhibition
C. learn about Apollo 17's space exploration
D. play with children's toys from Central America
中考解读考点精练系列答案科目：高中英语 来源：2014-2015学年吉林长春外国语学校高二下第一次月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：信息匹配
The following article is to tell you how to behave better in an IELTS oral English test. Everyone will make necessary preparations for some possible topics in order to increase your performance in the interview. 1. What would you do if you were asked in an interview to talk about how you feel about your hometown if in fact you really dislike living there?
Some people might think that being truthful in this situation and giving a negative answer, they would not do the right thing. 2. Talk about how they love living there and give a positive answer which sounds more attractive．
3. And giving a negative opinion of something is not important, either. 4. If you have more to say by being truthful, even if it is to express a negative opinion, then that is what you should talk about．
5. And follow it up with your reasons for disliking it instead of saying "I like my hometown… " and then struggle to find something to say．
We should consider how to deal with this situation in the best way．
A．Instead, they try to hide their true feelings．
B．What is your true feeling about your hometown?
C．The important thing is that you have something to express．
D．However, sometimes you will be asked to talk about something that you don't really like or don't really want to talk about．
E．No one should have a negative feeling about their hometown．
F．It would be much better to say "Actually I don't really like my hometown．．．"
G．Actually, truthfulness is not important in such an interview．
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科目：高中英语 来源：2014-2015学年广东汕头南澳中学高一下期中英语试卷（解析版） 题型：单项填空
— Did you plan to meet here? — No, we met ________.
A. by mistake B. by accident
C. by the way D. with chance
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科目：高中英语 来源：2014-2015吉林省松原市高一下月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：语法填空
Mum (putting on her coat): I’m going to have to go down to the shop for more bread.
Alan: Why?
Mum: I’m not sure what 1. (happen). I made some sandwiches earlier and left them on the table 2. I went to answer the phone. But someone must have taken them because they are 3. (go).
Alan: Oh, it must have been Dad .I’m sure he was in the kitchen 4. (early).
Mum: No, he went off to his tennis match before I finished 5. (make) them, so he couldn’t have done it. 6. , he couldn’t carry a plate of sandwiches as well as all his tennis stuff, so I’m sure 7. wasn’t him.
Alan (opening fridge door): Well, it wasn’t me. But Mum, look! Are these your sandwiches here on the bottom shelf of 8. fridge?
Mum: Are they there? Oh, my goodness. I 9. have put them in there when the phone rang. Oh, dear. I really must be losing my 10. Now, why did I
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科目：高中英语 来源：2014-2015学年云南高三第二次高中毕业生复习统一检测英语试卷（解析版） 题型：书面表达
每年都有许多人出国旅游，一些人的不文明行为引起了社会的广泛关注。某英语报社正在举行以“文明出国旅游”为主题的讨论。假定你是李华，请你给报社专栏编辑写一封信，呼吁大家做文明游客。要点如下：
1. 尊重习俗； 2. 不高声喧哗； 3. 其它。
注意 1. 词数100左右； 2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 3. 开头语已为你写好。
Dear Editor,
I’ve read your discussion on how to behave properly when traveling abroad.
Yours,
Li Hua
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科目：高中英语 来源：2014-2015学年四川达州大竹县文星中学高三3月月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：短文改错
Today, many people think competition is the key for success. They struggle for our own personal goals with no regard for the people around them. I believe such thinking is out of the date. I believe contemporary society, including society like a whole as well as individuals, demands that we cooperated with others. The world economy is expected remain favorable.
However, the negative effects of high oil prices, competition for resources and global pollution is on the rise. To overcome these problem, countries must pay attention to their relationships and act together. The fight against problems so as AIDS and terrorism requires cooperation. Our own personal success is not differently. In order to succeed, we must cooperate to solve problems.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2014-2015学年四川达州大竹县文星中学高三3月月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：完形填空
The arrival of computers has brought a considerable change in all industries. With multiple features with this technology, it has become an important part of management. As a result, computers are by all businesses for their smooth running. It has been proved that computers improve the work productivity and have become a necessary professional investment.
Originally it was in the period of 1950s computers started gaining importance in the business world. At that time they were used to store data. With the popularity of computers in the commercial field, computers got used to perform multiple functions. The of computers with communication technology happened later which the creation of servers. Websites were designed which could be by the internet users. Extensive data like written documents, videos and images was in the enterprise servers.
Computers now perform many tasks. With its presence in every small workspace, let us take a look at some of its key .
The track of the financial status of a company is managed by computer. Spreadsheet software is used for this which helps to keep a record of all profits, losses, sales and costs. Company connects and interacts with its clients all across the globe through the computer. Emails are sent daily to official information and other software is used to create reports and memos. Corporate advertising like print brochures are easily created with the help of computer printers.
Companies a record of their customers, products and financial dealings through the computer. Database management software is used by the employees to the stored data, select it and use it for making reports etc. Moreover, through the computer the company gets into a direct with its bank account. There is actually no to its use.
1.A.associated B.compared C.employed D.showed
2.A.family B.office C.government D.school
3.A.opposed B.avoided C.ordered D.required
4.A.nevertheless B.therefore C.unless D.however
5.A.that B.when C.until D.before
6.A.personal B.scientific C.logical D.financial
7.A.happily B.hardly C.usually D.gradually
8.A.combination B.development C.invention D.argument
9.A.took over B.resulted from C.led to D.turned down
10.A.destroyed B.spread C.accessed D.made
11.A.stored B.downloaded C.charged D.changed
12.A.easy B.simple C.complicated D.interesting
13.A.uses B.branches C.sections D.techniques
14.A.cause B.purpose C.process D.effect
15.A.update B.convey C.correct D.write
16.A.profits B.staff C.managers D.materials
17.A.damage B.release C.maintain D.improve
18.A.doubt B.input C.output D.analyze
19.A.track B.finance C.connection D.investment
20.A.idea B.end C.reason D.answer
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科目：高中英语 来源：2014-2015学年山东省高三冲刺模拟（三）英语试卷（解析版） 题型：短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（Λ），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。（注意：请在答题卡上作答）
When I was ten years old，I went to Yangzhou with two American．I became their guide．First，we went to the Shouxi River．They wanted to look around the river by the boat．After buy the tickets，we got into the boat．We went around seeing the beautiful sight．After that，we went shopping．The sellers couldn’t spoke English．Though it was very harder，I tried my best listen to their words carefully and translate the sentences．They bought some little things with their help．Next，we went to a small zoo but took some pictures．When we felt hunger，we went out and had lunch．After lunch，we visited some old house and learned more about Chinese history．
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科目：高中英语 来源：2014-2015学年湖北天门市高三4月调研考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：其他题
1.Is it on the square you yesterday that a job fair is to be held? (come)
招聘会是在我昨天碰到你的那个广场举行的吗？
2.Tom hopes his family most parts of China by the time his son reaches 18. (cover)
汤姆希望到他儿子十八岁的时候，他的一家走完中国大部分地区。
3.Linda is not fit to be a nurse because she is afraid to see a patient . (operate)
琳达不适合当护士，因为她害怕看病人做手术。
4.It matters little how a man dies, but is how he lives. (matter)
一个人怎么死并不重要，真正重要的是他怎么活着。
5.Only if you do it in person its importance. (aware)
你只有亲自去做，才会意识到这件事的重要性。
6.Mary has got tired of being a doctor. If she a normal university, she might be a teacher now. (attend)
玛莉厌倦了当医生，如果她当初上了师范学院，她现在可能就是一个老师了。
7.Never his own love story, the father attempted to write it down as gift for his would-be-adult son. (relate)
从未谈过他自己的爱情故事，这位父亲尝试着把它写下来作为礼物送给他即将成年的儿子。
8.It is universally acknowledged that life, there is hope. (be)
人们一致认为哪里有生命，哪里就有希望。
9.With D-economy approaching, people are becoming Data. (attach)
随着“D经济”时代的到来，人们越来越依附于数据。
10. that he has been awarded the first prize, he always works hard. (wonder)
难怪他获得了一等奖，他工作的总是很努力。
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