In Germany, there is a special museum. It is the only one of this kind in the world and only very y few people know it. Every year, the number of people who come to visit the museum is only about one thousand. What kind of museum is it?

    It is a museum about taxes (税收). In this museum, you can see the history of taxes and all kinds of taxes in different countries in the world.

    After visiting the museum, people can draw a conclusion (得出结论). That is from 3000 B. C. (公元前), the kings, dictators (独裁者) and finance ministers (财政部长) could tax people freely. They taxed people heavily because of such things as wars, weddings (婚礼) or road building. They needed money and they got money by taxing their citizens (公民).

    In the early times of Egypt, farmers had to pay heavy taxes if the water level (水面) of the Nile River rose. The kings said that if the water level rose, there would be much more earth in farmers' fields. So the farmers could get a good harvest and they should pay more taxes.

    A strange kind of tax 一 Window Tax appeared (出现) in England. It lasted more than one hundred years. How? If there were more windows in the wall, the people must pay more taxes. So in those years, people built windows in the wall as few as possible.

    Russian people once paid a tax for their beards (胡子). The people who had paid this tax would get a special piece of paper. But what about the people who didn't pay for their beards? Of course, their beards would be cut. But without a beard for a man is a way to scorn (蔑视) God. He would also be punished.

提示:1）于1992年2月26日对外开放,可免费参观;

2）共有5个展厅(展示了中国五千年的丝绸历史及文化);

3）游览时间:中午12点到下午5点(周一);上午9点到下午5点(周二至周日)。

要求:

1）短文必须包括以上要点,可适当发挥;

2）90词左右。参考词汇: have an area of 面积为... exhibition hall 展厅; twelve at noon 中午12点

    Do you enjoy visiting a museum? Did you ever make a, plan before a visit? Every museum must have something that attracts you. And there are many possible ways to enjoy yourself in a museum.

    If you follow these steps below, you'll know what is worth seeing and doing, so that you can make the most of your time at the museum,

    Decide what museum you will visit. There are so many different kinds of museums and you first need to find one that you like. It's easy for you to choose one and start an enjoyable visit!

    Do some research online. Every museum now has a website which allows you to look through the information about it. On the website, you may look for such things as:

    ◇The exhibits (展品) 一 See what is on show at the museum at all times, and what special exhibitions are held for a short time.

    The history of the museum 一 There will often be very interesting stories about the exhibits and the benefactors (捐赠者). That can make your visit more interesting.

    ◇Activities 一 See whether there are talks, tours or special activities on the day when you visit. Many museums hold some activities that meet the interests of all age groups.

    ◇Cost, food and storage 一 It's important to know how much the visit will cost. You hate to decide whether you can eat there or not. You might also need to find out about your transportation needs, as well as storage for coats, bags, etc.

    ◇Learn at least one thing on your visit. It's always good to take away something new from your visit.

    ◇Plan breaks into your visit. When you walk around, standing here and studying exhibits there, you may become very tired. So it's important to take breaks. A break is a good opportunity for you to think of what you have seen and what else you might want to do in the museum.

    ◇Take a friend. Visiting museums is always a lot more fun when you are with someone else. You can talk over what you're seeing. A friend also brings another way of thinking when you talk about the exhibits.

    Do you often visit museums? Museums are often full of interesting and beautiful things, but in most museums you can look at the things; you can't them. This is not very interesting for most of us. People want to touch things. They want to use them and play with them. That is we learn about things. If we something, we learn about it more easily. But some museums are quite . For example, at the Boston Children's Museum，young people can use computers and other modern machines. They can also move and play games there. In this kind of museum, boys and girls feel very happy. They can learn a lot at the same time.