12. Why people visit museums?
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Many people visit museums when they travel to new places. Why do you think people visit museums?
Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
『分析』
个人偏好，或者习惯，比如喜爱历史。
可以短时间内了解一个地方的历史、文化。[85]提提供了一个线索：因为他只有一天的时间!
可以看到珍贵的艺术、文化、历史、科学等收藏。
著名的博物馆周边，由于游客众多，一般也会有很多其他值得参观的地方，也会有很好吃的餐馆。
另外，也有些人去博物馆，没有什么特别的理由。别人都去，于是他也去了[1]、[42] 。
『范文』
People travel to new places for many different reasons. One of the most common reasons is to see a new place,
culture, or way of life. For a total outsider with only a short amount of time, museums offer a glimpse into these
ways of life through specially designed education, cultural insights, and entertainment.
People come to museums to learn about the world. The educational experience in a museum is quite different
than that of reading or studying. In a museum, learning experiences are direct and thrilling. Reading books about
primitive history might seem boring, but seeing the huge skeleton of a terrifying dinosaur in person is a thrilling
experience. Reading history books about the Nanjing Massacre are horrifying, sad, and yet abstract, but a trip to the
Memorial Museum in Nanjing is an experience that has moved many students to tears. Museums can make
otherwise distant and mundane educational experiences come to life.
The museums of a place tell an outsider much about what the people of that place value culturally. A trip to
the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art would tell the visitor that Americans are interested in art from all over
the world, but by comparing the size of the European Art collection with that of the Asian Art collection, one might
conclude that Americans feel a strong cultural affinity with European Art. Similarly, a tourist to a place like San
Francisco, where there is a large museum devoted solely to Asian Art, might conclude that people from San
Francisco have a stronger affinity to Asian culture.
Meanwhile, many people who travel simply want to relax and be entertained, and museums also provide an
excellent venue for leisure. Even most nominally educational museums provide exciting attractions like movie
theaters and special cultural performances such as dances, gourmet dinners, lectures, and musical performances
from jazz to rock and roll. Many museums in the United States hold special nights once a week where young
people can drink and socialize. Museums are not only spaces for education and culture, but have also become
important entertainment and social venues.
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