湖北省仙桃中学2019-2020学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题（A卷）

湖北省仙桃中学2019-2020学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题（A卷）

仙桃中学2020年春季学期期中考试 ‎ 高 一 英 语 A 卷 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）‎ 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。‎ 第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）‎ 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。‎ 例：How much is the shirt?‎ A. ￡19.15. B. ￡9.18. C. ￡9.15. 答案是C。‎ 1. What does the woman mean ?‎ A. The man’s lecture is boring. ‎ B. She has a headache. ‎ C. She can't write down what he says.‎ 2. What is the weather like today?‎ A. It's snowy. B. It's hot. C. It's raining.‎ 3. What will probably the woman get?‎ A. Cups. B. Water. C. Pills.‎ 4. Why does the man want to meet the manager?‎ A. To express his thanks. B. To get his phone back. C. To make an appointment.‎ 5. What are the speakers talking about?‎ A. A vacation plan. B. An unforgettable trip. C. A birthday celebration. ‎ 第二节（共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）‎ 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。‎ 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。‎ 6. What are the man and woman discussing?‎ A. Who to pay the bill. B. When to go home. C. How much to pay.‎ 6. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?‎ A. Classmates. B. Colleagues. C. Husband and wife.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。‎ 7. Where is the man when he’s speaking to the woman?‎ A. On the second floor. B. On his way to the restaurant. C. In the subway.‎ 8. What will the woman do next?‎ A. Go upstairs. B. Stay where she is. C. Meet the man on the first floor 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。‎ 9. What will the man probably buy before he sets off?‎ A. A jacket. B. A dog. C. A coat.‎ 10. What is the weather like where the man is going?‎ A.Hot in the summer. B. Bitterly cold in winter. C. Rainy all year round.‎ 11. Why does the man want to take good shoes?‎ A. Because he doesn’t want to buy new shoes.‎ ‎ B. Because he plans to go to school on foot.‎ C. Because it often rains there. ‎ 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。‎ 12. Where are probably the two speakers?‎ A. In a gas station. B. In the man's office. C. At a garage.‎ 13. What leads to the car breaking down?‎ A.Shortage of water. B. Too much water. C. Lack of oil.‎ 14. Why does the woman refuse to check the spare tyre?‎ A. Because it is lost. B. Because it is broken. C. Because it is new.‎ 15. What does the man advise the woman to do?‎ A. To do regular checks. B. To change tyres. C. To start the car at once.‎ 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。‎ 16. What can you see in the museum?‎ A. The first satellite. B. A full size rocket. C. A giant toy.‎ 17. Where is the first steam engine?‎ A. On the ground floor. B.On the roof . C. On the first floor.‎ 6. When is the museum closed?‎ A. On New Year’s Day. B. On Halloween . C. On Christmas.‎ 7. How long is the museum open daily during school holidays?‎ A. 6 hours. B. 7 hours. C. 8 hours.‎ 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）‎ 第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）‎ ‎ 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ A During World War II, British ships were always watching for German submarines called U-boats. The ship Ben Lomond had left Cape Town‎, ‎South Africa, with 55 sailors, including a young man named Poon Lim.‎ On November 23, 1942, the Ben Lomond was attacked by a U-boat. Within minutes the boat was sinking. Poon Lim grabbed a life jacket and leaped over the side. He swam rapidly away from the ship in case it exploded. Sure enough, it let out a large boom and sank beneath the waves. For two hours Poon Lim struggled in the water. Later he saw a life raft(救生艇) that was empty, swam to it, and climbed aboard. He found a few supplies enough for about a month.‎ Day after day Poon Lim searched the horizon for ships. Twice he leaped up to shout and wave when he saw help coming. Once he saw a ship. It passed him. At a later time, he saw a United States Navy plane. It flew low over the raft but then disappeared. Still later a U-boat spotted him but somehow left him alone.‎ Poon Lim knew he needed to stay strong. He couldn't get much exercise on an eight-foot-square raft, but he could swim. A couple of times a day, he circled the raft, always watching for sharks. Soon his food and water ran low. He knew that drinking seawater would make him sick, so he tore off his life jacket and set it out to catch rainwater.Then he took apart his flashlight and used a wire inside to make a fishhook. For months Poon Lim drifted, catching fish and sometimes birds. One time he even caught a shark. Finally, after 130 days, he noticed that the color of the water was changing. Two days later, on his 133rd day, three sailors in a small sailboat picked him up and took him to Belem, a city on the coast of Brazil. Poon Lim had crossed the Atlantic Ocean.‎ No one ever had survived longer on a raft at sea. Poon Lim received many honors, including Britain’s highest award. A booklet of his survival methods was put into every British life raft.‎ ‎21.What does the underlined word “boom” in paragraph 2 mean? ‎ A. a sudden increase B. a life raft ‎ C. a loud deep sound D. a giant wave ‎22. Why did Poon Lim circle around his raft several times every day ?‎ ‎ A. He did it just for fun. B. He needed to watch for sharks.‎ C. He wanted to work out. D. He intended to catch some fish.‎ ‎23. What can we infer about Poon Lim ?‎ A.He is smart and tough. B. He is determined and modest.‎ C. He is lucky and gentle. D. He is strong and humorous.‎ B Did you know that birthdays were not always celebrated? The idea seems to have started in Egypt more than 5,000 years ago. In those times only members of royal families celebrated their birthdays. The Greeks and Romans adopted the Egyptian ideas. ‎ For a while the Greeks borrowed the idea of birthday cakes from the Persians. The cake was made to honor Artemis, the moon goddess. Candles may have been used to stand for the shining of the moon. Because the moon becomes full about once every month, Artemis also had a birthday every month!‎ Later, just before the start of the first century A.D, the Romans started making a national holiday out of the birthdays of famous leaders. There might be a parade, a special sporting event, and a banquet in honor of the leader. Over the next three centuries, birthday celebrations became less popular. In many places celebrations were held in honor of people at the time of their death instead.‎ Children's birthday parties probably didn't become important until the 1200s in Germany. The birthday boy or girl would wake up to a cake topped with candles—one for each year plus one as the “light of life”. However, the cake wasn't for breakfast. The candles were kept going (and were changed as they burned out) until after dinner. Special gifts were part of the birthday celebration, and the boy or girl could select the foods for the day. When it came time to blow out the candles, the birthday child made a wish and had to blow out all the candles at once. The wish had to be kept a secret.We recognize most of the German customs today. One of them, however, did not last. It was the Birthday Man who brought extra gifts.‎ You might think the song we sing at birthday parties is based on some old folk song. The real story is that two Kentucky sisters wrote the tune and a set of words in 1893. Their song, originally Good Morning to All, had become Happy Birthday to You by 1924, and it was used in Broadway shows and movies. ‎ 24. What can we know from paragraph 1&2?‎ A. Human beings have celebrated birthdays since they came into being.‎ B. In ancient Egypt, common people didn’t celebrate their birthdays.‎ C. The Greeks were the first to come up with the idea of birthday cakes.‎ D. The first birthday in history was celebrated for the moon goddess.‎ 25. If a 7-year -old German boy celebrated his birthday in the 1200s, what was most likely to happen?‎ A. He had a birthday cake topped with 7 candles.‎ B. He told his birthday wish to his elder sister.‎ C. He enjoyed the cake with his friends at 8:00 am.‎ D. He prepared some extra presents for the celebration.‎ 26. What is the passage mainly about?‎ A. The significance of birthday celebrations.‎ B. The development of birthday celebrations.‎ C. Different birthday celebrations in different countries.‎ D. A comparison between past and present birthday celebrations.‎ C Since humans first walked the earth, we have relied on plants for our survival. They provide us with food, shelter, medicine and even the oxygen we breathe. Now, a group of scientists is wondering if they can protect us from climate change as well.‎ Researchers in San Diego launched a new initiative to improve the ability of plants to suck carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and store it deep in the soil. One of the group’s goals is to find a way to help plants better keep the carbon they absorb from the atmosphere securely locked away in the soil.‎ All plants make a substance called suberin(软木脂) that protects their roots.You are likely familiar with it even if you don't know it.  It's the material that makes up the skin of a potato.‎ The unique properties of suberin help plants in many ways. It makes them more tolerant of drought and, at the same time, better able to survive floods. It also serves as protection against disease. But perhaps most importantly for the group's goals, suberin is a substance which is very difficult for bacteria and fungi to break down. Further research in the lab revealed that suberin is one of the most stable forms of carbon in the soil. That means once carbon from the atmosphere makes it into the ground in the form of suberin, it will stay put.‎ Armed with this information, one of the group's first goals is to breed a variety of plants that can produce more suberin than they currently do. “We want them to make bigger and deeper roots with more suberin,” said Joanne Chory, a plant biologist who is leading the initiative. Of course, to have an impact on the global carbon cycle, they will have to exist on an enormous scale. In the longer term, the group plans to partner with governments around the world to distribute seeds to farmers. “Five percent of the world's crop land is what we want to change over, ” Chory said. It's an enormous goal, and one that even Chory admits sounds a bit crazy. But she also believes that the group's work is a step toward creating a more sustainable planet.‎ 24. According to researchers in San Diego, how can suberin benefit human beings?‎ A. It can make up the skin of a potato.‎ B. It can provide human beings with oxygen.‎ C. It can take in and keep carbon dioxide in the ground.‎ D. It can help human beings fight against droughts and floods.‎ ‎28.Which of the following does Joanne Chory probably agree with? ‎ A. A variety of plants can produce more suberin than they used to.‎ B. The bigger and deeper roots a plant has, the less suberin it has.‎ C. Small amounts of suberin can influence the global carbon cycle.‎ D. The goal to change crop land with suberin is hard but meaningful.‎ ‎29.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?‎ A. Relying on plants to survive.‎ B. Fighting climate change with super plants.‎ C. Suberin -- a new magical substance.‎ D. Plants -- more than food and medicine.‎ ‎30.What does the passage mainly intend to do?‎ ‎ A. To entertain B. To argue C. To inform D. To instruct 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）‎ 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。‎ Earth's Growing Population How fast has the world's population grown? In 1800 about 860 million people lived in the world. During the next 100 years, the population doubled to nearly 1.7 billion. By 2012, the total passed 7 billion. 31 ‎ Causes of Population Growth ‎ Many factors(因素) cause populations to increase. 32 Another major cause of population growth is the global birthrate. During the past 60 years, although the world's human birthrate has been decreasing slowly,the global birthrate is still higher than the global death rate. This means that at any given time, such as a day or a year, more births than deaths occur. This results in population growth.‎ ‎ 33 ‎ When human populations grow, the places the people habitats can become crowded. In many parts of the world, cities, towns, and villages have grown and expanded beyond a comfortable capacity. ‎ ‎ 34 For example, diseases spread quickly in crowded environments. Sometimes there is not enough work for everyone, and many households live in ongoing poverty. Where many people share tight living spaces, crime can be a serious problem and pollution can increase.‎ Influence on the Environment On a global scale, rapid population growth can harm the environment. 35 People need fuel for their cars and power for their homes. Miners drill and dig into the earth in search of more energy resources. Forests are cut down to make farms for growing crops to feed hungry populations. Factory workers build cars, computers, and electrical appliances to make people’s life more convenient. ‎ For another, some factories dump chemicals into waterways and discharge poisonous smoke into the air. Over time, chemical wastes have polluted Earth's water and atmosphere, which seriously threatens the whole ecosystem.‎ A. Serious problems can arise as a result of an ever-increasing population.‎ B. So why has it grown so quickly and what effect has it on the world?‎ C. For one thing, more people are sharing the same amount of space.‎ D. Population Challenges ‎ E. One is a falling death rate.‎ F. Crowded habitats G.So how many people will there be in 2050?‎ 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）‎ 第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）‎ 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ Vera Bryan, 12, gently touched her coach and said, “I want to have a try. ” One of her teammates had not turned up on time, and Vera wanted to 36 . Her coach looked down at her. She had been practising dives(跳水), but could she really stand up to the 37 ? Besides, she was completely deaf. 38 and balance ‎ go together. In many people’s view, a deaf person wasn’t able to dive well. 39 , Vera did, and she won first place at that swimming meet and went on to 40 the Junior Olympics in her state.‎ ‎ Vera 41 diving with her coach, former Olympic diving champion. The 42 went to school in the morning and then spent most afternoons diving. It was 43 , and Vera often hit the water the wrong way. However, she was somehow able to 44 the pain as well as the frustration and keep practising. Perhaps she learned 45 from her mother. Vera 46 her hearing at the age of four months. Because she wanted Vera to ‎47 a normal life, Vera's mother went to college to learn about teaching deaf people. She eventually started a 48 for those who are deaf.‎ Vera's life was 49 but normal, and as an athlete, Vera was also far above average.When she gave up diving, she wanted to take 50 and try something new. She raced cars, boats and motorcycles. In 1971 she met a motorcycle racer and stuntman(特技演员)named Dustin Hamilton, and they were 51 within a year. Vera settled into the marriage while Dustin 52 his job doing stunts for movies and television. Vera became bored, 53 she suggested that Dustin train her to do stunts. Soon she became one of the busiest stunt women in Hollywood. In 1976 Vera Bryan also became the 54 woman in the world in a rocket-powered car that went over 512 miles per hour. Her amazing achievements made people 55 her disability.‎ 36. A. come out B. help out C. work out D. watch out 37. A.absence B. practice C. disease D. competition 38. A. Hearing B. Feeling C. Lightning D. Spelling 39. A. Therefore B. Instead C. However D. Altogether 40. A. award B. organize C. host D. win 41. A. began B. admired C.pretended D. confirmed 42. A. champion B. partner C. coach D. teenager 43. A. violent B. magical C. hard D. attractive 44. A. add up B. laugh off C. suffer from D. cut up 45. A. determination B. devotion C. cooperation D. consideration 46. A. lost B. recovered C. consulted D. wiped 47. A. save B. conquer C. select D. lead 48. A. tradition B. school C. company D. competition 49. A. nothing B. something C. anything D.everything 50. A. measures B. risks C. steps D. pains 51. A. separated B. impressed C. married D. employed 52. A. balanced B. simplified C. replaced D.continued 53. A. but B. so C. because D. if 54. A. most intelligent B. most powerful ‎ C. fastest D. busiest 55. A. ignore B. value C. spot D. admit 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分,满分15分）‎ 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式，并将答案填写在答题卡相应的位置上。‎ In this world, some people just can't keep from giving. That was the way it was with 56______(I) neighbour. Although she was crippled(跛的), she was very active and always ready 57________(help) others. She seemed to do more for the community every day 58_______ I ever did in a year's time. On Mondays and Fridays, she worked at a college giving students guidance on what career to choose. On Tuesdays and Thursdays she helped out at a church that 59______(give) aid to people without homes. And on the weekends, she taught local 60______(child) who needed extra help with their schoolwork. And most importantly, she always held a positive attitude towards life. I don't remember once 61_____(hear) her complain about her troubles. The pressure of everyday life never seemed to bother her. Instead, she looked for every occasion 62______she could spread her kindness and good humor around. I remember when I had just lost my job, she took a day 63_______ from work to spend time with me and listen to my troubles. She never once became 64_______(patient) with my complaints. She never acted like there was anything in this world more important than what I had to say.‎ ‎65_______ I regret now is not having ever really done anything for her. I suppose she never needed it.‎ 第四部分 写作（满分40分）‎ 第一节 应用文写作 (满分 15 分)‎ 假如你是李华，你在伦敦的朋友James 给你发email说，现在新冠(Covid-19)疫情期间，英国政府提倡国民戴口罩，但英国人觉得只有生病的人才戴口罩，所以很多人不愿意戴，他很苦恼，来信向你倾诉。请你给他回信，内容包括：‎ ‎1.表达对他的关心和问候；‎ ‎2.建议他戴口罩；‎ ‎3.简述你的做法（戴口罩，勤洗手，保持距离）‎ ‎4.邀请他疫情（epidemic）过后来中国。‎ 注意：‎ ‎1. 词数80左右； ‎ ‎2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。‎ Dear James,‎ ‎ I’m more than glad to receive your email....‎ ‎ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours sincerely ‎ Li Hua 第二节 概要写作（满分25分） ‎ 阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。 ‎ ‎ Some people think that success is only for those with talent or those who grow up in the right family, and others believe that success mostly comes down to luck. I’m not going to say luck, talent, and circumstances don’t come into play because they do. Some people are born into the right family while others are born with great intelligence, and that’s just the reality of how life is. ‎ However, to succeed in life, one first needs to set a goal and then gradually make it more practical. And, in addition to that, in order to get really good at something, one needs to spend at least 10,000 hours studying and practicing. To become great at certain things, it’ll require even more time, time that most people won’t put in. This is a big reason why many successful people advise you to do something you love. If you don’t enjoy what you do, it is going to feel like unbearable pain and will likely make you quit well before you ever become good at it.‎ When you see people exhibiting some great skills or having achieved great success, you know that they have put in a huge part of their life to get there at a huge cost. It’s sometimes easy to think they got lucky or they were born with some rare talent, but thinking that way does you no good, and there’s a huge chance that you’re wrong anyway.‎ Whatever you do, if you want to become great at it, you need to work day in and day out, almost to the point of addiction, and over a long period of time. If you’re not willing to put in the time and work, don’t expect to receive any rewards. Consistent, hard work won’t guarantee you the level of success you may want, but it will guarantee that you will become really good at whatever you put all that work into.‎ ‎_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ 仙桃中学2010年高一期中考试A卷答案：‎ 听力： 1-5 CBBAC 6-10 AABBA 11-15 ABCAC 16-20 ABCCB 阅读理解：‎ ‎ A: CCA B: BDB C: CDBC 31-35 BEDAC 完形填空：‎ ‎ 36-40 BDACD 41-45 ADCBA 46-50 ADBCB 51-55 CDBCA 语法填空： ‎ ‎56. my 57. to help 58. than 59. gave 60. children ‎ ‎61. hearing 62. when 63. off 64. impatient 65. What ‎ ‎ 书面表达：‎ 应用文：‎ One possible version:‎ Dear James，‎ ‎ I am more than glad to receive your email. Knowing that you and your family are free from Covid-19 and stay in good health, I feel much relieved. For the sake of your health, I strongly suggest you wear a mask, considering how dangerous the virus is and how fast it can spread. We Chinese follow the guidance of the government to practise good hygiene habits--wear masks, wash hands regularly and keep social distance. Consequently, the epidemic is largely under control in China. ‎ ‎ I am deeply convinced that the whole world can fight off the virus very soon. I sincerely invite you to visit China then. Looking forward to meeting you! May you be always healthy!‎ ‎ Yours ‎ ‎ Li Hua ‎ 概要写作：‎ ‎ 范文一：‎ ‎ Success does relate to talent, luck and circumstances.(要点1) Nevertheless, choosing what you love, having a practical goal and putting in time make a huge difference to success.(要点2) Seeing people show some great skills or great success, you tend to link their success with luck or rare talent. (要点3) In fact, success requires a commitment of time and hard work. (要点4) 58 words 陈晓 ‎ ‎ 范文二：‎ People succeed for various reasons like talent, luck or favourable family backgrounds.(要点1) Nevertheless, to succeed, one should choose what he loves, have a practical goal and spend enormous amounts of time on it. (要点2) Success mainly results from effort, so it’s likely wrong or even harmful to think otherwise(要点3) In conclusion, even if devotion to your goal and persistence in it can’t guarantee desired success, you are definitely expert at it. (要点4) 72 words ‎ ‎ ‎ 听力参考材料 ‎(Text 1)‎ W: This is totally over my head. Will you explain it again, Mr. Brown?‎ M: Well, you'd better take notes this time.‎ ‎(Text 2)‎ M: Lucy, would you like to go to see a movie with me tonight?‎ W: Hmm, I don't want to go out; it's raining fire!‎ M: That's true. I am melting, too.‎ ‎(Text 3)‎ M: Are you Ok, Jill? You look a little pale.‎ W: Not very good, actually. Can I have a cup of warm water?‎ M: Sure.‎ ‎(Text 4)‎ M: Excuse me. I would like to meet the manager.‎ W: He is not in the office. Do you have an appointment?‎ M: No. I am here to thank him for getting my phone back. I really appreciate it.‎ ‎(Text 5)‎ W: Father's birthday is coming.‎ M: How should we celebrate it for him?‎ W: I plan to take the whole family on a trip to Beijing.‎ ‎(Text 6)‎ M: That was a really good meal, Tracy.‎ W: Sure, I couldn't eat another bite. I think we can go back and continue with the homework.‎ M: Let's see how much the bill is.‎ W: Don't worry about it. Tonight is my treat.‎ M: What are you talking about? We'll split the bill.‎ W: No, I insist. I kept telling you that I would treat you to dinner but I still haven't. (Text 7)‎ W: Are you in the restaurant, John?‎ M: I just got off the subway. I'm almost there. Sorry I'm late.‎ W: That's no problem. I just wanted to tell you I'm inside on the second floor.‎ M: Should I come to the second floor or do you want to come to the first floor?‎ W: Come upstairs.‎ ‎(Text 8)‎ W: Hey, Jake. Are you ready for your trip?‎ M: Well, not really. I still have to buy some clothes.‎ W: Well, what's the weather like where you're going?‎ M: Well, uh, it's really hot in the summer, so I'm going to buy some shorts and a few T-shirts. W:What about the rest of the year? Will you need any warm clothes for the winter?‎ M: Well, the weather doesn't get too cold, but it often snows in the mountains, so I am going to buy ‎ ‎ a couple of warm sweaters and a jacket. I don't have room in my suitcase to pack a coat, so I'm going to wait until I get there and buy it when I really need it.‎ W: Are you going to take anything else?‎ M: They say it rains cats and dogs in the spring, but again, I'll probably just wait and pick up a raincoat later on. But ‎ I am going to take a good pair of shoes because I plan on walking to and from school every day.‎ ‎(Text 9)‎ W: Excuse me. There is something wrong with my car. Can you help me check it?‎ M: Of course. I will check it for you at once.‎ W: My car won't start; I don't know why.‎ M: There is hardly any water in the radiator. It's dangerous! You could break down because of heat, you know.‎ W: Please fill it up with water, then. Could you check my tyres, too? I think they need air.‎ M: No problem. Should I check the air in the spare tyre as well?‎ W: I don't think so. It's brand-new.‎ M: Shall I clean the wind shield for you?‎ W: Yes. You had better make the car start after you do it. I'm afraid it still can't start.‎ M: Ok. I promise you that it will be OK. You might as well have your car checked regularly from now on.‎ Text 10‎ Welcome to the Science‎ ‎Museum. It is a seven floor giant's toy box. Children of every age find it amazed on seeing its exhibits whose subjects cover art, energy, environment, medicine, biology, space and transport. Entry is through the Energy Hall on the ground floor which has full size rockets, satellites and airplanes on the roof and cars on the walls. The first steam engine, Stephenson's Rocket, stands on the first floor amongst other exhibits. The exhibits are educational and many are interactive - there are plenty of buttons to push, levers to pull with sometimes explosive effects. The whole experience is inspiring and exciting. The Science‎ ‎Museum is open every day (except 24-26 December) and entry is free. Charges may apply to the Imax Cinema and some special exhibitions. Its opening hours are 10:00 to 18:00 daily. It often opens an hour later in school holidays. Its address is Exhibition Rd SW7 2DD and it is 9 minute walk from the nearest underground station, ‎South Kensington