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全国职称外语等级考试综合类概括大意8全国职称外语等级考试综合类概括大意8PASSAGE16Museums inthe ModernWorld Museums havechanged.They areno longerplaces forthe privilegedfew orfor boredvacationers tovisit onrainy days.Action anddemocracy arewords usedin deionsof museumsnow. At ascience museumin Ontario,Canada,you canfeel yourhair standon endas harmlesselectricity passesthrough yourbody.At theMetropolitan Museumof Artin NewYork City,you canlook at17th centuryinstruments whilelistening totheir music.At theModern Museumin Sweden,you canput oncostumes providedby theStockholm Opera.As theseexamples show,museums arereaching outto newaudiences,particularly theyoung,the poor,and theless educatedmembers ofthe population.As aresult,attendance isincreasing. More andmore,museums directorsare realizingthat peoplelearn bestwhen theycan somehowbee partof whatthey areseeing.In manyscience museums,for example,there areno guidedtours.The visitori...。