In science museums today, people no longer feel strange in the world of science but gain s
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
At a science museum in Canada, you can feel your hair stand on end as harmless electricity passes through your body. At the Children's Museum in New York, you can play an African drum. There are no "Do Not Touch" signs in some other museums in the USA.
More and more museum directors have realized that people learn best when they can become part of what they are seeing. In many science museums, the visitors are encouraged to touch, listen, operate and experiment so as to discover scientific rules for themselves.
The purpose is not only to provide fun, but also help people feel at home in the world of science. If people don't understand science, they will be afraid of it; and if they are afraid of science, they will not make the best use of it.
One cause of all these changes is the increase in wealth and spare time. Another cause is the growing number of young people in the population. Many of them are college students or college graduates. They see things in a new and different way. They want art that they can take part in. The same is true of science and history.
The old museums have been changing and the government is encouraging the building of new and modern museums. In the United States and Canada, there are more than 6,000 museums, almost twice as many as there were 25 years ago.
The directors of the museums have realized ______.
A.the importance of scientific rules
B.people learn best when they look at something
C.visitors prefer to learn from museums
D.the museums need changes
Museums have changed. They are no longer places that .one should "go but enjoy".
At a science museum in Canada, you can feel your hair stand on end as harmless electricity passes through your body. At the Children's Museum in New York, you can play an African drum(E). There are no "Don't Touch signs in some other museums in the USA.
More and more museum directors have realized that people learn best when they can become part of what they are seeing. In many science museums, the visitors are encouraged to touch, listen, operate and experiment so as to discover scientific rules for themselves. The purpose is not only to provide fun, but also help people feel at home in the world of science.
One cause of all these changes is the increase in wealth and spare time. Another cause is the growing number of young people in the population. Many of them are college students or college graduates. They see things in a new and different way. They want art that they can take part in. The same is true about science and history.
The old museums have been changing and the government is encouraging the building of new modern museums. In the United States and Canada, there are more than 6,000 museums, almost twice as many as there were 25 years ago.
The directors of the museums have realized ______.
A.the scientific rules are important
B.people learn best when they look at something
C.visitors prefer to learn from museums
D.people become more interested if they take part in
In America today, all science museums are open to the public and free.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
In most museums, there’s no shouting and no running. But the Science Museum in London is ().
A.quiet
B.noisy
C.empty
D.crowded
Science museums encourage visitors to touch, listen and operate in order to ______.
A.find out scientific rules for themselves
B.make them feel relaxed
C.make them interested in science
D.all of the above
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
Changes in Museums
Museums have changed. They are no longer places that one "should" visit, they are places to enjoy and learn.
At a science museum in Ontario, Canada, you can feel your hair stand on end as harmless electricity passes through your body. At the Metropolitan (大城市的) Museum of Art in New York City, you can look at the seventeenth century instruments while listening to their music. At New York's American Museum of Natural History recently, you can help make a bone-by-hone reproduction of the museum's dinosaur(恐龙), a beast that lived 200 million years age.
More and more museum directors are realizing that people learn best when they can somehow become part of what they are seeing. In many science museums, for example, there are no guided tours. The visitor is encouraged to touch, listen, operate, and experiment so as to discover scientific principles for himself. The purpose is not only to provide fun but also to help people feel at home in the world of science. The theory is that people who do not understand science will probably fear it, and those who fear science will not use it to best advantage.
One cause of all these changes is the increase in wealth and leisure time. Another cause is the rising percentage of young people in the population. Many of these young people are college students or college graduates. Leon F. Twiggs, a young black professor of art once said, "They see things in a new and different way, They are not satisfied to stand and look at works of art; they want art they can participate(参加) in." The same is true of science and history.
When visiting museums nowadays, people can take part in many activities.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A.People learn best in the modern museums only in the US.
B.People are encouraged to take part in what they are seeing in modern museums.
C.People are enjoying themselves fully in modern museums.
D.People will understand science better by trying to discover the scientific rules themselves.
Changes of Museums
(46)They are no longer places for the privileged few or for bored vacationers to visit on rainy days.
(47)Some of the old, gray museums have been rebuilt, and the newer ones are open and modern in their architecture. Inside, there is modern lighting, color, and sound. Instead of displaying everything they own, museum directors show fewer objects and leave open spaces where visitors can gather and sit down. They also bring together in one display a group of objects drawn from various parts of the museum in an effort to represent the whole lifestyle of a region or a historical period.(48).
More and more, museum directors are realizing that people learn best when they can somehow become part of what they are seeing. In many science museums, for example, there are no guided tours. The visitor is encouraged to touch, listen, operate, and experiment so as to discover scientific principles for himself. He can have the experence of operating a spaceship or a computer. He can experiment with glass-blowing and paper-making.(49)The theory is that people who do not understand science will probably fear it, and those who fear science will not use it to best advantage.
Many museums now provide educational services and children's departments. In addition to the usual displays, they also offer film showings and dance programs.(50).
A The purpose is not only to provide fun but also to help people feel at home in the world of science.
B Museums have changed.
C In one room, for instance, you may find materials, clothing, tools, cooking pots, furniture, and art works of a particular place and time.
D Instead of being places that one "should" visit, they are places to enjoy.
E There are open spaces that museums leave for visitors.
F Many museums have changed in appearance.
Changes in Museums
Museums have changed. They are no longer places that one "should" visit, they are places to enjoy and learn.
At a science museum in Ontario, Canada, you can feel your hair stand on end as harmless electricity passes through your body. At the Metropolitan (成都市的) Museum of Art in New York City, you can look at the seventeenth century instruments while listening to their music. At New York's American Museum of Natural History recently, you can help make a bone-by-bone reproduction of the museum's dinosaur(恐龙), a beast that lived 200 million years age.
More and more museum directors are realizing that people learn best when they can somehow become part of what they are seeing. In many science museums, for example, there are no guided tours. The visitor is encouraged to touch, listen, operate, and experiment so as to discover scientific principles for himself. The purpose is not only to provide fun but also to help people feel at home in the world of science. The theory is that people who do not understand science will probably fear it, and those who fear science will not use it to best advantage.
One cause of all these changes is the increase in wealth and leisure time. Another cause is the rising percentage of young people in the population. Many of these young people are college students or college graduates, Leon F. Twiggs, a young black professor of art once said, "They see things in a new and different way. They are not satisfied to stand and look at works of art; they want art they can participate(参加) in. "The same is true of science and history.
When visiting museums nowadays, people can take part in many activities.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned