Section 2---Unit 02 Culture and Customs
Museums for Love
What
does love mean to you? Is it that special feeling in your heart when you see
someone you like? Is it the warm glow you get when you hold hands? Love seems
to be everywhere, and at some museums around the world, love is in the air all
year round.
The
Palazzo Filomela in Venice is better known as the Museum of Love. This museum
was once the private home of a famous 16th-century singer. On the walls, you
can see paintings of legendary lovers, such as the god Cupid and his lover,
Psyche.
For
many, love and chocolate go hand in hand, so a visit to the Chocolate Museum in
Cologne, Germany, makes sense. There, visitors can learn about the history of
chocolate and watch chocolate bars being made. The museum also gives out wafers
that were dipped in chocolate from a three-meter-high chocolate fountain.
Love
isn't always sunshine and rainbows. Sometimes things can go wrong, and the
Museum of Broken Relationships in Croatia is dedicated to this. It has a
collection of objects that people donated from their failed relationships, and
each item has a story that goes along with it. Visitors will see letters,
photographs, dolls, and clothing from broken hearts all over the world.
On
the brighter side, the Diamond Museum Amsterdam in Holland is the place to go
when you're ready to take your love to the next level. At this museum, you can
learn about diamonds, including how to tell a real one from a fake one. You may
also get some ideas about which diamond to buy when you're getting engaged.
Shakespeare
once wrote, "Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind." Thanks
to these special museums, we can all open our minds to---and fill our hearts
with---love.
  | clothing | 第三級 | [動詞] clothe(給...穿衣;為...提供衣服) 的現在分詞 |
| | collection | 第三級 | [名詞] 收集 |
| | customs | 第五級 | [名詞] 關稅;報關手續;海關出入境口 |
| | dedicated | 第五級 | [動詞] dedicate(奉獻;獻身於;舉行落成典禮) 的過去式及過去分詞 |
| | dipped | 第三級 | [動詞] dip(浸;泡) 的過去式及過去分詞 |
| | donated | 第五級 | [動詞] donate(捐獻,捐贈) 的過去式及過去分詞 |
| | engaged | 第三級 | [動詞] engage(使訂婚;使忙於) 的過去式及過去分詞 |
| | fake | 第三級 | [形容詞] 假的;冒充的; [動詞] 偽造;捏造;欺騙,迷惑; [名詞] 冒牌貨;仿造品 |
| | fountain | 第三級 | [名詞] 泉水;噴泉;水源 |
| | glow | 第三級 | [動詞] 發白熱光,灼熱; [名詞] 灼熱;光輝 |
| | including | 第四級 | [介系詞] 包括 |
| | legendary | 第五級 | [形容詞] 傳說的;傳奇的 |
| | lover | 第三級 | [名詞] 情人 |
| | lovers | 第三級 | [名詞] lover(情人) 的複數 |
Reading Comprehension
( ) 1. Why is the author writing about a
chocolate museum in this article?
(A) Because people
dip heart-shaped wafers in the chocolate there
(B) Because many
believe that love and chocolate are closely connected
(C)
Because people love to learn the history of chocolate and watch chocolate bars
being made
(D) Because
handmade chocolate is the best way to express love
( ) 2. What does "Love isn't always
sunshine and rainbows" mean in paragraph four?
(A) Sometimes love
can make you feel bad.
(B) You can't
always see sunshine when you are in love.
(C) There is
always failure in relationships.
(D) Love is like a
colorful rainbow.
( ) 3. Which of the following statements is
true about the Museum of Broken Relationships?
(A) It has
sunshine and rainbows painted on the walls.
(B) It has
pictures of people with broken hearts on the walls.
(C) It has many
dolls and photographs that visitors can see.
(D) It has a
collection of objects from successful relationships.
( ) 4. According to the article, where would
you go if you were to ask someone to marry you?
(A) Palazzo
Filomela (B) Chocolate Museum
(C) Museum of
Broken Relationships (D) Diamond Museum
Amsterdam
| | according | 第五級 | [動詞] accord((與...)一致;調解) 的現在分詞 |
| | collection | 第三級 | [名詞] 收集 |
| | colorful | 第三級 | [形容詞] 富有色彩的 |
| | connected | 第三級 | [動詞] connect(連接,連結) 的過去式及過去分詞 |
| | dip | 第三級 | [動詞] 浸;泡; [名詞] (價格的)下跌 |
| | paragraph | 第四級 | [名詞] (文章的)段,節 |
