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Wondering which New York City museums to see first？These four Manhattan institutions are the city's most visited.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Visitors per year：more than 6 million
The draw：one of the world's most comprehensive art museums，with nearly 2 million works of art from five millennia of human history.
Highlights：popular permanent exhibitions include the American Wing，Egyptian Art—especially the cavernous room devoted to the Temple of Dendur—and Medieval Art.
Best time to beat the crowd：around 11 a．m.，once the opening lines have dissipated.
American Museum of Natural History
Visitors per year：almost 5 million
The draw：a science museum with dinosaur fossils，exhibitions chronicling virtually all known animal and human history and，yes，some eyepopping IMAX movie action.
Highlights：the Butterfly Conservatory features hundreds of live butterflies in a heated environment that feels like an oasis(绿洲) in winter.
Best time to beat the crowd：late afternoons or early on Sunday mornings.
Museum of Modern Art
Visitors per year：3 million
The draw：modern works that，in some cases，push the boundaries of what many people think of as art.
Highlights：Pablo Picasso，Claude Monet and Vincent van Gogh are among the many wellknown artists whose work is on display at MoMA.
Best time to beat the crowd：first thing when it opens.
Intrepid Sea，Air & Space Museum
Visitors per year：1 million
The draw：a reallife aircraft carrier that saw service in World War Ⅱ and the Vietnam War and is now a museum moored(停泊) along the Hudson River.
Highlights：among the sights are the USS Growler submarine，a British Airways Concorde supersonic jet and the Enterprise—a space shuttle used in test flights that may be the most aweinspiring attraction of all.
Best time to beat the crowd：first thing when it opens.
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇应用文，介绍了位于纽约市的四个博物馆的一些信息。
1．Which is the most visited museum per year?
A．Metropolitan Museum of Art.
B．American Museum of Natural History.
C．Museum of Modern Art.
D．Intrepid Sea，Air & Space Museum.
A [细节理解题。根据每个博物馆介绍中的Visitors per year可知，每年参观Metropolitan Museum of Art的游客数量居于首位。]
2．Which is the best time to see live butterflies in a museum?
A．Around 11 a．m.
B．Every early morning.
C．In the late afternoon.
D．As soon as the museum opens.
C [细节理解题。根据American Museum of Natural History介绍中的“Highlights：...features hundreds of live butterflies”和“Best time to beat the crowd：late afternoons or early on Sunday mornings.”可知，选C。]
3．What can visitors enjoy on the Hudson River?
A．Flight vehicles.
B．Modern works of art.
C．IMAX movies.
D．Egyptian Art.
A [细节理解题。根据Intrepid Sea，Air & Space Museum下的介绍可知，这里有：USS Growler号潜艇、英国航空公司的协和式超音速喷气飞机、航天飞机等。由此可知，在这里可以看到飞行器。]
